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  1. KAPLAN Fundamentals Exam

    twss2323 posted a topic in General Students

    I am set to take the Kaplan Fundamentals exam tomorrow (it's the end of my first semester, this kind of serves as an "exit" exam). Has anyone taken it? How was it? Do you have any pointers? Does...

  2. Help! Career Fair Activity

    twss2323 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Long time follower/lurker of AN. Rarely a poster. Anywho. I’m presenting at a career fair at a high school on Friday. It’ll be small sessions where groups of students come to my table at once. Im...

  3. I'm a procrastinator... Help?

    twss2323 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm a procrastinator and I always have been. Up until this point, I've been just fine. I've started writing many papers at 10pm the night before it was due and I'm no stranger to staying in the...

  4. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    twss2323 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "Hey, let me out of these things (in reference to restraints) so I can bust out of here and get us some McDonalds" "You don't have any money, how are you gonna get McDonalds" "Well with your money, of...

  5. Fill In The Blank...

    twss2323 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "I feel like something isn't

  6. Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse

    twss2323 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Jesse on Code Black. So many nurses on these shows don't play a part more than "yes, Doctor", but he actually plays more of a nursing role AND he keeps the residents in line--and I love

  7. NGT/Intubation

    twss2323 replied to gonzo1's topic in Critical Care

    I also believe (let me try and find an article) that it's recommended the tube be oral vs nasal. Nasal tubes can cause sinus infections which can then lead to

  8. Allnurses needs nurses

    twss2323 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to chime in that I also think the app deterred a lot of people. I used to get on to AN daily, I was more of a lurker, but would contribute to conversations. Once the app went away, I did...

  9. Orders from hell...

    twss2323 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Temp/BP/HR/RR Ht Wt q1h How much ya think he's gonna grow or shrink every hour

  10. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    twss2323 replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I was checking my patient's gastric residuals, my least favorite thing to do, eck. The pt had a 12 Fr PEG tube, it was tiny. Apparently I got way too ambitious when giving the contents back, I pushed...

  11. Northern Arizona University Fall 2017

    twss2323 replied to maddy5's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I graduated from the Tucson campus in December 2015 and I know there's been some small changes, so it might not be accurate information anymore, BUT when I applied/went there if you had applied and...

  12. Fluid Resuscitation for Renal Failure/CHF

    twss2323 replied to FazzDazzle's topic in Critical Care

    As other have mentioned, look at the surviving sepsis guidelines. I actually went to an AACN presentation the other day about the sepsis guidelines and CHF/renal patients and fluid resuscitation was a...

  13. CPR

    twss2323 replied to Vijayallnurse's topic in Critical Care

    There are certain requirements to cool, to include ROSC within an hour and a GCS score. I can remember the exact score but it's a GCS less than 8 or 12 I believe. If the patient is responsive and...

  14. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    twss2323 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With nurse's week being kicked off today, I'm seeing posts on social media about things people are getting from employers. Everything from a tote bag with the employer's logo to a bottle of wine (can...

  15. What happened to the app?

    twss2323 replied to twss2323's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  16. What happened to the app?

    twss2323 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Please forgive me if there's already a topic on this, I did a search and didn't see anything, but I'm used to using the app not the site so I could have done it wrong. The app was crashed or...

  17. The Patient's "Guests"

    twss2323 replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    Please use the quote button when replying to posts so we can follow what you're saying

  18. Epinephrine and coronary arteries

    twss2323 replied to miamiheatrn's topic in General Nursing

    I was in a patient's room with 3 doctors in a tricky situation trying to find a solution the other night and the surgeon, who is very well respected and highly regarded piped in and said "have you...

  19. It Ain't Like The Movies!

    twss2323 replied to madricka's topic in General Nursing

    I had really high hopes for that show, with it being based off a real person and stuff. But it was

  20. Improving VA Hiring for ADN Grad (Veteran)

    twss2323 replied to VetHoping4VA's topic in Government, Military

    VALOR is a internship like program for BSN

  21. Pet Peeves with Doctors

    twss2323 replied to BeenThere2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have a chart that stays up and running in the room. At the end of shift you "lock" it for the next person to sign in, but all the while all the patients vitals and data are slaving over to the...

  22. Improving VA Hiring for ADN Grad (Veteran)

    twss2323 replied to VetHoping4VA's topic in Government, Military

    The VA's new grad program is called RNTTP-- RN transition to practice. Look for facilities with that to maybe help your chances as a new

  23. ICU, Pros Cons, What to expect?

    twss2323 replied to kassiahgp's topic in Critical Care

    You need to experience the things for yourself, people telling you what it's like isn't going to help. And you never know what you'll fall in love with. I wanted to be a NICU nurse, when I was younger...

  24. Proactive Rounding and Family Initiated RRT

    twss2323 replied to Pprwrk's topic in General Nursing

    Proactive rounding sounds like a good idea. It could take care of problems before they are bigger problems and actually warrant going to the ICU. I'd be really interested in hearing others'...

  25. Proactive Rounding and Family Initiated RRT

    twss2323 replied to Pprwrk's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any first hand experience, but patient/family initiated RRT sounds like a giant can of worms. What may seem like an "emergency" to a patient or family member could be a giant waste of...