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  1. Distant heart sounds?

    tsm007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I bought a spiffy new stethoscope and was testing it out last night because I really struggle sometimes hearing lung sounds. I was so happy with my purchase I could hear lung sounds clear as a...

  2. Straighterline A&P lab question?

    tsm007 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking Straighterline A&P and going through the labs. One of the labs I did not get the results that I should have, but after repeating it 3 times I turned it in as is with the results I had....

  3. Renewing my license with the new MiPlus

    tsm007 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Very frustrated. I cannot figure out how to renew my RN license. Anyone renewed their license with their new

  4. COPD and O2 use, am I wrong?

    tsm007 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Going to give you background information and then want some feedback. I am new to med surg, been here about 2 months, been a nurse about a year. My preceptor has been a nurse a few months more than...

  5. Renewing my license with the new MiPlus

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Extremely helpful! It looks like they added instructions at the top in orange to help to find where you're actually supposed to click to renew. I wonder what genius designed this. I did get mine...

  6. Renewing my license with the new MiPlus

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Michigan Nursing

    This is what I got back after emailing their help email about where the "RENEW LICENSE" option was. Guess I just hate to

  7. Now what??

    tsm007 replied to nerdynurse22's topic in General Nursing

    That would make me extremely uncomfortable! I do not perform well when someone is standing over me like that. I have absolutely no desire to work in a place with that kind of culture. Personally I'd...

  8. Getting a "head start"

    tsm007 replied to Kater1719's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Take anatomy and physiology if it's offered in high school and medical terminology. Those two classes will help you a lot to be ready for the college level

  9. "Allow LPNs to challenge the Board of Nursing to obtain RN licensure" viral post

    tsm007 replied to TheRuralNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, serious troll food. I can't believe I'm going to bite. Plenty of RNs worked their butts off to get there. Please don't act like everyone who has an RN degree just had rich mommies and daddies to...

  10. New nurse who feels like a failure

    tsm007 replied to Nrscaroline's topic in General Nursing

    Heck, all of those sound like typical new nurse mistakes. Heck, most of them we've all done! I don't do it a lot, but I have thrown out a med still before scanning it when I'm tired. It happens! For...

  11. Navy Corpsmen Caught

    tsm007 replied to guest52816's topic in Nursing News

    Does not surprise me at ALL. Navy veteran here. Corpsman are more than CNAs. They do get a lot of training on "skills". They can do a lot of skills that traditional techs would not be able to do...

  12. Spouse vs. MPOA and feeding tubes

    tsm007 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Pet peeve of mine, nurses who quote things as laws or policies and don't actually know where said law or policy is in writing. It's a 50/50 shot whether it actually IS a policy/law or not. I almost...

  13. Pregnant: Take a semester off or power through?

    tsm007 replied to Thom_m's topic in General Students

    I'd take the semester off. I had my baby the last semester of nursing school and didn't have to take a semester off because he was due end of November. Our clinicals ended the week before he was due...

  14. General, Spinal, blocks, oh my 411 please

    tsm007 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I work on an orthopedic floor and am still feeling inadequate understanding the different anesthesia used and the implications for me as a nurse taking care of a pt the first 24 hours after surgery....

  15. General, Spinal, blocks, oh my 411 please

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This! I want to thank all of you who responded. I have a much, much better understanding

  16. Online Nursing Schools vs Traditional Schools

    tsm007 replied to canwil2082's topic in General Nursing

    I went to WGU's prelicensure ONLINE program. It's hybrid. Theory online/clinicals in person. Love, love, loved it. I got more hands on clinical time than most of the other students I seen at the...

  17. General, Spinal, blocks, oh my 411 please

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Okay, I *think* I may have found the problem. I think the nurses I work with may just not be using precise terminology and that's why I am confused. Maybe??? I found this article I think what they...

  18. General, Spinal, blocks, oh my 411 please

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well maybe that's it. I see "intrathecal precautions" on our floor, but you know I think you may be right. I am going to start reading all the anesthesia notes and comparing it to what I hear in...

  19. General, Spinal, blocks, oh my 411 please

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Last question, I have been reading and searching, but lost here. What the heck is the difference between intrathecal and spinal? My searching is getting me nowhere on

  20. General, Spinal, blocks, oh my 411 please

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Boy, I feel like a dummy. Okay, I watched this youtube video. It was made for patients, but extremely helpful to me.I realize why I've been so confused. I'm mixing up the 'anesthesia' with the...

  21. General, Spinal, blocks, oh my 411 please

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yes, this! With them switching blocks recently I am getting different thoughts from different nurses and honestly not sure that any of them really

  22. General, Spinal, blocks, oh my 411 please

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yes, this is what I'm looking for. They just switched to Exparel and I think that it is not as great as they are hoping it to be. People are moving faster, but I'm having trouble anticipating pain...

  23. Already failed three exams in one class! Help!

    tsm007 replied to mistirenestone's topic in General Students

    Work on your test taking skills. Here's my best nursing school test taking tips. Test taking strategies If I am stumped and there are two answers and they both are similar for example you have 4...

  24. CDiff Handwashing Protocol

    tsm007 replied to JoeShoes's topic in General Students

    Definitely wash your hands IN THE ROOM. There are a couple pt rooms where I work that the sink is not near the exit to the room and that's very frustrating to me. We actually had this discussion...

  25. General, Spinal, blocks, oh my 411 please

    tsm007 replied to tsm007's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That was helpful. Question though when an adductor block is used what kind of anesthesia usually goes with it to put them to sleep while the procedure is