ZASHAGALKA RN

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    No more NANDA diagnoses?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to CityKat's topic in General Students

    double post, see below. ~faith,
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    COPD pt's and 2L o2

    ZASHAGALKA replied to wooosp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The goal for these patients is a 'liveable' SaO2, or indirectly, SpO2. That would be about 88-92% for most COPD pts. You give enough O2 to reach that point, no matter how much O2 that is. For someone...
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    COPD pt's and 2L o2

    ZASHAGALKA replied to wooosp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A very interesting article on point. The use of oxygen in patients with hypercapnia "Physicians have observed for many years that the administration of oxygen to patients with chronic obstructive...
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    No more NANDA diagnoses?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to CityKat's topic in General Students

    Why would getting rid of NANDA take away from nursing? More to the point, how does nursing gain respect by using arcane language that is widely considered un-necessary input for our allied health...
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    Is this legal???

    ZASHAGALKA replied to cant_not's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, that is difficult to do if the doc is your landlord. However, I would point out that, if you are a nurse, you are legally required, in most states, to report such issues to the board....
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    Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    ZASHAGALKA replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    Anthony Heyes, from the Univ. of London, issued a statistics paper a few years ago stating that a low paid nurse is a good nurse. There are a few threads about that paper here at all nurses....
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    Is this legal???

    ZASHAGALKA replied to cant_not's topic in General Nursing

    "Any person who holds a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse in this state shall have the right to use the title "licensed practical nurse" and the abbreviation "L.P.N." No other person...
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    How many times can you take NCLEX?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to tabycat's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    A quick look at the GA BON website shows that the relevant law is 410-6 and does not state a number of times you can take the test, it just says you must pass the test, and you have 3 yrs to do so...
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    Vap

    ZASHAGALKA replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    The reason why you are hearing so much about it is that it is part of IHI's (Institute for Healthcare Initiatives) 100,000 lives campaign. Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Implement the...
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    Lame duck Rumors

    ZASHAGALKA replied to mpoova's topic in International Nursing

    "Do Nothing Congress" is a convenient insult towards our government for those that don't get what they want from our gov't. But, I have to say that to me, it's a little unseemly to issue or repeat...
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    Vatican said to be rethinking condoms

    ZASHAGALKA posted a topic in General Nursing

    After decades of opposition, Vatican view on condoms begins to shift | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited "Cardinal Barragán noted a passage from a 1981 document issued by the late Pope John Paul...
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    Do physicians deserve credit for the work nurses do?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It goes with the territory of angels. Angels don't get credit for the work they do, rather, they take a personal victory in being the winning voice of reason on your shoulders. The lack of credit is a...
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    do nurses eat their young

    ZASHAGALKA replied to teenynurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse, you should really be about the business of finding a good mentor or two on your unit; someone always there to be your fallback person to ask 'stupid' questions of. I'm not talking...
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    SKIL Bill & H1-B...

    ZASHAGALKA replied to vermountindia's topic in International Nursing

    There is really NO answer to give. It doesn't MATTER what any bill in progress looks like, only what the FINAL bill after both the House and Senate reconcile looks like after they compose a final bill...
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    Reading the Genetic Code: Multiple copies of key genes

    ZASHAGALKA posted a topic in General Nursing

    Independent Online Edition > Science & Technology "Until now it was assumed that the human genome, or "book of life", is largely the same for everyone, save for a few spelling differences in...
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    New Grads - Rotten Shifts?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to MililaniMom's topic in General Nursing

    If you're currently a teacher, then you already have a bach degree. Have you looked into accelerated BSN programs? Many of them are 14 months long as opposed to 12 months for LPN and many are new...
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    Should nurses be forced to take charge against their will?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to luv2dive's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f100/national-labor-relations-board-rules-some-nurses-supervisors-179506.html Not only is the answer, 'no', with the Kentucky River NLRB decision, the request itself, in...
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    BSN but not RN

    ZASHAGALKA replied to melnjp's topic in Texas Nursing

    Not only the Texas BNE, maybe. Since you have never been initially registered, you might be able to apply for initial licensure in other states as well. Almost every one of them would require some...
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    Vatican said to be rethinking condoms

    ZASHAGALKA replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    While you may be correct about this, premarital sex, illegal drug use, and even homosexuality are sins about which the Catholic church, and MOST Christian churches offer forgiveness readily with...
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    Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not only forced, but many prisons are divided into three gangs: AA, hispanics, and whites. In order to get the protection of any particular gang, you have to get their branding. I would say that MOST...
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    Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it was flaming to have an exchange with this vet about the concept of prejudice, and both of us soon let it go, agreeing to disagree. I'm one of the biggest supporters of the military...
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    Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, this isn't a case of 'eating the young'. I haven't seen many here suggesting that the OP should be a 'thought' police officer. The event was an ACTION, not a thought. That nurse can have...
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    Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    There is a word called 'praxis'. It means how well a conceptual idea follows through to implementation. I have accused nursing for YEARS of having no real praxis. Our Ivory Tower is all but irrelevant...
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    Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    You might be right, but this particular issue has legal if not 'political' ramifications. I don't mean politics like if you are a rep or dem: I mean these types of issues, as evidenced by the number...
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    Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    ZASHAGALKA replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have rather risked the minor annoyance of a 2 minute phone call than the major annoyance of the chain of command being out of the loop on such a major event. Sending someone home for a whole...