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    I maybe in trouble, HIPPA Violation

    RLtinker replied to ms.amy03's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Necro thread... Hipaa wise it is kind of a gray area. The idea is that if people know where your clinicals are and you mention you have a patient with a particular illness or unique feature, someone...
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    Math Problems, Please someone help me clarify?

    RLtinker replied to tabz4u2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am assuming that you did this one in your head, which is what I would have done. However, it is easy to get things mixed up when you don't write things out. One of the things I do when I come up to...
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    What would your answer be to this question?

    RLtinker replied to SouthernNurse27's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This sounds like a nursing fundamental question. Particularly ADPIE or assessment diagnose plan intervention evaluate. So yes assessment is priority. Outside of fundamentals, assement is not alway...
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    265 Questions and sobbing.

    RLtinker replied to ttsewang's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    265 questions doesn't mean much, but is more of an indication that you confused the nclex and were probably close to passing. The nlcex needs something like 90% certainty that you above the passing...
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    Cheating in nursing School...

    RLtinker replied to NurseKis's topic in General Students

    Yes it is cheating, every text book publishers makes up questions that follow their books content. But students are not allowed to buy or have access to these test questions. However, some teachers...
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    What is the grading in you school

    RLtinker replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

    That is an usual grading system for a nursing school, usually the cut off is a C or B. For us it is a C, anything under 75 and we fail the class. At some schools anything under 80% is failing. Here is...
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    Sterile Gloving Procedure

    RLtinker replied to Jill2Shay's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I got marked off for something similar during my competency, but in my case I crossed the field over a gauze. That video comes close, but maintaining the field also include not crossing the field....
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    False Documentation

    RLtinker replied to ohionurseltc's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't understand the reasoning that a nurses documentation could be edited by someone else besides that particular nurse. Even in nursing school we are taught never to leave spaces when we document...
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    School appealing loss of NLN accreditation - start over or take a chance?

    RLtinker replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    Basically it means they are upholding particular standards. It usually more of an issue with for-pofit and predatory schools, then it is with cc and traditional schools. After doing some research,...
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    NCLEX correct order of PPE removal and donning?

    RLtinker replied to lllenjolll's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    According to my nursing fundamentals book, its GLOVES GOGGLES GOWN MASK So the same as the cdc. Now that I think about it, every time I leave an isolation room I always remove my gloves first and then...
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    NCLEX correct order of PPE removal and donning?

    RLtinker replied to lllenjolll's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You kind of have my curiosity up, I am going to pull out what my fundamental book
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    Paitent refused

    RLtinker replied to kistigirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is more like; Noncompliance r/t lack of knowledge AEB pt. refusing physical therapy and reports "I don't think it helps." I am thinking is a possibility. As GrnTea pointed out Ineffective management...
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    where to complain about tuition increase?

    RLtinker replied to treeye's topic in General Students

    Where do you go? Have no idea, but $800 is more of a cost per credit I would expect to see if you are from out of state. $200 sound more like a resident fee. Did they change your
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    Nurse Posts About a Patient on Facebook ... Duty to Report?

    RLtinker replied to PacoUSA's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Already is, you would get kicked out of the program for something like that. No joke. And every hospital I have had clinicals at have a social media rule of some type. But yes this is a HIPAA...
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    med math help!

    RLtinker replied to JennFig33's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    We don't have a separate math class either. Basically we were given a book and told go learn this. But dosage cal is part of every test we take in NS. Additionally we are given two dosage cal test...
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    Please Help me with Tonicity of IV Fluids

    RLtinker replied to Dhingli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That is kind of a complicated question, but this may help. Nursing: A closer look at I.V. fluids. (includes related article on fluid deficit and fluid overload) All of the fluids you mentioned above...
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    Medtech October '12 classes

    RLtinker replied to EmilysMama's topic in Indiana Nursing

    We actually had to go to the Indiana State Board of Nursing today and Med Tech was there for their review. All I can say is OMG, stay away from this school. When a school loses a third of it students...
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    Nursing school claims to not be able to teach prioritization.

    RLtinker replied to humanoidRN's topic in General Students

    Yes they can to a point. What it really boils down to is knowledge and critical thinking. It really is hard to explain, but it depends largely on the question. It is late where I am so I will have to...
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    Allergy

    RLtinker replied to musicnursing's topic in General Nursing

    As any person that suffers from allergies knows, carpets are BAD. Sure there are hypoallergenic carpets, but I am betting those weren't. Some people when they don't know what they are talking about...
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    Best way to study in the car

    RLtinker replied to chwcbesteph's topic in General Students

    And I thought my 36 mile commute was long, actually I used to have one that was 50. Record lectures, books on tape, itunesU and pod casts are a really great way pass the time on long drives. Car...
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    Question about my pediatric rotation?

    RLtinker replied to baluesunlight's topic in General Students

    From infants to teenagers, but pt with chronic illnesses can be in peds into their
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    Math Question!

    RLtinker replied to starlane's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What Esme12 said in summary Part 1 20g/500ml @ 2.5g/hr xml/hr Part 2 20 units/1000ml @ 6,000,000 units/min xml/hr Part 3 part 1 + part2 = ml/hr the pt is getting part 4 125 ml/hr - part 3 = ml/hr the...
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    When a friendship turns toxic? Treat or release?

    RLtinker replied to babsy28's topic in General Students

    I think you already knew what you needed to do before making this post. You just needed the validation. The truth is none of us know this girl like you do, and you must do what you think you must
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    So why even bother with getting an RN?

    RLtinker replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    Earlier doing this semesters clinicals we had to spend a day shadowing MA at a clinic. To every patient they referred to them selves as nurses. I did find this a bit annoying, after all as a nursing...
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    Hours of study

    RLtinker replied to futurebclpn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Depends on the class and the teacher. If its in the power points maybe an hour or two per set, each test usally covers 4-6 sets. If I have to read the information in the text book, however, it takes...