AgentBeast MSN, RN

Emergency Nursing

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    Advice for student nurse regarding staff RN problem

    AgentBeast replied to RADIATION_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Show up, keep your mouth shut, and do what you are told (within reason.) Is a pretty decent strategy for approaching
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    Confused.. Certification needed for LTC but not Hospital??

    AgentBeast replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a clue ask the folks that were in congress when the law was
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    Confused.. Certification needed for LTC but not Hospital??

    AgentBeast replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    It sucks, but it's a federal requirement. Designed to prevent nursing home
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    How to start an IV

    AgentBeast replied to LisaRN1105's topic in General Nursing

    My friends at Fort Minor say it's more like 10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will, 5% pleasure, 50% pain, And 100% reason to remember the
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    Confused.. Certification needed for LTC but not Hospital??

    AgentBeast replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.state.nj.us/health/healthfacilities/nadetail.shtml
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    How do you wash your nursing shoes?

    AgentBeast replied to nursingstudent85's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just wipe mine off with a wet rag. Then air dry. I sprayed them with waterproofing when they were new right out of the
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    Theme music

    AgentBeast replied to LegzRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, haven't caught the Price is Right in
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    HIPPA violation??

    AgentBeast replied to RFRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's what she said! Damn I shouldn't do that too
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    Theme music

    AgentBeast replied to LegzRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah great show. Sadly they only ever released the first season on
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    Theme music

    AgentBeast replied to LegzRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll answer in song.
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    HIPPA violation??

    AgentBeast replied to RFRN's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty sure you mean emancipated and not emaciated. If they are medically emaciated they have other issues and likely can not become
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    Theme music

    AgentBeast replied to LegzRN's topic in General Nursing

    [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE]Tanz der Halle des
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    HIPPA violation??

    AgentBeast replied to RFRN's topic in General Nursing

    When you are dealing with a minor child I would think that the legal guardian/parent has a right to know, but I'm not a lawyer so what do I know other than it's HIPAA not
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    How hard is nursing school ?

    AgentBeast replied to sttinnaaa's topic in General Students

    How hard it is varies by your educational background, and how well you are at learning something then applying
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    Proposition for a Nursing Revolt

    AgentBeast replied to PintheD's topic in General Nursing

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    Theme music

    AgentBeast replied to LegzRN's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv24N8H1KyI
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    Nursing diagnosis for risk for developing c-diff?

    AgentBeast replied to Blue Cat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If nursing diagnosis aren't supposed to be "risk for" diagnosis you might want to let NANDA
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    5-7 Working Days to process Dr.'s Orders???

    AgentBeast replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Bureaucracy:uhoh3:
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    Dickies

    AgentBeast replied to mmm cdiff's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've got some of these Generation Flex Dickies that are pretty soft. They might be only for dudes
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    Trouble with ventrogluteal injection site

    AgentBeast replied to mitral's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh dear god don't do step 8 from the steroid website. It'll burn like
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    Nursing diagnosis for risk for developing c-diff?

    AgentBeast replied to Blue Cat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would think impaired gas exchange would be a bigger issue for a pneumonia patient than breathing pattern. Also you need to look at the reason most people develop C Diff infections . . ....
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    What do I do? Flunked my first exam

    AgentBeast replied to studentrnnurse's topic in General Students

    To be honest a 70% isn't all that bad in the big picture. I know students who get 60% or worse on the first exam and go on to get the required % to pass first semester. If you get an 18/20 on your...
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    Becoming a CRNA but living in Canada

    AgentBeast replied to kaltunadan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Being an AAU member institution you shouldn't have any problems transferring from the University of Toronto to a college in the USA. Provided your grades are up to snuff. As an Ohio State Alumni I...
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    New in Ohio, looking to return to school for nursing, can you offer any advice?

    AgentBeast replied to hippiemom2009's topic in Ohio Nursing

    It's not really important what I think. However, I will state that many other educational opportunities open up for BSN students that unfortunately aren't as open to ADN students anymore. Such as...
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    Need a new stethoscope...suggestions?

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

    I'd spend the extra $30 and get a Littmann Classic II SE. I'm just not a huge fan of plastic