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  1. selecting a capstone- need advice/words of wisdom

    nurseprnRN replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    And you can always apply to the ED and say, "I did it that way because I wanted to learn more about L&D and let someone else have the slot of ED since I had so many opportunities already. But what...

  2. Possibly Odd Question

    nurseprnRN replied to want2b3's topic in General Students

    I'm guessing

  3. Priority Diagnosis Assistance

    nurseprnRN replied to eamxo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Another thing to remember is that sometimes there is no set-in-stone hierarchy. Part of your learning to plan nursing care is to be able to defend your priority decisions. And always remember that...

  4. Hyperkalemia

    nurseprnRN replied to geokaravasili's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The classic association, that I can guarantee you'll run into in clinical, work, and NCLEX, is diabetic ketoACIDosis. Treat with insulin, drives K+ into cells, hypokalemia results, bad things ensue....

  5. Advice/tips for doing careplans?

    nurseprnRN replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    :thankya: Thanks for the kind words, Rose_Queen, and I am sure I speak for my friend and colleague Esme too. But you know what? She's right. :) OP, read our posts and buy the book. That will save...

  6. Possibly Odd Question

    nurseprnRN replied to want2b3's topic in General Students

    One concept that a lot of people get bound up in is what one profession "can do" and what another one "can do." This very basic and primitive concept of nursing (and medicine, for that matter) assumes...

  7. First semester nursing student. Does it get better?

    nurseprnRN replied to basenjilove808's topic in General Students

    I have to disagree with people who say it will get easier. It will get easier to do the basic CNA-level physical care, of course. But nursing school isn't like what your high school buds are doing as...

  8. Nervous in clinical. Being too hard on myself?

    nurseprnRN replied to pht15's topic in General Students

    You should remember that you are not expected to perform at the expert level in clinical now. If so, you wouldn't be in, like, school. :) You'll feel better if you prepare by doing your due diligence...

  9. The B word. Again!

    nurseprnRN replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    My freshman year in college in Boston we had a big storm. School was closed even though we all lived on campus because the faculty couldn't get in. I walked to a movie and coming back to my dorm I...

  10. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    nurseprnRN replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to hear it, always good to have a goal. But how do you propose to have any credibility as a nursing manager or a nursing educator whatsoever without any experience as a novice or experienced...

  11. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    nurseprnRN replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I can allllllmost count the months to Medicare in my fingers, so I can finally save some money on health insurance, but I'll be working until I die or get too demented to send out invoices....

  12. NCLEX in IL: How does this all work?

    nurseprnRN replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    You can get your first nursing license in any state (let's call it State 1) by applying to that state's Board of Nursing (BoN) and getting their approval to sit the NCLEX exam in their jurisdiction....

  13. When work buddies move on

    nurseprnRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That's life. This calls to mind my grandmother's retort when my father complained when I, his firstborn, turned thirty. "Hah! Wait 'til your baby turns fifty!" We try not to cry because it's...

  14. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    nurseprnRN replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm, no, it's not a gross exaggeration. We see some degree of this innumeracy on the student boards allllllll day long. That student never should have been admitted to a clinical program in the first...

  15. People really need to stop coming into nursing

    nurseprnRN replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    You do realize that to keep getting that free education the student has both a mandatory course load requirement and mandatory progress towards completion? And ol' Billy still has to be, like,...

  16. Lab Values Help

    nurseprnRN replied to kh2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What does your OB text tell you to watch, and

  17. How to word this nursing diagnosis

    nurseprnRN replied to MizMaverick's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is no such nursing diagnosis as "readiness for extrauterine life." None. Stop right there. You can't make these things up. There is no magic list of medical diagnoses from which you can derive...

  18. fluid volume excess/deficit??

    nurseprnRN replied to Shagce1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    http://www.mhprofessional.com/downloads/products/007148986X/hurst_pathophysiology-ch01_986x.pdf (also see) This will help you. Na+ and Water Balance, or why you have to remember that serum sodium...

  19. How to determine what IV to give and how does it work in your body?

    nurseprnRN replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

    http://www.mhprofessional.com/downloads/products/007148986X/hurst_pathophysiology-ch01_986x.pdf (also see) Na+ and Water Balance, or why you have to remember that serum sodium doesn't tell you...

  20. Nursing students over 35

    nurseprnRN replied to MassNursetoB's topic in General Students

    Some of you have heard the story of one of my students who was 62. She had been married for forty-plus years to an old SOB (not "short of breath," either) who told her how stupid and worthless she was...

  21. How do you feel about professors locking the door?

    nurseprnRN replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

    I kept the front row of seats open for latecomers. You had to come in, sit down in the front row, and be quiet. No asking, "What did I miss? Did you get an extra handout?" and no asking questions on...

  22. shadowing a nurse manager.. is this appropriate?

    nurseprnRN replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Checked the Misook. Gorgeous, for sure. But at $150 for a tank top ON SALE, I'll

  23. Suture scissor injury

    nurseprnRN replied to ka2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Look at it this way. If you had a patient with a phobia or an OCD pattern or post-partum depression or something that was causing distress and hampering daily function, would you hesitate more than a...

  24. New way to give shots

    nurseprnRN replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    Can I just say how reassuring it is for me to see all this evidence-based practice discussion?

  25. understanding Insulin and Heparin Dosing pls help

    nurseprnRN replied to maria48's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Th answer is 0.2cc, which for a U100 syringe looks like 20 units. Just remember that insulin units does not equate to heparin (or anything else) units. It's still an error risk. Be careful they...