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1. Need help understanding lab values

   9A8K6F posted a topic in General Students

   I am getting very frustrated trying to get a comprehensive understanding of lab values- how they related to each other and the patient and how can I use them to help me provide nursing care. We don't really talk much about it in school and the lab b...

2. Not a fan of the hospital setting...help!

   9A8K6F replied to englishjeny22's topic in General Students

   I have defiantly ran into the "med-surg or else..." way of thinking. I work in Med-surg now as a CNA and I don't buy it at all!!! I think people get pushed into it, don't like, then instead of finding a different area, quit nursing all together. I...

3. Is there a difference betwwen the ACU and the ICU?

   9A8K6F replied to cincin1's topic in General Students

   Yeah, there is a pretty big difference. ACU is usually a med/surg unit- patients that aren't that sick. An ICU is critical care- patients who are very sick and require lots of nursing care and assesment. Most ACU nurses take care of 4 patients, wh...