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    Why do articles say nurses are high in demand but in reality it's not?

    NCRNMDM replied to AllNursesisCool's topic in General Students

    North Carolina, close to two large cities in NC, and two pretty large areas in
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    Passed out at clinicals

    NCRNMDM replied to McAndRN2b's topic in General Students

    As Grntea said, it isn't an uncommon reaction in new providers/students. I've been blessed in that I have never been bothered by IV insertions, traumas, surgeries, or ICU patients. I sort of have a...
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    Do YOU enjoy nursing school?

    NCRNMDM replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    It's not impossible; I honestly don't even think its that hard. I made a 97 A in my last nursing classes with minimal studying, and very little stress. Yes, it's a lot of paperwork, writing, late...
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    Should I take the ACLS, PALS, and EKG as a 2nd semester student?

    NCRNMDM replied to konp's topic in General Students

    I am a second semester student, and I will be taking ACLS in March. I have prior ED/ICU experience, so the material isn't that great of a leap for me. With enough study anyone can pass ACLS, as it is...
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    Please Critique Admissions Essay

    NCRNMDM replied to Colleen2515's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it looks good. When I started reading the essay, I was a little dubious because it was obvious that you had no healthcare experience to speak of. However, as I continued reading, and you began...
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    Help remembering medication side effects...

    NCRNMDM replied to DoingGodsWork's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I first started making drugs cards, I copied down every last word of every sentence in the book about the drug. I made mine on the computer, and I would always end up with a full page no matter...
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    Why do articles say nurses are high in demand but in reality it's not?

    NCRNMDM replied to AllNursesisCool's topic in General Students

    Where I live, there are plenty of nursing jobs to be found. I live within an hour of four level one trauma centers, all of which have greater than 700 beds, and there are tons of jobs. At one hospital...
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    Your first semester/quarter grades

    NCRNMDM replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    In my first semester I made a 97 A in nursing fundamentals. I completed all my pre-requisites prior to nursing school, and I made an A in everything except anatomy and physiology I, which I made a B...
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    Any tips for Pathophysiology

    NCRNMDM replied to canut's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I, too, start pathophysiology this semester. I will share with you some of the things that I will be doing, things that worked during fundamentals, and you can see if you think any of them would be...
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    Help with Patient Scenerio Using Skills of Critical Thinking

    NCRNMDM replied to chocoberry's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am going to pick and choose a few of these to answer, I hope that's okay. For the ones I don't delve deeply into, I will try and provide some guidance. Let's start with analysis first. What...
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    metabolic acidosis and tachypnea

    NCRNMDM replied to vic_rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm not sure how to answer the question about how commonplace it is to sedate someone to the point of overcoming the respiratory drive and controlling ventilatory effort after that, but I would love...
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    Help remembering medication side effects...

    NCRNMDM replied to DoingGodsWork's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There really is no good way to learn drugs. In the end it all comes down to applying yourself, being determined, and memorizing all the information. I love pharmacology and drugs, so the information...
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    diagnosis related to lung cancer or respiratory

    NCRNMDM replied to starrys's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I know I'm really late with this reply, but maybe some of what I say will help you in the future. In this situation, the psychosis isn't really all that important (unless the patient is currently...
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    I am so confused about delegation to LPN/LVNs!

    NCRNMDM replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think what the NCLEX is looking for is the fact that LPNs aren't supposed to make judgement calls that could have a major impact on patient outcomes. For instance, you wouldn't tell the LPN to go do...
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    Max on Levophed?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Good night, and thank you for sharing your knowledge and resources with
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    Max on Levophed?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I don't think I would ever have the nerve to tell someone else that they were doing a procedure incorrectly when it wasn't harming the patient. If I had knowledge that there was a better procedure or...
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    Max on Levophed?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I will look into the AACN, it sounds like a great way to gain more knowledge. I will also look at Google scholar to see what I can
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    Max on Levophed?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thank you, that would be a great piece of information to have. I would love to arm myself with EBP so that, if given a chance to use it, I will be prepared. If I find that my unit doesn't encourage...
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    Max on Levophed?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Okay, I understand. What type of journals/publications do you find information like this? I'm interested in reading these types of articles, and storing this information in case I have the opportunity...
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    Max on Levophed?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    That's what I'm afraid of in a way. I don't want to be seen as the reckless new grad nurse who is so cocky and confident that he just does as he sees fit, because that is not how I am. As much as I...
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    Max on Levophed?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks, Good suggestion. Would this hard evidence be something like discouraging the use of Levophed for a specific patient because it can cause arrhythmias and reflex bradycardia and using this...
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    Max on Levophed?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks for your answer. I thought you could titrate up until you reached your maximum limit without breaking policy, but I wanted to make sure. I feel like I will be exactly like you where when you...
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    Max on Levophed?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thank you for this reply. What you said makes sense, and it sounds like the best plan. If I could get it cleared by the house supervisors, then I would be willing to go with the MD and break any...
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    MAP=60? Why wait to treat?

    NCRNMDM replied to sewnew's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank you. I did sort of feel guilty when I first started posting to this board because I was posting with all these experienced ICU nurses who knew so much more than me. I guess it was kind of a way...
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    Max on Levophed?

    NCRNMDM replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    To meandragobrett, I hope you got my response. I'm not sure that I sent it correctly, and I don't want you to thank that I did not reply to your