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  1. scientific rationale for jehovah's witness

    kaylee. replied to zorahna's topic in General Nursing

    There is no scientific "rationale" for any given organized religion. They are much older than modern science...Is that really your question? And why on a nursing

  2. Suicide screening for all is not needed

    kaylee. replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    At a hospital I worked at last year we had a medical patient commit suicide in his room. It turned out the suicide screening questions had not been done. I believe this is rare, but clealy it...

  3. When To Call The On Call Doctor

    kaylee. replied to MJ48's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well you concluded no call was warranted during your shift. At very end of shift a temp of 102 should be called, but the RN to do it is the gray area. In these cases I usually offer to put a call out...

  4. Life or career?

    kaylee. replied to djoshi1094's topic in General Nursing

    That is a tough spot...you have weekends and holidays with your family which you highly value. Its just something to think about. We spend the majority of our adult lives at our place so of work. If...

  5. "untestable" on NIHSS

    kaylee. replied to kataraang's topic in General Nursing

    Ataxia if they are paralyzed (thus unble to demonstrate ataxia) is considered

  6. "untestable" on NIHSS

    kaylee. replied to kataraang's topic in General Nursing

    In EPIC there is a link to the explanations for scoring. I open it when I am unsure, or if there are discrepancies. Its pretty straightforward if you use the guide. Otherwise there would be confusion....

  7. Black Sheep...time to leave?

    kaylee. replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It was nice to be invited but my whole thing was that the nurses setting up the event spent a 12 hour shift with me and didnt invite me. The invite came from someone not there. So I was just telling...

  8. Fox News calls CNA a nurse

    kaylee. replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    LOL! Agreed, don't expect much in terms of tact

  9. IV Bolus

    kaylee. replied to mariok's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the condition of the patient. If they are unstable with an emergent event, bp in the 60s you might give 500/hr or even wide open. If they are chf this is taken into consideration but it...

  10. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    kaylee. replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The CA ratio law clearly defines tele and Stepdown: tele is stable cardiac pts (1:4). SDU is those in between icu and med/surg. They are unstable often and stable to unstable - requiring 3:1 ratio. I...

  11. LPN or Focus on PA School

    kaylee. replied to Nyc327's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I guess I didn't understand about the hands-on hours requirement. I just googled a random program (Chapman U. in Ca) and it has a list of fields where this hands-on can occur:...

  12. Am I worth being a nurse?

    kaylee. replied to beautyofnursing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well you definitely want to retake that teas test which you are doing. It cant hurt to apply this quarter with the score you have now...your other stats look pretty competitive. Have you considered...

  13. How to reinforce Pathophysiology on my own?

    kaylee. replied to Bubblejuice's topic in General Students

    Yep its about self-learning. Patho and physiology also, are learned in layers. So to truly understand a concept takes further study. The stress of the classroom environment is not where deep learning...

  14. Admission Letter

    kaylee. replied to jessikhamarie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just curious what you meant at the end when you said you were given a gift that many people dont possess? Without clarification that statement is a little off-putting, and when taken at face value,...

  15. Feeling Lost

    kaylee. replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If you are pretty sure you dont want to be an RN then for your sake dont go through the hassle of going back to school for it! I see it as not the worst situation ever. You are currently employed....

  16. dosage calculation

    kaylee. replied to Grnbay's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You got the right answer but your problem set up looks wierd...i always convert lb to kg and then do the rest. Anyhow, i guess it doesnt matter as long as you get the answer. As a side note, kindof a...

  17. LPN or Focus on PA School

    kaylee. replied to Nyc327's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want to be a pa, nursing is not the route, esp lpn. You will need a bachelors to get into pa but not necessarily hands on experience. Lpn will be a detour because even as an rn you are not able...

  18. Which Area Has the Most Compassionate Nurses

    kaylee. replied to RNite's topic in General Nursing

    I agree again its the culture. You cant predict this by the area of nursing. The thing i have realized is that you need to really guage the management when you are on an interview. While the manager...

  19. Black Sheep...time to leave?

    kaylee. replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Another introvert here who relates to this thead and appreciates reading similar experiences as well as great advice. Ive always felt well liked by my coworkers, we all relate and joke at work,...

  20. Resume review, please?

    kaylee. replied to ksouthern's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is good, all the sections are there. Now U need some action verbs and a few descriptions of what you actually did... Some bullets can be date/place only if the role is clear, like AA Nursing, but...

  21. I don't feel like I have what it takes to be a nurse?

    kaylee. replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I think some instructors that are like this are on a power trip. If they truly stop and reflected on the fact that their perspective they take with anxious students just makes them more anxious and...

  22. Thorough A&P = Skilled/Competent Nurse?

    kaylee. replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly you keep learning as you go. From the prerequisites alone you won't have a profound understanding, but I think good nurses keep studying as they go... Like i have a journal where i keep...

  23. Cath Lab or ICU for new grad

    kaylee. replied to bdy93's topic in Cardiac

    I dont think you can do cath lab as a new grad. I have looked at postings and most say they require icu

  24. Do you consider it helpful or not to be given a Pt’s attitude during a report?

    kaylee. replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I welcome learning things like this during report...i take it with a grain of salt though, and consider the nurse who is complaining. Sometimes its alot about how that nurse and the pt interacted,...

  25. Just........no.

    kaylee. replied to roser13's topic in Nursing News

    YES! I see it exactly this way! The original intent for the "web" was a global connectedness free from centalized power. This did not turn out exactly that way. This person obviously seems a little...