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I swear we learned in school that when Mucomyst is adminstered to have suction on standby. Well, a patient was given it, started coughing profusely, blocked his airway with phlegm or whatever, fell off the bed, hit his head, lost consciousness, and...

That does help a lot. Really a lot. It opens my eyes to a bigger picture, has helped me understand the situation better. Thank you!!

It was given by nebulizer. RT was at doorway. Watching him. Watching the halls. watching him. Watching the halls. I was about 15 feet away in a nurse station unaware of exactly what she was giving him. RT always just comes on the floor and does their...

All my points exactly. This is a hospital with suction on the wall. RT Department is in charge of administering all nebulized treatments and was standing there watching him the whole time. I don't get it either. I really don't. I don't get why s...

Mucomyst has this warning attached to it. It says "When cough is inadequate, the airway must be maintained open by mechanical suction if necessary." Am I missing something here? [h=2]Warnings[/h]After proper administration of Mucomyst (acetylcyst...

Study your butts off. Study anything and everything you can possibly think of. Expect the unexpected. Some of my C grade classmates said it was easy but me (honors) and another honors classmate left the test pretty sure we bombed it. She passed and a...

it shut off at 85 but it was SOOOOO hard. i graduated with honors so i can't be that dumb to fail but it was SO hard that i am questioning if i really passed or not. it's going to be a long night and i don't trust the PVT to try it. it freaks me o...

I bought Sylvestri nclex pn study guide and did the whole book. Then i retook almost every single ATI that we did in school including one of the two comp predictors which i scored 97% on soooo we will see!! I broke down and did the PVT and got the g...

What is the definition then of left hip surgery? Surgery of the left hip? I don't get it.

No, it was the "related to" part of of the nursing dx. The instructor marked it wrong and said not to use medical diagnoses but to use the definition. Okay so the definition of left hip surgery is what? Surgery of the left hip? I'm just tired. N...

The nurse clarifies the basics of the "gate theory" of pain control as: (1pts) a. the "gate" can be closed to pain by the use of nonpainful stimuli b. the patient can be trained to close the "gate" to pain. c. pain is perceived as opening a "gate" to...

the book doesn't say anything close to any of the answers. my thoughts are the gate doesn't swing back and forth. i think the theory relates to a lot to b. because it's based on all the ways you can shut pain off. i also see where c. could fit in ...

I bought a rolling backpack. My first week of school wreaked havoc on my body. I have 16 books and the heaviest laptop in existence that I was forced to buy by the school (would have much rather had MacBook). BUT it is what it is. I am 44 years o...

You're not crazy. You just have a little anxiety - perfectly normal. I'm 42 and starting over with NS. Think positive all the time. Keep focused on the future and the excitement of it.

You can do it because you WANT IT!!!! Right? hehe. You can do anything you set your mind to - just stay focused and organized.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in the same boat so I'm feelin ya! I'm not doing BSN though; mine's just a 2-year but nevertheless..................

Good job! Best of luck to you with future success. I start school this fall too. It's such a great feeling - so exciting! :w00t:

I scored 85 in Reading and 73 in Math. Cutoffs for my school were 75 in Reading and 62 in Math. I attribute my scores being a little lower to the fact that I have not been in college for almost 20 years and I only cram studied for 2 weeks before ta...

I started application process on March 22 and yesterday, April 18, I was officially accepted. I was lucky though - the admission recruiter used her professional discretion and allowed me to skip 3 placement tests based on my 86 past credit hours tow...

and I'm nervous as hell. Long story. 16-year medical transcriptionist. Sick of it. Sick of wondering what else the nationals aren't going to pay for. Pay cut by 48% in the last 4 years. Not to mention the job is killing me, probably literally, ...

Let's stay in touch. I will love to hear about other MTs successes at transitioning to nursing school. It's like the best idea EVER, don't ya'll think? I mean the way MT is going these days, I'm not just walking away, I'm running like hell! hehe....