gaajr1

gaajr1 RN

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About gaajr1

gaajr1 has 1 years experience as a RN and specializes in med-surg.


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  1. It's the same in California too! Good luck and don't loose hope. Meanwhile if you can update your certifications etc. so you have an edge over
  2. Hi! Like some of them mentioned, I would recommend taking Kaplan's online Qbank. It has 1200 and odd q's which you could practice from. The best part is the NCLEX screen and question format is almost...
  3. Our instructors want to know how a particular drug works in the body (action), why is the patient getting it and what are the imp s/s seen. Also, if there is a drug interaction what is it that you...
  4. Question

    http://www.northshore.org/healthresources/encyclopedia/bioterrorism/hf045600.aspx above is a link which gives all the
  5. When do we learn how to start an iv

    I'm in second semester(med-surg, ob and peds) but towards the end of my first semester we studied everything about IVs; this semester we will be practicing in lab and actually starting an IV during...
  6. systolic heart failure

    ghillbert, thanks a lot for the explanation. I think it makes more sense to me
  7. systolic heart failure

    Daytonite, it is basically going back to Starling's law, right? As you said the cardiac unit does take timeto sink in, that's why I started to read and trying to understand as much as possible. Thanks...
  8. I was reading about types of heart failure and when I came to systolic ventricular dysfunction, there is a part I did not understand. I did not have a lecture yet but would really be grateful if...
  9. Dysrhythmias

    Thanks Daytonite and S.T.A.C.E.Y for your suggestions. You are right S.T.A.C.E.Y, I think I was biting more than I could chew. Though I was following the same sequence I was moving on too fast. Thanks...
  10. Dysrhythmias

    One of the assigned chapters for reading before starting the semester is "Dysrhythmia", ECG etc. While studying various types of dysrhythmia, I was making sure I understood the normal physio before...
  11. nursing student websites

    carlarenee02, it's great that you want to help others! On our sticky thread there are many great sites which you could access. After my first semester I emailed all my classmates to send me imp...
  12. Preparing for 2nd semester...

    I passed my math test! Well, one thing out of the way. We have to give before the start of every semester, is it the same for all of you? In connection with IVs, we get to do it this semester. Let's...
  13. Preparing for 2nd semester...

    After more than 4 months I'm back at allnurses. It really feels good to be back and I certainly missed the comfort of being amongst you. Between home, kids and 5 days of school I couldn't find time...
  14. concept map

    I'm in first semester and need to make a concept map. I know how to put a concept map together but the problem is this; we are asked to have a theme along which we could put the map. We are graded on...
  15. nursing diagnosis

    Daytonite, I deserve the wake up call. God knows what I was thinking! I will work on it and thanks a lot as always for being so