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  1. Elevated troponin with renal failure?

    AJPV replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    Here's a citation for an article I found through our school database. Sorry, I can't post the article since it's copyrighted and our school has a subscription. But you can find lots of similar...

  2. Elevated troponin with renal failure?

    AJPV replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    I've just been reading some studies showing that habitual coffee drinking is protective to the kidneys and results in increased GFR over non-coffee drinkers. It results in decreased nephropathy in...

  3. mandatory reporting

    AJPV replied to farmgirlie9's topic in General Nursing

    Think about how nurses are taught to complete incident reports at work - direct quotations and only describe exactly what you saw/heard first-hand. Don't offfer your personal interpretations of what...

  4. Helpful first year tips

    AJPV replied to Kilika421's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did your nursing school use any boards-review materials you could go back to? Our school used ATI (www.atitesting.com). They have a concise review book for each different subject area - Maternal...

  5. Dilaudid anyone?

    AJPV replied to PintheD's topic in General Nursing

    Remember to use Joe Jones' direct quotes in the incident report instead of simply saying "Joe Jones

  6. Dilaudid anyone?

    AJPV replied to PintheD's topic in General Nursing

    Apart from a signed confession, an eye-witness, a positive drug test, or a trail of pyxis discrepancies on your pyxis login, I don't think the state BON can punish you simply based on speculative...

  7. Where/what can i volunteer for?

    AJPV replied to bebot_19's topic in General Nursing

    Free health clinics. They often taken volunteers at any level of experience - clerical, patient tech, nursing students, and all types of

  8. I'm still taking prereq's but have been taking NCLEX practice tests

    AJPV replied to NenaRK's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I second CNA/tech experience. It's no longer optional if you want to land a job as a new

  9. I'm still taking prereq's but have been taking NCLEX practice tests

    AJPV replied to NenaRK's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Which iPhone NCLEX app are you using? They vary quite a bit in difficulty level. I'm about to graduate and I've found that the big yellow Saunders book (comes with a CD that has thousands of extra...

  10. I'm still taking prereq's but have been taking NCLEX practice tests

    AJPV replied to NenaRK's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Let it encourage you, but don't let it give you a false sense of security. The consistent feedback I get from people after taking the actual NCLEX is that it was significantly harder than any prep...

  11. You really think nurses make alot of money? Let me give you something to think about

    AJPV replied to diosa78's topic in General Nursing

    Complaining about nurse wages by citing "per patient" wages is essentially complaining that you have a job that demands that you alternate tasks (ie, patients). If you don't like having a job that...

  12. You really think nurses make alot of money? Let me give you something to think about

    AJPV replied to diosa78's topic in General Nursing

    Sanuk: I hear you

  13. You really think nurses make alot of money? Let me give you something to think about

    AJPV replied to diosa78's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is fallacious to calculate a "per patient wage" and conclude it is terribly low. To compare it to a non-nursing job, think of your patients as different "tasks." So you have 5 to 7 "tasks"...

  14. You really think nurses make alot of money? Let me give you something to think about

    AJPV replied to diosa78's topic in General Nursing

    Entry level nurses still make a lot more than I've ever made in my life ($8 to 10/hour more)! That's why I'm itching to graduate and land a

  15. how do you know if your cut out for nursing?

    AJPV replied to pixiestudent2's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't worry about the terminology. That will be the least of your worries in school and beyond. They will probably spend a few weeks at the beginning covering all the terminology/abbreviations. What I...

  16. Med-Surg Unit needs to spend money

    AJPV replied to mstere's topic in General Nursing

    Accurate, stand-alone thermometers! Not the ones that are part of the blue VS machine on wheels (you know the ones!) that always read lower than the real

  17. Please go home...you are stable enough to be discharged...don't make me call security

    AJPV replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Emergency

    Give the pt a pamphlet for a local concierge medicine business. Then the pt may pay for an MD to be available

  18. First Psych Clinical

    AJPV replied to incurable_optimism's topic in General Nursing

    "Iron panty brigade" - love it! Wait, are we sure the OP isn't asking a HOMEWORK question??!!!!! My advice: avoid these phrases - "Are you serious???" "Wow, that's jacked up!!" "Nooo waaaay!" If you...

  19. Checking visitor's vitals

    AJPV replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it is prudent to look at the possible legal risks. That is the reality of our society. But I also think that is a very sad reality! Why is it that the same visitor can walk into Wal Mart...

  20. Checking visitor's vitals

    AJPV replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, it's not homework. But it is amusing seeing how many peoples' undergarments are getting contorted out of suspicion! Has nursing education entirely done away with multiple choice tests and...

  21. Checking visitor's vitals

    AJPV replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    nerdtonurse: How crazy that you got yelled at! I think some of the self-protective behavior that hospitals engage in actually increases the liklihood that they may be sued. There are lots of studies...

  22. Screwed or not?

    AJPV replied to OnlyByHisGrace's topic in General Nursing

    She should have a friend call the previous employer. Have the friend pose as a potential hiring agency seeking employment verification. See how much the previous employer says. If they say too much,...

  23. Flu Shot Reaction, anyone??

    AJPV replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Got mine 2.5 weeks ago - no reaction other than the normal site soreness a day

  24. Checking visitor's vitals

    AJPV replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the feedback - those are great tips! It's not a homework question. Just personal musings based on observations. I like to think through how I would want to

  25. DKA and Potassium

    AJPV replied to apocatastasis's topic in Emergency

    We just learned DKA in school the way the OP said. No mention of k/x ever being used in DKA no matter what the K