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    Acid-Base Explanation Needed

    vanilla bean replied to js2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    IMO, it's not an acidosis at all. The pH is normal. Also, reporting values as PCO2 or PO2 is not useful; is the sample arterial or venous? Interpretation needs to be based, first and foremost, on the...
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    Long time looker first time poster

    vanilla bean replied to 0.5GPA's topic in General Nursing

    What BTDT said, plus, *HIPAA. Best
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    Should I go through Excelsior

    vanilla bean replied to Karris71's topic in Excelsior College

    I thought Excelsior no longer accepted RTs, but perhaps I'm misinformed. In the past, I've known 2 RTs that successfully completed Excelsior's nursing
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    NICU ETT tape

    vanilla bean replied to alfollin1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We currently use Mastisol plus cloth tape, but not all tapes are created equal. My facility changed medical suppliers a few years back and we had an increase in accidental extubations (in all patient...
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    Bedside Report

    vanilla bean replied to Nurse0207's topic in General Nursing

    In terms of your concerns about HIPAA violations and patients disclosing PHI, the pharmacists (presuming the patients are receiving medications during their hospitalization) are members of their care...
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    Dual Head Stethoscope?

    vanilla bean replied to addydooley's topic in General Students

    A simple google search resulted in multiple sites explaining the difference between the two in terms of both use and appearance. Take a look at this page and you will see a photo along with a brief...
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    "Eat their young"

    vanilla bean replied to rolvue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, you should let this "incident" go and learn from it. What you can do to become better at asking the right questions is to accept any and all feedback from your colleagues (nurses, educators,...
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    Prenatal vs. Neonatal

    vanilla bean replied to autumn_forever's topic in General Students

    What is your understanding of the difference between "prenatal" nursing and neonatal nursing (I've never heard of "prenatal" nurses as such)? Prenatal means before birth, so nurses working in that...
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    Failed out of nursing school. Do I have a fair chance of getting into another?

    vanilla bean replied to Keisha2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should speak with representatives from the program at the school you're attending and ask what you can do to make yourself a more desirable candidate. You should start by working on bringing your...
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    What Does This Mean? I Had My Nursing Interview.

    vanilla bean replied to iam_kathryne's topic in General Nursing

    It meant you were already being considered because you were invited to an interview. Applicants who are not being considered for admissions do not progress to that stage of the
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    10 Questions for Nurses

    vanilla bean replied to Ariana0815's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I think JBudd's point was that you have *no way of knowing* if the people answering are, in fact, nurses. This is an anonymous public internet message board; users here are laypeople, nurses,...
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    labeling lines and IVs

    vanilla bean replied to gas_passer's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're being "forced" to follow facility policy and do the job you were hired to do. Is there an easier way to label than the easy way that we normally label? I don't know. Good luck with...
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    nursing:one of the worst jobs ever

    vanilla bean replied to Lostsoull's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wait, you don't even work there anymore?! Time to move
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    nursing:one of the worst jobs ever

    vanilla bean replied to Lostsoull's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No need to shout. And, to be clear, you do not have nursing experience. Nurses have nursing experience, as in they've received a formal education and function in the role for which they have been...
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    Collaborativeness!

    vanilla bean replied to Patrick61's topic in General Nursing

    You've managed to get ellipses and exclamation marks to work together collaboratively in a way I've never seen before. If only nurses could learn to do the
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    Dr. Brown Nipples....

    vanilla bean replied to adventure_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OMG. This issue is my worst nightmare (OK, being a little over-dramatic there, lol). I hate having to clean all those little pieces and the nooks and crannies all the time. Luckily, in my unit we...
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    O2 question: 80s on room air?! What to do?!?!

    vanilla bean replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    That's *not* how that works. You are confusing two different measurements. Each liter of oxygen adds approximately 4% of oxygen to the percent of oxygen in *room air* (after 1L). Room air is 21% O2. A...
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    Failed preceptorship

    vanilla bean replied to Spurse32's topic in General Nursing

    It's ironic that you and the poster directly prior to you posted within a minute of each other, yet, one as a nursing student and one a seasoned nurse, have such different takes on the situation. If...
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    NICU RN level 3 transitioning to Level 4

    vanilla bean replied to Susie2015's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A change in facility might be in order. In my (not super vast) experience, the smaller community hospital-like settings tend to have the more stable preemies (those that are perhaps intubated for a...
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    After 19 years took NCLEX-RN

    vanilla bean replied to onic87's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think you need to seriously reevaluate why and how much you want to be an RN. If you feel strongly that you want to continue on that path, I think you need to go back to school. I don't know where...
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    Nurse practitioner vs Medicine turf war?

    vanilla bean replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Where have you noticed these turf wars and arguing? Possibly in places where someone manufactures and 'us versus them'
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    Intervention question

    vanilla bean replied to amyliz23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good job exercising those critical thinking skills and your reasoning through the question. You are correct that it is important to try to identify the reason for the abnormal finding. Yes, increasing...
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    The "How was your day" question

    vanilla bean replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    They're just jealous of your spelling
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    Building the perfect BON

    vanilla bean replied to triple...H's topic in General Nursing

    No, I have not. In fact, I give little to no thought about the BON. I don't see the point you're trying to make. How will nurses refusing to renew their licenses build the "perfect"
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    ABG Interpretation...Not The Norm

    vanilla bean replied to CodeBrownQueen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The high PaO2 is a direct result of the 100% O2 being delivered to the patient via the vent (the PEEP is also a *strong* factor in oxygenation; mode, rate, and tidal volume will also affect...