RedCell

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  1. Medical termination of pregnancy.

    RedCell replied to moodyred01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    'Medical terminations' are typically executed on an L&D unit. If it is a matter of refusing to work in a hospital that performs these procedures, you should know that academic tertiary...

  2. Preventing Needle sticks

    RedCell replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    Size 14 steel toe baby manatee skin cowboy boots. Manatee skin is extra tough, can't get nuthin' through it! The patients love it and I have not had a needle stick in my foot yet. Of course, I...

  3. What kind of nurse are you?

    RedCell replied to BroadwayRN's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds all happy and cute, but there are two sides to every story. In politics there are three sides, but I digress. Spending lots of time talking to Old Man Rivers with the "damn hemorrhoids"...

  4. Loneliness in the O.R.

    RedCell replied to Ken83's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Can't say I have ever felt lonely in the OR before. Most of the time it is a lot of fun talking with the surgeons and other nurses in the OR. I don't think you should ever feel inferior to a...

  5. RN Testing Question

    RedCell replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

    what does the teas question you on? also, what is this hesi exam i keep hearing

  6. ER nursing and pregnancy...

    RedCell replied to ND76's topic in Emergency

    Don't go to GI unless you need the money, you would probably be bored with the job requirements compared to the pace of a good ER. I had a few friends that did that and the job didn't last for any of...

  7. Anesthesia and urine output....

    RedCell replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    There are really a ton of variables that can cause urinary retention and/or decreased UOP in the immediate postoperative period. Fluid shifts, increased circulating ADH from the posterior pituitary,...

  8. Inspiring and motivating songs

    RedCell replied to mom35's topic in General Nursing

    Shipping up to Boston: Dropkick

  9. I have a question about Nursing specialites.

    RedCell replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

    I completely disagree with this statement. Right now because of the deficiencies of nursing school you can find an orientation program in many hospitals that will prepare you for work on the floor...

  10. I have a question about Nursing specialites.

    RedCell replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

    After graduating with an RN whether it be ASN or BSN, you can go to any specialty you want (barring it does not require an advanced degree). Becoming a surgical nurse is not any harder to do than...

  11. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    RedCell replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    What if the speech therapist has an accent? Better yet, what if the speech therapist is from Boston? Guess the poor sapp is really screwed

  12. A&P help

    RedCell replied to JadenRN TO BE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1) Normally all three compartments are equal (interstitial and plasma are part of the extracellular compartment) 2) Plasma osmolarity would be increased initially but over time all three...

  13. Nursing student taking drugs

    RedCell replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

    If it was a dude, I would make fun of them and suggest that they are paying too much for birth control:nurse: Even though I am a firm believer from past experience that mary jane makes you retarded,...

  14. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    RedCell replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That is truly

  15. Pulmonary Artery Pressure vs. Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure

    RedCell replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No it is not an arbitrary term. When someone simply uses the term pulmonary artery pressure they are usually referring to mean pulmonary artery pressure as it relates to pulmonary hypertension....

  16. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    RedCell replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Patients are always going to be disgruntled over something. This is just another item to tack up on the complaint list. I have all the patience in the world for foreign nurses/physicians that are...

  17. DNP??......

    RedCell replied to bound4nursing's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    1) The official requirement for NPs to have their DNP degree is 2015, for CRNAs it will be 2025. With that said, many advanced practice programs are already transitioning their programs to grant the...

  18. Taking two anatomy classes at once

    RedCell replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    Sure you can do this. I was actually what some would call a slacker in my early college years. Woke up one afternoon hungover and realized I wanted to graduate. Ended up taking A&P I, A&P...

  19. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    RedCell replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    Going to buy this toy as soon as it is confirmed I have passed my CRNA

  20. What is a good job to start out with while in Nursing School???

    RedCell replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest working as a tech or CNA in the ER. You will see more and do more here than you will in any other setting. If you take initiative and seem interested you will likely have some good...

  21. Need help with homework assignment

    RedCell replied to dlphillips's topic in General Nursing

    Just show up as yourself and tell the dude that humans have been used in nursing before Nightingale was even a twinkle in her daddy's eye. That should really stump the genius who thought up this...

  22. Pharm Classes....

    RedCell replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

    Although the recently graduated culturally sensitive nurse might not recognize why Old Man River's, with the T-3 transection, gets bradycardic and hypertensive as hell after pushing 80mg of furosemide...

  23. Pharm Classes....

    RedCell replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

    This seems like the typical mindset of nursing school lately. I bet your friend has a cuppla semesters on community awareness and cultural sensitivity though. These are much more important topics to...

  24. Nurse considering Insulin Pump???

    RedCell replied to coffeeluvr's topic in General Nursing

    The Minimed Paradigm offers continuous glucose monitoring. Right now this is the only insulin pump to provide both. Also, another option is to obtain a Dexcom. This is another device that provides...

  25. What field of Nursing as a RN is the "BEST BANG" for the Tuition Buck!?

    RedCell replied to Future-Male-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Calm down dude. The OP appears to have found a profession that he is interested in doing. Now he is looking to find a job that will pay the most. Seems logical to me. Besides, the guy said he...