Derek1975

Derek1975 specializes in Home Health, Long-Term Care.

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1. BIO 111 in Summer a good idea?

   Derek1975 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Summer is only 10 weeks and it would more than likely be the only class I'd be taking, is it a good idea to take it in Summer? It means being able to take A&P I that much quicker, and getting done with prerequisites that much quicker, so I'm con...

2. New OR nurse here

   Derek1975 replied to ALORNurse's topic in Operating Room

   I'm glad to see that it is possible to get into an OR Nurse position straight out of school, I'll know what I want to do for a clinical in my last year of school. I'm also considering ICU or something similar but I think I'd like working OR, especia...

3. ER Nurses- How do you feel about ED volunteers?

   Derek1975 replied to VagusX's topic in Emergency

   I was a volunteer in the ED for about a year and a half, and we were praised up and down by the nurses and techs. We helped the techs out with cleaning rooms, stocking supplies and doing everything short of actual patient care (although we occasiona...

4. Any tips with smells? Please!!!

   Derek1975 replied to AML2007's topic in General Students

   I try to change my thinking while I'm trying to do the task. Think about baseball, or play a song in your head, something to distract your mind while you're doing it. That's what works for me. That and doing it as quickly as possible without doing...

5. Working third-shift while attending school for nursing?

   Derek1975 replied to heidster's topic in General Students

   Theoretically, wouldn't you be able to work full time during the summer since there are no clinicals or classes then? At least that's the case with the programs I'm looking at.

6. Working third-shift while attending school for nursing?

   Derek1975 replied to heidster's topic in General Students

   I don't know if 2nd or 3rd shift on weekends would be any better or worse since most classes/clinicals are during the day. I'm wondering this myself, and for the same reasons.

7. What is it like becoming a male nurse?

   Derek1975 replied to maddfaiz92's topic in Men

   The same amount of grief that I imagine Female Doctors or Paramedics get at first. This image of a certain profession being made for a certain gender has to stop, now! Once they see what kind of skills you have as a nurse they'll shut right up. T...

8. Dead bodies?

   Derek1975 replied to relgis15's topic in Relations

   I did post-mortem/cleaning as a CNA at an LTC. I was a little unnerved at first, but it was night shift, and me an another CNA were the only ones on the clock,(other than the RNs) so it was us or nobody. You do get used to it after a while.

9. night shift question

   Derek1975 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

   Are all hospitals 12-hour shifts? I know a few folks in the ER and maybe ICU that work 11am-11pm, that could work for me, since I'm a night owl but not so much that I could work with 7p-7a without some ill effects.

10. Busiest Time For The ER

    Derek1975 replied to chimpanzee's topic in Emergency

    I used to volunteer in an ER and happened to be on that date. Which is a significant date for marijuana users. As it happens our hospital is not far from a major college campus, so it was nice and busy that night.

11. Busiest Time For The ER

    Derek1975 replied to chimpanzee's topic in Emergency

    On 4/20.

12. What type of nursing is best for an introvert?

    Derek1975 replied to Llynn's topic in General Nursing

    I do think I'm in the wrong line of work as a CNA. I do home health caregiving, and it is expected that you are an extrovert that can work with all different types of personalities. I would like to think I can adapt but patient feedback is telling ...

13. What's your favorite shift to work?

    Derek1975 replied to JennNHD24's topic in General Nursing

    I will work 3-11 or 11-7 if I work 8. 3-11 is nice, because it's busy when you come in, but it winds down the closer you get to quitting time (in my experience anyway). 11-7 for obvious reasons. If I'm working 12's, probably something like 11a-11p...

14. What are all the different Nursing Specializations/Courses?

    Derek1975 replied to fmiller007's topic in General Students

    http://www.discovernursing.com has a nice long list of nursing specialties to get into, depends on what area you want.

15. LPN to ADN while working, Possible?

    Derek1975 posted a topic in LPN-RN

    I am a CNA in Home Health, going for an LPN in the not too distant future, and would like to go for an RN eventually. My situation is I would not be able to do it without at least working part-time. Is that possible to do on an LPN salary while sti...