nurseprnRN

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  1. Bundle Branch Blocks in Tennessee

    nurseprnRN replied to oceansunw's topic in General Nursing

    It's

  2. Higher Calling

    nurseprnRN replied to guest449786's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Original degree in nursing in New England mumblemumble years ago, graduate school on the West Coast seven years later, never heard such horsepucky in school (although I heard it from ancient aunties)...

  3. Pre-Nursing student STRESSING PLEASE HELP

    nurseprnRN replied to Prettybirdy's topic in General Students

    The only nursing school program that thinks chemistry is "useless" is a program that puts out graduates that don't know as much as they should to be good nurses. Yes, you can argue that, and yes, this...

  4. Starting to think there should be some limits...

    nurseprnRN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, if you push that last point, you will eventually come up against the wall that says, "AN is for entertainment value only." AN is a for-profit business, and a very profitable one indeed. It...

  5. Starting to think there should be some limits...

    nurseprnRN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I keep a folder of stock answers on FAQs, as many of you have noticed. Especially for those of us who genuinely want to help students, this is sort of analogous to the same paper folder of class...

  6. What's the best way to pay your bills and go to school full time???

    nurseprnRN replied to jlamar11's topic in General Students

    Marry rich. But we all know that if you marry for money, you'll earn it one way or

  7. Not a Nursing Question, but Has to Do with Work, So...

    nurseprnRN replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Another nice little bit of passive aggression might be to head in the opposite direction from home to run a few of your own errands before heading back past their houses. Maybe a looooong set of...

  8. First nursing care plan

    nurseprnRN replied to nurseholmes's topic in General Nursing

    We don't do your homework for you here. We will bend over backwards to help you learn how to learn, though, but we need to see your evidence first. What do you know about your patient? What did YOU...

  9. Loan forgiveness options? Help!

    nurseprnRN replied to kaimkaim's topic in General Nursing

    Since the Archbishop (the sainted Ray Hunthausen) died, I think a lot of prayers are going unanswered in Seattle. And seriously, I think that's all you've got. Looking at it from some hospital's point...

  10. Is there a good sphygmomanometer for manual blood pressure?

    nurseprnRN replied to celtickimba's topic in General Nursing

    Your major control over hearing with a stethoscope for any task is making sure that you do not wear it like Nurse Jackie's doctor buddy, which is to say, with its tips pointing backwards. Rotate...

  11. failed nursing school again

    nurseprnRN replied to snowybee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Alas, not true. You have to be able to do patient and family teaching, delegate safely to others, be sure your charting is understandable and meets documentation guidelines for legal and other...

  12. An RN who isn't good at math?

    nurseprnRN replied to nursingjourney's topic in General Students

    What most people call "math" is really high-school-level algebra. This summer, wander on over to your local high school and take the summer school algebra I class. You will probably ace it, and that...

  13. Care plan help!

    nurseprnRN replied to NewNurse91D's topic in General Students

    What I mean is, it's too simplistic (to the point of meaningless) to say, "High blood pressure lowers cardiac output." High systolic and diastolic blood pressure can happen as consequences of high...

  14. Care plan help!

    nurseprnRN replied to NewNurse91D's topic in General Students

    High BP doesn't necessarily lower CO. When you exercise, your blood pressure goes up because your body needs a bigger cardiac output. Chronic high blood pressure makes the myocardium grow, as with any...

  15. Care plan help!

    nurseprnRN replied to NewNurse91D's topic in General Students

    Is there some reason you're limited to one or two? If you are, justify your priorities. Learning to do that is part of your education too. Finally, if she (and her husband! He counts too!) had a...

  16. Bombed first Fundementals Exam

    nurseprnRN replied to mnw9412's topic in General Students

    It's "pt crying on the floor" because in nursing, NCLEX, and school your first impulse to DO SOMETHING is often wrong. It should be to get more information. That's what the prudent NURSE does. You...

  17. Care plan help!

    nurseprnRN replied to NewNurse91D's topic in General Students

    You're not expected to cure her many medical problems. :) I don't know about your program, but mine stopped issuing magic wands and crystal balls when they decertified from the Rowling Division years...

  18. Doing Clinicals

    nurseprnRN replied to eugenekim213's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No, you cannot pick your own clinical placements, days, or hours independent of your program. You will be in clinical areas with others in a group supervised by an instructor; clinical placements are...

  19. Priority NANDA

    nurseprnRN replied to alreinsch's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is no such thing as "a NANDA." NANDA-I is an international nursing diagnosis organization. You have provided us with a lot of medical diagnoses and a few assessment findings. There is no magic...

  20. Care plan help!

    nurseprnRN replied to NewNurse91D's topic in General Students

    It is a fallacy that a nursing diagnosis cannot be related to a medical one. A common fallacy, but a fallacy nevertheless. dedidier has already learned that. :) Anyone who doubts it should flip...

  21. Teaching Plans. Psoriasis

    nurseprnRN replied to rosalyncarter's topic in General Students

    Where else have you looked besides

  22. What would you have done? Need advice.

    nurseprnRN replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    The classic response, which he might have recognized if he took any liberal arts classes, is, "What good is a newborn baby?" You did the right thing. You can remind him later when you're in

  23. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    nurseprnRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    For those who just can't get enough of this kind of thing, here's 1615 of the best AN has ever had to offer. For the life of me I have no idea why they closed it down. It has a life of its own, and...

  24. Is there a telemedicine nurse willing to be interviewed for my homework?

    nurseprnRN replied to RHIA, RN's topic in General Nursing

    There are many, many such requests from students wanting to interview a nurse on AN all the time. The brief answer is generally, "No, you have no idea who you're talking to here" If your hospital is...

  25. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    nurseprnRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    She does.