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    Question about student nurses

    metal_m0nk replied to shortNsweetRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you're the only RN working with 4-6 students at once then the facility needs to have a conversation with the school. I don't know of any facility that allows one RN to oversee that many students at...
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    Indiscriminate Empathy?

    metal_m0nk replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't consider being disagreeable and being empathetic to be mutually exclusive. I can empathize with a situation and still disagree with the actions or context. I empathize with most everything,...
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    DON a big borderline?

    metal_m0nk replied to NocturneNrse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you asking if this incident is evidence that your DON has Borderline Personality Disorder based on what you perceive as "staff splitting"? I'm
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    Where do I have a better chance, Sacramento CA, or Phoenix AZ?

    metal_m0nk replied to trutuyu's topic in General Nursing

    from the article: "more than four out of ten (43 percent) of california nurses, who were newly licensed as registered nurses in the previous 18 months, say they could not find a job, according to a...
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    Misogyny in Nursing

    metal_m0nk replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    my take on this discussion... calling out cattiness is not misogyny. cattiness is. cattiness and back-stabbing stem from womens' hatred, mistrust and dislike of other women. when so many women...
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    Misogyny in Nursing

    metal_m0nk replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This coming from someone who described a young nurse who went to her superior for assistance with another female nurse who was hassling her as a "crybaby". People never cease to amaze
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    Can anyone explain to me the rationale behind this order?

    metal_m0nk replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Aaaaaaaaaaaand then there's the renal NH3 production which is heightened in hypokalemia which can cause
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    Can anyone explain to me the rationale behind this order?

    metal_m0nk replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in Patient Medications

    ns can cause non-gap acidosis if given in large amounts, but i don't think that's the issue here. severe dehydration is linked to acidosis and ns doesn't prevent or treat it. i too would be looking...
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    Nursing Instructor Continuously Embarrassing Me

    metal_m0nk replied to Jlseeze's topic in General Students

    Stockholm syndrome hyperbole aside...When I advise the OP to stand up for herself when necessary, it isn't because I identify with the instructor. The instructor is a bully. The best way I know to...
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    Nursing Instructor Continuously Embarrassing Me

    metal_m0nk replied to Jlseeze's topic in General Students

    Take a deep breath, plan out what you're going to say, pull him aside and confront the situation respectfully. Show him that you have the confidence to speak up for yourself when
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    New Nurse/Old Attitude

    metal_m0nk replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Aaaaaaaaaand look who's beating this dead old horse again....BIG surprise
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    Priority: Allergic reaction or toxicity?

    metal_m0nk replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    It depends on the severity of symptoms. If the question had said that the pt was developing shortness of breath as part of the allergic reaction, then the allergic reaction would have been
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    College too easy for it's own good?

    metal_m0nk replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    Grade inflation means that what a student was expected to master in order to receive an A, say 30 years ago, has become increasing less and and less. It means that the overall standard of excellence...
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    College too easy for it's own good?

    metal_m0nk replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    Also... Some sources I've read point out that high school students aren't being adequately prepared for college (grade inflation is happening big time at the high school level) - so colleges feel they...
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    College too easy for it's own good?

    metal_m0nk replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    Ever heard the term, "Grade Inflation"? This has been a problem for many, many
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    Where can I find Greys Anatomy scrubs with decent Prices and shipping?

    metal_m0nk replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

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    Refusing a Clinical assignment

    metal_m0nk replied to SheldonCooperPHD's topic in General Students

    RE: Pill crushing As a student, if it's a choice between doing what my instructor expects me to do (which is practice safely according to the letter) and impressing a practicing nurse who has the...
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    How did you save on textbooks? Ebooks or not?

    metal_m0nk replied to CinDRnyc's topic in General Students

    That is a lot of books. Similar to what they had listed for us for the first semester. The books that we had assigned that I never really used were a medical dictionary, lab values book, and a few...
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    Need Help With Patho

    metal_m0nk replied to DarkLotus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The literature suggests that the disease remits in 80% of cases. Plasmapheresis and IVIG are not cures. Plasmapheresis flushes out the immune response by ridding the blood of antibodies and IVIG...
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    Need Help With Patho

    metal_m0nk replied to DarkLotus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One more source. This one from the Louisiana Department of Health, pay special attention to the "Treatment" section:...
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    Need Help With Patho

    metal_m0nk replied to DarkLotus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Guillian Barre is not cured in the hospital, because there is no cure. Patients with GBS are admitted to the hospital for symptom management and support because the symptoms can be life threatening....
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    Need Help With Patho

    metal_m0nk replied to DarkLotus's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When the pressure in the brain is uneven? What a terrible question. Is your teacher referring to intracranial pressure (which literally means, inside the cranium - not inside the brain - which is...
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    How did you save on textbooks? Ebooks or not?

    metal_m0nk replied to CinDRnyc's topic in General Students

    Honestly? I didn't even buy most of them. I found that I wouldn't even need to use the majority of them. I got just the core books (like the fundamentals, med surge texts, etc.) and any "workbooks"...
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    Why are my pt.'s RBC, Hgb, Hct low?

    metal_m0nk replied to ilearntoo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Keep it simple. If she's receiving fluids, check her I&O. If it's on target, THEN you should consider other possibilities. One of the biggest mistakes I've seen in nursing school and in clinicals...
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    Why are my pt.'s RBC, Hgb, Hct low?

    metal_m0nk replied to ilearntoo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is she receiving IV fluids? What's her fluid intake/output ratio? If she's taking in more than she's putting out, I would suspect fluid