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Today in class we were discussing ways to change practice for experienced nurses. The example was: Most older (experienced) nurses still use the dorsogluteal site for IM injections instead of using the Ventrogluteal site. I wrote a paper on using Ven...

HI, I am in the LPN-RN transition program. If all goes well, I will be graduating May 10th of this year. So here is what I need a little help with. We are suppose to come up with a PICO question (Evidenced Based Practice). PICO stands for P-Populatio...

HI, I am in the LPN-RN transition program. If all goes well, I will be graduating May 10th of this year. So here is what I need a little help with. We are suppose to come up with a PICO question (Evidenced Based Practice). PICO stands for P-Populati...

I was just wondering if any of you guys could head me in the right direction with a good cost effective PICCO topic. I am a first year RN student, and the instructors would like to see how far we can take this. I turned in a "rough" draft of an id...

I was just wondering if any of you guys could head me in the right direction with a good cost effective PICCO topic. I am a first year RN student, and the instructors would like to see how far we can take this. I turned in a "rough" draft of an id...

I was just wondering if any of you guys could head me in the right direction with a good cost effective PICCO topic. I am a first year RN student, and the instructors would like to see how far we can take this. I turned in a "rough" draft of an idea,...

i work in a long term facility a we had a woman to code last night. When EMS got there they grabbed this piece of equipment that looked like a glue gun with a huge bore needle on the end of it and shot it through that lady's long bone. What is this a...

OK guys, I am having a really hard time understanding how to read an EKG strip. Is there anyone out there that can explain this to me in a easier way? Our next test is on the cardio system and we are going to have approximately 12 strips on our test ...

oops, some of my words got cut off. I meant to say that I am having a really hard time understanding how to read an EKG strip. Sorry

do they do IO lines on everybody for instant IV access in emergencies? I have seen a lot of codes where I work and this is the first time I have ever seen this. The paramedics didn't even look for an IV access to begin with, they just did this "IO li...

that was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I just didn't understand how an IV worked in a bone. I thought it had to be in an vein. I have a lot to learn....I know that. If I am more interested in that kind of stuff, should I consider just doin...

Can someone please show me how to work this problem out. The answer is 60, but I need to know how the teacher got this The question is: 1 mg of Isuprel in 500 ml of D5W has been ordered for IV infusion at a rate of 2mcg/min. At how many microdrops ...

I am a first year RN student and I am having a lot of trouble with nursing diagnoses. My patient is a 50 year old female. She just underwent a bilateral "high" AKA. She has been amputated all the way up to her pubic bone. She has a past history of PA...

No, this patient was not a diabetic, she told me that she kept having blood clots really, really bad so that was the reason for the amputation to begin with. Once the doctors did the first amputation, her tissues would not heal.

Thanks for your help, this is the next question: At 10:30 am you evaluate your clients and obtain the following findings: 132: Returned from angiogram. The test found severe coronary artery disease and surgery is scheduled for 1:30 pm ...

I am a first year RN student and was wondering if someone could help me with this scenario. It's 7:30 am and you are the day shift nurse and received the following data from the night shift report: Room 132: 66 y/o CHF client scheduled for an ...

I was in my 2nd semester of RN school and had to withdraw due to my son's health issues. I have been offered to re-enter the program next year. I have to write a readmission letter to the nursing committee. Can someone give me some tips on how to sta...

I need to explain why I was unable to complete the course this time and how I believe I will be successful next time. How far into detail should I go about my son? As far as being successful, I was making good grades. I just had to be out at times du...

Can someone please tell me the best place to take an infant's pulse. Is it the brachial or apical? Also, at what age can you take a child's radial pulse?

I am a first year student. Can someone please tell me the best place to take an infant's pulse? Is it the brachial or apical? Also, at what age can you take a child's radial pulse? We were asked this question in class, and I just assumed you could ta...

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Can someone please help me with this question? We were asked in class at what age can a child's radial pulse be taken. I just assumed that you could take a radial pulse at any age. Any comments will be appreciated. Thanks

Saunders Physical Examination and health assessment 4th edition ISBN-10: 0-7216-9774-7. This is a great pocket companion! This book gives you state-of-the-art basic assessment information in a full-color, quick-reference format with over 100 clear il...

My four year old daughter is fixing to have heart surgery in the next 2 weeks. We have taken her to the hospital and showed her around a few times. We have also tried to teach her about her up-coming surgery with the medical doll. My daughter is in ...