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    I dont get this answer, Help!!

    metal_m0nk replied to RNFutureRN's topic in General Students

    Because excessive tissue damage (like extensive burns) causes protein/muscle fiber release into the blood stream. Proteins are large molecules and can accumulate in the renal tubules leading to...
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    Would you rather? An Application Process Discussion

    metal_m0nk replied to 2BRN123's topic in General Students

    I took an ACT and two placement tests, submitted 3 letters of recommendation and an academic resume and my GPA was 4.0. There were over 500 applicants and only 50 spots. I don't really have an opinion...
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    RN/ASN-MSN

    metal_m0nk replied to quaneshadavis's topic in General Students

    The program you mentioned requires that you take a total of 77 semester hours before beginning masters level courses (60 semester hours of undergraduate prerequisites and 17 semester hours of "bridge"...
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    Single Mother, Working, and Nursing School

    metal_m0nk replied to Shauntil07's topic in General Students

    This has been true in my experience too. Even better if you let them try your stethoscope and
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    what are BASELINE vital signs?

    metal_m0nk replied to konp's topic in General Students

    A baseline is not always the patient's normal. Usually, a baseline reading is just a reference point. If you're gathering baseline information before administering a medication it is generally used to...
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    3 Months until NS starts.. What should i be doing!

    metal_m0nk replied to niqua8604's topic in General Students

    I'm going to go rogue here and say get yourself into a routine (if you don't already have one). It doesn't have to be strict, but if you don't have a lot of structure in your life now, making the...
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    COPD pt sob

    metal_m0nk replied to serenie222's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! I guess they'd better turn off the heat too...and the AC. All that air movement just makes people sicker.
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    COPD pt sob

    metal_m0nk replied to serenie222's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, the technique is still taught/used. Along with the use of a fan as mentioned in an earlier
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    Experience with School Workload and holding a job

    metal_m0nk replied to Jazzyjazz's topic in General Students

    If you can afford to, not working is probably best. I worked 20-36 hours per week all through school and I'm a single mom of one, so I didn't have a whole lot of other options. I still managed to...
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    COPD pt sob

    metal_m0nk replied to serenie222's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been taught that you give as much O2 as they need to be free from distress and then titrate it down as soon as possible b/c of hypoxic
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    Getting a C in Nursing

    metal_m0nk replied to Annachu512's topic in General Students

    I've got a 3.3 and one class left before I graduate from nursing school...Grad school, here I come!
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    Which route do I take? ADN vs BSN

    metal_m0nk replied to Zelda21's topic in General Students

    You'll usually get a good mix of answers to this question, but the majority of them will be in defense of the poster's own decisions because people tend to try to justify their actions and no one...
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    What am I doing wrong when studying??

    metal_m0nk replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nursing education is about being faced with a wealth of information and figuring out how to pull out the most important details. Questions that ask you to chose the "most right" answer out of 4 or 5...
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    Off topic Prof HATES me...what to do?

    metal_m0nk replied to fitzy5's topic in General Students

    Keep records/journals of interactions and email them to yourself so that they are time/date stamped. Unless absolutely unnecessary, insist that communication about important issues regarding your...
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    Experienced Student Nurses...advice?

    metal_m0nk replied to cchesney's topic in General Students

    This has probably already been said, but aside from F&E and acid/base you'll want to know diabetes, cardiac, and respiratory inside and
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    Recommended books to get a head start before nursing school?

    metal_m0nk replied to ariferb's topic in General Students

    Get a book about fluids and electrolytes - like one of the "for dummies" series. Go to labtestsonline.org and just poke around. Get a feel for what different tests measure, when they're ordered, and...
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    colostomy

    metal_m0nk replied to mrnewman's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting... In the colostomy teaching I've witnessed in acute care settings, it has always been recommended that the patient always leave the bag in place while swimming and apply a water proof...
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    colostomy

    metal_m0nk replied to mrnewman's topic in General Nursing

    If the bag were completely sealed from outside air, you might be able to control it with positive/negative pressure, but that's a long shot and not something that is actually done to my knowledge....
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    What the what??

    metal_m0nk replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    I have more than one instructor that says, "DIL-IH-TATE" instead of
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    First year student

    metal_m0nk replied to asiankid520's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It all depends on the individual. In my first year, there were quite a few 19 to early 20 somethings, living at home with parents, no kids, no jobs who failed out; while those with jobs and kids did...
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    Suicidal man at nurses' station

    metal_m0nk replied to *Posh*'s topic in General Nursing

    I'll say it again. I am not and did never argue that some form of action was inappropriate to the situation mentioned. If you continue to believe that, it is of your own volition with no assistance...
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    Suicidal man at nurses' station

    metal_m0nk replied to *Posh*'s topic in General Nursing

    I am not and did never argue that some form of action was inappropriate to the situation mentioned. If you continue to believe that, it is of your own volition with no assistance from me. What is...
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    Suicidal man at nurses' station

    metal_m0nk replied to *Posh*'s topic in General Nursing

    The hysteria in the original post is pretty unmistakable. The OP was not suggesting that the patient be taken to a less crowded area so that his concerns could be listened to. The OP was suggesting...
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    What are your credentials and what's your IQ?

    metal_m0nk replied to Weber's topic in General Nursing

    I guess no one here has ever read The Mismeasure of
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    Suicidal man at nurses' station

    metal_m0nk replied to *Posh*'s topic in General Nursing

    Real, full blown, chemical imbalance or a lifetime of maladaptation type psych issues aren't generally inactive unless it is the period preceding an initial psychotic break. If a person has a...