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Go to www.ratemyprofessors.com , locate your school and the math department. Or, if you are familiar with the names of the professors offering the college algebra course for the semester in which you are enrolled, search by name and read reviews left...

grntea, are you the author of the icu faq website?

When I first got out of nursing school, I would frequently work eight hours before getting an opportunity to grab a quick bite. I wanted every med passed, every order noted and completed and every task finished before I would take a break. Not a...

You hit the nail on the head. Staff adequately and everyone would be much happier - nurses, techs, and patients. More importantly, the quality of patient care would improve. So, too, would patient, er, CUSTOMER, satisfaction scores. All the cheerlead...

oops! I must have been tired when I replied previously! Perry is a 36 bed facility, not Hawkinsville! You will only have clinicals one or two days a week. I am not sure, but I think it's only one day a week. I can't remember diddlysquat lately! I am ...

Taylor is quite small - only 36 beds. I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. It's a small, one floor facility. I don't believe anyone in my class did clinicals at Albany or Tifton. Where are you located?

I don't really remember whether or not anyone had clinicals there. A few students did their preceptorships their, though. Go to the MGC website for the telephone number to nursing program faculty and give them a call. They will be able to provide you...

I graduated from MGC's nursing program over two years ago. I did my psych clinical at the VA hospital in Dublin, med-surg and obstetrics clinicals at FairView Park Hospital in Dublin and my peds rotation at HMC in Warner Robins. When I attended MGC, ...

I've recently had surgery myself, and I can tell you I thought my pre-op nurse was great! As other posters have pointed out, it takes a special person with empathy and strong interpersonal skills to make a good pre-op nurse. You answer patient's last...

Please make sure saline locked IVs are patent. I can handle messy rooms, near-empty IV bags, and patients c/o pain and/or nausea. However, if I've got staggered administration times of 2 or 3 IV piggybacks beginning at 0800 am, only to have a difficu...

Patients with cirrhosis of the liver should have lean proteins. In more advanced cases of cirrhosis, all protein might need to be limited.

I believe it is (2xDBP + SBP) divided by 3.

The ICU FAQ site is http://www.icufaqs.org/ .

It's called skeletal traction. Buck's traction is an external form of traction.

:yeah: I love it! Oh, my gosh, this just struck my funny bone this morning...tears in my eyes from laughing. Perhaps I can relate a little too much...lol. I despise working in groups. However, I knew I had to do it. Whenever I dread doing something....

What is the rationale for not using the vacutainer with PICC draws? Is it due to increased risk of hemolysis? We use vacutainers on PICCS at our facility.

Tylenol is not an NSAID.

While he should have expressed his frustration and concerns to the triage nurse in private, I am trying to see his side as well. Had the triage nurse properly assessed this patient, instead of assuming he had an STD, would she have made him wait over...

Check your nursing diagnoses related to fluids and electrolytes for this patient.

This link, http://nccam.nih.gov/ , is a good place to start!

You might find the videos on this site helpful: http://www.saddleback.edu/alfa/vid_index.aspx

Hello everyone. :) I am taking the remainder of my pre-reqs this summer, after having completed the first year of nursing school in an ASN program. I am working on an assignment for my psychology class which requires me to interview men with expecti...

Thank you for your reply, winterbot428. I have finished my assignment, but your comments are useful as we are still discussing fatherhood issues in this course. You said you thought it was pretty cool to be able to cut the cord. I have often wondere...

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http://discoveryhealthcme.discovery.com/help/help.html The link will take you to a FAQ explaining how to receive your credits, technological requirements, accredited partners issuing the credit, etc.