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Getting a Grip on Time Management
By Jennifer Decker Arevalo, MA, contributor
You are often taught more clinical than time management skills during nursing school, only to find you need both skills on the job. Lack of time management can have repercussions on patient care if you don't master it!
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Each month, Next Stop: Nursing features sample questions from the NCLEX-RN, provided by our partner The College Network.
Question: Which of these nursing assessments would identify a common side effect of epidural anesthesia?
A. radial and apical pulses
B. bilateral breath sounds
C. oral temperature
D. blood pressure
Question: Which of the following would the nurse expect to see in a patient with chronic cirrhosis?
A. elevated AST and ALT
B. below normal AST and ALT
C. high serum albumin
D. low serum bilirubin
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Stephanie Thibeault, RN, BSN, answers your most pressing questions about nursing school and beyond.
A reader asks: Help! My clinical instructor seems to be picking on me. What can I do?
Stephanie answers
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DEFINITION OF
THE MONTH
aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (as-par´tat a-me´no-trans´fer-as-ez)
An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an amino group from a donor molecule to a recipient molecule.
Source: MedicineNet.com
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Coumadin Coaching
By Robin Varela, RN, BSN, contributor
Don't miss this important update on one of the most common drugs taken by your patients.
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Next Stop: Nursing scans the latest medical and nursing journals to provide you with the most up-to-date content available.
The Power of Yoga
A series of exercises as old as the Sphinx could prove to be the medical miracle of tomorrow-or just wishful thinking from the millions who have embraced yoga in a bit more than a generation. What does the research say?
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The Professional Self-Concept of New Graduate Nurses
The journal Nurse Education in Practice presents the results of its research on new graduate nurses' self-concept related to their educational experience and preparation, age and marital status six months into their nursing career.
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