bgxyrnf

bgxyrnf MSN, RN

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  1. important concepts as a nurse

    bgxyrnf replied to Grnbay's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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  2. M.O.N.A. for MI, but what's the order for tx?

    bgxyrnf replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The truth is, of those four interventions, the only one that's proven to reduce mortality is the ASA and should be the first thing done (and, as Pixie pointed out, takes no time at all nor any skill)....

  3. abg's

    bgxyrnf replied to meonemine's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In respiratory acidosis, the rise in hydrogen ion concentration is due to the body's inability to dissipate carbon dioxide via pulmonary ventilation. In metabolic acidosis, the rise in hydrogen ion...

  4. I need advice

    bgxyrnf replied to climbingmountains's topic in General Students

    The only meaningful answers to this question can be found through your faculty and academic advisor. They're the ones to speak with, not the internet's

  5. Help help help

    bgxyrnf replied to Lk333's topic in General Students

    You'd probably do well to seek some assistance from the academic services group at your school which could help with the test anxiety, perhaps offer tutoring, and - if warranted - arrange for test...

  6. Male Student in OB Rotation

    bgxyrnf replied to dreblanco's topic in General Students

    The men in my program were excluded because the nurses were hostile to our presence which eliminated any chance of getting a patient to buy in (e.g. "there's a male nursing student here to observe but...

  7. Sick of the BS

    bgxyrnf replied to Helluvanurse33's topic in General Students

    You had me right up until you decided that it was a racial

  8. Is it true, that if you don't like being a CNA, you won't like being a nurse?

    bgxyrnf replied to tmurph704's topic in General Students

    The CNA cert was a prereq for my program -- and I despised it. For that matter, I really didn't care for being a med-surg nurse. ED, though, I do enjoy. Being a CNA is a backbreaking, heart-wrenching,...

  9. Math requirement for RNs?

    bgxyrnf replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    I recognize no benefit in forcing people to forego calculators, even for simple maths. Having studied math all the way through engineering grad school, I'm as proficient as almost anybody and yet I...

  10. Allnurses needs nurses

    bgxyrnf replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I was very active for several years but burned out for various reasons. I took a long hiatus but then came back though found my old user name to have been locked out so I decided to come back under a...

  11. Chest Tube Insertion

    bgxyrnf replied to BeeU_RN's topic in Emergency

    I've seen it run the gamut from conscious sedation to nothing but a local. Generally, for a patient such as yours, fentanyl titrated to effect, along with the local. No meds, or even just 2 of MS,...

  12. What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    bgxyrnf replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed it is... for everybody. I went to an accelerated program... and I wouldn't change a thing. My goal was to minimize the time from the moment I decided on nursing to when I was working and the...

  13. What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    bgxyrnf replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    No... no... no... NO.Do not, under any circumstances, settle in as a CNA. Push on, persist, overcome... do not quit... I promise that you would regret that

  14. What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    bgxyrnf replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a veteran (HonDC, USMC, 1985) but I don't support the notion that veterans should be excused from any part of the application, admission, or graduation process anymore than should someone from any...

  15. What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    bgxyrnf replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    Because I think demographics impact the commentary, here are mine: 53yo male, 2nd career nurse x7y, MSN + 2 technical/scientific BS degrees; FT ED x6y, PT ICU x1y 1) Hold your cards close... reveal...

  16. Don't do the physicians work!

    bgxyrnf replied to ModernRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Which probably isn't such a bad thing... I spend more time arguing with physicians why patient's *don't* need Foleys than I do arguing for their

  17. Who can obtain a pain scale

    bgxyrnf replied to Avan23's topic in Emergency

    Given that the 1-10 pain scale is essentially worthless, who cares who writes it

  18. Maintaining patho knowledge base in the ER

    bgxyrnf replied to SweetPotatoes's topic in Emergency

    What makes you think you won't have an opportunity to delve into patho in the ED? It definitely makes a difference as to what size hospital you're in but I've learned a ton from the super-sickies I've...

  19. Making the switch from medsurg to ED...

    bgxyrnf replied to texasRN9221's topic in Emergency

    Get a job as a floor nurse in a hospital whose ED in which you'd like to work... especially a very big, very busy one. Those usually have pretty high rates of turnover and generally will train nurses...

  20. Magnet vs. Closer to home

    bgxyrnf replied to pleasenocdif's topic in General Nursing

    I worked FT at an academic medical center - trauma 1 and the whole she-bang - which also happened to be Magnet. I left for a community hospital close to home - trauma 2 and no Magnet. While it was the...

  21. Is nursing school really "the hardest thing you've ever done in your life"?

    bgxyrnf replied to cn4207's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is not even close to the most difficult course of study that I've pursued. In fact, of the four curricula (engineering undergrad, engineering grad, post-bacc chemistry, and DEMSN), it...

  22. Can anyone answer this with steps so I can learn?

    bgxyrnf replied to maddyfan4's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Think of it this way: 1) Order: Dose per kg of body weight 2) Weight in pounds converts to weight in kg. 3) Compute total dose... a 1 kg kid would get 10 mg... a 3 kg kid would get 30 mg... how 'bout...

  23. Irony regarding cellphone use at work

    bgxyrnf replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What's silly to me about these rules is that I carry a large number of clinical and language references on my phone. I use it appropriately and ignore the stupid

  24. What do you think about BSN?

    bgxyrnf replied to DNTcode's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, a BSN nurse is a better nurse than an ADN nurse. Likewise, an MSN nurse is better than the other two. What makes it so? Simply that I am a holder of the MSN and I'm really quite a bad-ass nurse...

  25. How difficult is BSN?

    bgxyrnf replied to Kaitlyn.w's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The primary requisite for success in nursing school is the one which you appear to have already mastered... hard work. The aggregate subject matter is not particular complex nor challenging, there's...