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Something I learned in my peds rotation to keep track of beats is to simultaneously tap it out on your leg with the hand that's not taking the pulse.

I agree!!

You could also interpret the question as asking what pathophysiology or underlying disorder might cause a particular electrolyte imbalance. Such as hypernatremia can be as a result of diarrhea or vomiting, or adrenal tumours. I think the previous po...

Depending on how much freedom you have with the presentation, input, and involvement, it could be considered preventative, or 'upstream' as they say in my program, nursing. You can talk with the kids about preventing injuries, importance of safety, e...

Hello all, just looking for some input from anyone that can help! What is/was your nursing school's policy on reviewing midterms, tests or finals? Could you set up a time with the professors, or did they do reviews in class, or was a drop-in time off...

Lol I'm not only getting one question wrong. I hadn't realized how my original post sounded until I saw this. I get more than one answer wrong, I just meant even if I was able to only get one wrong I'd still want to know what it was and learn from th...

Can anyone offer any insight?

Yes, luckily for her the judge ruled in her favor as it was apparent that she did not mean any harm and had the most innocent of motives. However, there is no denying the struggle she went through over this seemingly innocent action, and the setbacks...

As others have states I admire your enthusiasm, and share your interest in all things medical- especially OR. But I think the major question you need to ask yourself in this situation, and any clinical/work/patient interaction is "how is my action be...

As previous posters have mentioned, it will depend on your school and community whether a car is necessary. For my school it is written right in the student handbook, and in pre-application literature, that if you wish to attend this program you are ...

I totally agree with you ProfRN4. Lots of people could get through the interview process and be weeded out later, or even worse make it through nursing school and be poor RNs. However, this gentleman would NOT, under any circumstances, have made it t...

I love this site! It's a strange thing, surgeries fascinate me but venipuncture and IV insertion make me queasy lol

Our school kicks people out every semester, as well as the students that fail or drop out. Last semester they kicked out 7 students, for a plethora of reasons. Some examples include: 1) being completely incapable of interpersonal interactions (he co...

Thanks mariebailey and hodgieRN! I really appreciate the suggestions, and will try to find opportunities to do these! Hopefully they work for me :)

Any tips for getting over this? I am not squeamish and do not have a weak stomach for any body fluid, including blood. I don't mind being elbow deep in anything lol. However, venipuncture and IVs are a different story. When I get my own blood drawn o...

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If you are referring to sexual harassment in these statements I must emphatically disagree. I was not a 'willing participant' when my 350lb pharmacist manager pinned me up against a counter when nobody was around and harassed me, and believe me in t...

I agree. The only years I've gotten sick are the ones I've been forced to get the vaccine for school, so I don't feel it helped. I've also had similar reactions to it as you, but nothing medically emergent so I cannot be exempt from getting it in the...

At our nursing school we must have it to get into the program. If we don't get them every year while in school, we are automatically booted out, with very few exceptions. It is unfortunate for those of us who might otherwise choose not to get the flu...

Hey all, I'm a nursing student in Alberta, set to graduate next December. I really want to do my final focus in the OR, and if that's not possible I would like to work in the OR someday. The only problem is that, years ago before I chose nursing as m...

Thanks for your reply! You've given me hope at least! And if it was a matter of choice, I definitely would go with 1/2 or 1/4 sleeves. Alas, I have full sleeves already that are a decade old I got them before I had even decided on nursing, back when...