Banana nut BSN, RN, EMT-B

This is fantastic! Thank you for the link.

You should also check residual per md order, patency of the tube, if the order is to be hooked up to suction, is the suction at the right level? and is it intermittent or low continuous. and if it's a salem sump and it's hooked up to low continuous...

I would say personally before i do my assessment i look for any special orders regarding wound care and when the last dressing change was and when the next one is scheduled. If the dressing is dry intact and there are special orders saying that the ...

Hi everyone! I am a nursing student trying to prepare to be the safest nurse I can and I have been trying to memorize as many drug interactions, contraindications and major adverse reactions as possible lately. Please feel free to leave a comment wit...

Thank you so much for this I will be looking into this handbook!

This is a non-supportive comment and quite off topic. It is not the direction im going with the thread. Thank you.

Thank you for taking the time to give me solid advice. Very helpful. I appreciate the direction you are turning me in. That book is on its way to my house.

I do nott understand How the above posters are so well versed in how my brain works and what my capacities are. I have many things memorized far beyond most. I.e. credit card numbers, Rubics cube algorithms etc. I really appreciate you mentioning ...

The medications listed are all Rx I have given or come across in my short lived student nurse career. Every time I am giving a new med I 100% absolutely look up the medication interactions before giving anything. If I am not familiar with or have not...

As I understand it neither poster thus far has any specialized knowledge to impart on this highly motivated nursing student, eager to learn.

So you look up every time that labetalol is contraindicated below50-60bpm and should not be given With an SBP OF less that 90-100mmHg every time you give it?

Hi so with a decreased food intake your evidence would be more related to what happens to the human body when it does not get food. Like cachexia or low albumin or sarcopeia or recent weight loss. There are tons more AEBs that may be present; if I ...

Amcdade- I know it can be difficult to relay sentiment across the internet but please understand I hands down have some of the best pt. care in my cohort and it is simply due to my prior experience. I am very frequently told how amazing of a nurse i...

Thank you for the kind words and I agree with you completely. It really depends on the individual.

I don't formally study but I am constantly chopping it up and talking shop with critical care and rapid response nurses. If you look at some of my past posts you can get an idea of where I am mentally and what I am referring to; and how I have made ...

I'm scoring level 3s on my ATI and i have a 99% change of passing my NCLEX as of now.

I'm in second semester, I have straight As and I literally don't open my book, study outside of class or even print the notes out. I've been sleep walking thriugh this program thus far. Nursing school is tons of fun but it's not hard and I dont r...

I think your definitely on the right track! Here is a list that would apply to your pt. i'm going to list them in in my personal view of priority. 1. ineffective airway clearance 2. impaired gas exchange/Ineffective breathing pattern 3. Risk for infe...

Do we have any students on here planning to apply for spring 2017 Saddleback nursing program? I am posting 4 month before applications are being accepted but oh well, I am very excited. Let me know where you think your gonna score and how things ar...

i'm gonna say 4 and 1

For K+, the normal equilibrium potential is -85 mV or so, but the resting potential is -70 mV. That means there's a tendency for K+ to try and leave the cell at rest, because doing so would reduce the concentration gradient across the cell membrane. ...

Hi, ok so with too much potassium outside of the cell that will change the Potassium equilibrium potential (look this concept up). When this equilibrium potential not working properly it changes the ECF millivoltage/electrochemical gradient. Potass...

I would say B

For me I love the science, I love the gadgets(EVDs, IABP, LICOX, VETNS, flotrac, ECMO Impella 5.0), I love the ability to hone a craft/art. I also love teaching others and collaborating intellectually at the highest level of medical care; I like se...

Hi, here is my best most honest advice! So being float pool your the bottom of the totem pole. your the first to get flexed, your the first to be sitting on a 1:1 and your the first to be shipped off the another unit half way through your shift if th...