Jedi of Zen

Jedi of Zen

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  1. Tricky test question on nutrition

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

    Sure. And fruits, doughnuts, etc. taste good because they have sugar. One could go on all day. It's a dead horse, and I'm leaving it alone now.

  2. Drop factor for infants? (Cheap/shameless appeal for help; test tomorrow)

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

    Thanks

  3. Tricky test question on nutrition

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

    well, i'm with you! i understand the need to appreciate principles of nutrition, but the question just seemed kind of arbitrary to me, having to choose between the two. at any rate, i'm just going to...

  4. Tricky test question on nutrition

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

    I agree with you completely. But sugar (carbs) makes things taste better too :) Ah,

  5. Advice needed on disputing a "clinical unsat"

    Jedi of Zen replied to tlc2u's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm kinda wondering what the circumstances of the unsatisfactory clinical actually were. ie, did it occur with the first instructor or the one that you got after midterm? Also, do you think that part...

  6. Hyperpnea vs. Hyperventilation vs. Kussmaul's

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Pulmonary

    Thanks. Yes, I agree - sometimes it seems like the terms become entirely arbitrary after a certain

  7. Hyperpnea vs. Hyperventilation vs. Kussmaul's

    Jedi of Zen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Pulmonary

    so hypernea = tachypnea? same

  8. "Serum osmolarity" vs. "Serum osmolality"

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

    What's a

  9. First Semester, Final Exam in nursing. Help!

    Jedi of Zen replied to Nurses-Rule1987's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When you have note cards coming out of your ears, then you know you're doing it

  10. Any other Calhoun RN students out there?

    Jedi of Zen posted a topic in Alabama Nursing

    Well, it's that time of year again, and I've finally been accepted into the RN program at Calhoun Community College! Got my acceptance letter yesterday. I am VERY stoked, to say the least. I have...

  11. Tricky test question on nutrition

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

    I

  12. Tricky test question on nutrition

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

    Well sugars - such as dextrose, fructose, etc. - are carbohydrates, and they give food flavor as well. However, "fats" was, apparently, the correct answer. I have yet to see a scientific source to...

  13. I hate bedmaking

    Jedi of Zen posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    This may prove to be the only thing that I won't like about nursing school/being a nurse. Give me pathophysiology, give me assessment, give me risk factors....give me all of the hard facts of the...

  14. Possibly Relocating to Birmingham...advice?

    Jedi of Zen replied to SarahRNBSN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I am only a student, but based on the majority of the conversations I've had with RN coworkers, as well as what reading I've done, the pay for nurses in AL is not all that great compared to the rest...

  15. No nurses, pt died.

    Jedi of Zen replied to mandi131's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Funny how sometimes bosses do nothing but get in the way of the real work... (kidding...sorta...

  16. "Serum osmolarity" vs. "Serum osmolality"

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

    So why are the terms used

  17. "Serum osmolarity" vs. "Serum osmolality"

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

    i have 2 medical dictionaries, thank you. i've come across those definitions already. my question was more about why the the terms "concentration of solute" and "number of osmoles" are used so...

  18. O2 Impairment @ Cellular Level

    Jedi of Zen replied to MrsRNn2009's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No problem. You owe me one now. Go sign your name on my Serum Osmolality thread. I have a test on Wednesday and need help

  19. Erickson's Stages...HELP!

    Jedi of Zen replied to megs0310's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ya know...as long as we're talking about it...I can't tell you how many times this semester, from reading our textbook, that I'm beginning to feel that RNs are expected to all but take on the role of...

  20. "Serum osmolarity" vs. "Serum osmolality"

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

    Okay. So blood is a dilute aqueous solution,

  21. "Serum osmolarity" vs. "Serum osmolality"

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

    the definitions that my professor gives are the same, except he uses "the concentration of solute" instead of "the number of osmoles". i guess now i'm wondering what the difference is between a...

  22. O2 Impairment @ Cellular Level

    Jedi of Zen replied to MrsRNn2009's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I remember asking one of my teachers a question about cellular vs. tissue hypoxia one day after class...he just kind of glared at me...lol... Anyway, the only other example I can think of right off...

  23. Erickson's Stages...HELP!

    Jedi of Zen replied to megs0310's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Huh. That almost sounds like an assignment more appropriate for a psychology student than a nursing student. (But I'm only a first year, so what do I know.. ) Just based on what info you've described...

  24. Insulin dosaging with proper syringe choice

    Jedi of Zen posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First semester RN student here. We're currently going over Insulin and Heparin dosaging, as well as general medication calculations. There is a practice question in some material that our class has...

  25. Insulin dosaging with proper syringe choice

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

    Kitty intensive care??....*bewildered*... We've had a lot of sick pets at my house over the years - mostly broken/missing limbs...I just didn't think cats ever GOT diabetes in the first place. I...