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    Fluid in LUNGS???

    smk1 replied to studentIVlife's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hmm, from an A&P standpoint it might be helpful tp think about the pathway of blood through the heart. Blood flows from the vena cavae into the right atrium through the right atrioventricular...
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    Health Care is a right

    smk1 replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think it is a right. Basic healthcare and emergent medicine shuuld be accesible. Elective procedures, cosmetic and to some extent bariatric (i saw an average height 200 pound 18 year old that was...
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    Should Emergency Nursing be part of the Critical Care Nursing Specialty on this site?

    smk1 replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

    Will this mean that there will only be a CC forum and not a separate one for ER? ER seems like an obvious critical care area, but I must admit that I like going straight to the ER forum to see ER...
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    Arrogant PA's

    smk1 replied to phillyrn10's topic in Emergency

    When i took ACLS there was a PA who "corrected" the teacher (a paramedic) and others in the class (mostly RN's). Also had to tell some stories about having to correct mistakes by the nurses at his...
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    Does a patient have the right to refuse to allow students to witness their procedure?

    smk1 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I know the induction has passed at this point, but just wanted to say as a student, we are supposed to be checking f the patient is comfortable with us being around. In a L/D situation I would say...
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    Challenge the NCLEX?

    smk1 replied to It's Alisa's topic in International Nursing

    I don't believe it is possible to challenge the RN nclex in any state. There may still be a provision for army medical corps to challenge the LVN boards in 1 or 2 states (not sure though). The best...
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    help with nursing 141-142

    smk1 replied to ecrawford's topic in General Nursing

    OK so we are in
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    smk1 replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have to say this. Many of these things are completely inappropriate tasks for an MA. Phone triage, patient education and presricption approval? ( I am assuming that you mean you ASSIST with...
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    help with nursing 141-142

    smk1 replied to ecrawford's topic in General Nursing

    I don't expect LVNs to repeat the first year of an RN program if it is a program where the first year is the lvn year and those students could test for LPN after the first year. That wouldn't make...
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    dealing with cramps

    smk1 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Students

    The key for me has been to stay ahead of the pain. around 2-3 days before my period starts I take small doses of ibuprofen to control the inflammation and it keeps it from getting out of
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    help with nursing 141-142

    smk1 replied to ecrawford's topic in General Nursing

    I can't see an accredited program allowing students to test out of core nursing courses. Who is evaluating your technical progress and your overall critical thinking and knowledge base? If this is...
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    What is the biggest frustration for nursing students?

    smk1 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Sounds like the instructor who checked me off. Tapping her foot, snatching things right out of my hands, among other things that I won't type because who knows if she is a member here and will...
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    Questions ~ Why are these questions pertinent to why not to give CT contrast?

    smk1 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Radiology

    I'm not sure, but in my ACLS handbook people who are at high risk/suspicious for a CVA are not given contrast CT scans. (perhaps the dye increases the risk for an occlusion? HTN puts you at increased...
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    sterile or what?

    smk1 replied to dbay's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    As a student, here is my thinking on the matter. It is invasive and carries a high risk of becoming infected (the wound), therefore why NOT make it a sterile dressing change? Particularly in the...
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    Medical Assistants???

    smk1 replied to lovejana22's topic in General Nursing

    I realize that not everyone wants to be an RN, but an RN can do everything that an MA could do and much much more... and they will get paid more money for it so it doesn't make sense to have a 4 year...
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    Ob-GYN nurses- Do you think Dad/the father should or should not be in delivery room?

    smk1 replied to MK6babies's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think the one pushing out the baby gets to decide who stays in the room with the exception of safety issues (too many people in the room, or dangerous behavior from her
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    Grey's Anatomy star designs scrubs

    smk1 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    If they want to lift the morale and sefl-esteem of nurses, how about talking to the writers about not portraying nurses as syphillis-ridden whores who are too dumb to buy a
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    Would Love To See A Forum With Scenerios For Icu

    smk1 replied to Freshman RN's topic in General Nursing

    None are really appropriate but I would say patient number 3 because at this point without further information he is the least critical. No central lines, vents or drips. An LPN can give PO meds and...
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    Would Love To See A Forum With Scenerios For Icu

    smk1 replied to Freshman RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to see more case studies and see the input from everyone from students to experienced nurses. Respectful debate over priorities, drug therapies, assessment findings makes us all stronger....
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    Instructors...solve this mystery for me..<please>

    smk1 replied to justme1972's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Everyone makes mistakes, but if I can show you in my required reading material that I paid 500 dollars for why the coded answer is incorrect according to the text, in most cases points back should be...
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    What nursing class at your school has the most failure rate?

    smk1 replied to msteresa97's topic in General Students

    Advanced med/surg. (cardiac and renal are the big issues for people and not doing well in
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    IV Lasix

    smk1 replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    W give it undiluted, just remember to push slowly 1-2 minutes/each 40
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    Difference between CNA and Nurse tech?

    smk1 replied to Flaird's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't researched this, but the way it was presented to me when I started nursing school was that it was an expanded student role so you basically function in many ways as you would in clinical (...
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    Why do some nurse's act like they have just ate some sour grapes?

    smk1 replied to 2benurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    This is a shame. Sometimes I think the system is set up to cause dissention but what can you do. It is hard when you are the nurse with brand new students because they really can't do much...
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    Why do some nurse's act like they have just ate some sour grapes?

    smk1 replied to 2benurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    This is definitely something that happens. Some people are complainers by nature and some like to play the "oh my god I can't believe that nurse did _____, I'll NEVER do that" game. Now me...