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Today is March 19, 2021. Editor's Picks... 💉 Vaccine Change DNA?, Is Your Medical Knowledge Limited?, CRNA School Questions?, 🏫 Public or Private School?, Preop Necessary?, etc

Do you feel limited when it comes to your knowledge knowledge?

🤔 Question about Medical Knowledge

by premurse

For nurses who enjoy learning about the molecular and cellular bases of diseases, did you take it upon yourself to learn more about diseases, anatomy, physiology, Chemistry, physics, biochemistry, etc? Do you feel at all limited when it comes to your medical knowledge? If I want to become a "medical dictionary" can I do this as a nurse?
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Does the COVID vaccine mess with your DNA?

Does the shot mess with your DNA?

by Floor_Nurse

The problem is that the vaccine has not been tested in any long-term studies, so, this is more of an experiment. We don't know whether or not the DNA gets permanently changed. We're talking about something that's not supposed to be in your body that can bind to the surface of your cells and possibly may not be able to be reversed. Am I missing something?
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Paying It Forward: Ask me anything about CRNA school

🙋 Halfway done w/ CRNA school, ask me anything

by nimbex_n_chill, BSN, RN

I was previously a SICU nurse before starting CRNA school. Back then, I always wished there were more threads about the SRNA journey to help me understand it better. Luckily, I met many people who were kind and supportive, so I thought I’d pay it forward by starting this thread so I can support others. 
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Should I go to a private or public nursing school?

🏫 Public or Private: Which is the Best Nursing Program?

by nurse2b marty

So you know you want to get a nursing education. You’ve looked at several public and private schools and thought, "I don't know what to pick!" I was in your shoes once too, but thankfully for you, I have attended both! So, I will be going through each option and you can decide for yourself what works for you!
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Do I call the doctor if BP is over 180?

Should I call the doctor for a BP of 175/72?

by moonshawdow 

I always thought it was to call doctors if over 180?  Am I wrong and giving my patient bad care? 
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Operating Room Nurse: Is preop really necessary?

Is seeing a pt in Preop really a must for OR nurses??

by SJung85 

Where I practiced before the nurses took them patients back to the room, so it was never an issue, we just interviewed right before coming back. The Director is questioning if this practice of seeing a patient prior is necessary, as our anesthesia teams bring them back and in theory preop is supposed to do everything to prep the patient prior to surgery. 
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