Hands and Heart

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  1. Patient to Nurse Ratio

    Hands and Heart replied to suma109's topic in California Nursing

    I found these somewhere a while back. It gives the ratios in each type of nursing area. Hope this helps. Ratio Basics.pdf Ratio Law

  2. its unbelievable i PASSED with 75q

    Hands and Heart replied to grc119's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :ancong!:

  3. Can person go into nursing field with STDS?

    Hands and Heart replied to 2B4Sure's topic in General Nursing

    Almost 50% of Americans have HSV antibodies by adulthood. It would be nearly impossible to exclude people based on simply having fever blisters. As long as you arent kissing your clients there...

  4. My wife is dreading going back to school

    Hands and Heart replied to acaringhusband's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely direct her to this site if she isn't already here. This is a great place to find information, share experiences, or just to vent. People here are either going through the same thing and...

  5. T minus 21 Hours to NCLEX!!!

    Hands and Heart replied to PinkFuzz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't forget to get a good night sleep. I'm wishing you the best of luck. You can do

  6. Taber's or Mosby's

    Hands and Heart replied to piggysk's topic in General Students

    Totally Taber's. It has so much information and is very helpful for doing care plans and learning about diagnoses and

  7. getting trouble with interview questions, did not get any offer

    Hands and Heart replied to tylenolnurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Just because you are going for a job in nursing does not mean that your answers have to be nursing related. Use your life experience to answer the questions. Customer service could be something as...

  8. exercising/working out on work days

    Hands and Heart replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful with working out in the morning after a shift if you have to go in to work later that night as well. Exercise increases your endorphins and may make it harder to fall asleep. Then you...

  9. Over reacted

    Hands and Heart replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, Definitely the right thing to do. Better safe than sorry. I would have done the exact same

  10. Over reacted

    Hands and Heart replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for your

  11. Over reacted

    Hands and Heart replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    please don't forget about women with this statement. heart disease is the number one killer of women. and they often have atypical signs for an mi that they will brush off because "it's nothing"....

  12. For all nurses, especially peds..Heartwarming

    Hands and Heart replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    That is extremely beautiful. Thank

  13. I FINALLY got a job!

    Hands and Heart replied to Maudy's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to hear your good news. Good luck in your

  14. Well, it finally happened after 2.5 years...

    Hands and Heart replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_hug:My deepest sympathy for your horrible experience. I know that is extremely difficult to deal with and forget about since you were doing your absolute best for your patient. Know that you...

  15. Need others point of view

    Hands and Heart replied to MY DOG SADIE's topic in General Nursing

    You'll just have to honor his wishes. Medical therapies can only keep a person going for so long. The body will have to stop eventually. But to be fair to him, I would honor his wishes. You are...

  16. how to seee the posted reply

    Hands and Heart replied to sun12's topic in General Nursing

    When you start a thread or post on one that is active, you are automatically subscribed to that thread. You can decide from your subscription page how you would like to be notified of replies:...

  17. Had Orientation Today...

    Hands and Heart replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm glad you got your spot and that your orientation went well. Good

  18. 75 questions w/o using Kaplan...

    Hands and Heart replied to Jack_ICU's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations Jack5801. It is so good to see the passing posts of all you I have been in the same threads with. Gives me great hope for when my turn comes around in a couple of months. Now it's...

  19. physical test before nursing class

    Hands and Heart replied to love2nurse4life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can get the PPD done even having had a BCG vaccine. There is no contraindication. If the vaccine has truly immunized you, your test should be negative. For those of you needing vaccines,...

  20. pharmacology word problem help!!!!!!!!!

    Hands and Heart replied to shajon22's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You have the numbers there: 125 mg/m2/day. If you got 0.8 m on the nomogram, square it and you get 0.64 m2. Now for every 1 m2, you would need 125 mg. You have 0.64 as your squared meters. So...

  21. Advice for new MSN student @ Western University of Health Sciences

    Hands and Heart replied to in_training's topic in California Nursing

    Cali's in the house. Congratulations to you all. Do organize yourself. Do read (or at least skim) the chapters before class. Do make good study buddies. Do put all your clinical supplies in one...

  22. Nurses Respond to my Titer Question ASAP

    Hands and Heart replied to Student179's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not entirely sure. I only have documented rubella vaccination for myself that I got as a child in the 70's and my rubella titer status was immune. Good

  23. Looking for information re: RN admission to MSN program w/non-nursing BS?

    Hands and Heart replied to AJL_91's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Are you going to be staying in the Midwest? Cal State LA has an accelerated RN to MSN for RNs with a non nursing BS and one for RNs without a BS. Sorry I don't know of any in the Midwest. I'm such...

  24. Has anyone considered going all the way?

    Hands and Heart replied to Aariah's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't had time to read all the posts in this thread, but when I read the OP I was taken aback by the "go all the way" suggestion that MD was better than RN. The medical profession and the nursing...

  25. 265 questions and 48 hours later!!!

    Hands and Heart replied to devills99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm glad you came out of your shell to give us the good news. I'm sorry you spent the last couple of days without the support allnurses.com can provide. Just know that everyone, everywhere only...