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  1. male nursing students are suffering

    avatar78 replied to namzy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Sounds like you need a different school. That hasn't been my experience. Our class president was a guy and he won 1 of only 2 special achievement awards awarded at the college this

  2. How to assess gag reflex?

    avatar78 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How do you usually assess if the gag reflex is present, say if the pt has returned to the floor post-procedure? Do you actually stick a tongue blade to the back of the

  3. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    avatar78 replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Erie, PA. $18.36 starting days. Not too exciting, but my rent here is only $350 for a nice 2 br apt. :can't find shoulder shrug

  4. Help on deciding what pocket guide to purchase.

    avatar78 replied to klr8448's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have RNotes-Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide-by Ehren Myers. I debated between that and the MedSurg, decided on this one, can't remember why. It seems very complete. It is a definitely a little chunky,...

  5. Disturbed Energy Field

    avatar78 posted a topic in General Students

    I was looking through my Doenges nursing dx book, and there is a NANDA dx of Disturbed Energy Field as evidenced by objective things like waves, spikes, color changes, or holes in the pt energy flow....

  6. Class Pins. Do You Like Yours?

    avatar78 replied to justjenn's topic in General Students

    Got the pin today. It is round and gold. It only cost us $5 so that's good. Personally I think it looks a little unprofessional when someone's id badge has a bunch of pins and stickers on it. I've...

  7. NG/G-tube administration videos?

    avatar78 replied to moncj66's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    http://saddleback.edu/alfa/ One of the most helpful sites I've ever used. If I remember right, in their video they actually sink the NG in the volunteer. Brave

  8. Can you reject a job offert after u have accepted

    avatar78 replied to Padelcar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That seems like it would be a bad idea to quit before you start. Could you study and take your NCLEX in the

  9. Need help STAT

    avatar78 replied to bellagrace903's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The monocyte number you're looking for is the SI unit versus the % that is given. It's high both ways. Normal in my book is 0.02-0.08x10(to the

  10. Which laxative to use?

    avatar78 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Most of my patients have more than one laxative/cathartic in their prn bowel regimen. Dulcolax, mom, fleets, sennokot, mag citrate, miralax and whatever others. What order might you use them in when...

  11. Which laxative to use?

    avatar78 replied to avatar78's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks very much guys. I'm going to write it down and carry it with me

  12. I have meeting with charge nurse?!!

    avatar78 replied to Farza's topic in General Students

    They probably have to fill out an incident report on the fall, and so they need to know what happened/how it could be prevented in the future. Not your fault specifically, just part of hospital...

  13. What is the point of nursing exams?

    avatar78 posted a topic in General Students

    I know they prep you for NCLEX, but other than that is there any point to them? Is the activity of studying and taking exams applicable to nursing on the floor? Do you use test taking strategies on...

  14. Confused on ABG's

    avatar78 replied to Rfitz101803's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok thank you, that helps. I haven't seen any patients so far on med-surg with ABGs, just the basic BMP. Is it more common in critical

  15. Confused on ABG's

    avatar78 replied to Rfitz101803's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I thought I had acid/base figured out until this semester. Here is a typical lab I see from a BMP. CO2(TOTAL) 22 LOW Expected Value 23-31 meq/L This is different from PaCO2? 35-45 is not the...

  16. Help! placing foley in obese females

    avatar78 posted a topic in General Students

    At work today I got to try and place 5 caths, which was unusual and pretty cool. I could only get 2 in correctly though. The 1 guy I did had an enlarged prostate, and I was putting in the coude cath...

  17. My brain says no but my heart says yes

    avatar78 replied to Megsd's topic in Emergency

    this sounds like really good advice. what's the best way to figure out if it's a great er or

  18. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    avatar78 replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What are the extra courses in a BSN? More medical courses, or more management and business? Looking at my local university, one extra course is on ethics, but I can't tell what the other subjects

  19. Jehovah Witness RNs

    avatar78 replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    Witnesses base their beliefs on the Bible, not on what a group of people tell them to believe, and the thing is, the Bible is 2000 years old. It mentions not taking in blood, but knowledge of blood...

  20. So very disappointed...

    avatar78 replied to julesradio's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yup, def. talk with financial aid. Seems like you could get a federal Stafford loan without much

  21. Reasons why you want to be a nurse

    avatar78 replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, it sounds mercenary, but I'm doing it for job security and good pay. My dept. almost got eliminated last year, and I figured nursing would be a reliable field to get into. And I think it may be...

  22. Adjusting to night shift--HELP!!

    avatar78 replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    The best sleepmask I have found. http://www.hibermate.com/ I use it every day. I took off the earpads, it was a little weird to sleep on them. It blocks out the light very

  23. Patient privacy with people in the news?

    avatar78 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ok, this is a probably a dumb question. On the commute home they mentioned on the news that a shooting victim was in 'fair' condition at the hospital. But I thought HIPAA prevented the release of any...

  24. Patient privacy with people in the news?

    avatar78 replied to avatar78's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ah, I see.

  25. teaching hospital VS. traditional hiospital

    avatar78 replied to mrmike's topic in MICU, SICU

    Right after I started thinking ADN someone turned me onto the show 'Scrubs', which I love. I have to ask, since it seems to be set in an ICU of a teaching hospital, is real life anything like the...