SolaireSolstice

SolaireSolstice BSN, RN

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  1. Fever question

    SolaireSolstice replied to MissChloe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Never mind, misread the

  2. How much math and chemistry do nurses use on a daily basis?

    SolaireSolstice replied to TheRaven's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No you cannot depend on the technology. What if you have computer downtime? That's when whatever programs you normally use go down for whatever reason. Will you be unable to

  3. Sterile needles/ dumb mistake

    SolaireSolstice replied to latebloomer74's topic in General Students

    Well, my understanding is no, anything inside a "sterile" package is sterile. But the minute you touched that cap, you broke the sterility of the cap. (Unless for some unknown reason you were wearing...

  4. How much math and chemistry do nurses use on a daily basis?

    SolaireSolstice replied to TheRaven's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What technology is available is going to depend on where you work. Yes, in most hospitals the drugs come prepackaged, but you need to know the basic calculations in order to know if the dosage was...

  5. Taking BP w/ A-Fib

    SolaireSolstice replied to Chica17's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was taught to take 3 BPs a few minutes apart each and take the average. BP can fluctuate a bit especially with position changes, like maybe around 10mmHg, but shouldn't greatly. Pump the cuff up to...

  6. Scabbies

    SolaireSolstice replied to Zhanna D'ark's topic in General Nursing

    This made me spit

  7. Do you LIKE every patient that walks through your door?

    SolaireSolstice replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    The sad thing is often those patients who I dislike the MOST are the ones I end up having to spend the most time with, at the expense of the nice, compliant patients. Yesterday, our team had 7...

  8. You put what??!!!! were???!!

    SolaireSolstice replied to snoopy29's topic in Nursing Humor

    One week my 10 (now 14 year old) son stuck a BB into his ear "to see if it fit". I got it out myself by laying him on that side with his head off the bed and manuvered the ear lobe until gravity did...

  9. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    SolaireSolstice replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Get your crap together. We are almost done and you act like a first semester student most of the time. In fact, how did you get this

  10. Needing a Live-In nurse for my Mom, does medicade cover it?

    SolaireSolstice replied to roger32036's topic in General Nursing

    I'd try contacting

  11. Need abbreviation help

    SolaireSolstice replied to areawoman's topic in General Nursing

    I was gonna say pacific standard time... Or please send tell (old online gamer

  12. Need abbreviation help

    SolaireSolstice replied to areawoman's topic in General Nursing

    Q is "every", AC is "before meals", and HS is

  13. how to finger stick for cholesterol screening?

    SolaireSolstice replied to bluestates's topic in General Nursing

    We use a cholestech http://www.cholestech.com/products/ldx_overview.htm machine that has a capillary tube for cholesterol screenings at the office I work at. You use a normal finger stick (like you...

  14. Student nurses do the darndest things

    SolaireSolstice replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    Just this past week I gave myself an IV bath. I was switching the tubing from the old bag and the new one, and didn't take the old bag down before unspiking it. The nurse was watching me and she knew...

  15. Texas catheter help

    SolaireSolstice replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Texas and I have never heard of them being called "Texas" catheters either. We call them condom catheters at the hospital I work. The ones we stock sound more like the one you described. Is...

  16. PLEASE HELP!! Math Reconstitution

    SolaireSolstice replied to sleepingbeauty7's topic in General Students

    More people will be willing to help if you show what work you have so

  17. Help with Erikson's needed!

    SolaireSolstice replied to br3ktw's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm sorry, maybe I don't understand the question, but Erickson's stages are set based on the AGE of the client, which you would know. The only thing you have to decide is whether or not the patient...

  18. Faculty evaluations

    SolaireSolstice posted a topic in General Students

    Anyone ever give their instructor a bad evaluation? Do these things ever effect the instructors? I don't know if it's common for all schools, but the colleges (2 regular 4 year universities and...

  19. is this a correct nsg dx

    SolaireSolstice replied to bambam1288's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You don't do as manifested by AND as evidenced by. As manifested or as evidenced by both are the signs and symptoms (or defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis) that you show to prove the...

  20. Faculty evaluations

    SolaireSolstice replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

    I and another student went today after the final and spoke to the lead coordinator for the course and told her of our concerns. We were very specific about the incidents we were concerned

  21. Are contact precautions ordered by the MD?

    SolaireSolstice replied to littley's topic in General Students

    I thought contact precautions were hospital protocol based on diagnosis. For instance when a culture comes back positive for MRSA, we do not need a MD order to start

  22. San Antonio college

    SolaireSolstice replied to myrose's topic in Texas Nursing

    yes, white tops and bottoms. However, when in the Pediatrics rotation (during your 3rd semester) you will be allowed to wear "colorful" print scrub tops during your clinical rotations. My suggestion...

  23. Faculty evaluations

    SolaireSolstice replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

    I cannot speak for my classmates, but I did speak up beforehand (before the evaluation) to the instructor. I have considered going to the course coordinator, but I'm unsure. Maybe scared? I've done...

  24. Faculty evaluations

    SolaireSolstice replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

    this instructor only teaches ob, so i won't have her

  25. Adequate urine output

    SolaireSolstice replied to SheaTab's topic in General Students

    I was taught that 30/hr is the MINIMUM amount of urine output expected for an