AgentBeast MSN, RN

Emergency Nursing

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  1. AgentBeast

    What's in your pockets?

    AgentBeast replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I got a little change in my pocket goin'
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    Qtc and amniodarone what does it all mean

    AgentBeast replied to Mrsjonesgilbert's topic in Cardiac

    Not all medications within the same general classification are created equal. For example carvedilol and labetalol in addition to their beta blocking effect also exert an alpha blocking effect....
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    Lunch bag suggestions?

    AgentBeast replied to 7237dallas's topic in General Students

    Igloo MaxCold Hard Liner Cooler 12 : Target I got this bad boy for taking my lunch to work. Has a two slots, one on each side, that fit an ice pack. Keeps things cold
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    Questions regarding assignments

    AgentBeast replied to HerbyRN's topic in Ohio University

    Honestly these papers don't have to read like Shakespeare. As long as you touch on all the required areas in the rubric, and don't use direct quotes (paraphrase and cite!) you'll usually only get a...
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    Qtc and amniodarone what does it all mean

    AgentBeast replied to Mrsjonesgilbert's topic in Cardiac

    The longer the QT interval (or the QTc which is the QT interval corrected for heart rate) gets the greater the risk of R on T phenomenon which can lead to Torsades de Pointes. Many medication can...
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    Where can i buy Littman stethoscope?

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

    Medisave
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    Charge nurse pay

    AgentBeast replied to Blandini7's topic in General Nursing

    More work for the same amount of
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    Feeling Overwhelmed & Incompetent

    AgentBeast replied to newgradpedsnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LOL. NPO for Surgery generally doesn't mean that you can't give anything by mouth. Meds and small sips of water are
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    Should I beome a RN?

    AgentBeast replied to Navygurl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd imagine it's assembly line nursing. Where basically you are just a robot doing the master's
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    What is your quote or mantra when it gets tough?

    AgentBeast replied to Lola Lou's topic in First Year After Licensure

    DISCO
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    is it nurse's week?

    AgentBeast replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah some of the higher ups were going around passing out ice cream and we got gym bags
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    general question.

    AgentBeast replied to nimojoey's topic in General Nursing

    Can't say I've ever seen a patient with Tetorifice, nor every heard of anyone having been infected with
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    Pete 2000

    AgentBeast replied to LisaBeckerHughes's topic in Ohio University

    Cultural Perspectives and Physical
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    Pete 2000

    AgentBeast replied to LisaBeckerHughes's topic in Ohio University

    4560 Wasn't too bad when I took it. Typical discussion board each week, and a paper each week. Week 2 we read or watched Tuesday's with Morrie and then wrote a paper about it. Week's 3, 4 and 5 were...
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    Bingo for Your Unit

    AgentBeast replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in General Nursing

    ***** this is a really good
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    How do we educate the public on ways to afford medications?

    AgentBeast replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Patient Medications

    Consult social work. Seriously these folks are a wealth of information regarding medication assistance
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    Today a patient asked, "Do you know Jesus?"

    AgentBeast replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ah Jesus I like him very much, but he no help me hit
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    this "pvt" business

    AgentBeast replied to bckruta's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    They took out the "Please contact your member board for further assistance" part of the good pop-up. Been a licensed RN for over a year and while I used to get the pop-up that had that part in it, now...
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    Maybe Im missing something....

    AgentBeast replied to murse8181's topic in General Nursing

    What sort of cardiac history did this person
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    Pearson Vue Trick Confusion

    AgentBeast replied to ChristinaZambrano's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Pearson changed the wording of the popup. I just did the trick and got the "good" pop-up with the exact same wording as you did. I've been an RN for over a
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    Accidental Artery Stick Phlebotomy student

    AgentBeast replied to Mary-V's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, dude will be
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    Med Error

    AgentBeast replied to Stacey2010's topic in General Students

    Technically it's a prescribing error then, dosing is the responsibility of the physician. Deciding when to give 5mg and when to give 10mg is outside of the RN scope of practice. The order should read...
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    Med Error

    AgentBeast replied to Stacey2010's topic in General Students

    Were there parameters on the order? Like give 5mg for x and give 10mg for
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    Prioritizing infusions

    AgentBeast replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    Sort of depends on the clinical situation. Too little information is provided here. I agree with those that state the patient should get a PICC line given the likely need for longer term IV antibiotic...
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    STATS Psy 1110 at OU

    AgentBeast replied to Veronica's topic in Ohio University

    Most folks end up taking stats at a community college, it's more cost effective. Either that or folks like me took stats years ago for another Bachelor's