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  1. NPO after abdominal surgery

    nurseprnRN replied to ashorobi86's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What does your text book tell you about assessing the abdomen after surgery? What are you expecting to find, when, and what accounts for

  2. Not sure if i passed Nclex

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

    No, nobody can tell you that. The number of questions taken is not an indicator of anything. You're just going to have to suck it up and wait for the results to post. Like most people. Hang in

  3. Medication Error - 53 is this for me

    nurseprnRN replied to Mindfulone1's topic in Patient Medications

    Include the copy of the new policy you're going to write up incorporating the many suggestions you have here, and cc your principal and the head nurse of the district BEFORE she hears some distorted...

  4. Medication Error - 53 is this for me

    nurseprnRN replied to Mindfulone1's topic in Patient Medications

    And now, in your capacity as school nurse, you can change that system to mandate adequate labeling with every med brought into your facility! See, you can explain to your principal that the system was...

  5. Accepting aging and disability

    nurseprnRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the research on happiness suggests that older people get happier. My DH and I have found this to be the case. At least you have something to look forward to.

  6. Has anyone ever escaped?

    nurseprnRN replied to ellieheart's topic in General Nursing

    I always used to say that I didn't mind working hard but I hated running up and down hallways all day, and that's why I went into ICU where I never had more than one or two patients at a time. Worked...

  7. Help! I think I'm going to accidently hurt or kill someone

    nurseprnRN replied to HollySue061566's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You realize that if you run up two or three flights of stairs, your BP will probably be in the 180 systolic range, too? True. BP is not a static thing. And you will not die, assuming you don't have a...

  8. Accepting aging and disability

    nurseprnRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mind if I ask how old you are, and how long you have been an RN and in what kind of

  9. New nurse

    nurseprnRN replied to andreead's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have never regretted a minute of any of my education or my several careers in nursing. Education is a companion which no misfortune can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate,no...

  10. Please help me! SA TX for Nursing?

    nurseprnRN replied to nina11787's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Before you make any plans, be sure to search AN for the threads on nursing school accreditation and why you should care about it. It's the little magnifying glass on the top of this

  11. Options to leave bedside nursing and take it easy, physically

    nurseprnRN replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes. I think you can probably see that anyone hiring an RN for such a position would expect a certain level of expertise. Consider going to the top of this page and clicking on "specialties." You...

  12. Critical thinking

    nurseprnRN replied to babbar's topic in General Nursing

    We won't do your homework for you, though if you tell us what you have found out by reading your textbooks already, we can help you think it through. Is this a school assignment, or is this someone...

  13. new mom, new grad, freaked out

    nurseprnRN replied to newmamanewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    Does your doc know you're pregnant? And he's prescribing you Buspar? I am assuming he's ruled out a paroxysmal tachycardia, which would do all of the above; if he hasn't, and he hasn't looked at your...

  14. Accepting aging and disability

    nurseprnRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    My goal was to say it so often that my kids rolllllll their eyes and recite it along with me, so I know they've got it and there will be no fighting over it: "At some point some smartass case...

  15. Accepting aging and disability

    nurseprnRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Fortunately, we know this better than most. Documentation is cheap, and in our house,

  16. Do you auscultate your NGs?

    nurseprnRN replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Nursing

    You could find a lot more data in that thread in addition to the ones you harvest

  17. Accepting aging and disability

    nurseprnRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    As one of those thus unprepared (and married to another), I can tell you that it's not for lack of knowledge, forethought, or caring. Since what was laughingly known as my retirement account dropped...

  18. Do you auscultate your NGs?

    nurseprnRN replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Nursing

    There's a huge thread about this very subject (and it's always a good idea to do a search before you post a question, just in case). It's at...

  19. submitting my paper work for nclex few questions

    nurseprnRN replied to andyyyedm's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Cases dismissed are not convictions, so you don't need to mention them. If you have other convictions, that's a different matter. Your bank can give you a copy of the check you used to pay your...

  20. Motherhood and Nursing School?

    nurseprnRN replied to nursingjourney's topic in General Students

    I knew things were going to be OK when my 18-month-old banged on the front door on Saturday morning and said, "School, mama! Mama's school, Ellie's school!" Once a friend was driving her somewhere...

  21. Critical thinking skills...

    nurseprnRN replied to Cruz.Cookie's topic in General Students

    Perfect answer. I would always have time for a student who at least gave it a stab, and hearing the thought process gave me an idea of how I could tweak it to help him/her understand the big picture....

  22. Artful nursing interventions

    nurseprnRN replied to Manavi87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Since nursing is a science and an art, any nursing artfulness must be informed by scientific principles. If you google "nurse inventions" or "invention by nurse" or "nurse inventor" you'll find all...

  23. An help for my thesis

    nurseprnRN replied to D.C.'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants had a really good presentation on this topic last April at their annual educational conference. The speaker was a nurse with a lot of good pain...

  24. Failed nursing class need help

    nurseprnRN replied to mecha-sorah's topic in General Students

    Interview and

  25. Pharmacology

    nurseprnRN replied to IJ_606's topic in General Students

    You know what, I find that people who have a really comfortable level of understanding of physiology and pathophysiology have a lot better chance at learning pharmacology. I mean, if you sorta skate...