REDDOG RN

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  1. Working at Henry Ford Macomb and St. John Hospitals in Michigan

    REDDOG RN posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    :DHello, this is my first official question on allnurses!!! How exciting!! Before I ask my question I just wanted to say "thank you" to everyone on allnurses. I've read many things on here that have...

  2. RN or Paramedic advice

    REDDOG RN replied to Kevsab7's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'm going to throw a bunch of questions your way--How do you study for your tests? Do you have power points from your lectures? Do you tape your theory

  3. RN or Paramedic advice

    REDDOG RN replied to Kevsab7's topic in General Nursing

    what areas in med-surge are you struggling with? Can you be more specific? How far along are you in the med-surge

  4. questions about occ lpn program? please help!

    REDDOG RN replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Oops-- I apologize!! The first part of the above post was meant for WANT2BANURSESOON!! On the second part about the uniforms, if either you or Househead4Life is interested in the uniforms let me know....

  5. questions about occ lpn program? please help!

    REDDOG RN replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Househead4life-- I think you have an excellent chance of getting into the RN program with a 3.85!! I've got my fingers crossed for you!! I graduated from OCC's RN program in 2009 and I had to wait...

  6. Pantoloc infusion + Dimenhydrinate

    REDDOG RN replied to leaRNing101's topic in General Nursing

    I was reading your post and wondering what the term "POD O" means and also what you mean by "POD O banding of the same." Just very curious what that means! I tried looking it up but got nowhere! I...

  7. Brain Dead Pt Nursing DX

    REDDOG RN replied to Moonlight88's topic in General Nursing

    Listed below are some examples for your nursing diagnoses that I would suggest: 1. Ineffective Tissue Perfusion (Cardiopulmonary) r/t decreased circulating blood volume aeb death resulting from...

  8. How to deal with slack students

    REDDOG RN replied to SummerTimeCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    PawashRN-- I apologize for this response not pertaining to the original poster's question, but the question you had about the pt. with a decreased O2 level and drop in SAT'S and what happens to the...

  9. Just started with agency now banned from regular hire

    REDDOG RN replied to newtress's topic in Agency Nurses

    Hey Newtress-- I didn't even know that about hiring agencies either!! I appreciate it that you told us about that!! I'll definitely steer clear of that!! I also agree about the *BS* ways that you have...

  10. Failed drug calculations quiz, need some encouragement...

    REDDOG RN replied to Katie803's topic in General Students

    Katie803-- I apologize to you that I did not round the 0.006 up to 0.007. So I'm going to redo problem #1 for you. Problem #1: The order call for 1/100 gr and you have on hand 1/150 gr per 2 mls. How...

  11. Failed drug calculations quiz, need some encouragement...

    REDDOG RN replied to Katie803's topic in General Students

    Civilenginer2rn-- I've got a bit of egg on my face here! I went back and looked at my 1/150 decimal calculation and when I calculated it out, I got what you had: 0.00666667. So I should have rounded...

  12. Failed drug calculations quiz, need some encouragement...

    REDDOG RN replied to Katie803's topic in General Students

    Katie803-- Okay, so let's set up the problems here: Problem #1: The order calls for 1/100 gr and you have on hand 1/150 gr per 2 mls. How many milliliters would you administer? This is what I would...

  13. Failed drug calculations quiz, need some encouragement...

    REDDOG RN replied to Katie803's topic in General Students

    Katie803-- I went back and looked at your original post this am. That question was driving me nuts last night! Because from the information that you gave in terms of them wanting you to round to the...

  14. Drug books?

    REDDOG RN replied to HCollier's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For nursing school, we were required to have "Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses." It's by Judith Hopfer Deglin and April Hazard Vallerand. They upgrade the editions each year. It also comes with a disk....

  15. Am I too young?

    REDDOG RN replied to mariemac89LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all of the posters. If you conduct yourself as a professional and know your stuff it shouldn't matter how old you are. Heck, there are alot of nurses out there who are older and don't...

  16. Failed drug calculations quiz, need some encouragement...

    REDDOG RN replied to Katie803's topic in General Students

    katie803-- Do you remember what the original question asked? The one that you were talking about with the

  17. Help with Case Study

    REDDOG RN replied to Renea_Renea's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Does the case study mention what type of medication she is on? Why was the patient hospitalized to begin with? How did she get the facial bruising and lacerations? Does patient have a hard time...

  18. Does anyone know of any upcoming nurse job fairs in southeastern michigan?

    REDDOG RN posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Does anyone know if there are any upcoming nurse job fairs in southeastern michigan at either colleges, universities, or area hospitals? Some that I recently attended have wanted nurses with 1 or 2...

  19. Help with Case Study

    REDDOG RN replied to Renea_Renea's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Could you give some details about the case study? That would make it alot easier in helping

  20. I need help with Older Adult Class

    REDDOG RN replied to 123_y_321's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    123 y 321-- Can you give me a couple of examples of what you

  21. Why do we do this? Why do we allow it?

    REDDOG RN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm.......Whatever happened to going to see a tutor? I would think that they would have some resource at their college campus where they could get some help. At my school (it was a community...

  22. please give me study timeline ...3rd time taking nclex please

    REDDOG RN replied to 9janurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oops!! Want to clarify something -- what I meant by reading Saunders is that they give an overall explanation of how to answer NCLEX type questions. Like I said it really helped me

  23. please give me study timeline ...3rd time taking nclex please

    REDDOG RN replied to 9janurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How have you been studying? Can you give me a detailed description of how you do it? (And I mean detailed here!). (For example - Do you study consistently each day, Do you do a section each day - i.e....

  24. I need help with Older Adult Class

    REDDOG RN replied to 123_y_321's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    123 y 321-- What areas are you having difficulty with in OA? Can you explain it in more detail? That will give me some ideas of how I can help you. Please don't feel that you are alone. There are many...

  25. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

    REDDOG RN replied to edogs334's topic in Nurse Management

    Vanlo001-- I know you wrote that post back in February, but I felt like I just had to write. I totally agree with what your saying. Even though I'm a new grad, prior to this my background was in law...