203bravo

203bravo MSN, APRN

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  1. I'm so upset, first med error!

    203bravo replied to v.dan23's topic in General Students

    There is no reason to feel terrible -- mistakes happen to everyone.... the since there seems to be no safety concern and no patient detriment.. learn from it and get stronger...

  2. I'm so upset, first med error!

    203bravo replied to v.dan23's topic in General Students

    Just a couple of points about this post jump out and you need to be ready to address them during the meeting: 1) you tossed the pen in the trash or in the sharps container? It's pretty bad form to...

  3. Should I take out 25k for nursing school?

    203bravo replied to Kariambs's topic in General Students

    I will not even address my feelings on a 16K BSN path.. but you will already owe 10k in student loans then take another 25 -26k in loans for nursing school and housing if I'm reading your post...

  4. Did I do the PVT right?

    203bravo replied to L&D4Lyfe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    no you didn't.. you must enter credit card information and hit the submit button -- thus risking the 200$ payment -- if (a) it charges your card or attempts to, such as getting a declined message for...

  5. How would you have handled this student

    203bravo replied to almostdr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    uhmmmm where exactly was the

  6. PRN medication documentation

    203bravo replied to kristimarieSC's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not sure exactly what you are looking for... PRN medications are prescribed for a specific situation and thus the situation that existed that needed the medication administration, the exact time that...

  7. Accelerated BSN or traditional BSN

    203bravo replied to mishamo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    + the cost of moving across the country + the cost of running 2 households + the cost of the strain on the marriage In the reality of everything 5 semesters is not that long - but I do understand the...

  8. 1 minute for each question in nursing school

    203bravo replied to RescueNinja123's topic in General Students

    True enough -- but trust me you are going to take a break or two if you sit there for 5 hours

  9. 1 minute for each question in nursing school

    203bravo replied to RescueNinja123's topic in General Students

    Don't forget that any and all breaks that you take during this time also count toward your total time.. So in 5 hours that 1.5 min per question will decrease with breaks... The reality is that some...

  10. Math help

    203bravo replied to guest4/14's topic in General Students

    There are 2 steps to get the correct answer 1st - figure out how many mL of the medication that you need to add to the solution: figure out how many mg there are in each mL and then divide the...

  11. Not passing Virtual ATI HELP!

    203bravo replied to meggers732's topic in General Students

    Will your school release your records to the state BON so that they will allow you to sit the NCLEX prior to passing the

  12. Chemotherapy

    203bravo replied to S_karimy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The child still has the right to know what is going to happen - never a good idea to lose the trust of children by lying or hiding the

  13. Practice test question

    203bravo replied to kellerz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    always report suspected abuse (child or

  14. Peds vs Med Surg Externship

    203bravo replied to nurse2bsarah723's topic in General Students

    If it were me and I wanted to work with Peds after graduation, I would chose the PICU opportunity. Externships by nature are short and the experience is the value here not the

  15. Adrenergic and Cholinergic confusion!

    203bravo replied to EmxoRenee's topic in General Students

    Hate to add to your stress.. but a lot of what you have asked is purely rote memorization. You can learn classes of drugs and that'll help, but many of the specific drugs you must memorize. For...

  16. Priority NCLEX Situation Assistance?

    203bravo replied to belljar1995's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    think about it a little differently - 1. during an MI the "pain" or "tightness" felt by the patient is the cardiac muscle being deprived of oxygen and thus starting to die. Here you don't worry as...

  17. Can I apply to NP program before I graduate BSN?

    203bravo replied to Beth00074's topic in General Students

    You really need to address the question to the specific programs you are interested in applying.. Some programs will allow it and some will

  18. FAFSA help for pursuing a second Bachelor's degree

    203bravo replied to hilbub's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you are taking undergrad courses for a 2nd BS then you are still classified as an undergrad... though you will start at the senior level because of the credits that you have already

  19. Help with Drug Calculation

    203bravo replied to Kastiara's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what's confusing you? you are adding 10mL of cipro to 100 mL of D5W for a total of 110 mL to be infused over 60 min. Your formula would be correct if for some reason you withdrew and discarded 10...

  20. Just starting dosage calculations

    203bravo replied to Avictorious's topic in General Students

    excellent work... just remember the hardest part of med math is figuring out exactly what the question is asking and figuring out what the distractors are. It's only natural to think that if...

  21. Just starting dosage calculations

    203bravo replied to Avictorious's topic in General Students

    think of it a little differently and see if it helps you --- for this problem the 1000 mL is a distractor. you are wanting to give 60 mL in an hour (60 mL/hr) the tubing drop factor is 10 drops for...

  22. Infection NANDA help please

    203bravo replied to NurseNHowell's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you have not really listed much by the way of assessment so I really can't be of much help in assisting with an actual nursing diagnosis. But I can offer 1 piece of insight -- you keep insisting that...

  23. If I Don't Need It, I Don't Want It!

    203bravo replied to WheresMyStethoscope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh it is killing my OCD with the A) 2) C) 4)

  24. PVT trick

    203bravo replied to HoustonMom's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    it worked for me --- yes you must enter a valid credit card and hit submit and risk being charged.... if it will not allow you to register for another test and you get a message that you already have...

  25. Isotonic dehydration. Help!

    203bravo replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

    Isotonic dehydration actually refers to a condition when someone loses water and sodium at the same time thus their serum sodium levels would remain normal. Since sodium is the main solute that...