AgentBeast MSN, RN

Emergency Nursing

CEN, CPEN

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    If I see one more post titled....

    AgentBeast replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the physician's name was The Bruce
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    If I see one more post titled....

    AgentBeast replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Steer clear of the Tambourine. Mr. Tambourine Man will try and try to get you hooked. You must resist the
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    Tri-C in Cleveland

    AgentBeast replied to NewStart2012's topic in Ohio Nursing

    It's probably better these days to scan your paperwork into a .pdf file and email it over to one of the office folks. When you fax things now it's more likely to get lost due to the volume of stuff...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    AgentBeast replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    My patient from clinical this past week had a fever and the physician wrote an order for "more cowbell" is this a valid
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    How would you respond to this??

    AgentBeast replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    Patient's never see all that work that nurses put into their care. In fact they might only see 5% of
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    Need help with a care plan

    AgentBeast replied to kelsey410's topic in General Students

    You don't necessarily need to have a "Related to" with a "risk for" diagnosis you have what are known as risk factors. Things like, presence of secondary diagnosis, forgets own limitations,
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    How soon you will be drug tested after admission?

    AgentBeast replied to The ER Biker's topic in General Students

    It's scarier than it is
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    How would you respond to this??

    AgentBeast replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    Not really worth the effort, or the hard feelings that would come about from saying something. Most folks have no idea exactly do, other than wiping butts and passing
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    If I see one more post titled....

    AgentBeast replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    The young taste like chicken. The old are tough and
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    help finding unremoveable bracelet for patients

    AgentBeast replied to Heatherxo's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of banding have you considered branding? Note this is humor and I do not condone the wonton use of branding
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    can someone help with my care plan??

    AgentBeast replied to clff_0107's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Many of you diagnosis are related to other nursing diagnosis. 1.) Activity Intolerance (No) he's intolerant of activity because he can't breathe and is in pain 2.) Ineffective breathing pattern...
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    Tri-C Nursing program - Spring 2012

    AgentBeast replied to She-she's topic in Ohio Nursing

    You need either American Heart Association Certification BLS for Healthcare Providers, or American Red Cross Certification CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and Health Care Providers. I don't think...
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    I pay to hear the instructor... not your stories (rant. beware)

    AgentBeast replied to grownuprosie's topic in General Students

    Yeah the stories and such are probably best left at
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    need a new scope

    AgentBeast replied to heatherm2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Not a big fan of plastic scopes like the Lightweight. Stick with the Classic
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    Please Help*Advice for understanding how to "critically think"

    AgentBeast replied to MirandaSN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That seems to be the most idiotic policy ever conceived. How are you supposed to correct what you are doing wrong when you don't know and can't find out what you are doing wrong in the first
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    Obama's Student Loan Relief Plan

    AgentBeast replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Students

    I read it, and you're crazier than I am if you believe it when he says "no additional cost to
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    Nursing Diagnosis or Care Plan books that are useful?

    AgentBeast replied to Kdavina's topic in General Students

    The Ackley book is THE book to have for nursing
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    most troubling trend in healthcare

    AgentBeast replied to sophie09's topic in General Nursing

    100% of all people eventually die. This is very
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    CNA Question

    AgentBeast replied to Apophenia84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's probably more the exception than the rule that you need to obtain nurse's aid certification before starting a nursing program. Most of the CNA stuff is covered in a couple hours the first day of...
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    Obama's Student Loan Relief Plan

    AgentBeast replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Students

    Great another plan to give "relief" to folks who took out loans they now can't pay back on the backs of those of us who made sacrifices and took out 0 student loans paying our own way through
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    So besides nursing school, what do you all do in your spare time?

    AgentBeast replied to i<3u's topic in General Students

    Free time? What free
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    Please Help*Advice for understanding how to "critically think"

    AgentBeast replied to MirandaSN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sometimes you really have to read the questions several times to truly figure out exactly what it is asking. Oftentimes the answer is right in the
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    Widened pulse pressure

    AgentBeast replied to ithalia77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Widening pulse pressure> Neuro Narrowing pulse pressure>
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    My gut is telling me you are not a nurse

    AgentBeast replied to ksc0723's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't know about all this nurse business, but my gut is telling me I probably should not have eaten the spicy chili for
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    Writing goals and nursing orders

    AgentBeast replied to BuddyDough's topic in General Students

    No. Goals are the outcomes the nurse would like to see for the patient. "Nursing orders" should be nursing interventions, or the things nursing does to help meet the established