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if theyre all equivalent, i'd go with the one that interests me the most, which are A and B. i bet theyre all "easy" tho. A seems practical like something i could put to use, hence making it easier to relate to. the nutr class i took was like this one. B sounds interesting too but if i were worried about grades this would worry me the most. most technical of the bunch. C sounds like the kind of fluff that annoys me to no end. anytime i see the word "psychosocial" my natural reflex is to roll my eyes. but but also seems most relevant for what ive seen in nsg school so far.

Thanks. You may be right when you say luck of the draw b/c a lot of people such as yourself say 3-5; but then some say over half the questions were pharm. I've never heard anyone mention dosages or therapeutic levels.

Seems so weird, especially considering the nurses and MD here didn't have an answer off hand. I'd try to get my CI or course instructor involved to get that nurse off my back. Must be annoying!

how important is it to know dosages and therapeutic levels?

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what an ugly comment. who needs a nurse with a bad attitude like that? i wouldnt be comfortable leaving pt with that nurse. i'm "just" a student, unfamiliar with the inner workings of life on the floors, but i think i would have discussed the situation with the charge nurse, before handing the pt over.

Sorry, except for being mistaken as doctors, which is beyond a male nurse's control, I don't see how any of this is specific to males. Hate men much?

oh come on im pretty sure its a piece of cake. you just find someone at a diff hosp who wants to swap...and the details take care of themselves. i mean its a business, afterall. doesnt the same sort of thing happen in the fast food biz? you know, like a graveyard shifter working the 24-hr drive thru deal at taco bell needs the morning shift at mcdonalds. find a mcdonalds worker who wants to swap and its a guaranteed done deal.

thats the coolest thing ever if you can do that

thk u, thk u. this is for a case study presentation @ end of life care for a hypothetical pt who just learned that her lung cancer is no longer treatable, then becomes confused n angry. a subtopic that needs to be addressed is care and available interventions if this pt is addicted to cigarettes. i'm gonna have to mull this over. i'm sure i'll have more Qs later. lol.

thx. do you even bother w/ pt education about health benefits of stopping? are there any interventions to make r/t the addiction?

situation: terminally ill pt with a smoking addiction confused @ what my interventions should be. for someone not terminally ill, i would think education, referral to services, etc. so that person could make a lifestyle change for the better. but for end-of life care, i think getting them to stop would be more hassle for them than benefit. more pain than pleasure. a palliative approach at end of life strikes me as being more sensible. and to me that means allowing them to smoke. can that be right? please help.

1. You're a cheater, a liar, a slacker, and you lack common sense. I seriously doubt youre going to pass the program. If somehow you do, I seriously doubt you'll pass NCLEX. If you somehow manage that, I'm still pretty sure youre going to kill somebody. Please find another profession!!! 2. Ummm...shut up about the dosage math being "tricky" and pointless or stupid or whatever. t's elementary arithmetic and basic algebra. (But I truly do feel for anyone stuggling with it). 3. Cheat all you want, but that aint gonna help you pass NCLEX. 4. No, no, the reason you failed clinical and your with our class now is because wht you did was a big deal. Stop trying to minimize it and stop trying to turn us against that teacher. 5. How can you be so wrong, so often? I don't remember if I put A, B, C, or D. You think I memorize test questions? 6. I studied for 20 minutes right before the test, you guys study over 8 hrs a day every day, and I still got the better grade. LOL @ you!!!!!! 7. Huddling up in the hallways during clinicals really makes you look bad. 8. Actually, I dont think the question was unfair. I think you dont have a clue.

they seem like a painfully inefficient way to learn rationales for interventions and the rest. i dont put much effort into them, unless i happen to come across something i find interesting or worthwhile.

i honestly dont remember because i work thru word problems like theyre nothing. but i want to say at least 5. probably 2 or 3x that though.