Conrad283

Conrad283 BSN, RN

SICU, MICU, CICU, NeuroICU

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  1. Do nurses have it all?

    Conrad283 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    Well put

  2. Pros...."Quality of Life?"

    Conrad283 replied to TonyFl's topic in General Nursing

    You can take a few breaks. As long as your work is done, you can sit for a few minutes and have a shake. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. If it's really busy you make only have 5 minutes to wolf...

  3. What's the longest time you've had to wait for a grade?

    Conrad283 replied to krenee's topic in General Students

    Well, if your class is 30 students and every student hands in a paper, it's going to take some time to review and grade them, that's why they're due early November, so the grade is done in time for...

  4. ethical considerations in nursing

    Conrad283 replied to xlxmegxlx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Administering pain medications

  5. greetings to everyone..

    Conrad283 replied to thinaycutie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Welcome. To answer your question a little bit. When a patients potassium is high (>6.0) and there are no EKG changes, 10 units of regular insulin along with an AMP of D50 can be given to stop the...

  6. Studying Techniques

    Conrad283 replied to Wi5eguy's topic in General Nursing

    Read first and then study first. You can't study it, if you don't understand it. Once you understand it, it gets much

  7. Calling in sick before the holidays

    Conrad283 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    No work, no pay (holiday's only). If you call out sick on the day before a holiday, or the day before you're going on vacation, it looks REALLY REALLY bad on your

  8. help with journals

    Conrad283 replied to emjae1721's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    http://www.pubmed.gov

  9. New to oncology! !

    Conrad283 replied to David Offenbaker's topic in Oncology

    You'll find things a lot different. There are patients that are very sick and they come in quite often. The staff grows a fondness for these patients. I work as a clerk on an oncology floor and I...

  10. Is everyone afraid to give Morphine?

    Conrad283 replied to prostreetrig's topic in Oncology

    I agree with those for giving the medications. What's the quality of life without it? Would you rather someone die in pain, or in peace? To die a slow death is painful enough in itself. So why...

  11. new here, HEY

    Conrad283 replied to OctoberNC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The teddy bear scrubs didn't give it away that you were in the womens

  12. low overall gpa, high prereq gpa?

    Conrad283 replied to shehak20000's topic in General Students

    With all do respect. Actions speak louder than words. Go get A's in all of those classes and then apply for the BSN programs. Nursing school is tough and if you go into it with the wrong attitude,...

  13. I'm Hungry for more Nursing.....

    Conrad283 replied to gt4everpn's topic in New York Nursing

    Most hospitals are not hiring LPN's anymore because of their limited

  14. Children left to rot in their cribs

    Conrad283 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    That sucks, but that's what happens in the those third world countries where health care is not a priority. Here it's a priority because people make money from

  15. Help With Math Problem

    Conrad283 replied to Fox's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sometimes it's the simplest things You're a great poster. You put a lot of time and effort into your posts and I thank you for that. I always read your posts and learn from them, but we all do make...

  16. Help With Math Problem

    Conrad283 replied to Fox's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    if the order reads to infuse 500ml over 6 hours and there is 350ml left in the bag and those 350ml need to be administered over the next 2 hours, how is that

  17. about mannitol..

    Conrad283 replied to prettycrybaby's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    From my textbook: "The use of morphine was avoided in the past because of concern that it could cause painful spasms of the sphincter of Oddi and worsen pancreatitis. However, there is no evidence...

  18. Help With Math Problem

    Conrad283 replied to Fox's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    fixed! 350ml was lib, not amount infused. pt only got 150ml in the 4 hours (i don't know how because he was originally supposed to be getting

  19. 2008 is my year to get into Nursing school! Is this your year???!

    Conrad283 replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    2008 is my year to graduate (officially) ...

  20. Do you have a "Personal Business Plan"?

    Conrad283 replied to Ado Annie's topic in General Nursing

    Goals: 1) Not to kill anyone 2) Not to kill my co-workers 3) Prevent falls 4) Keep costs down ... etc,

  21. Bed & Chair Alarms

    Conrad283 replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Tweety. It's almost the same as 3 side rails up, just a

  22. Calling out Sick on a Holiday

    Conrad283 replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I work, if you call out sick on a holiday you don't get paid, plain and

  23. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    Conrad283 replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    I have yet to receive the best thing. The cheapest thing I got was an angel to hang on the christmas tree from the VP of nursing and to top it all off ... I'm

  24. It's official

    Conrad283 replied to NRSNFL's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It'll all be worth it in the long run. Keep that in

  25. CVA(Basal Ganglion Infarction)

    Conrad283 replied to snursee2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i just don't like the "impaired swallowing," i don't think it sounds good imo. i'd rather see, "high risk for aspiration r/t dysphagia e/b ... alteration in skin integrity r/t bowel/bladder...