Banana nut BSN, RN, EMT-B

This comment seriously got me so JACKED to get into CVICU, I am still a nursing student but this post is truly inspiring and I am so pumped to learn and grow in this field! Thank you for your insight and wisdom.

Hello! here is my list of things to acquaint yourself with before 1st semester if you want to be a rock star!: 1. Normal Lab values; example- CBC w/diff, CMP, LFT, Lyte's, Coag's, ABG's, hemodynamics such as CO, SVV, SVR, SCVO2, PCWP, SJO2, PBTO2, CV...

Hi there! You have a bunch of stuff to work with so you will be able to make a great NDX and intervention list from this data. What kind of COPD do they have? do they have a breathing patter issue or a VQ mismatch? depending on the pathology behind ...

How much are you willing to borrow to become a nurse?

That's is a great point! Pro tip right there. Also as you go week by week through your class look out for the learning objectives, these will be found in your syllabus for each week or in your weekly lecture outlines that the professor will...

AWESOME!

I love Parker! I've listened to ask if her lectures as well!

Awesome! let me know what you think :)

Hello there! I have a different opinion. I don't normally divulge my methods but i'm in the mood so here we go. Background: Currently I am in the 99 percentile nationwide in ATI standardized testing. I have the highest grade in my nursi...

So cal $18.50/HR

Taking pharm will be helpful and will help prepare you, But honestly if you are self motivated you can learn all of nursing pharm on youtube. picmonic has free lectures and if you just type in nursing pharm lectures you can learn literately everythi...

Oh I am having SO MUCH FUN! lots of great experience and so much new knowledge. Cant wait for second semester!

Hi everybody! I thought I would check in, I have not been on AN for a few month due to being so busy with the nursing program. I started this semester and I only have 1 more week left! YAY I have been working full time as a CNA and going to school f...

There are ministries of the Christian faith that become HUGE medical centers. St. Joseph, st. marys, st. francis, st. Jude...These are all ministries and medical centers...Many of the Physicians and Nurses that work for these hospitals are devoted C...

Hi all, I am a nursing student and I work as a tech. Recently while working in the ER we had a walk in with chest pain. We ended up giving nitro and his bp dumped from 140/80 to 60/35....needles to say that was a shocker for me. We ended up transpo...

Yeah he came in looking dumpy but ended up not coding. He got to the cath lab and was saved! It was a cool experience, he was in and out in less than 15 minutes.

This was a great explanation thank you!

This is very true and in this particular situation the sequence of events whet as such: wheeled to room,with crushing chest pain, cool pale diaphoretic----SL Nitro administered before he was even in a gown-----BIG BP DUMP------12lead showing no STEMI...

Do you you have BLS? ACLS? PALS? EMT? those could be helpful for you.

Well there you go!

Hi there, I think you may have switched your .005 mg with mcg. .005mcg is = to 5 nanograms, we dont give nanograms of medication.

It would not matter if you took the teas again, the socal Cc's only take the first attempt or they will only acknowledge the first attempt per 365 days. It sounds like you have sold numbers to get in. Just keep applying and you will get in somew...

Hi there, did you take teas V. Or Vl? If you took V you can take the Vl and it won't count as s second attempt on a year. You can most definitely get into an ADN in so cal with what you have. All the colleges here are on a scoring system out of ...

The following is what I suggest to all potential nursing students with no experience: Go to the dream hospital you want to work at and apply for the food service line. You will bring the food from the kitchen to the hospital units. Do this job f...

how about Ineffective health maintenance or Ineffective health management or Frail elderly syndrome?