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1. INR for Hemophilia A patient.

   curetheworld posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok.... so I understand why aPTT would skyrocket for patient with Hemophilia A and Factor VIII level of ....!!! How does this same patient have a normal PT/INR? I know some patients with mild-to-moderate Hemophilia can have normal PT/INR levels... but...

2. Skin cancer nursing diagnosis

   curetheworld replied to saramorris78's topic in General Nursing

   When choosing ND, keep the following things in mind: 1.) Prioritize Dx. Think of the patient. What is (or should be) the main focus of your care? 2.) Actual Dx always take priority over potential e.g. "impaired skin integrity"--- does the patient ...

3. Critical care vs Med-Surg

   curetheworld posted a topic in New Nurse

   I have heard many comparisons b/w critical care nursing and Med-Surg nursing. Here's my preceptor's POV. I started on a Med-Surg floor to get some experience before transferring to cardiac ICU. During weekly evaluation, my Med-Surg preceptor said......

4. How long did you wait.....

   curetheworld posted a topic in General Nursing

   How long did you have to wait before landing 1st job after graduation? It's been 4 months for me ,:stone, no job, passed NCLEX in Jan.

5. tet-toxin

   curetheworld replied to curetheworld's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, that's sad! I saw Michael Moore's 'Sicko' recently. Despite the theatrical presentation, I appreciated his effort in making people aware of the flaws of health care system. There are some great parts in the movie. Who can explain why we don't ha...

6. tet-toxin

   curetheworld replied to curetheworld's topic in General Nursing

   No, I don't know. Please elaborate :)

7. Share stupid bad advice

   curetheworld replied to coolpeach's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'll share something. This happened in my final semester of nursing school (preceptorship). Seems like pre-nursing school was so long ago, I can hardly remember. Here we go: I precepted in Medical ICU. My assigned preceptor was totally awesome. One ...

8. tet-toxin

   curetheworld posted a topic in General Nursing

   Why is tet-toxin prescribed to someone with 'frost-bite' :typing searched online, no help. thanks!

9. Nursing Shortage...

   curetheworld replied to curetheworld's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. I'll check with UCSF. Apparently, Stanford doesn't hire new grads in Med/Surg/Trauma ICU, ED, CVICU and Intermediate ICU. Do most new grads start in Med/Surg?

10. Nursing Shortage...

    curetheworld replied to curetheworld's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, location may be the issue here (in CA). The market is saturated with experienced nurses from all over the country and new grads like me don't stand a chance... That makes me very sad.

11. Nursing Shortage...

    curetheworld posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I got into nursing school a couple of years ago, there were articles in the news almost everyday about nursing shortage.... how we desperately need more nurses and what not. After graduation and 2 months of searching and applying for jobs, I wo...