BahoRN

BahoRN

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  1. Financial Decisions

    BahoRN replied to +one's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You don't need to buy a house or car to earn credit. Apply for a VISA/MC/Amex with your banking center. If they refuse you, there is a plan where you give your bank $200.00 to hold for a year in a...

  2. How many Medical Bankruptcies were there in the past year?

    BahoRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's absurd. if you require long term care, rehabilitation, home care, etc... you'd eat up the $300,000 pretty quickly. And yes, they would let you

  3. Health Care is a right

    BahoRN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "thats where I currently reside to put myself through school" Imagine if you had a family to feed and insure! "doubt there'll ever be any shortage of unskilled labor" unemployment rates and retirement...

  4. Health Care is a right

    BahoRN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    LMAO!!!

  5. Health Care is a right

    BahoRN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I do have to disagree with your last statement. Sometimes it's a matter of need and not want, and sometimes that need will mean loosing your

  6. Health Care is a right

    BahoRN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What can't they get through gov't run programs? Bypass surgery, preventative checkups, wound care, pacemaker... I'm pretty sure those are included. If you want to take out a private plan to pay for...

  7. Health Care is a right

    BahoRN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    America and Americans are in a very ideal and unique position. Right now, they can take the best parts of other countries' health care systems and incorporate them into what can become the World's...

  8. Health Care is a right

    BahoRN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's the

  9. help with my care plans

    BahoRN replied to fulfilling my plan's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely right! No medical diagnosis as your "related

  10. RN or radiology technician

    BahoRN replied to aya123's topic in General Students

    Do you have any scientific education credits (anatomy and physiology, or microbiology)? Take those credit classes at an accredited community college, which you will need for nursing anyways; they...

  11. help with my care plans

    BahoRN replied to fulfilling my plan's topic in General Nursing

    I assume you need help with your "As Evidenced By"? Remember, your AEB is anything and everything you see, hear, smell...It can be something your patient says, lab work values, an order the Doctor has...

  12. Medicare cuts affecting Nursing homes

    BahoRN replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The crappy part of restructuring is that institutions are too quick to cut back on nursing staff and equipment before bonuses. We need a plan that requires a "back to the basics" attitude. 1. modest...

  13. Canadian comes to America for life saving surgery

    BahoRN replied to ozoneranger's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Whom is reporting (proported as you stated) what Canadian health care is. Preventative care....covered Emergency care....covered Woman's Health/Sex Ed/Diabetes/Food and Nutrition....covered Longer...

  14. Hypoxemia with respiratory alkalosis

    BahoRN replied to TheFuture09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with the previous post in that I'm not sure what you're asking. COPD =physiological changes that lessen oxygenation (raising CO2) Pnuemonia =mechanical obstruction lessening oxygenation...

  15. Canadian comes to America for life saving surgery

    BahoRN replied to ozoneranger's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Canadian health care is by no means number one in the world, but it's far better than what is going on here in the good ol' US of A. Speaking only out of personal experience of

  16. Help prioritizing L&D tasks

    BahoRN replied to notthereyet0's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You need to have internal access to any patient in anticipation of IV interventions. You need to set up your equipment in order to monitor any fetal activities You don't call the Doctor until you have...

  17. Need desperate help with test questions.

    BahoRN replied to >--stethoscope--o's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Depends on what Nursing Level you are in. Always know your signs and symptoms of any disease process, and always know your nursing interventions. Above all else, know what the "normal" is, this way...

  18. Hypoxemia with respiratory alkalosis

    BahoRN replied to TheFuture09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Acidosis = body cells laking enough oxygen hungry for O2 the vasculature opens up demanding more O2 =hypotenstion hypotenstion =increased lack of O2 to brain =confusion, headache, blurred vision heart...

  19. Hypoxemia with respiratory alkalosis

    BahoRN replied to TheFuture09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    metabolic = kidneys are root cause (compensating or decompensating) = takes longer but more effective/damaging. respiratory = lungs are root cause (compensating or decompensating) = immediate...

  20. Hypoxemia with respiratory alkalosis

    BahoRN replied to TheFuture09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Anytime :) Glad to

  21. Hypoxemia with respiratory alkalosis

    BahoRN replied to TheFuture09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hyperventilation = breathing too fast breathing to fast= blowing off all your CO2 AND reducing O2 intake blowing off CO2 = alkalosis reduced O2 intake = hypoxemia Or hypoxemia = trying to take in more...

  22. Abbreviation Help

    BahoRN replied to Guerilla04's topic in General Students

    DM =Diabetes Mellitus OM =Otitis Media (pediatric more likely) or perhaps Osteomyelitis CVA =Cerebrovascular Accident

  23. Health Care is a right

    BahoRN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Bravo!!!!!

  24. canadian nurses and rights

    BahoRN replied to Beebop25's topic in International Nursing

    I have the perfect solution...Geriatrics! No abortion dilemmas there. What about Catholic hospitals (e.g St. Joseph's in Toronto), can't they refuse to take part in abortions? Just remember, personal...

  25. Insured RN Suffering from Incurable Disease

    BahoRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I continue to believe that it is this "every man for himself" attitude that is driving the US economy, dollar, education, health and well being into an early grave. Thank "God" for the volunteer...