CRIMSON

CRIMSON

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  1. CCHOconsistent or controlled carbohydrate.
  2. a. this would be on the packaging of the buretrol. (if it is a microdrip set it is: 60gtt/ml: so check your problem and see if she gave more info. b. you would do simple ml= 5ml/1g and order is for...
  3. IV Flow Rate

    well flow rate for a pump is in ml/hr. my school requires dimensional analysis and i would not know how to "tell" someone but i will show it and maybe that will help you look at it....
  4. Nursing Textbooks: Keep or Toss?

    I vote keep em. You never know when you might need a reference material. Also, are you sure you are done with school? I mean you might go back later on and get a more advanced degree and the info...
  5. Do you still have your books? If so go over skills in BNS book and careplans in your book from that class. You should do okay with just a little
  6. "Failed" Med/Surg. Need Advice

    Recheck with financial aid. Past a certain date in each semester they CANNOT require repayment. There is a deadline find out what it is and then withdraw to avoid the "F". Can you not complete the...
  7. Ok, just a few questions. How long since she fell? (pain, acute r/t fall aeb hematoma on forehead), what made her fall? accident or gait impairment? Is she confused? anxious? (risk for acute...
  8. When I have to do a careplan on an actual patient I have seen, assessed and have accessed their file it is NO problem. However, they have given us a patient with extremely LIMITED info and asked us to...
  9. HELP for "fake patient careplan"

    Daytonite, Again thank you very much. Can you tell me what source you used for these interventions? I have to reference the source and rationale for each. thank
  10. HELP for "fake patient careplan"

    Thank you very much Daytonite you are awesome at picking these things
  11. HELP for "fake patient careplan"

    it is a risk for/possible complication of r/t stress and history of cervical
  12. skills check-offs are killing me!

    Get your checkoff list out or your Basic nursing skills book out and read through the steps. Then"practice" on doll, stuffed animal ect, and as you begin have your list beside you and verbalize EVERY...
  13. AEB is the symptoms (subj/obj) you are citing as backup for the problem
  14. HELP...Nursing diagnosis on Chronic Pain

    A good intervention to add would be teach pain scale to patient, defining 0 as absolutely no pain and 10 is the absolute worst pain ever. And then a good outcome would be patient verbalizes...
  15. dimensional analysis problem HELP!

    If the question is right, (it seems not ordred/available very well) here is what I get. ml/hr= 1000ml/40,000u x 1000u/1hr = 1,000,000/40,000 = 25 ml/hr hope that
  16. Chicken pox titer?!

    If you cannot get your doc to order one and get the results rushed then just get the vaccine and be done with it. If you've already had the disease you should be
  17. phase I? phase II?

    My hospital is situated simular to NurseJR08. Patients are recv'd immediately postop into Stage I where airway is number one concern and pain management. They spend approximately an hour depending on...
  18. Is this typical of an ADN program?

    Seems fairly typical but we have a few more classes. Sem 1: Fundamentals, Assessment, Legal & ethics. Clinical I, II Sem 2: Med Surg I, Med Surg II, Pharmacology, Clinical III, IV Sem 3: OB,...
  19. I think that I have been GroupOne'd

    Group One should be sued by every nurse on the planet that they have "black marked". They are an illegal company violating a person's right to privacy as well as Texas Workforce law. The law states a...
  20. Nursing DX...is this right?

    Constipation r/t pain meds AEB inability to pass stool (have bm) x
  21. Need info on Dallas area Internships for GN

    Thank
  22. I will be graduating (God willing) in May 2010 and would like to start gathering information on Dallas area (Plano, Frisco, Allen, Arlington, Lewisville...most all areas) interships available. Anyone...
  23. Third Semester Blues

    3rd semester, I am there with you and it does seem to be less exciting and fulfilling. Especially for me b/c of our specialties studied this semester. Pedi/OB. Love kids just not a pedi nurse in the...
  24. Muslim Nurses Administering Haram Medications

    There are many fields in nursing. Possibly if medication administration is an issue you may find another area. Research RN for example would not require medication administration and possibly school...