Sorry... long post...but there is a point, I promise! I recently had an order to hang one unit of blood. H/H wasn't bad, but it was right at shift change. So I decided not to "pass the buck" and went to lab to get the blood. When I got back I grab...
I'm not sure which state you live in, but I know that many NC Universities offer completely online ASN to BSN programs. You could probably check links for the university nearest you.
You need to prioritize your nursing diagnoses. Your first one should be to control the pain. He stated a 6/10. Also, for your interventions, you should TCDB, offer fluids for volume depletion, etc. I would recommend a good care plan book. At my...
Mountain Nurse replied to Deliasgone's topic in General Students
I can SOOO sympathize... I just found out today that I failed one of my classes. There were only three grades, midterm final and a paper, and my final grade just wasn't high enough by nursing standards, but... the worst part is that it will be this ...
Mountain Nurse replied to StarGirl's topic in General Nursing
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Mountain Nurse replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing
My husband is also a paramedic, so I can sympathize in knowing that these guys wouldn't even think of going to work drunk, much less in front of their supervisors!! It's ridiculous that one waitress could change policy, even though public opinion is...
Mountain Nurse replied to apexsw20trd's topic in General Nursing
These two semesters are two 14 credit hour semesters offered through online or web-enhanced classes. They wanted you to have most of your pre-req's, ex. A&P, 2 English classes, etc. before you get in to the ADN. (My english classes were online ...
I would have to TOTALLY agree. I had pharmacology and assessment together, and I had an A in Pharm and not as great in assessment. It is definately the hardest so far.
Mountain Nurse replied to apexsw20trd's topic in General Nursing
I had the same decision to make, but where I live they offer a RN to BSN, so it will take me two years to get my ADN and only two semesters after that for my BSN. That is a total of three years, two years at the cost of a community college, and only...
Mountain Nurse replied to evans_c1's topic in Emergency
Hey! My husband is an EMT-Paramedic and I am an EMT-B and he and I both think that both answers are very good ways to stabilize and the only thing we could add is just remember that the hip in connected to the spinal cord and to keep that in mind!!
Mountain Nurse replied to 1Tulip's topic in Emergency
A Level I and Level II trauma center are different in what the center can handle. A Level I could handle anything and a higher volume. most have a helicopter and OR Surgeons on call 24 hrs a day. They always have an orthopedic and can handle mass ...
Mountain Nurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor
Well, I am a CNA and I used to work in a LTC facility. We had a man, who was maybe sixty. He had had a quadruple bypass surgery, and had came in on my 3-11 shift. The other aide I was working with went in to check him, and came back out as wide ey...