yummo

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1. Ortho terms

   yummo replied to Nabi's topic in Orthopaedic

   cms and cpm are different... cms.. circulation (or color), sensation, movement... after a hip or knee surgery you want to know that the patient can feel and wiggle the toes on the affected (as well as nonsurgical) extremity... its ok if they cant fe...

2. How many patients are you assigned?

   yummo replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Orthopaedic

   7 patients at night is standard for me.. way hectic... no matter what they say, patients dont sleep

3. What it takes to be an OR nurse

   yummo posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hey there. Well, I have currently been working bedside with a ptaient load of 7 for the last 11 months, and now its time for me to start looking at my options. I dont think bedside nursing is for me and am interested in seeing what else is out there....

4. Is Nursing your Passion

   yummo replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

   haha, i couldnt agree more with TheCommuter... I get my greatest sense of passion on payday. My first passion was dolphins... when i graduated highschool and started my pre-reqs, my dad told me to look in the paper and see what kind of living i could...

5. Are croc shoes white enough??????????

   yummo replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

   OWWWWWWWWWW.... my first shift on my unit was two days ago, i wore some old sneakers and my feet were sore, but nothing abnormal... when i was wlaking out the door yesterday they delivered my crocs so i put those on and went to work... they were fine...

6. Are croc shoes white enough??????????

   yummo replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

   I just ordered my specialist vents in white a few days ago, i cant wait to get them, i hope they are white enoughf or my unit too

7. What does your login nickname mean to you?

   yummo replied to NNNikki's topic in New Nurse

   i wasnt an RN yet when i registered to this board, so i thought of my next favorite love.. FOOD, im a food network freak, and rachel ray always says yummo

8. "Traditional Orientation Programs" or "RN Residency Programs"?

   yummo replied to nurseJ88's topic in New Nurse

   I skimmed through some of what was said... I started a Versant topic a while back too, before I started... i think that some things have more to do with your actual hospital then with Versant itself. Ive been in Versant orientation for a week. I am ...

9. lifestyle of a RN

   yummo replied to indulgentmom's topic in General Nursing

   Im looking for credit cards now too, I have been working a week so far and want to get a credit card. I have one with my parents but now that I am making my first paycheck, I can only use thiers for groceries and dry cleaning and things for them (I h...

10. Versant Program

    yummo replied to yummo's topic in Florida

    Thanks guys... every nurse i have talked to of various ages all say that they initially "never felt ready" so i think this program might be a big help, i got an invite for a receptoin for the program, so i hope to learn more about it before i start,...

11. Versant Program

    yummo posted a topic in Florida

    Hi there. I was wondering if anyone has been a part of teh Versant program for RN residency. I will be starting that program in August and wanted to know what people thought of it who have been in it or if anyone else will be starting this program. T...

12. Hospitals and pay around Miami

    yummo replied to future_nurse_Alex's topic in Florida

    Baptist is still offering 21.60 with the 4 and 6 differential for new nurses, I start there in august... as far as NJ offering 29, there are a lot of things that may go into that, maybe they have higher health insurance rates that requires you to ma...

13. Have I waited too long after graduation??!

    yummo replied to kurlyy1's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks for the encouragement. I took my test last Wednesday the 20th and found out I passed on Friday. Yesterday (Monday) I wrote my resume and began making phone calls for meeting with recruitment and applied to a lot of jobs online. No one has ask...

14. Have I waited too long after graduation??!

    yummo replied to kurlyy1's topic in New Nurse

    Same thing with me. I graduated May2006, between family and trying to pass the NClex it is now June2007 and I am an RN looking for my first job. I am very worried about getting a job, some programs start in August but I realized I just missed one at ...

15. A cute way to remember some lab values.

    yummo replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Students

    I looked it up... my Kaplan NCLEX book says... Ionized serum Calcium 4.5-5.1 Total serum Calcium 8.5-10.5 looks like everyone is "right"... now which one do I memorize for the NCLEX? I guess just know both.