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  1. Unbelievable Family Members

    lol, we need our thumbs in ltc to punch out all those drugs out of the blister packs, thats a serious on the job injury :chuckle
  2. September 2008 support group!

    congrats, it feels really good does'nt it
  3. NCLEX Takers Support Thread

    hey everyone, i found out today that i passed!! thank you everyone for your prayers and support, god is good:yeah:
  4. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    i passed!!!!!!!! god is good:nurse:
  5. September 2008 support group!

    hey everybody, i found out today that i passed! i am still in shock, i really thought that i had failed, god is good, thank everybody for all your prayers :loveya:
  6. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    we are definitely in the same boat, I went in feeling very confident and went out in total shock, I was mad after the test I felt shafted to recieve a test like that, they say the questions start out easy and work their way up the difficulty level, m...
  7. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    heads up, know about botulism
  8. NCLEX Takers Support Thread

    Hey everybody, I took NCLEX today I had 85 questions, I am hoping for the best please pray for a passing score I have never been so scared in my life
  9. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    hey everybody, i took nclex today, it was bad!!!, i mean really bad, my test was certainly very different than others from my class have recently experienced ,i had 10 select all that apply, several meds that i have never heard of and i studied alot ...
  10. September 2008 support group!

    its already time, i can't believe it, everybody please pray that i can get through this and just get it behind me
  11. NCLEX Takers Support Thread

    hey everybody i am testing friday the 26th, and getting very nervous, everybody please pray that i will know every question, and not let my nerves get the best of me, and pass this test, i am tired of it lingering over my head, i just want to get it ...
  12. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    what drug endings can tell you caine- local anesthetics cillin- antibiotics dine- anti ulcer agents (histamine h2 blockers) done- opioid analgesics ide- oral hypoglycemics lam- antianxiety agents mycin- antibiotics micin- antibiotics mide- diuretics ...
  13. September 2008 support group!

    good luck to you too, i am also taking the nclex on the 26th
  14. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    cushings patients should be on a low calorie, high protein, high potassium diet measure I&O, daily weights and check BS
  15. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    cushings syndrome- overactivity of adrenal cortex, tumor of adrenal gland moon face, buffalo hump, obese trunk with thin arms and legs fragile skin, they easily bruise assess for osteoporosis, fractures, renal stones hyperglycemia, may develop DM moo...
  16. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    symptoms of west nile virus can be confused with guillain-barre there is no treatment for west nile virus, just give supportive therapy, respiratory support, fluid management standard precautions MAC-ELISA best diagnostic test detects antibody in ce...
  17. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars) 1st detected in china in 2003 spread by close contact and droplet dry non-productive cough and dypsnea, hypoxemia may develop and sometimes respiratory distress syndrome, the last stage of sars is classified ...
  18. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    MS is a degenerative disease of the CNS, that affects the brain and spinal cord, for safety reasons they must aviod hot baths, heating pads anything hot because they have sensory loss and can't feel that they are burning also I believe during periods...
  19. September 2008 support group!

    good luck, I am sure you will do great!!!
  20. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    HA head ache
  21. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    ebola virus- acute infection linked to monkeys in africa or the philippines that produces a severe illness mortality rate 25-90% (not good odds) skin and mucous membrane contact transmission fever, myalgia, ha, upper res. symptoms then hemorrhagic s...
  22. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    for a severe case of cdif metronidazole drug of choice cdc advises not to use vancomycin for cdif because of te risk of vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE)
  23. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    thoracentesis- a needle inserted through the chest wall to remove air or fluid, observe for possible pneumothorax, increased pulse, pallor, chest pain, dypsnea and tachycardia legionnaires' disease- acute respiratory infection caused by gram neg. ba...
  24. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    mautoux test 0.1 ml tuberculin injected intradermally test read in 48-72 hours erythema not important if area of induration is more than 10 mm, he has been exposed to tuberculosis, if the patient has hiv or is immunosuppressed a 5 mm induration would...
  25. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    Good luck tommorrow, U can do it!!!