tokebi

tokebi

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  1. Nursing specialty that requires minimum patient contact and best hours?

    tokebi replied to tsipareht's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    After 11 pages of merits of poop-cleaning, I'm surprised no one has brought up this point: It's not about paying your dues in the trenches. It really is about how good a nurse you are. I'm not talking...

  2. independent, dependent, and controlled variables for report? help

    tokebi replied to carefulcare's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oops, basically what Esme said above. Nice

  3. independent, dependent, and controlled variables for report? help

    tokebi replied to carefulcare's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Independent variables are factors (or conditions) that you control in your experiment. Dependent variables are the the outcome you see as a result of the independent variables you introduced to the...

  4. Couldn't believe he did this...

    tokebi replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Nursing

    Wow this thread really heated up! A quick comment before I head out for work... Different interventions for different situations. I'm sure exercise and hydration will help in moderate...

  5. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    tokebi replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    No kidding. I admit, I do not know much at all about Jehovah's Witness faith, but it seems so arbitrary. For example, certain JW patients will refuse transfusions but they accept hematopoietic stem...

  6. Is it just me?

    tokebi replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually feel a lot of sympathy for nurse managers. It's a tough job that I would never want. They are stuck in the middle, getting blamed from both above and below at every turn. For example, a...

  7. HELP: SO CONFUSED: Alkalosis VS Acidosis (Met & Resp)

    tokebi replied to Jen.Arceneaux's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    GrnTea, how is PaO2 so high?

  8. HELP: SO CONFUSED: Alkalosis VS Acidosis (Met & Resp)

    tokebi replied to Jen.Arceneaux's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here's yet another input. I'm pasting a chart that I made during nursing school. It's an organized flow of thought, with a little bit of rationale, all in one glance. [TABLE] [TR] [TD=colspan: 8,...

  9. dosage calculation problem

    tokebi replied to GaNicuRN14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree, 90mg/ml is the final concentration given and that's all we need to calculate the problem. As far as how we get that concentration when 10ml of diluent is added, I think we can assume that...

  10. I regret forever not going to medical school

    tokebi replied to nurse2dr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But remember that you're not "just a student" right now. You have years of work experience, and you have family. Others have already pointed this out. What you have accomplished so far does not...

  11. I regret forever not going to medical school

    tokebi replied to nurse2dr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is what occurred to me as well. Dear OP, please look deep within yourself and figure out whether this unhappiness stems from jealousy or a true desire (independent from outside influences.) If...

  12. Shutdown

    tokebi replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in Government, Military

    I'm just shaking my head...

  13. Concept Map help!

    tokebi replied to queenbey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We have to keep looking at the bigger picture, the patient as a whole. You are not limited by his admitting diagnosis. He has a history of cardiomyopathy and LVAD. Do you think we need to watch his...

  14. Waiting room

    tokebi replied to Marci4's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The problem with halitosis is that we generally have no idea when we have it. Years ago, I once had a patient who was vomiting up fecal matter. I cleaned him up and as I leaned close to fix his leads,...

  15. Sorry state of Nursing ...

    tokebi replied to Howardhughes's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree. Like I've said before, I've experienced bad cultures too. But I worked hard, and got a spot in a very competitive hospital. I've been extremely happy since. And contrary to the other...

  16. Conflict of Interest

    tokebi replied to Christina12345's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... I never encountered such thing, but yeah, it does sound like a conflict of interest that could potentially cause harm. All the LTC facilities I've seen have posters with information on...

  17. Sorry state of Nursing ...

    tokebi replied to Howardhughes's topic in General Nursing

    I see how my phrase could've been construed. It should've been "some cut-throat male-dominant professions." I have no doubt about military. I cherished the camaraderie of military as

  18. Nursing in CA

    tokebi replied to intoboxing's topic in California Nursing

    No. You can, and the experience will help you. But it is not a requirement to be

  19. Sorry state of Nursing ...

    tokebi replied to Howardhughes's topic in General Nursing

    "Sorry state of nursing," eh? Am I the only one who feel offended by this trashing of a profession that I cherish very much? I can accept criticism, but what I object is generalization. I am sorry...

  20. Why oncology?

    tokebi replied to RN-BSNheather's topic in Oncology

    I've had family members with cancer as well but I don't think that affected my choice of specialty. It was mainly the fascination with the disease process and treatment modalities that drew me into...

  21. Hemoglobin, Iron, Ferritin?

    tokebi replied to _meow's topic in General Nursing

    You can find detailed info by googling, but here's a concise description that might be helpful to remember: Hemoglobin: Protein that is responsible for transporting oxygen. Contains a "heme" group...

  22. Purple;or, I'm Not Barney

    tokebi replied to Bortaz's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    A pigment of purple figment! Sorry, couldn't help

  23. Creative way to help RN's remember to cosign for chemo

    tokebi replied to cebolton's topic in Oncology

    Like KelRN, our system also requires second RN to sign the eMAR in order to administer the med. We verify the order and chemo at the nursing station, and then go into the patient room together to...

  24. DNR help?!?!!

    tokebi replied to vaLPN757's topic in General Nursing

    Always remember that "Do Not Resuscitate" does not equal "Do Not Treat." When I worked in LTC, we sent out residents regardless of DNR status unless there was an MD order specifically saying not...

  25. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    tokebi replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate, since I too used to work as LVN for years, and dreaded almost every minute of it. I was determined to leave nursing and went back to school and during the process of trying to figure out...