203bravo

203bravo MSN, APRN

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  1. Endotoxins are an integral part of the Gram negative membrane and are only released by lysis. they are not present in Gram positive bacteria since gram positive do not have an outer membrane. The...
  2. trying to figure out my grade

    You would have an 82% right now.. after you get the points for test 4.. then add all your points and multiply by 75% to get your
  3. why would you consider taking pre-algebra and dosage and calculations at the same time? If you need to brush up on math then the pre-algebra would be fine.. and the dosage and calculations should...
  4. Maricopa County Wait list

    There are stories on this board all the time of people that have applied to nursing school 2-3+ times and have gotten denied -- this causes them a great deal of angst and frustration. I see the...
  5. Pharmacology - SO MUCH INFO!

    *If this post doesn't make much sense I'm not surprised. I haven't had any coffee or 5 hour energy yet* :) Love
  6. anyone in five semester nursing program??

    My BSN program is designed to be 5 semesters taking nothing but nursing classes.. We must have finished all general education classes prior to starting any nursing core. As HouTx suggested our final...
  7. Fall '14 Applicants!!!

    Best of luck to all the Fall '14
  8. HESI study tips

    Where I took mine -- outside calculators were not allowed.. but the HESI test has a built in calculator that we were allowed to
  9. Concept Maps

    me
  10. NCLEX Style Critical Thinking Questions

    I have the NCLEX review 4000 software by Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins. It does allow you to filter out subject specific material -- the only drawback is that it is not term specific. For...
  11. Nurses that don't work holidays?

    consider school nursing and get holidays and summer
  12. do the quick math ... pell grant award should be 5645... fed student loan 10,500.. for 16,145 per year.. Chamberlin does 3 terms a year.. so the financial aid would split into 5381 per term. fees -...
  13. Need help with a Dosage Calc problem

    would the safe limit be 5 - 10 mg/kg per DOSE or per DAY? either way the answer would be yes since 30mg is well within the 102 - 204 mg per dose and daily dose of 180mg also within the 102 - 204 mg...
  14. Read your question carefully and it answers itself: You placed biuret to albumin to see if would evoke any change. The pH and temperature had remain within specific levels in order for any change to...
  15. Your Spring Schedule

    NUR 305 Nursing the Adult Client I NUR 335 Nursing the Adult Client I Practicum NUR 314 Health Policy & Ethical Decision Making NUR 304 Pharmacology total of 12
  16. Is there more than one HESI exam?

    These score apply to the HESIs that some programs give at the end of the semester as well as a final comprehensive HESI
  17. Need some help with documenting

    Bet he was Arm trained at Fort Jackson in Columbia,
  18. Can an RN student work as an LPN?

    Would need to check with your school program and state BON.. some states will allow RN students to challenge the LPN boards after their 1st year of education and some will
  19. Are you interested in a BSN or ADN program? Most ADN programs are 3 years in length - 1 for pre reques and 2 for the nursing core... and all these classes are required for the RN program... so if...
  20. I did lifespan over a winter intersession that was online -- was 3.5 weeks, but since I had a ski vacation planned around new years, I completed it in a little over 2 weeks... was very doable.... we...
  21. Am I an idiot? Should I give up?

    A-fib by nature is irregularly irregular making it hard to follow.. and if you had a tacy rate to that it may not be a surprise that you could not get an exact count. Question is how do you know that...
  22. HA question about elevated temp

    then i think that would be my explanation --- temp elvated but is normal for him/her as self reported. you are correct that you cannot Dx infection as a nurse --- but if this happens on a regular...
  23. HA question about elevated temp

    are you saying that your partner's temp is elevated and that this is a normal and expected condition for him/her? Wouldn't they have any knowledge of a possible reason for this or simply something...
  24. please help me to answer this question...

    Agreed -- my answer was as a 17 year practicing U.S. paramedic wonder why an emergency nurse in Palestine would be studying from a U.S. paramedic
  25. please help me to answer this question...

    this sounds more like a paramedic question --- especially since there is dispatch and you are a block away --- i can tell you from a medic standpoint.. you do not abandon your current pt for...