Kuriin BSN, RN

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    Assignment: Feeding tube w/dementia patient

    Kuriin replied to olaureno's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    @amolucia, Bridled means that the patient will go into interventional radiology to have the NGT wrapped around into the septum. It's less likely for the tube to get dislodged/removed; but, if the...
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    Which Medication to Give First

    Kuriin replied to kchester3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We have to request from the MD to reschedule medications. Sometimes the pharmacy will reschedule the medications if the drug requires a trough
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    HESI Exit

    Kuriin replied to kyfitch's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Get the HESI/Saunders Online Review for the NCLEX-RN by Elsevier. The program is amazing and many of the questions are based off of that
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    Which Medication to Give First

    Kuriin replied to kchester3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I give the medication with the shortest infusion time first or else you run the risk of being incredibly delayed. If you're that concerned, start a second line and run both
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    Albumin administration rate and IV tubing

    Kuriin replied to arms's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If it's in a glass bottle, just use primary tubing and open the vent right next to the spike. Just like what you do for Ofirmev. Our facility does not use special tubing from
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    How should I pursue my degree?

    Kuriin replied to Zena84's topic in General Students

    Tough to say. It sounds like you want to stay home mostly, but, you're going to be doing 8-12 hour shifts even as a nursing student. Online schools run the risk of YOU, the STUDENT, having to find a...
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    Assignment: Feeding tube w/dementia patient

    Kuriin replied to olaureno's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If a patient is going home with a NGT that is not bridled or to not have a GTube, then something is really wrong with that
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    "Is it OK if I" vs "I just need to" vs "Could you please"

    Kuriin replied to Philly85's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I stopped asking permission when I realized that if I asked permission, I could be denied giving care to my patient. If they are uncomfortable with it, they will speak up and request a female or male...
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    Assignment: Feeding tube w/dementia patient

    Kuriin replied to olaureno's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We get a lot of confused patients on our stroke unit, and in a lot of cases, just end of life patients. This also includes advanced dementia. It becomes a point that it is ultimately up to the DPOA...
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    Question on priority order

    Kuriin replied to LHC123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you think A is expected, given that this patient has pneumonia? What are some possible complications in a fresh post-op patient? What are expected things post-op? What you have is almost correct....
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    samuel Merritt absn Sacramento vs. sac state

    Kuriin replied to Mom.to.3.boys's topic in General Students

    I work at Kaiser SF and I can tell you that it seems like we have more SMU and USF students than anyone
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    Smart goal needed, help please!!

    Kuriin replied to smiley2k2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Does it have to be about pain? I would imagine there would be something more important (hint, constant
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    Quiting clinicals because of bad work envirnoment

    Kuriin replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    I've taken a gander - unfortunately - of your previous (all) threads and all you come across is a whiner with no backbone. You have a complaint that there's too many women and not enough guys. You...
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    Should I quit nursing school?

    Kuriin replied to Guest1005095's topic in General Students

    I don't think you should go into nursing. It honestly sounds like you would hate working every
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    Cheating in nursing school

    Kuriin replied to nursingforme2's topic in General Students

    Stay out of people's business. They still have to take the NCLEX (and HESI if the school does it) which has different
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    ER rushing patients to the floor

    Kuriin replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility, we don't even take report from ED unless the room is ready. We get a patient without report? The nurse who transfers the patient gets reported to house supervisor and an electronic error...
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    Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

    Kuriin replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Based off of Forrest81's lack of recent replies, I am assuming he was banned. I am a man and I find myself being overtly sensitive to women as I understand many people might not be comfortable with a...
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    Burnout in transition to FNP

    Kuriin replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    My only concern for you is that going from ICU to a SNF is going to be a massive change. Yes, you will know a *lot*. But, the ratios will be drastically different. There's a saying on our floor that...
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    Forced to resign after 7 weeks

    Kuriin replied to porkdumpling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Zosyn runs for 4 hours? What? Our facility, it is 30
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    Standard NCLEX labs?

    Kuriin replied to ArceusAlpha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As others have mentioned, NCLEX styled questions will most likely never give you a one point difference because they know facilities use different ranges. It would be very off such as K of
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    Should we change the needleless hub after drawing blood from a central catheter?

    Kuriin replied to Probably's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our facility requires you change the cap and then flush after drawing from a central
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    Would you question a preceptor...or a doctor?

    Kuriin replied to dbabz's topic in General Students

    Like SopranoKris, our hospital utilitizes the pharmacist quite a bit in that they are the ones who look for any drug-drug interactions or if something may be prescribed too low or too high. It is...
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    What's the best NCLEX app for your phone?

    Kuriin replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Students

    UWorld > NCLEX Mastery on the phone. I used both, but, UWorld definitely had much more difficult questions and seemed more realistic to the actual
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    90 minutes for a 100 question exam!

    Kuriin replied to Phantasys's topic in General Students

    We had to do this in our pediatric class for one of our exams. It was more questions than time given and I don't think I got any of them wrong. The teacher is try to get you (the students) to choose...
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    Questions about Insulin

    Kuriin replied to Summers3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Agree with Lev that this is an opportunity to stand up and be an advocate. I've had numerous patients who's blood sugar is not well maintained and the patient's been in the hospital for several days...