hodgieRN

hodgieRN

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  1. drugs!

    hodgieRN replied to country3's topic in General Students

    Good Job! That's one of the reasons care plans are so important for school. You get to spend time learning about medications that a pt is receiving and then apply it in the real world. The best is...

  2. Newbie

    hodgieRN replied to trunks's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You have the option of getting your RN with a major in something else. It depends on what road you want to take. You can get your ADN at a community college or you can get your BSN from a 4 year...

  3. Age old debate: on campus or online micro?????

    hodgieRN replied to rubato's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like said before, depends on the type of person you are. I like online classes. I much rather study on my own time in the comfort of my home. I hate driving on campus, parking, walking to class,...

  4. Do you have to be great in math to be become a RN?!?

    hodgieRN replied to Paris_milan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You have to have a good grasp of math. You will use it everyday. Everything will be calculated out on the computer, but you still have to be able to work out basic equations. Now, you aren't going to...

  5. I need help with nursing's job opportunity

    hodgieRN replied to Uyen Do's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am not too sure for this one. I would assume it depends on the school that you apply to. It probably looks good on an application, but I doubt it's one of the sole deciders to acceptance (unless it...

  6. Would wearing a sexy nursing outfit to a party disrespect the profession?

    hodgieRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The day men stop associating nurses as a sex symbol is the day women stop associating fire fighters as a sex symbol. So, that's never gonna happen. I didn't hear any ladies at work complain about...

  7. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    hodgieRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I gotta say...this thread is actually pretty good. No matter what side you are on, you gotta love a hot

  8. So far so good.

    hodgieRN replied to iroberts2's topic in General Students

    You may be outperforming everyone because you have no serious relationship, no kids, and no job. Most people have to work during school. Lucky

  9. Setting the Bar Too High

    hodgieRN replied to Old Soul's topic in General Students

    In my first semester, I had a hard time changing the way I answered a test question. Like everyone said, it's a new way of thinking. I also argued a lot of the rationales in practice exams. You have...

  10. care plan for iron deficiency anemia

    hodgieRN replied to freckles23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hopefully this will turn on a light...Don't just concentrate on the iron part of it. Remember that you are also talking about anemia. Iron-deficiency is just the cause of the the anemia. There's a...

  11. Help! Need to interview an RN!

    hodgieRN replied to keliamacky's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    GrnTea...3...2...1...

  12. Herpes Zoster Precautions?

    hodgieRN replied to Jen2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    At my hospital, herpes zoster is droplet precautions. It doesn't have the ability to be aerosolized. Since it's not aerosolized, you do not need an N-95 mask in almost all cases. This is mainly for...

  13. amiodarone/a-fib

    hodgieRN replied to kgirl22's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Cardizem is great for a-fib, but it can really affect BP. If they are hypotensive, amio is a better choice than cardizem. I wouldn't start a cardizem gtt on someone that's already hypotensive. This...

  14. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    hodgieRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for proving my

  15. Would wearing a sexy nursing outfit to a party disrespect the profession?

    hodgieRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I love watching the squares and the care-free go a couple rounds. Costumes are parodies. It's supposed to be tongue-n-cheek. The people who say it's disrespectful are probably saying that because they...

  16. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    hodgieRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not buying the conspiracy theory that human resources is purposefully hiring young, attractive nurses over experience to boost satisfaction scores. However, I have seen a group of older women...

  17. MICU VS SICU

    hodgieRN replied to froggy8's topic in MICU, SICU

    MICU is medical and SICU is surgical. Some people like post-op pts vs medical pts. I like SICU. We get all the traumas and post-op neurosurgical. It challenges me and I love it. The more invasive...

  18. amiodarone/a-fib

    hodgieRN replied to kgirl22's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Easy...give them fluids. A liter of normal saline will give you some volume and then the gtt can be started. Sometimes, when you slow the heart down, the BP will rise. The heart has more time to fill...

  19. question about NSTEMI and posterior MI

    hodgieRN replied to skylark's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If you are studying for the CEN, you might want to make a quick note of ischemia vs infarction. They like asking all about MIs and then throw some vague ST depression questions on there, making you...

  20. Finding peripheral pulses

    hodgieRN replied to Compassion_x's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Open an A&P book and look at foot pictures that map out arteries. Every pt is a little different when it comes to exact location, but they generally have the same basic anatomy. Pedal is just on...

  21. Whats the difference?

    hodgieRN replied to alihoff93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you are homesick and don't think you can get your BSN, you can go home and enter an ADN program (the 2-yr

  22. A.A in Nursing Question

    hodgieRN replied to Somekid5000's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It just a difference in satisfying requirements. Some school don't need you to fill an AA to graduate. They only fill an AS. I think AA's need a different set of gen-ed classes. It's not really a big...

  23. Questions about the right path to take and info on nursing programs please!

    hodgieRN replied to savannh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know the timeline for entering the navy and then going to school. If you get your BSN first, and then enlist, I am pretty sure you would attend officer candidate school and then become an...

  24. I need help with nursing's job opportunity

    hodgieRN replied to Uyen Do's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not true. No school or hospital is going to deny a student or nurse positions based on their race. Your competence will be the

  25. A.A in Nursing Question

    hodgieRN replied to Somekid5000's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The ADN is an associates degree in nursing. There are some who don't have their AA, but have their AS. I had my AS. It' a matter of finishing specific class from the community college (some other type...