nurse4theplanet RN

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    Sleeping on The Job?

    nurse4theplanet replied to pam78's topic in General Nursing

    I would not necessarily jump to conclusions. This was definitely an issue that needed to be addressed immediately. I think you were right in notifying the NM. The only thing that I would have...
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    Charting

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this information. Sometimes I get so frustrated with our system that I think its impossible a nurse could have been involved in its design. I am very interested in learning more about...
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    Charting

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I completely understand this point of view. Many nurses on our unit complain because there are issues that arise, and they don't have an appropriate place to chart it...or the appropriate terminology...
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    unsure what to think

    nurse4theplanet replied to jandb917's topic in General Nursing

    I see why you would be so concerned. I wish your grandmother the best, but I think that this thread will soon be closed. We can't give medical advice, as the Mod pointed out. I think this situation...
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    A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    nurse4theplanet replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    LMAO:lol2:
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    unsure what to think

    nurse4theplanet replied to jandb917's topic in General Nursing

    You said she had 'congestive heart failure twice that day'. CHF is a chronic condition that a pt is diagnosed with and must be managed long term. Pts often have CHF exacerbations that bring them to...
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    I dont know who else to ask!

    nurse4theplanet replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds good to me. I would have recommended something similar...pancreatitis. You would need to understand the action of enzymes in order to understand the patho. Treatment used is dependent upon...
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    where do old nurses go?

    nurse4theplanet replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

    Two places... old nurse heaven the proverbial hospital in the sky, just beyond the pearly gates...where we are all respected, pt's never complain, co-workers are always friendly, and all you really...
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    Affect

    nurse4theplanet replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    blunted, high http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affect_(psychology) normal, constricted http://www.bookrags.com/Affect_(psychology) euthymic, irritable , constricted, blunted, flat, inappropriate, labile....
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    Affect

    nurse4theplanet replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds like your instructors affect is : crazy lol Labile, flat, animated...only descriptions I can think of at the moment. As far as a definition of affect...affect is the pt's physical presentation...
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    How to deal??

    nurse4theplanet replied to TraumaICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I too look waaaayyyyy younger than I really am. I am 24 (which is young anyway) but I have braces!!!! which makes me look like I am barely 12......I get asked ALOT at work! I learned quickly...
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    Ode to Urbane Scrubs

    nurse4theplanet replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    They are too short in the torso for me. I wear and XS as well. And the small is longer in torso but swallows me whole...two
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    ERI Testing - WHY???

    nurse4theplanet replied to MySimplePlan's topic in General Students

    LOL! The NCLEX is exactly like that....so get ready! We had pharm during our first semester of nursing school, yet, I never recognized many of the meds on the ERI...same goes for the NCLEX. There's...
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    ICU Orientation

    nurse4theplanet replied to mjscan_07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Same here. We are required to complete ECCO. The hospital pays for the program, we can do it from home, and we get paid a certain amount of hours for each module we complete. In addition to the...
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    ERI Testing - WHY???

    nurse4theplanet replied to MySimplePlan's topic in General Students

    We had to take the ERI at the end of each semester for the subject of concentration (fundamentals, peds/ob, med surg, advanced med surg, psych). Then, at the end of the entire program we took a...
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    Handing out free samples

    nurse4theplanet replied to LifeisgoodTN's topic in General Nursing

    Your office supervisor okay'd this?! Is he/she a nurse? It just seems like it should be common sense to any nurse that giving a drug to anyone that it was not prescribed to by a physician is a...
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    Helpful Information for the CCU and other Critical Care Units

    nurse4theplanet replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.pacep.org Pulmonary Artery Catheter Education Project Website...great program to educate healthcare professionals on use of PA line and hemodynamic
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    How can we make nursing a more positive profession ??

    nurse4theplanet replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Get involved. Our unit has a peer counsel of select nurses, anyone can join and it usually rotates around the unit so everyone gets a chance to voice their opinions. The goal of the counsel is to...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    nurse4theplanet replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Please show me where I said YOU, Uberman5000, do not respect bedside nursing. I think you are taking things entirely too personal.:uhoh21: Perhaps this thread needs a little cooling off
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    Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    nurse4theplanet replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    75 not much...took a live review that was worthless and did a few nclex q's from a LWW bookother than that, my nursing program is completely credited for preparing me for the test ERI 2 days...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    nurse4theplanet replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Disregarding the advantage of previous nursing experience, or downplaying its benefit as merely useless (which some posters have done) is doing a disservice to the profession. I am glad that you...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    nurse4theplanet replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You crack me up...seriously. I find your argument to be incredibly weak. You can keep repeating 1000 times more that it doesn't take someone 5 years to learn to do vitals, give injections, or meds...
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    Nurses with MS or similar disorders

    nurse4theplanet posted a topic in General Nursing

    I went to my PCP today and I seem to be having some s/sx that are suggestive of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). He has referred me to a neurologist for further testing. I did some online research about the...
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    Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    nurse4theplanet replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    What would make you think that you will not form many social relationsips with your ICU patients? Even if you can't form a relationship with the patient, you have the family to connect with. These...
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    Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    nurse4theplanet replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    The best answer to this question is to pick an externship site that is the MOST conducive to learning and gives you ample opportunities to practice your skills. For me, that meant choosing the ICU...