203bravo

203bravo MSN, APRN

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  1. which version?

    203bravo replied to Lbondar3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Guess my only question would be - what difference does it really matter? are you going to prepare any differently by knowing? That being said --- the school has control over which version they...

  2. should I retake?

    203bravo replied to tennesseeflyer2010's topic in General Students

    I have known plenty of people in the program that I am attending that either repeated a nursing course because they failed it or they withdrew to keep from failing it and retook it. As far as how...

  3. First year nursing student & already feeling hopeless

    203bravo replied to gybe's topic in General Students

    This is the beast of nursing exams and the biggest learning curve faced by new students. Questions are not simply based on the exact items that have been lectured on like most other majors, you need...

  4. Does getting called for a background check mean Im accepted?

    203bravo replied to xnicolerose21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's an excellent sign --- if you were not a viable candidate or even being considered for placement they wouldn't be spending any money doing a background check. Best of

  5. Doing some homework :/ HELP!!!

    203bravo replied to LoveER01's topic in General Students

    1st rule about test questions is NEVER assume anything. The question says nothing about coming in through the ER and nothing about having received any narcan. Narcan is normally given 0.4mg q 2-3 min...

  6. Hesi Exit exam

    203bravo replied to Xj94123's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    yeah I agree with you --- I wouldn't spend the money for a resource that they wouldn't accept --- I looked at the NCSBN program and it really just didn't do it for me.. and since it's the most $$ for...

  7. Hesi Exit exam

    203bravo replied to Xj94123's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    hey just took my exit exam yesterday and score >1000 .. here's what helped me the most...

  8. NCLEX 3500 or 4000

    203bravo replied to EricaAdemoji's topic in General Students

    were you using the online version or a CD that you load to your computer? I have the CD version and when I got a new computer it didn't work "got an error for a missing file" when I contacted the...

  9. Online textbook reading tips

    203bravo replied to natmanzo's topic in General Students

    could you not simply adapt your paper book reading styles for the online format? Also, do you have only a computer (laptop) for your ebooks or do you have a tablet as well? Tablets should afford you...

  10. pyschosocial nursing diagnosis

    203bravo replied to vgutierrez39's topic in General Students

    You have really given no information here for any real assistance -- for a proper psychosocial evaluation you would need to consider mental health; sexuality; social, cultural, and ethnic identity;...

  11. Medication conflicts

    203bravo replied to JAMAYA10's topic in General Students

    do you have a specific example? often times it's simply necessary to space them far enough apart so that the interaction is

  12. Medication Calc/Administration Help!

    203bravo replied to adelarosa2011's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1. do you have a nursing drug guide? it will tell you the time frame that any IV drug should be give and any adverse effects to watch for during the push --- as far as an oral dose, it would tell you...

  13. Help with math practice

    203bravo replied to vgutierrez39's topic in General Students

    1. hrs = mL ÷ mL/hr 2. mL/hr = mL/units x units/hr 3. mL = (mL/hr * 24hrs) + (antibiotic mL * 6) + (flush mL * 6) - (mL/hr * ((30*6)/60)) mL = (mL/hr * 24hrs) + (antibiotic mL * 6) + (flush mL * 6)...

  14. Fall risk assessment and transgender pts?

    203bravo replied to StayOrthostatic's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thank you --- doing a little quick research about this model.. it was developed by using statistics from previous falls in elderly patients.. and that is its target population to day though they are...

  15. Fall risk assessment and transgender pts?

    203bravo replied to StayOrthostatic's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    surely not -- they watched a video and everything

  16. Fall risk assessment and transgender pts?

    203bravo replied to StayOrthostatic's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm curious --- I've used a couple of different fall risk assessment tools and have never seen the gender of a patient listed as a category. What specific tool were you guys learning that makes a...

  17. New steth should it swivel like this

    203bravo replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    I am not familiar with this particular brand, but if you are uncomfortable with the use or fit then you owe it to yourself to get something that you are more comfortable with. No stethoscope that...

  18. Is Peds/Maternity Class hard?

    203bravo replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Students

    What I found most difficult about Peds is that the correct answer changes every few months --- tip memorize your milestones... what's correct for a 6 month old is not the same for a 2 year old......

  19. HELP Dosage Calculation

    203bravo replied to Germosen14's topic in General Students

    250/100 =

  20. IV Flow rate calculation...Please Help

    203bravo replied to Samm06's topic in General Students

    It is supplied in 2 mL and you want to dilute it until you have 20 mL thus 20 mL - 2 mL = 18 mL If you are going to administer 20 mL over 2 minutes = 20 mL/2min = 10 mL/min 15 sec is 1/4th of a min...

  21. need vaccine titer help!

    203bravo replied to direw0lf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would definitely concur with the state health dept... and actually when I did mine I found it actually cheaper to go ahead and get the immunizations instead of getting the titers.. plus if any of...

  22. HESI Registration Process

    203bravo replied to vhanna's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Every program that I'm aware of makes their own registration. Thus find the school is offering it that you would be interested in taking it,, make sure that they are testing on all the sections that...

  23. prerequisites online

    203bravo replied to lisacohen3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    didn't mean to imply that any school would or would not accept the credits... the OP simply asked for suggestions and had already been warned about the fact he/she needed to verify that his/her...

  24. prerequisites online

    203bravo replied to lisacohen3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    check out straighterline.com they offer both A&P I and II as well as

  25. Nurse Extern

    203bravo replied to LNOUVRESE's topic in General Students

    While I am a believer that you shouldn't work anywhere you are unhappy - there are a few questions that you should ask yourself before quitting: 1. is this facility somewhere you would like to work as...