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New here;) was wondering what books you guys used previously for a&p. I mean textbook. I start in the fall and don't know where to begin to study. Should I review something now? I bought A&P for dummies. Is that the way to go. HELP!:uho...

:Dthanks for this great advice. I will carry this on with me. thanks sooooooo much.

hello I am a new CNA eventually going for my RN. I have heard piggyback what does this mean? Is it two fluids running together at the same tube? Also what does compatibility mean? For ex. if two drugs are compatible do you run both at the same ti...

Ranaa... thanks for your great information. SO if I was running a primary IV fluid and then stoped it to run the IVPB it's ok to flush it before restarting the IV primary? I just want to make sure I understand what you are saying. SO flushing it ...

:confused:thanks so much, if you don't mind I have another quetion. What if the piggyback wasn't compatible. What can happen? I heard something like precipitation but what does that do? Can it kill the patient?

:DHello anyone out there a SAHM and still does something nursing related as work from home. I don't mean stuff like legal stuff maybe more disease related where I would find myself looking things up. Any info would be interested.

hello I was wondering if anyone here has seen the classes PA student take. I found it to be a lot like the MD classes. I also looked at NP and they don't have much other than the sciences of advance patho. I don't get it. WHere do you guys get t...

thank you all so much!

hello I am so confused. anyone have a simple way of learning this. I am a visual learner so any websites with animations that someone knows of would be helpful. thanks

I haven't started lab yet but don't ever feel that you can't ask the instrctor what to do. That is why you are paying him to teach you. you don't want to end up getting a bad grade in this class b/c you didin't ask. Good luck

hello I started on Monday too and so far wow lots of info. Can someone explain to me what an enzyme is?? I know it's a protein that accelerates chemicla reactions but so is catalyst. Are they interchangeable. the names I mean. Also what is a Ele...

I am not sure if I can post this but I thought I give it a try. I don't know how many of you go into the chat room but I find it not to be very helpful whenI have questions. I guess it's a place where people are going for talk other than nursing.. ...

Count me in. I start the 27th and yes I am sooooooooooo nervous as I have to take an exam either the first week or second week of class on the chemistry of the chapter and cell structures ahhhhhhhhhhh. I am trying to study for that now but seem to ...

Real... WOW you are almost there, hang in there and good luck!

hello I am looking into getting into nursing but keep seeing stuff I wish I knew. My question is, if you see some one fall of a ladder or something and they break their hand?? What would you do. I saw this happen and someone ran for ice. Is this ...

I know this is a stupid question. But I keep hearing about post nasal drip?? WHat is it???

I haven't entered the nursing clinicals yet but I keep hearing about medical and surgical nursing. What is the difference and what are the difference in patients? I hear some hospitals have it all in one floor and others in two separate floors. Al...

hello everyone as a student I have gone through stuff that I wish I could know of what to do. i was jogging and saw a little boy about 9yrs take a fall from running away from an other kid. He fell very hard on the grass and hurt his elbow. He kept...

Thank you for those that replied. So manily the surgical pts obviously come out of surgery. So I don't understand why someone with the flu is medical?? Can't they be home ?? thanks again

I just wanted to mention that I am not a nurse but I was curious to know how does the lung get fill with fluids?? and Why??? IS it blood?? or Fluid?? I don't get it. Is there a book I can read about this. Then I see some people with edema on thei...

Daytonite, thank you soooooo much. I can't wait to start learning all the cool stuff about the body. I tried reading up on a&p but I can't understand it. Or it just doesn't stay with me. I don't know if I have a learning disability or somethi...

hello I was just curious to know what are the s&s of a conusion? I don't know how to spell it. The reason I ask is because I was at the park jogging and I saw this kids run into a tree. I am not a nurse so I had no idea what to do. I wanted to...

I too recommend that one. My cousin is a nurse and she loves it. good luck. If you ever need help in spanish phases PM me.

OMG!!! I can't imagine what you are going through. I just want you to know that if you feel your hospital is so short staff that you are putting yourself in danger then you probably don't have to be there. When entering a work place as a new grad ...

I would love to do ER some day.