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1. Furosemide

   brown rice posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   What lab values should you beware of prior to some starting on Furosemide for the first time? What are the most important things to know about your patient prior to Lasix

2. Help with Interview

   brown rice replied to lorettap's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I was just reading your post and know that now it has been months since you had your interview, but wanted to respond because I have an interview for a Hospice position at a major hospital here and it...

3. Heparin drips

   brown rice replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you I appreciate that response. We also do this at our hospital. Are there any medical conditions that I should be particularly aware of when monitoring pt.'s on heparin drips? Besides the...

4. Heparin drips

   brown rice posted a topic in General Nursing

   I still feel uncomfortable with Heparin drips. Can someone please give me a summary of all the things they monitor when the get a heparin drip? Just want to make sure I am not missing anything....

5. Looking for nursing scholarships?

   brown rice posted a topic in General Nursing

   Greeting, I have just been excepted into a Bachelor nursing program in Portland, Oregon as a Junior and will be starting in two weeks. I am starting to put together a packet of scholarship...

6. opening up nursing the profession to spanish speakers?

   brown rice posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just posted a thread called, " Is there cultural diversity in the nursing profession?" and on a similar topic I would like to put out another question. I am a C.N.A. and have noticed that maybe as...

7. Holistic Nursing Education

   brown rice replied to Shanti's topic in Holistic

   Great to hear these programs are accredited! But I would like to know how many nurses are really able to practice alternative medicine in the work place? and if so where do you work? Jamistlc- you...

8. Indian Health Services

   brown rice replied to Sugarcrystal's topic in Government, Military

   Hello there sugarcrystal, I am sorry I don't have any information for you, instead I have questions. I am working as a C.N.A. doing hospice care and looking into how to afford nursing school as well...

9. are doctors more valued then nurses?

   brown rice posted a topic in General Nursing

   Why are nurses under paid? Why do doctors earn so much more then nurses? I understand that doctors have more education behind them and of course they should recieve better wages then nurses because...

10. cultural diversity

    brown rice replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for your wonderful responces! MollyJ brought up a good point when she said, "awareness does not necessarily equate to culturally sensitive care. It's not that easy." Someone esle...

11. cultural diversity

    brown rice posted a topic in General Nursing

    I would like to open up the discussion of cultural diversity. Is the U.S. health care system adapting to the growing numbers of ethnic groups in our country? For those of you in medical/nursing school...