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    'bout time

    metal_m0nk replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    And if his gums were bleeding? Or he'd bit his tongue...or the inside of his lip? Or had post nasal drip from a nose
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    BSN Equivalent

    metal_m0nk replied to k.mims's topic in General Nursing

    While i don't understand the reasoning behind this (an absurd extension of this thought process would be not recognizing MBAs earned by those who did not have a bachelor's degree in business), it is a...
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    Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    metal_m0nk replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    I think they are "committed" to patient care in the sense that KNOW that it is good for business. I think the disconnect lies in who they believe should be ultimately responsible for it. When...
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    BSN Equivalent

    metal_m0nk replied to k.mims's topic in General Nursing

    No, a BSN is not necessary to obtain an MSN. There are many programs which require either a BSN -OR- an associate degree/diploma from accredited RN program combined with a non-nursing bachelors...
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    Life as a minority in nursing

    metal_m0nk replied to cookie91's topic in General Students

    Try this link: http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/employment/jobpat-eeo1/2009/index.cfm It is not so cut and dried. The workforce is a subset of the greater population that does not necessarily...
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    Life as a minority in nursing

    metal_m0nk replied to cookie91's topic in General Students

    The trend you're describing in equal opportunity hiring is countered by the fact that far fewer individuals in minority populations than whites are in a position to be eligible for employment in the...
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    How do you prepare for class?

    metal_m0nk replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    I try to get a good night's
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    Stopping birth control pills every two years?

    metal_m0nk replied to queenjulie's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't the WHO, after reviewing all of the available literature, declare combination oral contraceptives a Group 1 carcinogen? I think I remember reading something about that not long
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    Stopping birth control pills every two years?

    metal_m0nk replied to queenjulie's topic in General Nursing

    Might have to do with studies that show that prolonged use increases the risk of breast and cervical
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    The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, now you're just being cheeky. I
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    The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    I see what you did there... What's funny 'bout that, is if it weren't for scholars, we'd still be convinced that bacterial growth was the product of spontaneous generation and your cannula might come...
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    The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    See now, that's a whole other kind of discussion. The truth of that matter is that it is all about perspective. It's a chicken or egg type discussion. You can assign whatever degree of facility you...
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    The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    I am familiar with the recent research with COPD'ers and hypoxic drive, however your assertion that oxygen has very, very, very little to do with acid base takes the concept far further than it is...
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    The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! You are not alone in that. Biologists hated it too. Well, this one did at least. But it was all but pounded into my
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    The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    I said nothing about withholding O2 from a hypoxic patient. If you can show me that your comment that O2 has very, very, very little to do with acid base was intended to illustrate that point, I'll...
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    The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    If you're going to perform in a clinical environment where you are responsible for peoples lives, it is important to actually understand the scientific principles that drive your interventions. You...
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    The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    Firstly, you're talking to a biologist. Secondly, it is apparent that you've never heard of the Haldane effect and have never seen an oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve. When oxygen is present,...
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    The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    metal_m0nk replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    Wooow.... You're kidding me, right? Do me a quick favor, okay? Explain respiratory acidosis/alkalosis. Better yet, what is produced during the process of cellular respiration in the absence of oxygen?...
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    What did you struggle with most in nursing school?

    metal_m0nk replied to mrgaylordfocker's topic in General Students

    Fixed.
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    What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    metal_m0nk replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    That made me laugh out
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    Is it just me or......

    metal_m0nk replied to MickeysMom's topic in General Students

    So far it has been no where near the level of difficulty I had anticipated, considering the things I was reading and hearing from others. Hope it stays that
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    Smokers in Nursing School--How Are You Treated?

    metal_m0nk replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

    I wish I had some kind of legislation that would protect my delicate sensibilities from the overwhelming amount of socially acceptable self-righteousness and caustic melodrama in this thread. But I...
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    Smokers in Nursing School--How Are You Treated?

    metal_m0nk replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

    Environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer: a reappraisal. Trends in cigarette consumption cannot fully explain trends in British lung cancer rates Purported misconceptions about the dangers of...
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    Would you marry a Doctor?

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

    No, I would
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    Sick and tired of the AAS BSN debate

    metal_m0nk replied to Natingale's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Was just browsing VA jobs and read that in some states, the VA considers an ADN prepared nurse with a bachelor's degree in a related field and no nursing experience to be equal to a BSN prepared new...