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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.

it all depends on how things are where youre at. the thing about working as a tech is youre probably going to be dealing with more pts. so if youre in a busy er, youre going to be seeing more and doing more all shift long. if youre riding ambulance, you might be hanging out at the hq or parked out in the field waiting for a call. and then when you get a call, it might be to taxicab an elderly nursing home resident to/from the hospital. but the catch is, around here anyway, you have to have ambulance time before they'll consider you for a tech job. also, around here, emt-bs are often last on scene for the cool stuff and youre there just in time to transport the pt if they dont require a medic to be involved in transport.

ummmm....just a guess...but i'm pretty sure you dont dissect cats in nursing. on humans...i'm pretty sure the surgeon handles that stuff... sorry, couldnt resist. :trout: but seriously, just dont go for a career in the or and you should be fine?

I'm currently in nursing school and thinking about joining The Reserves as an HM. I would finish the nursing degree(s) before my Reserve commitment was up. Any idea on whether that would disqualify me from continuing as an HM since I would have finished a nursing degree after enlisting? Also would you happen to know the chances of deploying as a Reserve HM? Nice guys at the local recruiting office (really), but I don't trust much of what they say, especially the supervisor. (Shocking, I know).

sounds unlikely in the midst of a nursing shortage unless there is other major industry-wide restructuring that would allow there to be a decreased supply of RN labor. however, i have heard that one of the local hospitals is now only hiring BSNs.

I enrolled in the local ADN program because among other things, I didn't want to take out any loans. But you know what? I am now considering dropping out, biting the bullet, and applying for the closest accelerated BSN program. In my case, principle on loan would be a little less than the $45K/yr starting wages. There are also loan repayment contracts we can enter with a number of hospitals. That makes it more palatable. Maybe you can see if there is something similar at the schools you are considering.

go for it. i liked the training. emergency care in the field. try to work as an er tech though. youll see more. the reality of emt-b work wasnt quite what i thought it would be...alot of transporting elderly people to and from their nursing homes. actually alot of elderly people period. i was hoping for more drama and trauma myself. hopefully it's different where you are.

i thought 2.5 was a statewide requirement?

Ok nevermind I didnt actually read the thread. I see you're talking about a contractor position...

Are you sure about the RN/Paramedic thing? I was looking into joining the Reserves for a couple branches not too long ago and the description of medic training was more along the lines of EMT.

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