Here.I.Stand BSN, RN

SICU, trauma, neuro

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    Schools grading scale

    Here.I.Stand replied to Ibyn26's topic in General Students

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    Can you change your major to nursing junior year of college?

    Here.I.Stand replied to howsoonisnow's topic in General Students

    You should ask the school's admin. I wouldn't *think* changing majors would be an issue alone, but you would still have to complete nursing prereqs. Consider what each option would cost in time and...
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    Grade appeal please help!!!!!

    Here.I.Stand replied to nurse83522h's topic in General Students

    I didn't ignore that
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    working holidays

    Here.I.Stand replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing

    Everywhere I have worked, FT and PT staff have worked alternate holidays. Either we work Thanksgiving AND New Year's, OR Christmas. Where I am now, Christmas Eve and Day are "Christmas" -- we work...
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    Instructor Issue

    Here.I.Stand replied to lorias's topic in General Students

    Don't let a snapped "I'm busy" have this much effect on you. You will hear maaaaaaaaaaaany sharp responses over the course of your career. Frustrated or jerk pts and families, fellow nurses, other...
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    Does Hyperkalemia Cause Bradycardia or Tachycardia?

    Here.I.Stand replied to rileowski's topic in General Students

    Excess serum K+ impedes electric activiy, so you'll see brady-arrhythmias/BBBs etc. if K+ is high enough. Now most healthy people will excrete some of that; someone with renal failure however, is...
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    Grade appeal please help!!!!!

    Here.I.Stand replied to nurse83522h's topic in General Students

    I would think the time to bring it up should have been during the exam: "Professor, is this supposed to be 'burn,' not 'bun?'" Rather than assuming the answer is wrong. I mean I can't think of how...
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    Should I feel guilty about not picking up extra shifts?

    Here.I.Stand replied to RNDude16's topic in General Nursing

    Nope! It's not your job to staff the unit. Enjoy your Daddy
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    Jewett brace and SCI

    Here.I.Stand replied to Alli_97's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not sure of the specifics of this pt's fracture -- anterior, posterior, spinous or transverse process, involvement of facets, compression fx, burst fx... Was he fused? I'm assuming his SCI is...
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    Does this nursing diagnosis makes any sense?

    Here.I.Stand replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    knowledge deficit The pt may well have a knowledge deficit. rt diabetes condition r/t refers to the etiology; DM is not the *cause* of said knowledge deficit. as evidence by DKA These are your...
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    Many nurses do not chart?

    Here.I.Stand replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    Well what is "done" *is* that exception -- you still document any wound care, collaborative interventions, meds given, etc. If abdominal assessment is WNL, just click the WNL box, vs. writing out the...
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    What Else Can I Do For A Living?

    Here.I.Stand replied to RNCM123's topic in Nursing Career

    My mom's licensed massage therapist is an RN who worked at the bedside for years. Obviously that would require more schooling, but this woman's nursing knowledge puts her a cut above other LMTs in...
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    Doctor upset by charting

    Here.I.Stand replied to LalaRN9000's topic in General Nursing

    You make some pretty significant assumptions of someone who isn't here to defend himself. If you truly consider it narcissistic to not want a statement connecting you to impaired practice... I don't...
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    Afraid to quit my job

    Here.I.Stand replied to nsue's topic in General Nursing

    First, you have no reason to feel guilty for them. Their policies and culture have proven intolerable -- THEY chose not to make changes. They are exhibiting insanity: treating good nurses like mules...
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    Fat Embolism

    Here.I.Stand replied to wyshywashy's topic in General Students

    I don't have my patho book from school anymore, but all of the info Google gave me said they can/do cause pulmonary sx like hypoxia, SOB etc. (This was the first I'd heard that it does NOT cause...
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    I'm In, Now What?!?!

    Here.I.Stand replied to ERNurseErica's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! I did nothing beforehand; instructors don't necessarily plan topics in the same order as the book does. Do plan on reviewing the material daily; I was one who could cram and get...
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    Could Not Make It Through The Orientation Of My First Job

    Here.I.Stand replied to frenchxtoast's topic in General Nursing

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    Living Will Tattoo

    Here.I.Stand replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Well.... How do we know the pt didn't sign a POLST under duress? How do we know it wasn't forged or altered in some way? How do we know the pt didn't change his mind ten seconds before arresting --...
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    I don't know how I could've handed this differently

    Here.I.Stand replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that selfish people don't care about being short staffed, but I think it is absolutely appropriate to point out that these lengthy q 2 hr calls are taking away from the care of THEIR loved...
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    Doctor upset by charting

    Here.I.Stand replied to LalaRN9000's topic in General Nursing

    I'm picturing a courtroom and subpoenaed notes. Would any of us appreciate the "smoking something" accusation refer to us...in ANY context? I don't know that I would trust every single tort lawyer...
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    Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)

    Here.I.Stand replied to Trams's topic in Forensic

    I think she meant the forensic exam the SANE performs on a sexual assault
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    Neuro (ALS) question!!! Please help!

    Here.I.Stand replied to Ashalia21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Or -- The ALS Association If you click on "find local services," they have links to clinics and support groups. That might generate some
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    Neuro (ALS) question!!! Please help!

    Here.I.Stand replied to Ashalia21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You could also call your local hospitals and see if you could speak to a CNS or nursing educator. I agree with the poster before me in that you should *GO* ... I would not recommend approaching the...
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    Neuro (ALS) question!!! Please help!

    Here.I.Stand replied to Ashalia21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    These essay questions are probably best asked of someone who works in a neuro clinic. It's also best for you to take notes while the nurse talks, rather than ask her to answer essay questions....
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    Eating ice cream and getting nervous -- offered Neuro-ICU job, now a psych nurse

    Here.I.Stand replied to pixierose's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth, two of my SICU colleagues were hired from psych and do really well. There are A TON of psychosocial issues in neuro: pts' and families' lives can be forever altered, and they can...