bgxyrnf

bgxyrnf MSN, RN

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  1. Help with Histology

    bgxyrnf replied to Lavender111's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Really, squamous and cuboidal cells look exactly the same to you? To me, squamous look squished and cuboidal look, well, cuboidal (squarish, actually, since it's 2D). Do you have a histology atlas...

  2. NP being used as an RN

    bgxyrnf replied to Adam18's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Agreed in principle and I would certainly encourage actively job hunting, networking, etc, but finding a job at the present time is likely to be complicated by being a newbie only a few months (I...

  3. NP being used as an RN

    bgxyrnf replied to Adam18's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They sound like a bunch of cheap-@$$ bastards that will continue on with their behavior to maximize their profits at the expense of their employees (and probably patients, too). Their plan to "let the...

  4. New Grad hired in the ER, question.

    bgxyrnf replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    I was essentially a NG when I started in the ED. I had worked for 11 months on a low-census, low-acuity M/S floor first but I had limited ED orientation and I was the *only* nurse in the department on...

  5. Questions about HIV in Pediatrics

    bgxyrnf replied to OneWhisper's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The probability of such details appearing on the NCLEX is very, very, very low. I wouldn't consider time focusing on such minutiae to be well invested. If you have the major themes down then take the...

  6. Only certain departments in hospital got a pay increase?

    bgxyrnf replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    As more and more newbies flood the job market, this will get worse and

  7. Here's the New Thing Learned Today

    bgxyrnf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Working with a malaria patient... started an IV with the intent to draw blood at that same time. I placed the line but could aspirate just the scantest amount of blood. To facilitate the q6h labs that...

  8. Here's the New Thing Learned Today

    bgxyrnf replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that was the first thing that came to mind when I read about the stiff

  9. How did you get your ER position?

    bgxyrnf replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Emergency

    While being just as comfortable speaking with said trauma doc afterwards and setting clear boundaries and expectations about appropriate communication in trauma

  10. Academic violation and CRNA school chance

    bgxyrnf replied to peterchris's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you're a stellar candidate, I doubt that that one event will prevent your

  11. Potassium and Insulin Relationship

    bgxyrnf replied to standout22's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No... potassium does not induce the pancreas to secrete insulin. I have no idea how it's actually done but some ideas occur to me: Simplest might be to take a specimen... clean it up... measure ECF K...

  12. Insulin Potassium Relation?

    bgxyrnf replied to kumar5753's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No, potassium does not induce secretion of insulin by the

  13. Triage times (under 3 minutes)

    bgxyrnf replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Oh how I loathe triage. It ranks right up there with feeding GoLytely to a demented, nonambulatory LOL with a stage 3 sacral

  14. UC Davis New Grad 2018

    bgxyrnf replied to CARN2018's topic in General Students

    Understandably.

  15. How did you get your ER position?

    bgxyrnf replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Emergency

    I didn't... so perhaps my journey is irrelevant to you. However, I did end up in the regional pediatric and adult Level 1 trauma center, so maybe my journey is relevant.In my case, I wasn't in a...

  16. Language barrier dilemna

    bgxyrnf replied to TexasLVN91's topic in General Students

    Dice que habla espanol pero hay "huecos" en su espanol medico... no es problema. Simplemente debe obtener libros de espanol medical y estudiar lo que necesista y llena los huecos. Tambien, hay sitio...

  17. 12 Month ADN Program-No Bachelors or Waitlist

    bgxyrnf replied to AspiringNurseP's topic in General Students

    Ask Santa... I'm sure he can hook you

  18. 12 Month ADN Program-No Bachelors or Waitlist

    bgxyrnf replied to AspiringNurseP's topic in General Students

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  19. Do what now? ( How to save a stroke victim according to facebook)

    bgxyrnf replied to That Guy's topic in General Nursing

    I look at things like this as a good means to clear some detritus from the gene

  20. What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

    bgxyrnf replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Working is much harder, but in a different way. Working, while it comes with more responsibility and higher stakes, also offers some predictability regarding schedule and energy; it also provides...

  21. UC Davis New Grad 2018

    bgxyrnf replied to CARN2018's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't share questions... it's giving the competition an advantage over

  22. Question for BSN students

    bgxyrnf replied to gpffhdn's topic in General Students

    Focus on your own journey and worry not about

  23. Grade appeal please help!!!!!

    bgxyrnf replied to nurse83522h's topic in General Students

    Really, you didn't pick what appeared to be the right answer simply because of an obvious typo? That is very poor test-taking and you don't deserve to have the question tossed. And frankly, if your...

  24. Schools grading scale

    bgxyrnf replied to Ibyn26's topic in General Students

    Requiring an average of 78... in other words, C=RN I'll criticize your program all right... for having such a low

  25. Urgent: Need IV Certification for RN in Bay Area

    bgxyrnf replied to LizzerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I sincerely hope that there is no such thing as an online-only IV certification