altus bulldog

altus bulldog specializes in Pediatrics.

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1. How My Instructor Affected My Life

   altus bulldog replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Students

   I, too, had a nightmare for an Instructor. I had discovered a breaast lump that my PCP was not able to aspirate. It also showed up on the mammogram. When he told me I needed to get it biopsied ASAP, I told my med/surg II instructor. This was right af...

2. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

   altus bulldog replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I was trying to get across that all of us have an accent. No matter where we live or come from. My sister, who lives in another area of the country, is very noticeably heavy accented after living in the same area for 30 plus years. There are, however...

3. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

   altus bulldog replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

   We have hired foreign nurses on my unit. Two of the three were trained in the USA. Just because they are trained in a foreign country, doesn't give them automatic rights to practice here. There are state and national guidelines they have to follow. I...

4. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

   altus bulldog replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

   With the world growing smaller every minute, and our exposure to all sorts of languages, accents, and dialects, we ALL should be cognizent of the fact that we will come across people who do not understand us, as well as we not understanding them. My ...

5. What do you want to tell Nursing Students?

   altus bulldog replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

   I can see both the students and staff nurses view. I have been a staff nurse for 24 years, and still remember how I felt in clinicals. Now, I am the Unit Education Coordinator in the Children's hospital where I work, AND a CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR. From ...

6. Any Kansas City RNs?

   altus bulldog replied to Riker3's topic in Kansas

   Another hospital that has not been mentioned is Childrens Mercy Hospital. There are two campuses, one close to KU Medical Center (12 minute drive from 75th and Metcalf area to the parking lot), and a smaller campus at I-435 and Roe. The only one with...

7. Please give some suggestions

   altus bulldog replied to Lillyjohn's topic in Kansas

   I wouldn't work for HCA. The hospitals they are a part of, I have worked or been a pt in four of them before they were HCA. They are only concerned with the bottom line and do not care for you, a nurse, at all. How some nurses can stay there is anyon...

8. I'm sorry, I have the DUMBEST question...

   altus bulldog replied to Soapy's topic in General Nursing

   My initial degree was from a two year junior college: an Associate of Arts in pre-nursing. They only offered pre-reqs for the BSN program (at the college an hours drive away). I then went to a diploma school, started my ADN, and ended with my BSN, so...

9. I can't wait to start clinicals....

   altus bulldog replied to jbjints's topic in General Students

   And be sure to label you stethoscope! There is nothing so frustrating than to lay yours down, forget to pick it up at the end of the day (last day of clinical at that location?) and losing it. Get a good one after graduation. By then you will have ea...

10. Start Job or Wait and take Nclex 1st?

    altus bulldog replied to nurseuback's topic in NCLEX

    Some states are not letting GN's pactice until they Take and Pass Boards. I think that is going to be the new trend, and will spread across the US. I agree that as much testing as you are being required to do is too much. I know your employer wants t...

11. Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

    altus bulldog replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I pull out the old before starting a new one. But... if it is only painful because of the psychological aspect of having an IV, I will leave it in until a new site is started. Sometimes IV sites can be painful for a day or two before going bad, and y...

12. need a nursing journal article for school

    altus bulldog replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    You might check the American Journal of Nursing website also for archived articles. They have a wide variety on a lot of different topics. Their articles are free of charge through PubMed-www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/PubMed. Another source might be the Mayo ...

13. Should I become a CNA before entering an accelerated BSN Nursing program?

    altus bulldog replied to jbjorn2b's topic in General Nursing

    A few of the ADN schools in the Kansas City area require a CNA before starting in their program. One nurse even complained that although she was a care assistant for several years before entering school, she still had to become a CNA before going to...

14. Is Saunder's CD harder than the NCLEX?

    altus bulldog replied to rn4ever?'s topic in NCLEX

    My daughter pased her boards on the first try: 75 questions! She mostly used Kaplan and Stein (5th edition), books for studying, and even took flashcards with her on our vacation-limiting her review to 50 questions a day-while on a beach, enjoying th...

15. Full day CPR course--what to expect

    altus bulldog replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    We recommend no slacks for the BLS class participants because you end up moving from head to chest frequently when doing two-person checkoffs. Also, because you are on the floor, skirts can get twisted and tangled up in the legs, and supplied knee pa...