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All of the schools you list turn out good graduates. I have an Associate's from UALR and finished my BSN at UAMS. I've worked with, trained, and hired graduates from many programs over the years and it doesn't matter what kind of degree you have or...

I use Morgan and Mikhail a lot. It's a great starting point for almost any question and it has many great illustrations and graphs. The Mass General handbook is also very good.

I use an mp3 player with voice recorder to tape lectures. I can burn the file to a cd for the car or leave it on the player for later listening.

You are a moron. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that you have trouble tying your shoes in the morning. Get your head out of your ass and pick another career.

JAMA, now there is a group with no agenda to advance. I will restate that the abstract contains all the information needed to decide that the article in question is a position paper and not a serious research article.

Our policy calls for repositioning every 24 hours. I use a towel under the circuit to decrease pressure on the lip. I quickly looked through the ACLS manual and I found the reference to commercial-type tube devices but I couldn't find a reference ...

The easiest way to set thresholds is to start low and increase the MA until you get consistent capture. Patients capture at different strengths due to individual differences as well as placement by the surgeon. You'll even occasionally get some th...

pama, What a great summation of the intrinsic flaws of the opinion article written by Aiken, et al. Aiken and her buddies perfectly illustrate why nursing research isn't taken as seriously as other areas of research. With friends like Aiken, who ne...

Good "old-fashioned" cloth tape is used at my hospital. I've seen a lot of different methods and devices and none of them are any better or cheaper.

There is also an audio tape series that has basically the same information. I listened to the audio series during workouts at the gym for two weeks leading up to the exam and watched the entire video tape series the day before the exam. That was a...

While it would be nice to be paid more for a BSN the fact remains that a BSN is worth no more to an employer than an ADN or diploma. The BSN is worthless as a stand-alone degree. The additional clinical experience is scant and easily duplicated by...

I really can. This article is a retrospective analysis and is dependent upon data that can never be fully verified. Just think about the hundreds of variables that effect each and every one of our patients on a daily basis. Now try to imagine a res...

You don't have to torture yourself by reading the entire article. The abstract alone places this article and the author's conclusions in the same catagory as "The National Enquirer" and "Soap Digest." Here is a list of the adjustments made by the au...

What aspect of a BSN program prepares students in a fundamentally better or different way than an ADN or diploma program? If that question cannot be objectively isolated and empirically evaluated then the entire issue is one of "feelings not facts." ...

I'll also reserve judgement until I can read the actual study. However, there is no difference in the clinical skills of a recent graduate of any RN program (ADN, BSN, Diploma). Once students have been out of school for about a year you can't tel...

The answer to your question lies in your future educational plans. All graduate programs require a BS or BA and many specifically require a BSN. If you don't plan to further your education then an Associate degree or a diploma program will serve just...

There is no Army Reserve CRNA School. If you want to go to one of the two programs maintained by the Army then you'll have to join (commissioned or enlisted) as a nurse and then apply for the schools. It's my understanding that the wait for admiss...

I've worked in both closed and open units. I much prefer open visiting because of the drastic increase in patient and family satisfaction. I think some of us forget that taking care of the family's needs is part of our responsibility. An added be...

What really matters is that most schools require only one year of experience to apply. I'm sure your chances will be better with more experience but that's no reason not to step up to the plate. Also, I'm not sure about the value of time spent in o...

You'll have to ask God that question for a definitive answer. If the arrythmia was bad enough to warrent hospitalization then chances are slim that it was preexisting. I would lean more towards a tachyarrythmia episode caused or exacerbated by an ...

Two things in reference to this guy's lab work and arrythmias. 1. He hasn't really been on the diet long enough for a profound change in his cholestorol profile so his levels are probably about normal for him. 2. He has been on the diet long enough...

I've done 7 and 7 with 12-hour shifts before and it wasn't too bad. Gotta love that many days off in a row.

Who knows? Maybe for the same reason that Type II diabetes is becoming so prevalent. Our bodies can take a lot of abuse prior to the wheels coming off.

ASU at Jonesboro, Arkansas also has a new program. Jonesboro is about 1.5 hours from Memphis. The second class starts in January 2004. That program doesn't place special emphasis on residence and much, if not all, of the clinical experience can be...

The Protein Power authors (Eades) write that many of their patients experience a decrease in allergy symptoms while on a low-carb diet. They hypothesis that the inflammatory process is attenuated, I can't recall off-hand the pertinent facts. They a...