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    Rejection email after CNA interview at school's hospital. Confused & Upset

    Nursing2102 replied to cjb19's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know it is upset to be rejected, especially at a job that you were looking forward to getting and were very exited about. Don't focus on what you may have said "wrong" or what you should have done...
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    Am I the only one that doesn't feel confident?

    Nursing2102 replied to Beps711's topic in General Students

    I went into nursing without a bit of experience in the medical field. I already had my bachelors in criminal justice that got me nowhere. I had mediocre grades (B's) from my first degree in criminal...
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    Does anyone else get grief from their family for choosing nursing?

    Nursing2102 replied to planetoi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was in high school, I told my mother I wanted to become a nurse. Her words were "No you don't- you'll end up killing someone by accident.".............. Fast forward to graduating high school:...
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    Should I take PALS even though I don't want/plan on working in pediatrics?

    Nursing2102 replied to Nursing2102's topic in General Students

    I forgot to mention I have been working in a hospital on a telemetry/medsurge floor for the past 2 years as an aide and I have spoken to the nurse recruiter about applying when I graduate and she said...
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    Should I take PALS even though I don't want/plan on working in pediatrics?

    Nursing2102 replied to Nursing2102's topic in General Students

    GrnTea: I wouldn't say I've wasted money on ACLS, because in fact a few hospitals in my area offer medsurge positions to new grads while requiring both BLS and ACLS in order to
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    AFIB causes stroke, DVT causes PE?

    Nursing2102 posted a topic in General Students

    How does AFIB cause stroke and DVT cause PE? Why wouldn't AFIB cause PE and DVT cause stroke? Can Afib cause both stroke and PE? Can DVT cause both PE and stroke? I'm
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    AFIB causes stroke, DVT causes PE?

    Nursing2102 replied to Nursing2102's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone! This made it much
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    skipping graduation/pinning?

    Nursing2102 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    I graduate in May 2015 and this is my second bachelors degree as well. I will not be attending graduation but I will be attending the pinning ceremony. I'm over the whole cap & gown graduation but...
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    What is an "air leak" in a chest tube/drainage system

    Nursing2102 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How exactly does a chest tube work? The tube is inserted into the pleural space, drains either pneumothorax (air) or hemothorax (blood) via suction. If there is constant bubbling in the water seal...
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    What is the % of O2 the patient is actually getting?

    Nursing2102 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nasal Cannula:24-44% Face Mask: 40-60% Partial Rebreather:60-75% Non-Rebreather:80-95% Venturi Mask: 24-55% Aerosol mask, face tent, T-Piece: 24%-100% Question is: These percentages, are they the...
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    Critical Care Question about Minute Volume (ventilator)

    Nursing2102 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    EXAMPLE 1: Someone who is on AC 10, 50% FiO2, TV 500. When someone is on a ventilator, you express their respiratory rate as a fraction. 12/10 MV: 500 x 12= 6,000...
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    Oxygen therapy: What FiO2 are they actually getting?

    Nursing2102 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So: We know that room air is 21% oxygen. Lets say we put a patient on 6L nasal cannula: We know that 1L is approximately 3-4% oxygen. What is their FiO2? Is this correct?: Room air: 21% Oxygen...
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    Am I making the right choice?

    Nursing2102 replied to EricD's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Um..... what difference does it make whether you were a CNA first or not? I am in a nursing school that has a dual degree program (for people who have a degree in something else and are doing nursing...
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    How to figure out mcg/kg/min

    Nursing2102 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I do not understand why this is the answer (in bold).... I tried this problem multiple times and I am not getting 6.9 The prescriber orders Dopamine 26 mL/min. The medication available is labeled...
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    How should i round this based on the given rounding rules?

    Nursing2102 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Rounding Rules: parenteral Intravenous infusion by gravity (gtts/min): round to a whole number Intravenous infusion by pump (mL/hr): round to the nearest tenth Injectable medications: For any...
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    How should i round this based on the given rounding rules?

    Nursing2102 replied to Nursing2102's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Again: how does 34.9 become 35 if you are rounding to the tenths place? 35 is not considered rounding to the tenths place and it is considered wrong on an exam, and I can only afford to get one wrong...
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    How should i round this based on the given rounding rules?

    Nursing2102 replied to Nursing2102's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    @ loveofrn: How is 34.94 rounded to 35 if you are rounding to the tenths
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    How should i round this based on the given rounding rules?

    Nursing2102 replied to Nursing2102's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks!
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    How should i round this based on the given rounding rules?

    Nursing2102 replied to Nursing2102's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It says round to the nearest tenth, so why is everyone rounding to the whole number? That is what is throwing me
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    Hemophilia- X-linked Recessive- Punnet square help!

    Nursing2102 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder. Question: If the mother HAS hemophilia and the father is a CARRIER, what is the percentage the offspring will be affected? Answer: 100%. Why is
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    Hemophilia- X-linked Recessive- Punnet square help!

    Nursing2102 replied to Nursing2102's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think my professor messed up on this question. I am gonna have to ask about it tomorrow. I think she meant "Mother is carrier, dad has
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    I am having trouble with this question, my mind is drawing a blank...

    Nursing2102 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am drawing a blank with this nursing problem and how to set it up. IV D5RL infusing at 31 gtt/minute. There is 400mL left in the bag. How long will it take the bag to finish if the drop factor is...
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    Yet another math question that is blowing my mind...

    Nursing2102 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1.)Doctor ordered 11 million units IM. On hand is a vial or dry powdered drug labeled 20 million units. Dilution table on vial looks like this: Add Sterile H2O-----------Concentration...
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    I am having trouble with this question, my mind is drawing a blank...

    Nursing2102 replied to Nursing2102's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the advice all..... I am still 110% completely lost though. For some reason I am used to using desired/have formula. I asked 3 nurses at my job to try and do the math, for some reason none...
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    Being a nurse with a belly button piercing

    Nursing2102 replied to Krista123's topic in General Students

    I had one in, started working as an aide while also in nursing school: decided to take it out. If I didn't take it out it would have been ripped out, no