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  1. Evidence-Based Practice Paper Topic

    nurseprnRN replied to CC Wisconsin's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There's a whole thread here on AN about instilling air to check NGT placement. Short answer: Lots of people do it, it's not standard of care, and it's not reliable. Lots of research on that out there...

  2. Care plan.

    nurseprnRN replied to Sochbrown's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The most recent edition I find is 2011, but please beware of the many updates in the nursing diagnoses that have occurred since then, and cross-reference to your current NANDA-I

  3. Help with a patient!

    nurseprnRN replied to TXNursingStudnt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Did you look in your textbook under "bladder training"? The above posters have very kindly supplied you with some help; now go and look it up and learn more. Then if you still have questions or...

  4. CO2 vs PCOS?

    nurseprnRN replied to Nursing2102's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not exactly. Your lungs preferentially excrete CO2 much better than they take in O2. Plenty of people with pulmonary disorders (like pneumocystis pneumonia or big pulmonary emboli) have normal (or...

  5. CO2 vs PCOS?

    nurseprnRN replied to Nursing2102's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Look at the units. One says "mmHg" or "torr"-- and if you remember from when you took chemistry, those are measures of pressure. Gases are measured by pressure. The other says something like...

  6. Working on FAFSA, benefit of answering parental questions

    nurseprnRN replied to ZrowGz's topic in General Students

    I'm sure the UW financial aid office will be very happy to help you get the best package all around, and they know who's a reputable lender and who's sorta too good to be true. Enjoy your time at...

  7. Crossroads

    nurseprnRN replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Students

    Go to PRN staff to keep your smiling face in sight at a facility you love. But before you do it tell your nurse manager why, using the same words you posted. Say how much you absolutely love your job...

  8. Don't Want To Touch Patients!

    nurseprnRN replied to ThinBabe's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who's an SLP. She always said she didn't like drool and such, and now she owns her own (big and very successful) SLP practice where, by her own description, she spends most of her days...

  9. Was my professor out of line?

    nurseprnRN replied to kimmyanne02's topic in General Students

    Coddling is OK for toddlers to a certain extent, but this is where they start to learn limits. Coddling adults is not usually a good idea; it's often too hard for them to accept that there are...

  10. Help with a Nursing DX please

    nurseprnRN replied to imanursenow's topic in General Students

    Hi! Here's the summary answer about nursing diagnosis in general, which should get you going on the right path. Once you've read it (and gotten your NANDA-I 2015-2017), see what diagnoses you can...

  11. One year old while in school

    nurseprnRN replied to JTmom915's topic in General Students

    I started graduate school with a six-week-old. My savior was a surrogate grandma I found at the neighborhood senior center-- she loved my baby because they had the same birthday. :) Kiddo started...

  12. I need help with understanding how do a care plan.

    nurseprnRN replied to lharley132010's topic in General Students

    Sorry I've been away for a few days, and Esme has been indisposed. Here's the scoop on nursing diagnosis, medical diagnosis, and more. There is no magic list of medical diagnoses from which you can...

  13. Work-Life Balance of Nurses in Case Management

    nurseprnRN replied to cleom925's topic in Case Management

    OP, how did it work

  14. Nurses,what is the highest BP you've ever seen recorded on a pt.?

    nurseprnRN replied to nobody067's topic in General Nursing

    Alas, coronary arteries do not perfuse in systole, unlike other arteries, because they are encased in contracting muscle. Coronary arteries perfuse in diastole, from the diastolic pressure in the...

  15. Second career nurses: what if you ended up not liking nursing?

    nurseprnRN replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    Ever heard of the phrase, "Analysis paralysis"? There are no guarantees in anything in life at all. I strongly suggest you stop asking all those other questions and focus on reaching the end of your...

  16. Application question

    nurseprnRN replied to MNbyte's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't matter. Meds before

  17. Failed NCLEX more than once? Do this.

    nurseprnRN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You're welcome! Now BUMP... and I wish people would look around a bit before posting the umpty-umpth iteration of "How do I study" or "Now what do I do?" or "..." well, you get the idea. Ladies...

  18. Does anyone have a list of nursing assesments and the rationale?

    nurseprnRN replied to Lina1's topic in General Students

    See, nursing diagnoses are not as a result of medical ones, and you should be able to do a nursing assessment without knowing the medical diagnosis. Check your physical assessment handbook for how to...

  19. Would ER Paramedic experience count?

    nurseprnRN replied to TransportJockey's topic in General Nursing

    Just a wee bit of advice: If that's your actual picture, consider changing it to maintain your anonymity, as we are all cautioned to do

  20. Application question

    nurseprnRN replied to MNbyte's topic in General Nursing

    It's Tele, as in short for Telemetry. So you'll know when you write it on your app. It sounds as if you should be starting at a lower level of intensity, so med/surg unit would probably be lower...

  21. How do you answer questions?

    nurseprnRN replied to 2013rn2BScorpio's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Bump

  22. Nurses,what is the highest BP you've ever seen recorded on a pt.?

    nurseprnRN replied to nobody067's topic in General Nursing

    Back when we used actual mercury manometers to take blood pressure (for those of you young'uns who wonder why it's always given in millimeters of mercury, mmHg), the top of the column said "300" and...

  23. Would ER Paramedic experience count?

    nurseprnRN replied to TransportJockey's topic in General Nursing

    When they ask what your nursing experience is after you graduate, your only possible answer is, "None." But you can put it on your resume as past employment. What many students think of as "skills"...

  24. If you wear Danskos.... How often do you replace shoes?

    nurseprnRN replied to dannygirl04's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Last fall I had a pair of Danskos I've had forever when we went on vaca to a lovely old inn. There was one of those gas fireplaces in our room (sooooo romantic ) and we'd been out slogging around in...

  25. I LIED to a professor

    nurseprnRN replied to Peonies n posie's topic in General Students

    Quick clarification: Your professor's license was not on any line. This is a very common misconception but completely untrue, no matter what anybody told you. Students have clinical placements based...