vashtee

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  1. New Grad in CA needs Advice

    vashtee replied to NewGrad08CA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe you should have gone to school to be an undertaker. Benefits: No teaching Clients are not unfriendly Not too much "techie" equipment Gruesome cases (good for cocktail party stories) You never...

  2. Medication administer through the colostomy?

    vashtee replied to Hopice's topic in General Nursing

    EDIT: oops - never mind.

  3. Question about Sub-Q injections

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

    "Aspirate" means to pull back on the plunger a bit to see if blood is returned. This cannot be done without the needle in the

  4. Tell me your GPA. Just wanna compare

    vashtee replied to mahkev2000's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I had a 4.0 before nursing school. Thanks to Pharmacology (my first B), I am currently

  5. ever bring your dog to work?

    vashtee replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, I knew an elderly woman who ended up in a long term care facility, and since she had no living relatives, I would go visit her.. At some point, they brought in cats and birds for the...

  6. Rather work with men or women?

    vashtee replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    I have to admit I have seen more females with attitude than males in the hospital (except for the doctors)... Maybe this is because there are more women working as nurses and CNAs? Also, I don't think...

  7. Prioritization

    vashtee replied to kel879's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with

  8. LTC Smell?

    vashtee replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know about the workload, but I've never been to a LTC facility that didn't smell that way. I wish they didn't,

  9. i neen hel doing careplan for patient with AD.

    vashtee replied to eelsel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    risk for injury Impaired verbal communication confusion ineffective coping caregiver role strain Look into your care plan book for any of the above diagnoses. You can also check out this site....

  10. Movies for Psychiatric Patient viewing

    vashtee replied to dchen's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.zurinstitute.com/movietherapy.html I don't know if youare looking for movies to distract the patients or to help them see similar situations, but here's a

  11. You don't LOOK like a nurse

    vashtee replied to NHCNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it was meant as a

  12. situational crisis

    vashtee replied to bigglesnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Disasters are considered an adventitious crisis. That would include earthquakes, i

  13. Endocrine System help!

    vashtee replied to wackyj2000's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try these very short videos. They are really simplified - they seem to be geared towards non-medical people.

  14. help! I dont understand!!!!

    vashtee replied to malfj's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think part of this has to do with knowing what diagnoses are available to you so you can select the correct one. In the meantime, my nursing books talk about appropriate diagnoses for the various...

  15. Kicked out of NS b/c of broken ankle???

    vashtee replied to Candy303's topic in General Nursing

    I dislocated my knee half way through a semester and had to wear a knee brace while it healed. I had to get a physician to sign off that it was okay for me to work or postpone until the following...

  16. I'm having a panic attack! I need some support!

    vashtee replied to CNAinNeb's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you have quite a bit of stress, but I'm not sure this is an actual panic attack (yet). When I am having a panic attack, I would be virtually incapable of posting on a website. It...

  17. Are my ears broken?stethoscope bad?

    vashtee replied to vivasmom's topic in General Students

    You might be over a bone,

  18. Are my ears broken?stethoscope bad?

    vashtee replied to vivasmom's topic in General Students

    Can you hear lung sounds or blood

  19. Now receiving deceptinve resumes from ADN students: What gives?

    vashtee replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    The second one who "didn't understand her own situation" sounded like she wasn't sneaky enough to attempt to fool you. She probably really DIDN'T understand her own

  20. Are my ears broken?stethoscope bad?

    vashtee replied to vivasmom's topic in General Students

    Did you try turning the tubing where it meets the bell to click it on? (hard to explain, but simple to

  21. I have never been nasty to a student until now!!!

    vashtee replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't want a cell phone until my daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy, and then I got one so the school could call me if there was a problem. Then I realized that no matter where I was, a seizure...

  22. I have never been nasty to a student until now!!!

    vashtee replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate cell phones. They are often just one more way for people to be

  23. IV calculation problem, please help

    vashtee replied to kakalika's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oops! Are the problems related to one another? I assumed they were two SEPARATE

  24. IV calculation problem, please help

    vashtee replied to kakalika's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ?? If you are replacing 240 ml over 4 hours, the IV will have to run at 60 ml/hr. (240/4 = 60) If a bag is running at 125 ml/hr for 4 hours, that would be 125 ml per hour, or 500 ml. total (125 x 4)...

  25. What is the pathophysiology of septicemia and pneumonia

    vashtee replied to dur3x's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In defense of the original poster (sort of), the night before clinicals we are assigned to patients, and then we go home and are expected to look up the pathophysiology for their problems, in addition...