AgentBeast MSN, RN

Emergency Nursing

CEN, CPEN

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    starting over...again...

    The hard is what makes it worth
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    How do nurses practice giving shots?

    There is no substitute for the real thing. They had us show the landmarks on the dummy in the lab then give the injection in a jelly like practice pad. Which was okay I guess, but it's nothing at all...
  3. Rather disconcerting considering giving 1ml it would have been 4x the ordered amount. She more than likely would have gotten tossed out of my nursing program. This is serious
  4. Knowledge deficit (what the deficit is) related to lack of exposure to teaching (or whatever the reason they don't know about whatever) as evidenced by your supporting evidence For example a knowledge...
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    Med test policy?

    The first attempt is usually the first week of the semester. The second attempt is the week 2. The third attempt is week 3. The drop date where you can get a partial refund is the end of the third...
  6. What I've been told is that for MAGNET purposes having a BSN and being enrolled in a RN to BSN program (BSN Tracked) are essentially the same thing, and looked at the same. Whether or not this is...
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    DAR Notes | Comprehensive Guide with Examples

    I was instructed that it is completely inappropriate to chart "Will continue to monitor." That's your job! To monitor the status of your assigned patients and their response to treatments. That's what...
  8. It's an argument in semantics. It's still the same thing. Guest, Client, Patient,
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    Fixing occluded peripheral IVs

    Yeah I was wrong. P=F/A It was late and my brain was asleep when I posted
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    Fixing occluded peripheral IVs

    Smaller syringes exert less pressure not
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    LPN vs RN

    First off you should find out if you will even be eligible to take the NCLEX-PN exam after one year of RN school. There aren't many states that I'm aware of that allow this anymore. Secondly if you...
  12. Generally credits for core nursing course don't transfer from one school to another and if you transfer midway through the program you basically start over again at your new school. Stuff like your...
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    Hyper and hypo ventilation with PaCO2 levels

    It's
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    Geez...they're dropping like flies!

    The average drop rate is probably somewhere around 50%. The vast majority of those comming in the first
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    My co-worker stinks like gin every morning!

    So I like to drink a glass or 10 of gin in the morning before work what's it to
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    Good Reference Books or Apps for New Nurses??

    RN Notes is pretty good. They also have notes books for the speciality areas, OB/Peds, Critical Care, Psych, ect. They are all pretty
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    On to OB......Now what?

    Pregnant women and
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    Nursing school and a life?

    Yeah you are
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    Clinical instructor gift?

    Generally most people appreciate a gift that is personalized to them something specific that you've noticed about them, something they like over something more generic. Try and find out what your...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    plez hlp. i need hlp chosing betwen 2 schols which one shud i go
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    Nursing Dress Code

    LOL. I haven't rollerskated since about the 5th
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    Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    [sarcasm]So wait it's not enough to be able to hold someone's hand as you slowly kill
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    Med test policy?

    Yeah pretty much. Only we have a math test prior to the start of each semester. Everyone knows going in that there will be a math test, and you have 3 chances to pass the exam. If you don't pass after...
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    Nurse handing you a coke?

    Can't get a Coke at any Cleveland Clinic facility. Not a regular Coke anyways. Everything is
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    Online ACLS certification?

    I would immagine you'd have to have an in person skills test and not just take an online test to get recertification. So you'll end up having to go someplace to get that