Wile E Coyote ASN, RN

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    $100,000 for accelerated BSN to MSN?

    Wile E Coyote replied to dre13day's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still having difficulty with the program terminology of "BSN to MSN" while your description is that of direct-to-MSN in name. I'll check back in to 2nd what Katie already typed. A CNS' value is...
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    Can you sit for the LPN exam during an ASN program?

    Wile E Coyote replied to Pm2013's topic in General Nursing

    In my area of AZ, it used to be more common (i did it myself). For us, between 2nd and third semesters we took a 3 week course to cover things required for lpn but had yet taken in our RN program. I...
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    $100,000 for accelerated BSN to MSN?

    Wile E Coyote replied to dre13day's topic in General Nursing

    Im tired, i quoted my first post in error intending to edit it and add the 2nd
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    $100,000 for accelerated BSN to MSN?

    Wile E Coyote replied to dre13day's topic in General Nursing

    I hold statements made by most school reps in the same regard as car salesmen and politicians. Now that you're a member, cruise the site and check out pagespages and pages of folks inquiring about a...
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    $100,000 for accelerated BSN to MSN?

    Wile E Coyote replied to dre13day's topic in General Nursing

    Bsn to msn programs are intended for RN'S who already hold a bsn degree. To attend your program, you first need to become an RN. MSN is generally intended as a non-direct patient care position such...
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    Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    Wile E Coyote replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    I've also questioned the interpretation of the data the IOM made which led them to 80 by 20. As already noted above, the mortality was skewed by the skill mix of the nurses in the study (lots of...
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    Student nurses with disabilities

    Wile E Coyote replied to sara2013's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    While there's usually a wildcard occurrence to preclude using "always" in these instances, take a moment to consider what is NEARLY always required in the job searches posted in these specialties?...
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    I want a new word.

    Wile E Coyote replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Adroit! What? It sounds like it goes along with
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    Words You Hate

    Wile E Coyote replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't use the above as a measure of pronunciation. They're using "tall man" lettering to draw visual attention to what differentiates similar sounding or spelled meds. "Moist" is a big one...
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    Haldol, Pneumonia, PD

    Wile E Coyote replied to Rnfortuna's topic in General Nursing

    Avoiding antihystamines to reduce delirium is particularly important in geriatric population (refer to the current BEERS list for complete list) but they CAN contribute to delirium in any
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    Sodium bicarbonate push

    Wile E Coyote replied to lvcrn's topic in Critical Care

    Precisely. It was de rigueur to give it during prolonged codes. A few cycles ago, it seemed to be totally removed from the algorithm on face value, but one only has to run down the "H's and T's" to...
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    When you don't hear what the docs hear?

    Wile E Coyote replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    Until i went to a place with EMR, the most overused lung sound assessment i saw charted was"scattered
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    Haldol, Pneumonia, PD

    Wile E Coyote replied to Rnfortuna's topic in General Nursing

    Geodon (given IM) is our preferred alternative to haldol. Getting it ordered instead of haldol is another fight all together,
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    Did I hit the sciatic nerve?

    Wile E Coyote replied to Femine91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As already posted above, IM injections will have lingering soreness. Actually contacting the nerve (it's the diameter of a finger) causes immediate, radiating, burning, "electric shock" pain. An...
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    Paramedic with BS in Allied Health who wants to be CRNA, what's best track to take?

    Wile E Coyote replied to rlove1016's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome aboard. You'll find two Allnurses sections dedicated to the CRNA/student CRNA. Look under "Specialties" for the former, and "students" for the latter. There should be lots of info there to...
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    How do ACE inhibitors cause angioedema?

    Wile E Coyote replied to WithAnyLuck20's topic in General Nursing

    That's not how this works. Generally speaking, we prefer teaching a person to fish over just feeding them. Hence the many views with only my response thus
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    Welp - it's official!

    Wile E Coyote replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Look at you, with your bad self.
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    How do ACE inhibitors cause angioedema?

    Wile E Coyote replied to WithAnyLuck20's topic in General Nursing

    What has your own research shown
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    "VIPs" in the ER

    Wile E Coyote replied to innercityedrn's topic in Emergency

    I've taken care of my mayor, hospital CNO, CFO, CMO, surgeons, anesthesiologists, former A-list celebrities, (mostly in ED, but several as icu pts over several days) etc. Near the top for nerve...
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    Unsafe ICU staffing/ patient ratios! Please help!

    Wile E Coyote replied to sophiern1's topic in Critical Care

    Having no stepdown between icu and regular floors is likely contributing to your icu staffing issue. I started my icu career in such a unit and was there for over a decade before moving on to an icu...
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    Help w/ overnight ICU coverage

    Wile E Coyote replied to MaxAttack's topic in Critical Care

    Juan is referring to the MEDICAL director of said unit. There is physician oversight for surgery, ED, medicine, etc. in some configuration in your hospital. This person's opinion on the matter will...
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    Tube Feeding on Hold

    Wile E Coyote replied to grace08's topic in Critical Care

    Not a reason I'd hold feeding. As already said, many of my critical pts would never be fed if such criteria was
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    ICU Nurses - IV Carrier Rate for Infusing Pressors

    Wile E Coyote replied to rebrrn's topic in Critical Care

    I'm not following this logic (45mins from pump to vena cava) the drug from the bag to y-site/manifold/pt access is of the same concentration, thus a change in rate has only the drug half-life to wait...
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    Need help -Fractured wrist!

    Wile E Coyote replied to ajb50402's topic in General Nursing

    Plan on getting recycled, (ya, know hope for the best but plan for the worst), but I agree that a removable splint will be the key savior if
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    Highest temp

    Wile E Coyote replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    108.x rectally on a young man fresh from police contact while also at a rave in the desert southwest. I presume it was from both street drugs and heavy exertion in 115 deg temps. No idea on outcome,...