LiveZen

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1. Advice for making the most of a short orientation?

   LiveZen replied to lisa333's topic in New Nurse

   First, let's figure out what "Orientation" means in this case...Are you talking about Hospital Orientation where you sit in auditorium for a few days worth of safety lectures, mission statement talks and be a part of the team videos, followed by week...

2. Starting 1st semester of nursing in the fall, advice please!

   LiveZen replied to Nikki819's topic in General Students

   I honestly wouldn't worry about reading ahead. You'll get plenty of time reading the stuff you'll need to know for class. Take this time to just get yourself ready...make sure you have a good support system of people (and you'll meet some along the w...

3. psych help!!!

   LiveZen replied to HCollier's topic in General Students

   I was scared when I started my psych clinical, too. I'm a pretty small woman, and after the safety lectures our school gave pre-clinicals that quarter I had convinced myself that I was going to end up getting beat up by a patient. Nothing could have...

4. What do do while waiting to graduate?

   LiveZen replied to redbkgiraffe's topic in General Students

   Yes, definitely take advantage of volunteer opportunities at your local hospitals (any one you'd consider working for) I volunteered at a hospital, that eventually turned into a Tech/PCA job for while I was in school, and then an RN job after graduat...

5. Inaccurate story on CNN?

   LiveZen replied to amyphee's topic in Burn

   I'd also like to know what kind of dressing change takes "a team four hours"....even a large percent head-to-toe total care dressing seems to take about 90min or less if you've got 2-3 people working together (nurses/techs)

6. Wright State Nursing School!

   LiveZen replied to LiveZen's topic in Ohio

   DIV, Wright State has an awesome program! The profs are top-notch, and the program definitely prepares you! The clinical sites are indeed varied enough to give you plenty of perspective...I had placements at (and this was a pretty typical WSU experi...

7. ER nurse wondering whats the best way to treat burns

   LiveZen replied to robinzkj's topic in Burn

   I work peds burn unit, when we do our admission dressing for a deep 2nd/third degree, we wash with hibaclens/sterile water then slather on about 1/4 inch thick layer of Silvadene right on the wound (no Xenoform/Adaptic at this stage) and then cover w...

8. Poll for Burn Nurses...as a student nurse, did you rotate in a burn unit?

   LiveZen replied to WineCountryRN's topic in Burn

   Currently working as a peds burns nurse....never did a rotation in school (a few of my classmates did Adult Burn ICU during our critical care rotation...I ended up in Adult Trauma ICU, just a luck of the draw kind of thing). Honestly never seriously...

9. Pediatric vital signs

   LiveZen replied to 2bnurse2011's topic in Pediatric

   I second the OP: RR first (while they're sleeping or just "checking you out"...gives them a minute to adjust to a new person in the room) HR next (while they're still calm) BP next (because they're usually ticked after their temperature and less like...

10. somebody help please

    LiveZen replied to kyndallane's topic in Pediatric

    While you're in prenursing, take advantage of the more flexible class schedule you have now and get into the hospital to learn. Volunteer at a hospital in your areas of interest. NICUs sometimes having waiting lists of people who want to "rock babie...

11. Wright State Nursing School!

    LiveZen replied to LiveZen's topic in Ohio

    heh, i know a bit about taking some time to figure things out. I started at UD, had four various majors (education, psych, etc), became and EMT and fell in love with medicine as a career. Took some time to explore PA school, med school, and nursing s...

12. Wright State Nursing School!

    LiveZen replied to LiveZen's topic in Ohio

    Graduated from WSU Nursing in June (2009). Get ready to work hard, learn a lot in a very short amount of time, and start an awesome career that really does "save lives every day." I'd recommend that you think about what it would take for you to get o...

13. Do you need more NCLEX-RN study material? I have TONS...Kaplan, Saunders, Mosby's

    LiveZen posted a topic in NCLEX

    May I recommend using Amazon.com? I just listed a Saunders and an Evolve book on there last night and they both sold already, with payment on the way. Some Amazon.com tips: I used it to sell some regular textbooks, made about $250 on six books- cur...

14. Clarifying some common misconceptions about results..some ohio specific

    LiveZen posted a topic in NCLEX

    I just took my NCLEX Thursday August 20th in Ohio. I've discovered a few things along the way that might be of help to those still waiting to test or waiting anxiously for results. 1. PearsonVue results do not always take 3 business days. I checked ...

15. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    LiveZen replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    The lab values book was most useful for understand what high/low labs meant and what treatments would be used to fix them. Each hospital sets their own "normal" lab values, so knowing a ballpark is good, but if you try to memorize them all from your ...