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Ask an RT on the floor to explain the vent settings to you :)

KVO I think varies by city.. All the hospitals I did my clinicals at, KVO was 10 ml/hr

I did my preceptorship in ICU and I loved it. Be willing to do anything and everything and JUMP on an opportunity you can get to do things. Tell your preceptor that you want to do as much as you possibly can... Let them know you've never put in a cat...

I think if you check with the Dept of Health, they should be able to refer you to child care agencies who charge less and you can get state assistance with sending them there.

If you don't want to take a CNA course, you can be considered a "student nurse" after you finish your fundamentals semester of the BSN, which is basically a student doing CNA work. Either way, doing it like this, or doing a weekend CNA course, is a g...

I've always been a very emotional and sensitive person, but I care about people and want to help, which is why I went into nursing... I cried 3x in school, all in the final semester during my ICU/ER clinicals (which, ironically, is where I want to wo...

I used NCLEX RN Made Incredibly Easy. It has 6,000 questions and rationales and several practice exams. Loved it. Never made it through the entire book, but but passed the NCLEX at 75 questions.

I worked FT, six days a week and maintained As and Bs throughout the program. I enjoyed nursing school, so I didn't have to put much effort into studying outside of class. Definitely do-able, just prioritize and pay attention during lectures. I also ...

I am a new grad and starting tele soon... why would you lower the HOB?

I'm going to remember this, just in case!

I can't believe you only got six weeks for ICU. I'm taking a position on a med surg telemetry floor and I've got a 4-6 preceptorship at a teaching hospital, THEN a 3 month orientation to the floor. I would request to be moved to a different floor and...

I'm in the same boat... I'm 3 months pregnant, start March 5th with a 1 week hospital orientation, 4-6 week preceptorship, and a 3 month orientation to my telemetry unit. I'm determined to finish my preceptorship in 4 weeks so I can get onto the orie...

I'm going to refresh myself on cardiac meds/side effects, review EKG strips, and review complications of heart caths and other cardiac procedures... Anything else? I just want to be pretty well prepared lol.

I know this is old... but I'm confused. I thought Kayexelate was given for hyperkalemia? From what I remember in clinicals, doesn't the Kayexelate switch out sodium for potassium and cause the body to dump potassium?