SFCardiacRN

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  1. Important drugs to know for NCLEX?

    SFCardiacRN replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My NCLEX (75 questions) had NO pharmocology

  2. Which way do I go? Which way do I go?

    SFCardiacRN replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    Med'Surg is great training for...med/surg. It is really not that much help in other specialties. Unless you really want to do med/surg I would avoid it. It is easy to get trapped there while you watch...

  3. Bovie Smoke

    SFCardiacRN replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    Bovie smoke makes me hungry...especially ortho

  4. Need Input from Aesthetic Nurses

    SFCardiacRN replied to mharrah's topic in Aesthetics

    I used to work for a plastic surgeon that had an aesthetician in his office as an employee. She was not an RN however. This might be an option before you begin your own

  5. How to find the right patho?

    SFCardiacRN replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    While the kidney has a hilum, I think kids-r-fun is correct. GOOGLE hilar

  6. cord coil..need help

    SFCardiacRN replied to alrex_27's topic in General Nursing

    www.preginst.com/silentrisk.pdf good luck with your

  7. EMT wanting to go back to work after hip replacement

    SFCardiacRN replied to fur_ever21's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse in my unit had a hip replacement 18 months ago. So far, it has popped out twice. She now runs the front desk. Good luck, results may

  8. How to find the right patho?

    SFCardiacRN replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Try

  9. cord coil..need help

    SFCardiacRN replied to alrex_27's topic in General Nursing

    GOOGLE "umbilical cord

  10. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I think the Wason's test is about how scientific one's thinking is. From a purely scientific view only two cards need to be turned over to test the hypothesis "as worded". I also wanted to turn all 4....

  11. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    SFCardiacRN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I love CA living myself. Far superior hospital conditions to the mid-western state I left. My call pay is more than the base pay I left. But I understand that not everyone likes it here. It really is...

  12. 2 new valves and a triple by-pass and hasn't woke up... !!

    SFCardiacRN replied to passing thru's topic in MICU, SICU

    People with an Acetyl Cholinesterase deficiancy can take a week or longer to wake up. It is usually diagnosed when another family member has the same problem. It is very

  13. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Just this morning, I was in the ICU talking with a 2 day post-op CABG Pt. He was feeling well, no pain, looking forward to going home. But something was nagging me. He had a "fearful" look in his eyes...

  14. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Fritzer, you make good points. Though I've felt compelled to defend science based nursing I do have an open mind. I think the mind is a wonderful thing, barely understood with great potential for self...

  15. Incorporating care plans into daily nuring

    SFCardiacRN replied to KcRN07's topic in General Nursing

    I just re-wrote the Care Plan for cardiac surgery but it was not that big a deal. Someone before me did most of the work and I just up-dated

  16. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not against research into the potential existance of people posessing energy fields that may show distress and might be altered in a positive way. I'm against ANY unproven therapy or disease...

  17. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Dr. Weil is another crackpot nutritionist that thinks garlic and whole wheat can cure everything. He mixes in just enough science with his anti-modern medicine diatribe to sound legit. It's just a...

  18. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Another double blind study showed that 30% of post-op patients received relief from nausea & vomiting from a placebo saline injection. That does not mean that N&V can be controlled with...

  19. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Show me one! Dont' confuse electrical activity with so called energy fields. . NANDA has validity but this one diagnosis sticks out like a sore

  20. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    The 13 dimensions of vibrational string theory in quantum physics is heady stuff indeed. Only a handful of people on the entire planet are smart enough to understand it. However, it has nothing to do...

  21. shingles?

    SFCardiacRN replied to lna2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Is the lesion unilateral? If it crosses the midline, I doubt the shingles

  22. Norton to pay fired nurse

    SFCardiacRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nurses that don't want unions to represent their interests should take

  23. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

    SFCardiacRN replied to imkw_np's topic in California Nursing

    http://www.ncpa.org/ba/ba104.html I've never sought treatment in Canada but this is what we keep hearing in the

  24. Best CA hospitals and places to live

    SFCardiacRN replied to RNS for Unity's topic in California Nursing

    It is hard to get a "beach" tan in SF. Too cold and foggy in the summer. The ocean is freezy all year round. No snow though, EVER. Best pay in CA

  25. Internet Porn at work-need advice

    SFCardiacRN replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    NEVER leave a computer with your log on enabled. Anyone can surf anywhere under your name...even child Media. And hospital IT can track