ICRN2008 BSN, RN

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    Think I've Done All I Can for This Person?

    ICRN2008 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Marie, it sounds like you've been very understanding, and you've even encouraged her to get help. If she is unwilling to accept that help, then you would not be doing her any favors by trying to...
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    Flu season still here?

    ICRN2008 replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    The incidence of influenza just peaked in my area during the first and second week of February. If you just became sick, you can go to your doctor and have a rapid influenza test done. If it's...
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    Best Assessment Book

    ICRN2008 replied to hugs&kisses's topic in General Nursing

    My class used Health and Physical Assessment by Barkauskas and I thought it was a pretty good book. I don't have anything to compare it to, though. I also have the Bate's Pocket Guide to Physical...
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    Severe Concerns..or over reacting?

    ICRN2008 replied to blueapples's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.nccnhr.org/static_pages/ombudsmen.cfm If you click on your state, you can find info for contacting the ombudsman in your area. They would be the agency to which you can report your...
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    My 16-year-old wants a navel piercing

    ICRN2008 replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My sister recently removed her belly ring, and she has a pretty ugly scar. She took it out because it was always rubbing on her pants (she wears higher rise dress pants now that she has a...
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    MD can't walk across the room to get a chart

    ICRN2008 replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    Ha, that's great! Good for you
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    improerly disposed needle got me!

    ICRN2008 replied to sanakruz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Researchers have found that only 0.3% of needlesticks from a known HIV patient have resulted in infection in the health care worker. And this patient isn't a know HIV case, so you have a 99.7+%...
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    Do you ever think about going to medical school?

    ICRN2008 replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto. All through high school and the first year of college, I thought that I would go to medical school. Then, I realized that being a physician would not allow me to live the kind of life I...
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    Pharmacology

    ICRN2008 replied to Future_Nurse_Natalie's topic in General Students

    Yuck, I just took my first pharmacology exam. I read the book and looked over the notes, memorized the drugs, etc. Apparently that wasn't enough, she expected us to memorize EVERY WORD of her notes....
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    Grey's Anatomy thoughts

    ICRN2008 replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in General Nursing

    I watched parts Grey's Anatomy a few times, and while it's entertaining I also think that it portrays nursing very badly. This is why I no longer watch the show. Before I went to nursing school, I...
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    Hemolyzed vs. non-hemolyzed hematuria??

    ICRN2008 replied to sweetVTnurse's topic in Emergency

    Short explanation: If there is some kind of hemolytic process going on in the body, free hemoglobin may be released into the urine. On the other hand, RBC's in the urine usually indicates some sort...
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    Non christian RN @ Catholic hospital?

    ICRN2008 replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a Catholic health system, and other than not covering birth control, IVF or tubal ligation under the employee health insurance there aren't any major differences. Obviously these kind of...
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    Off topic: How do you keep house?

    ICRN2008 replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Students

    "I make my husband do it. Seriously. :rotfl: Right now it's just the two of us, but we manage to make enough mess!" Same here :) If it weren't for my husband, we wouldn't have any clean clothes or...
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    Lab Labeling--help!

    ICRN2008 replied to deefibber's topic in Emergency

    Well stated! I (and most Medical Technologists) are sticklers for follwing proper procedure when performing phlebotomy. In addition to labeling at the bedside, two patient identifiers should always...
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    National RN Salary Trends ADN or Diploma vs BSN

    ICRN2008 replied to Darcifly's topic in General Nursing

    In my program, we are required to take a second semester of chemistry, physics, nutrition, health care systems and a cultural diversity in nursing course in addition to the ones listed above. These...
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    Blood transfusions, pump or gravity

    ICRN2008 replied to kewlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you are concerned about this you can always ask your blood bank to order leukoreduced blood from the supplier. (Red Cross now leukoreduces all of its PRBC's as far as I know.) Then you won't need...
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    RN experience required?

    ICRN2008 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was wondering if I could get some feedback from nurse practitioners about grad school. I am currently in a second degree accelerated BSN program, and will graduate in December '06. I also have...
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    Need help on blood pressure skill

    ICRN2008 replied to AllieRat's topic in General Students

    If you palpate the brachial artery first, it will be pretty easy to know where to put the diaphragm. Also, you might want to try out some of your classmates stethoscopes. The cheaper ones don't...
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    anioin gap and dka

    ICRN2008 replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here is the formula for anion gap: Agap = Na + K - Cl -CO2 I would think that the doctor would be monitoring the glucose level (not the agap) to determine when to stop the insulin drip. Anyone else...
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    Getting pregnant on Nights

    ICRN2008 replied to Giggles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Here is the link: http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/Pregnancy/tb/2296 "Pregnant women who work the graveyard shift face a significantly higher risk of preterm delivery, yet long hours, standing all...
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    Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    ICRN2008 replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient is in contact isolation, then gloves and gown must be worn. Period, end of story. Can you guarantee that the nurse will wash her hands WELL and EVERY TIME to kill off all the resistant...
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    Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    ICRN2008 replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This was my major consideration in going back to school to be an NP instead of a PA. Many PA programs require that you quit your job to complete the program, and this was not an option for my husband...
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    vomiting blood and alcohol

    ICRN2008 replied to krisssy's topic in Emergency

    I just wanted to say that it is great that you are willing to talk to your son about drinking. It is a difficult subject for many parents to bring up. When I went to college, my mother talked to my...
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    "Work short" Love, mgmt

    ICRN2008 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness, don't get me started about Six Sigma! They came into our lab this past year and tried to convince the Medical Technologists to let untrained lab assistants run the chemistry and...
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    Are there any Illinois hospitals I should avoid?

    ICRN2008 replied to raindrop's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Thanks for the advice :) By labor difficulties, do you mean that they are short-staffed? Or are there other problems that I'm not aware of? I'm attracted to the offer of free tuition for a MSN. If...