david.cummiskey

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  1. Differences Between Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Perhaps that came out the wrong way, I did not mean to sound insensitive. I do not wish illness on anyone or that I had it. I simply meant that I understand and remember the symptoms and treatment for...

  2. Differences Between Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you Soooooo much! I mean I thought this forum was all about nurses/students helping each other. Some ppl can be so bitter. I appreciate your help :up: I was not trying to get an easy answer for...

  3. Differences Between Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds like a homework question? I already graduated from nursing

  4. IMPORTANT: Key Defense Mechanisms

    david.cummiskey posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know that I often get these mixed up and see them a lot on exams, wishing I would have taken the few extra minutes necessary to commit them to memory. Hope this helps you too Denial- Refuses to...

  5. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    david.cummiskey replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Differentiating Parathyroid Hormone and Calcitonin's effect on calcium placement. Calci-Tonin increases Calcium in the BONE PTH- Puts The calcium in the Heme (blood) Happy

  6. Differences Between Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you soo much for sharing your personal experiences coping with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I find that to be the best way to learn about a medical condition is to have had it or know someone who has....

  7. Differences Between Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow, Thanks ghillbert for sharing that and the Notes. It will definately help me differentiate between the

  8. I'm having a really sped moment...Help?

    david.cummiskey posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I know that young children can become dehydrated very easily, and as a result nausea/vomiting, and diarrhea are medical emergencies. I just can't remember if its because: A. Their little bodies are...

  9. I'm having a really sped moment...Help?

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    "SPED" derived from "special" and "education", I thought it was a pretty common

  10. I'm having a really sped moment...Help?

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sorry, doesn't help, I know dehydration causes hypovolemia, which raises the blood viscosity decreasing the fluid in the blood which deprives the brain and muscles of oxygen and can cause headaches...

  11. I'm having a really sped moment...Help?

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Alright Socrates, thanks for the 20 questions but you didn't answer mine.

  12. Contact Precautions: You should know them forwards and backwards

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's a good question beachbutterfly, thanks for asking. I know that not only can you get chicken pox through the air when someone who has chickenpox coughs or sneezes but you can also get it by...

  13. What does the NCLEX want for RSV? Contact or Droplet?

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    True, Pertussis is Droplet, Influenza is Droplet, and TB is Airborne. Thanks, I think I'm gonna go with Contact then. Kaplan says its Contact

  14. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    david.cummiskey replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Breast Cancer Risk Factors: >50 years of age FIRST child born after 30 years of age Grandmother, Mother, Sister has it Personal history of breast cancer Garlic has a hypoglycemic effect do...

  15. Contact Precautions: You should know them forwards and backwards

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    NICE! I like it! Thanks for

  16. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    david.cummiskey replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Here is a fun fact: IF you have a female patient undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis and the output is bloody you need to determine if she is menstruating. The reason being, the dialysate is so...

  17. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    david.cummiskey replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Pavlik harness- is a harness applied to young children with hip dysplasia. it goes around their mid section and over their shoulders in the front looking like a pair of suspenders. It then makes and x...

  18. Contact Precautions: You should know them forwards and backwards

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Haha, no worries, just glad we got that figured out. Well, that's one question I know I'll get right now if they ask

  19. Contact Precautions: You should know them forwards and backwards

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Your Saunders is outdated 2008 Rebella is Droplet and Rubeola is Airborne (The RN Course Book Preparation for the NCLEX-RN Examination 12th Edition Kaplan, 2009,

  20. Contact Precautions: You should know them forwards and backwards

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Your welcome

  21. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    david.cummiskey replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    NSAIDS like Ibuprophen (Motrin) can cause GI bleeds, never take on an Empty stomach. Think "NSAIDS take with BREAD" No milk served with meat- Jews Clients with physical disabilities frequently...

  22. Contact Precautions: You should know them forwards and backwards

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got my information from the flyers they post on the doors of the pts' rooms. For RSV, yes it is droplet and contact you can't have a droplet precaution that isn't contact because droplet requires...

  23. Crash Course In Prioritization Questions...

    david.cummiskey replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Would you by any chance be taking the Kaplan course :wink2: Thanks for the reminder They did mention

  24. Help me save my computer!!!

    david.cummiskey replied to momandstudent's topic in General Students

    Go to the Geeks to go website: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/register.html Post your problem on there and I will personally guarantee that they will respond within 3 days and know exactly how to...

  25. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    david.cummiskey replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Tetany tests: Chovstek's sign- Tap facial nerve 2 cm anterior to earlobe just below zygomatic arch. Twitching of facial muscles indicates tetany. Trousseau's sign- Inflate BP cuff to 20mmHg above...