CRIMSON

CRIMSON

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  1. C Grade in Lower Level Math Class, Will it Hurt?

    CRIMSON replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    Since they do not apply to the degree they should not be considered. IF you make a really good grade in college Algebra you should have no

  2. Looking for Textbooks used or cheaper price

    CRIMSON replied to love-nursing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I compared these two editions of Mental Health by Varcolis. We are using this for our final semester beginning in January and found no real difference. There are a few nsg. books I have used the...

  3. Sutter Health New Grad program unpaid.

    CRIMSON replied to Breezy Girl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Absolutely, NOT! This is illegal under the current california law. Even if it wasn't training and orientation is part of the job costs and employers just have to suck it up! Even Walmart pays their...

  4. No Idea Where To Start

    CRIMSON replied to adamdm's topic in General Students

    I would agree that PA school would be a better fit. PA's do the job you are primarily describing as wanting. Working with the doctor, diagnostics, ect. First place, research requirements and...

  5. Spring 2010 Graduates

    CRIMSON replied to dannibee's topic in General Students

    Critical Care and Mental Health. Yes we are assigned preceptor for each clinical. SMilie????

  6. Best Way to Study for Pharm

    CRIMSON replied to fadedstars34's topic in General Students

    if it is the calculations test 1st thing to do is find out which calculations method is required by your program. some programs use the above (ratio/proportion) calculations method and other programs...

  7. Ideas for a clinical "cheat sheet" ?

    CRIMSON replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    i have some great cardiac/neuro/trauma assessment "cheat sheets" and a good cranial nerve "cheatsheet" but it will not let me attach for some reason. email me if you want copies and i will fwd to...

  8. Ideas for a clinical "cheat sheet" ?

    CRIMSON replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    Eventhough, I love, love my PDQ I really like your "cheat sheet" for 1st semester and agree with everyone about how awesome an instructor this makes you. Wish more instructors were like you!...

  9. Ideas for a clinical "cheat sheet" ?

    CRIMSON replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    small spiral bound called "rn pdq" (isbn# 9780323051897)has everything. just add map. some info included: procedures vs - all meds/iv labs emergency ecg ob pedi geri patient teaching

  10. Orienting New Grad advice

    CRIMSON replied to oliveralways's topic in General Nursing

    I would not chart something at a time I did not do it. That is a bigger issue of falsifying

  11. EXIT HESI- Who is getting ready to start preparing!?

    CRIMSON replied to RnBound0510's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We take a HESI at the end of EACH semester for evaluation. It is content specific. We used to have to take ERI which were horrible but I have found the HESI to be much much better. The saunders...

  12. New RN Student

    CRIMSON replied to nursingstudent714's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Saunders NCLEX review, 4th edition. Great resource and really helps. The MOST important thing is to read and be ready so that in lecture it will begin to make sense. Good

  13. Post-op care of Hysterectomy Pt - what is your first priority?

    CRIMSON replied to sblivefree's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    pain, acute r/t surgical incision aeb x demands in x mins. (possibly check her orders for an order for supplemental pain meds and sometimes even adding phenergran can make the difference) (you must...

  14. International editions of textbooks

    CRIMSON replied to happyinillinois's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I bought the IV of my A&P and micro books and saved big $$. My AP book was $50 with ship included and the school wanted $200. Saved alot in micro book also. Just read the descriptions carefully....

  15. Jaded...Not sure aboug NS after recent hospital stay..LONG

    CRIMSON replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

    As for the ER visit. You can call your PPO and request "an exception for this hospital to be reimbursed at the higher in network rate based on emergent care". There is a provision in every PPO for...

  16. Need Dimensional Analysis Help!!

    CRIMSON replied to californiadreaming's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I use DA for all calculations. It is REQUIRED at our school. If you cannot show it DA then it is wrong even if the answer is right. Thus, luckily this method for me has "clicked" and makes sense to...

  17. Need Dimensional Analysis Help!!

    CRIMSON replied to californiadreaming's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    no particular order just pull out the info to set up the problems. order "dimensional analysis" by curren, (old edition, 2nd/3rd few bucks) and it walks you through step by step and gives lots of...

  18. Need Dimensional Analysis Help!!

    CRIMSON replied to californiadreaming's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    available: 100mg/250cc (cc=ml) order: 20mcg/min question: ?ml/hr da: ml/hr=250ml/100mg x 1mg/1000mcg x 20mcg/min x 60min/1hr = 300,000/100,000 = 3ml/hr if you will pull the info out first it will help...

  19. Med Math Help. mcg/min

    CRIMSON replied to RNShenanigator's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

  20. Math brain fart - help

    CRIMSON replied to spditup77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    80mg/100ml or 0.8mg/1ml is the concentration (unit of measure) mg/hr= 1mg/1000mcg x 16mcg/kg/min x 1kg/2.2# x 176#/min x 60min/hr = 168960/2200 = 76.8 or 77mg/hr ml/hr= 100ml/80mg x 1mg/1000mcg x...

  21. Heparin drip math calculation

    CRIMSON replied to lindsi628's topic in General Students

    No problem. It always helps to have someone else look at it with fresh eyes. The "Dimensional Analysis" book by Curren is really good at walking you through step by step of each math

  22. Heparin drip math calculation

    CRIMSON replied to lindsi628's topic in General Students

    unit/hr= 25,000u/250ml x 19ml/1hr = 475,000/250 = 1900u/hr what I get. Hope that

  23. Double Checking on Math Problem: Drip Rate

    CRIMSON replied to StudentNurseElle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For: gtt/min= 10gtt/1ml x 250ml/3hr x 1hr/60min = 2500/180 = 13.89 = 14gtt/min For ml/hr= 250ml/3hr = 83 ml/hr Same answers we just have to work out via dimensional

  24. Math whiz? Help! Know about Buretrol? Help!! Please!

    CRIMSON replied to spditup77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    if it is 60 gtt/ml you would plug in the info. gtt/min= 60gtt/1ml x 10ml/30min = 600/30 = 20gtt/min. however, this is still a big if b/c if using pump would be ml/hr. still feel missing info. also,...

  25. Care plan

    CRIMSON replied to tanstel's topic in General Students

    first look at your assessment and see what is going on with the patient. look in your textbook about effects of hsv on newborn and match it against your assessment of the neonate. is the pt....