Assailants

Assailants specializes in Ortho/Trauma.

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1. What's the lowest potassium you would feel comfortable not supplementing?

   Assailants replied to blondy2061h's topic in Patient Medications

   I dont think that our hopsital has a standing protocol for K replacement, but at the hospital where I precepted we had a standing k/mag replacement depending on the patient's lytes. 3.2 and 3.1 seems...

2. Core Curriculum in Orthopaedic Nursing

   Assailants replied to SpartanRN's topic in Orthopedic

   I thought you could get the book directly from the

3. PRN narcotics for patients who cant request it?

   Assailants replied to EMYrn2011's topic in Patient Medications

   Why isn't this Pt getting ATC PO pain meds? Giving morphine q every hour anit going to help with long term pain

4. IV Toradol and Snack?

   Assailants posted a topic in Patient Medications

   I know with PO NSAIDS we should give them with a snack to decrease the risk of the patient getting an upset stomach/GI bleed; however, do we need to give a snack with IV Toradol? I know we bypass the...

5. I lol at the stud who quit because he had to empty a bedpan...

   Assailants replied to tenjuna's topic in Male Nursing Students

   OP's story and subsequent posts makes me think he is a total....I am sure you got some things you can improve upon as well...maybe start going to the gym

6. Fourth attempt, failed! But still thankful!

   Assailants replied to mzmae's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   How about you try

7. Disabling feeling of failure- please help!

   Assailants replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

   Its extremely difficult to give patients like that bed baths without assistance especially if they are combative, demented, etc. like in your

8. Male RNs, What Areas of Nursing Are Looking for Them?

   Assailants replied to chrisc-40's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I see males RNs on every unit maybe besides L&D, postpartum, antepartum..even then I am sure they

9. renal perfusion question

   Assailants replied to little margarita's topic in General Students

   Perfusion = blood flow. Dopamine, as I recall, in low dosages is supposed to increase blood flow to the kidneys via vasodilation of the arteries supplying the kidneys. To answer your second question,...

10. Priority Nursing Diagnosis

    Assailants replied to Mmessenger's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's always ABCs so I'd pick the nursing dx related to airway, breathing, or

11. worried about dissection

    Assailants replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Seriously cats? I don't see why your school can't get some cavadars. Dissecting is terrible...the worst part is removing all of the fat...it takes forever...then some ppl ruin it by removing things...

12. Surviving OB

    Assailants replied to nimartino's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It's acutallyy not so bad...I can see why so many ladies wnna do

13. the "mean girls" of nursing school

    Assailants replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    Actually, you can use any degree to apply to med school--may it be psychology, english, or the typical biology major--all you need to do is complete the pre-reqs, which are basically the foundation of...

14. A future nurse...in need of advice....!!!

    Assailants replied to pharaohnc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You graduated cum laude with a

15. The "Why don't you go to Med School" Question

    Assailants replied to AL1992's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Cool dude. Most people never ask that to me and the people who do are usually in a non-medical field. FYI, its OD for optometry and they don't go to med school, they go grad school for optometry, like...