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I am in maternity nursing right now. Question on my practice NCLEX test is nursing intervention for a fundus that is firm, 2+ and deviated to the LEFT! i know what it is if it were deviated to the right.....assist her to the bathroom. what is this on...

Wow, that must be a REALLY good hospital. They know BPs without actually doing them and patients only need 10 compressions to come back from coding. Awesome :) No medications, difibrillation, cardioversion....amazing!

Also.... The reason you take Ibuprofen for both (or tylenol) is because of thow they act in the body. Ibuprofen and Tylenol can both reduce a fever and can also act on pain. for example, Ibuprofen acts to inhibit prostaglandins, this will in turn re...

Your temp. doesnt always rise when you have a headache, unless it is due to an infection or inflammation. a temperature occurs when there is an infection in the body. Your hypothalamus raises your body temp. to fight off the infection. Bacteria norma...

How many times can you take the NCLEX exam?? someone told me you can only take it 3x then you are no longer able to take it, or you have to go back to school. Which doesnt make sense to me....

We all have stories of "funny things" and not so funny things patients say.... i had one about a week ago, that my heart goes out to....i had NO idea how to handle this situation. The general med/surg floor was full so we got this young woman (36 yea...

Someone mentioned my answer to her sounded a little "harsh". I dont know...maybe it did reading it. But it was more the way i said it than anything. i am NOT a snobby/mean person. I'm very quiet, soft spoken so it was said in a nicer and caring way. ...

No, I am aware of that. I didnt want to post my whole conversation with her but she wasnt really wanting to in-vitro. she meant literally carrying her OWN child. I made sure this is what she meant.

The worst part of it was, after i talked with this family i went to the charge nurse and discussed it with her (im VERY VERY new). And this other young nurse hears me asking the charge nurse and starts LAUGHING!!! and was like "Oh, my god. are you se...

I do want to add, i honestly think this was aged bias. I cannot fatham a nurse or a doctor who would not have this discussion with a woman of someone who is lets say my age (22 yrs old). I mean really...? Even if the patient is aware you need a uteru...

I once was to administer "Rogaine"...yes Rogaine! I was really confused because i knew Rogaine was used for hair growth. instead of looking it up, i gave the patient her Rogaine, without looking at her blood pressure! (which i was 86/40). Gave her a ...

Oh...and thanks for everyones help!!! I a was aware of the NLC but i really wasnt sure what would happen if i wanted to work outside of those states. Now i know.... best of luck to other new grads and job searchers :-) *Jayda*

Im a senior nursing student, my fiance graduates same time i do. and he got a job offer in Oregon....we are from Wisconsin. I got a job offer in Wisconsin already (Sorta, promised the job....but we all know how that goes these days). I did my intern...

No my fiance isn't nursing. He is Mechanical Engineering. He landed a job doing something with airplanes and engines or something. It would be right outside of Portland. So pretty much the area you guys have been telling me. Yea, i figured job market...

Im actually a nursing student, but quick question on Lasix. I had a pt. that was clearly in some sort of respiratory distress....respirations 40, loud wheezing, i heard no lung sounds, doctor had ordered a Lasix P.O. Does Lasix help clear up respira...

Ok, so...all you SMART nurses, help me out here and tell me if i'm crazy or not. this really isnt about patient blood sugars, more my own. Im 22 yrs old, work on a med-surg floor. my health is GREAT. im not overweight, i exercise, i have no hx of dia...

if you could help that would be great!!! i know alot of people dont like talking about the money they make. However; i am a student and i graduate this spring. Im very uptight with my money...i watch over it like a hawk! im all about saving money and...

Thanks! all that really helps....I will be working night shift, so i think that is a couple bucks extra an hour. I'll probably pick up a 2nd job on the side for a while to help with expenses my first year. Im in desprate need of a new car, thats the...

Wisconsin... i want to say the pay is something like 24 an hour?? Again, i will be discussing things with them further this spring. i just finished my internship not that long ago.

Go to barnes and Noble...they have REALLY good books on various nursing things. There is a general one that is made for students...its called like RN Clinical guide (something like that?). It is in medical section at barnes and noble. It is a little ...

i dont think it can be used because bacteria or whatever else is in the water can get caught in the tube. Acidity of gastric contents usually kills whatever is in tap water so oral is ok. where as if if was sitting in a tube....bacteria could grow. ...

AFTER taxes of course =)

Falls are a big deal in a hospital. Its also a big deal in the school when a student caused it. i dont get how the other patient fell out of their wheelchair if they were sitting in it. You had to have hit it VERY hard, or they were standing on it.

I agree. and im glad that others feel the same way. I don't like admitting it to my fellow classmates though. Its nice to hear others feel that way as well. Im sure it is just repetition....assessments, im getting better at them, because i'm starting...

^ or your other option is to work days...7-3 or 7-12 if you wanted. Some schools have surround care. (kids i nanny for sometimes go if i have a study session or whatever)...its like a day care type thing untill parents get off work., its free. ...har...