DichloroacetateAl

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1. How do you prime a nasogastric feeding line?

   DichloroacetateAl posted a topic in General Nursing

   Is it the same as priming a regular IV line except you prime it with feeding? How would you prime the following

2. Are women are less satisfied with their care than men?

   DichloroacetateAl posted a topic in General Nursing

   From my personal experiences, on average, female patients tend to be more demanding, more picky with their care than male patients. It turns out that there is a relationship between satisfaction with...

3. Being an ugly nurse

   DichloroacetateAl replied to mofomeat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   This is the first time I've come across the notion that only hot, young people should join nursing. To be a good nurse, and to be liked by the patients, you need to fulfill their needs. Many patients...

4. Are you feeling overwhelmed with work?

   DichloroacetateAl replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

   Recently, I find that I am constantly overwhelmed by stress. What de-stresses me is listening to a bit of

5. Transportation woes for nursing students

   DichloroacetateAl replied to Brian's topic in General Students

   That is so true. It takes me more than 3 hours to get to my college. That's six hours every day. The first thing I'm going to purchase when I graduate will be, like in the cartoon, a

6. Study Groups: Help or Nuisance?

   DichloroacetateAl replied to MrsCuoco's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I tried study groups and found it to be a huge time-waster. A lot of time is lost trying to get together, and sometimes we have the tendancy to gossip instead of doing

7. Nursing school at age 50

   DichloroacetateAl replied to maddy50's topic in General Students

   Age isn't an issue. Many of my classmates are about your age. And from what I've observed in a workplace and through various stories my mother told me, as long as you are competent, people will hire....

8. Never Good Enough

   DichloroacetateAl replied to nursemartin00's topic in General Nursing

   I'm currently going through what you are going through. I work my butt of trying to get good marks in my courses but as always I get 60's. Sometimes I feel so bad, I wish to commit suicide. And my mom...

9. I'm about to take an exam in a few week's time...

   DichloroacetateAl posted a topic in General Students

   And I have to ace it, like really ace it...as in getting in the 90's. What are some test-taking skills and secrets do you have for getting high marks or just general test-taking secrets.

10. Want to Succeed? Thought for the Day

    DichloroacetateAl replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Students

    I love that quote!

11. Nursing student 'food for thought'

    DichloroacetateAl replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I've often found that after eating ice cream, my mental productivity decreases. Definitely stay away from ice

12. 7th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    DichloroacetateAl replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I swear it's the hospital food; there's something funky about

13. How far do you drive for nursing school?

    DichloroacetateAl replied to %63theend's topic in General Students

    It takes about an hour by car but at times I take the bus at times and it takes approx. 2 1/2 hours by

14. What time do you start clinical?

    DichloroacetateAl replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

    For my first clinical placement, I started clinicals at 7:00 a.m; for my second clinical placement, I started clinicals at 2:00

15. The education level of nurses: the general trends

    DichloroacetateAl replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not sure but i think lpn may be the american version of the rpn? they have two years of school in a community college, and we are supposed to know more and be able to do more than an rpn (and we...