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A podcast by a Paramedic/Current nursing Student.

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NCLEX Style Study Question

Correct answer now posted by Tanya…

The mother of a premature infant demonstrates knowledge of her son’s growth and development when she tells the nurse:

“If his respirations are the normal rate and he isn’t retracting or grunting. I won’t need to bring him in for an oximeter reading.”
“His skin will have less chance of friction or […]

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Nursing Studio Podcast #6

Nursing Studio Podcast #6
Featuring Nursing News, some Podsafe Music, I talk about Rhabdo, State of Nursing Workforce, and 3rd degree heart block.
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NCLEX Style Study Question

Correct answer now posted by Tanya…

A nurse assigned to work on a new unit in a nursing home. The clients are elderly, alert, ambulatory or out of bed in wheelchairs. When administering medications, the nurse enters a client’s room and finds the client sitting on the side of a bed. Which of the following is […]

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NCLEX Style Study Question

Correct answer now posted by Tanya…

In performing CPR, the primary goal of the nurse is to

return the heart to normal rhythm
maintain acid-base balance
maintain circulation to vital organs
correct fluid volume deficit

Source: Question & Rationale provided by Drexel University’s NCLEX EXCEL

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NCLEX Style Study Question

The nurse is in an emergency situation, and needs to take a verbal order from the physician to administer a medication. What legal responsibilities are required regarding verbal orders?

Only nursing supervisors can take verbal orders from physicians
The charge nurse on duty needs to cosign the order within 2 hours
The verbal order should be signed by […]

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Nursing Studio Podcast #5

Nursing Studio Podcast #5
I talk a little bit about the Geek Dinner I attended and what has been happening for me in January. Topics for this episode include: influenza, Lamictal, and second degree type 2 heart block.
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