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  1. Western Governors University (WGU) Readiness Assessment

    Yes, learning statistics, esp. as it relates to nursing, does not seem straightforward. MathTutorDVD offers a statistics course bundle Statistics Course Bundle -- Save 20%! and each individual course may be viewed via the left-hand navigation system:...
  2. Western Governors University (WGU) Readiness Assessment

    thank you, TheCommuter. I appreciate your thorough information in regard to sharing your experiences with WGU. Please feel free to create a thread in your profile regarding the process. WGU seems very unique in its approach to the BSN degree and thus...
  3. Western Governors University (WGU) Readiness Assessment

    I already know WGU is a good fit for me; I do not remember asking that precise question, yet it seems that is the perception, and perception is 'reality' for many. I simply want to prepare myself, thoroughly, for the research paper component of ANY n...
  4. Western Governors University (WGU) Readiness Assessment

    Perhaps; perhaps it is; I realize one program is not all things to all ppl; I am self-motivated and I can find information 'independently' but it does not change the situation. As an example of self-motivation, I will have no problems studying for ma...
  5. Western Governors University (WGU) Readiness Assessment

    the 26 half hour lessons on algebra does not load. the statistics link is not coded (not clickable) ??
  6. Western Governors University (WGU) Readiness Assessment

    I do not know how to write essays, research papers, etc; I do best by learning by example, wherein I analyze preexisting information. Is there a compendium of nursing essays/research papers that may be purchased? Analyzing 100 papers on 100 subjects ...
  7. Are shy and quiet people not allowed to be nurses?

    I must say that I am absolutely FLOORED as to the number of shy nurses--nothing wrong with that whatsoever, but still flabergasted. It seems to me human resources are in charge of hires nowadays--and it seems they feel that gregarious, outgoing, extr...
  8. it is my understanding that it is not the 'insuling' itself that is doing the job. as u already know, severe cardiac depression is an end-result, and even pacing can thwart capture/positive outcome it was my understanding that glucagon/dextrose was n...
  9. nurses dating nurses?

    I was with my wife for 12.5yrs, very happily married for 10 (raised my stepchildren from 4, 5, 6, to august this year) It can have its challenges. She was an LPN when I met her at the hospital we both initially worked at, and she was working on her ...
  10. pharmacology online class

    some are integrated within 'nursing 1' as part of the curriculum wherein you cover a 1000page pharm book in 3wks.
  11. bloodgases

    part 2, in brief: let's assume we want to improve the oxygen consumption ratio, we do this by addressing oxygen delivery, and thus the original equation i posted 1. we can increase the heart rate, to a point, as CO = HR X stroke volume 2. we can inc...
  12. bloodgases

    some good answers. but it aint if it is less than 7.4 as that is out of context. If all values are within 'normal limits', we dont ask that question--that question is used primarily to determine patial/complete compensation issues. 'normal' values (i...
  13. Straighterline courses

    thanks to all who shared insight into this resource. it would be a good deal for any college who would accept. i wonder if WGU would consider these, as somebody posted that question in another thread. i was skeptical
  14. how to approach manager and give resume?

    interesting dichotomy here. i can understand both POV's the decision would be a difficult one. i suppose if u had no chance at all in the first place, having waited some time after the online process, one could take the risk
  15. $15,000 for Preceptorship?!!!!

    thank you. do you have the exact link to this resource u mentioned? if not, the main site link? i would like to read about it.
  16. thank all of you for sharing
  17. Passed my CCRN exam!

    congratulations. yes, i have always been told the exam is tough. that nti course was from a 2007 workshop. the cd versions are synchonized audio/slides (9cds) the dvds is a 3dvd set and i dont know how it is presented i do not own the set yet.
  18. Learning and Retention

    welcome to the majority of humanity. make no mistake: there are ppl who can remember 90% of information easily for years--but they are the exception wozniak of poland studied this phenomenon long ago, and he created a repetition algorithm that many h...
  19. CCRN Exam

    ahrens is a smart dude--he works here in saint louis at washington university i studied his books back in the 90s--riddled with errors, but concise. i wouldnt gauge your chance of success on his product. the test is difficult from what i have been to...
  20. New grad: ER or Med-surg?

    ER it is a niche speciality--if u quit it, keep doing it prn it would afford u to work in er's and other nursing depts readily boils down to job security
  21. Deleting nurses notes

    this simply is not true if the adminstrator user has access to the filesystem without restrictions. as a nurse, yes but not as an employee in the IT dept. where these servers are sitting it is not my fault ppl do not understand the technical details ...
  22. Deleting nurses notes

    smashing the hard drives is no guarantee--much of the data remains on the unaffected sectors u simply extract the platters of the disk and put it into a new spindle/hardware, and you can get most of that data. dead hard drives are not really dead--th...
  23. Deleting nurses notes

    yes, i am not talking about a nurse. it would be the IT dept. guys there are many 'kits' nowadays, and the birth of the 'script kiddies' has thus been born--ppl who do not necessarily know the know-how, but have automated tools to aid in the process ...
  24. Hyperkalemia and glucose / insulin...

    that is correct, it is the insulin elevated serum k is cardiotoxic. insulin does not lower total body potassium, nor do we want this to be the case in the majority of hyperkalemic presentations. In the case of diabetic ketoacidosis, for instance, it ...
  25. NIBP monitoring on same arm as the a-line?

    some good answers. it is of my opinion that the aline should be verified against a second source with some regularity, and this should be documenting in your protocols. some places, it is q2hrs, some q4hrs i am a proponent for using the opposite arm,...