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1. Caption Contest

   jkirsc replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   And this is how doctors use their Stethoscopes.

2. Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse

   jkirsc replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Nurse Ratched from the "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is my favorite nurse. She is ranked as one of the best villains in the film industry. She was a cold ruthless women who had a controlling personality and thought she knew what was best for her ...

3. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

   jkirsc replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   I am an OR nurse and one night while on call we had a patient that had shot a nail gun into his knee. He came to the OR on an ER stretcher and we asked him if he could move himself to the OR table or if he would like us to assist him. He was able to ...

4. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

   jkirsc replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   I work in the OR and we use cement when doing total joints. After inserting the implants we have to wait for the cement to set before we can continue. While we were waiting the surgeon told me it like it if I would hold it in my hand and play with it...

5. Osmolarity vs Osmolality

   jkirsc replied to jkirsc's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you, that makes it much easier to remember :)

6. Osmolarity vs Osmolality

   jkirsc replied to jkirsc's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you for your reply to my post. I'm still trying to find a way to remember which is which :) This unit is challenging for me.

7. Osmolarity vs Osmolality

   jkirsc posted a topic in Student Assist

   Can anyone tell me an easy way to remember the difference between Osmolarity and Osmolality? I am a nursing student and we are currently studying fluids and electrolytes. I am having difficulty with these two terms.

8. infant assessment considerations

   jkirsc replied to jkirsc's topic in General Students

   The only information given is that the newborn, is being examined in the newborn nursery and the findings that are given are all within normal limits. I need to list 4 four developmental, socioeconomic, and cross-cultural considerations that should b...

9. infant assessment considerations

   jkirsc posted a topic in General Students

   I have an assignment that asks me to list some developmental, socioeconomic, and cross-cultural considerations that I would need to assess a 4 month old infant. I can't seem to find much information on the topic. I don't have much information on the...