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An 18 year old male is transported to the ED after being involved in a rollover motor vehicle crash. The paramedics report that he is unresponsive, respirations are rapid and shallow, and his skin is cool to touch. The paramedics did not initiate tre...

Hello everyone. I'm graduating next week and already have some interviews lined up but would like to go in prepared. The interview is my weakness and I would like to get better at it. I usually tend to answer too short or answer the wrong thing. I g...

Let's say you have a head trauma pt and there is minor bleeding from the nose and ears. For the sake of this question, you don't have any gauze in the whole dept. to do a halo test. How else can you find out if there is CSF leakage? Would an accuc...

Nursing student here.......just checked Clonus on a patient today. This, from what I understand, is a test for hyperreflexia right??? Two patients today were positive but heard that it's pretty rare. What does this indicate?? Thanks in advance. Ch...

I work at a county hospital called Highland. Any rectal exam is getting the "Highland Handshake."

What type of malpractice insurance are all of you using? I need to make an investment and any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

So the beginning of the shift starts and you get report on your 4 patients. How indepth do you get when you do your initial assessment? I'm a new grad and my preceptor keeps pushing me to pick up the pace especially when coming on to the shift. Gener...

What does the A-I stand for in this mnemonic??

I'm a new grad that started out in the ED and we're about 10 weeks into the orientation. I'm finding that my time management sucks. It takes me so long to assess, start a line, labs, and document. I know that in time I'll start picking it up but wh...

If the patient is intubated out in the field with with the c-collar on.......is it basically just jaw thrust and visualization with the laryngoscope? And is visualization any more difficult with the c-collar on?

"Prepare for RSI and have backup options ready" What is RSI??

Pt. with a compromised airway. Suction first with a Yankaur, jaw thrust to maintain airway, then consider advanced airway such as an OPA or NPA to maintain C-spine immobilization. Since he's unresponsive and respirations are shallow and rapid but pr...

I like this idea too. I've been trying to do this and get report at the bedside and it does give me a chance to ask the patient to let me know if they're having any new chest pain or to let me know if they're feeling anything else new. And at least ...

Thanks for all the great replies. They have really helped me think about how I deal with the patients on my shift. I know that I should be doing more focused assessments, but during the orientation they want us doing complete head to toe exams on al...

Thanks jojotoo, It really helps a lot when I can get feedback like that.

Started my preceptorship and am tired of crap all in my pockets. Looking to invest in a holster but want to get something that will last. Not looking for anything too bulky, but want something that I can stash my scissors, hemostat, penlight, and she...

Just starting my preceptorship and was wondering what you guys do to assess neurological function? Let's say you have to do neuro checks every 15 min. I'm sure you're not going to get out that piece of cotton and whisp it across their face and then...

I am going to be doing a 10 min. teaching session with a client at my clinical rotation about medication non-compliance. The patient's diagnosis is a schizoaffective disorder, bi-polar type; polysubstance abuse; antisocial personality disorder. The c...

In the OB rotation and trying to find an easier way to convert from lbs. and oz. to grams. So let's say I have 12 lbs. 6 oz., I convert each seperately then add them at the end. So, 1 lb = 454 g 1 oz. = 28 g 12 lbs. = 5448 g ...

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I'll be taking pharmacology next semester and I wanted to get a little head start with the reading. The instructor doesn't know if we'll still be using the same books so they won't tell us what book is required yet. Do any of you guys have a recomme...

VickyRN, Just a quick question, I have all this information about pharmacology but don't know where to start. Should I start to try and memorize each drug along with the side effects? I just don't know where to start........With you being an instru...

I actually heard somewhere that smiling helps to supress the gag reflex.....if that doesn't help then just use the mouth breathing technique.

I completed all of my pre-req's in order to apply for the ADN program here at Chabot CC in Hayward. This was actually last year that I applied for entrance into the Fall 2004 program. Responses were to be given in August and I found out that I was pi...

I completed all of my pre-req's in order to apply for the ADN program here at Chabot CC in Hayward. This was actually last year that I applied for entrance into the Fall 2004 program. Responses were to be given in August and I found out that I was pi...