tbanurse

tbanurse has 9 years experience and specializes in Finally an RN!.

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1. Freaking out over NCLEX test results

   tbanurse replied to abbynurse28's topic in NCLEX

   And the results are????? I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you & hope you are out celebrating tonight!

2. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   tbanurse replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Look here: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/do-nurses-eat-their-young-302909.html You'll find over 1400 responses to this issue! Oh, and by the way, WELCOME!

3. Whoever invented scrubs, standup!

   tbanurse replied to OldMareLPN's topic in General Nursing

   I think scrubs are some of the most comfortable clothes I have ever worn, but I do agree that the cutesy prints are rediculous! I refuse to wear puppies, neon colors or any number of other children's patterns. These do have a place in pediatric care,...

4. Funniest briefs story?

   tbanurse replied to thunderdan's topic in General Nursing

   I had to smile at the sweet lady who, unfortunately, had dementia, and decided she would "just wash out a few things"--go back to her room a few minutes later to find her briefs soaking wet, hanging from the shower bar to dry. She had washed them out...

5. Do you use your TEXT BOOK?

   tbanurse replied to bioniclewoman's topic in General Students

   I can honestly say that I read every chapter of the Med/Surg text and every assigned chapter of all of the other texts, all prior to attending lecture for those subjects. I felt prepared going into class that way. I have to say that a major pet peeve...

6. NANDA nanda

   tbanurse replied to oKeto's topic in General Nursing

   You're missing your "as evidenced by" part for all of these. You need to identify exactly how this patient is presenting for this part. "Disturbed energy field" r/t decreased K+? This nursing dx is used for emotional disturbance, from my understa...

7. Where are all the jobs-I thought there was a nursing shortage??!!

   tbanurse replied to uandi's topic in California

   I feel your pain! It took me 5 months of searching and applying to every position, every facility I could, before I finally landed something as a new grad. I can tell you the same thing that has been posted here many times--be persistant, call the re...

8. TPAPN woes. Phone meeting with nurse recruiter tomorrow

   tbanurse replied to LakesideRN's topic in General Nursing

   Aaaahhhhhh!!! That explains it! Being a California girl, I'd never heard of it! Thanks!

9. Old/new grad: Keep job hunting vs. rn refresher course?

   tbanurse replied to uandi's topic in California

   I think the refresher course is a good idea--it shows potential employers that you have gone that extra step to make yourself more marketable. Considering how competitive it is in some areas of CA to get a position with little to no experience, I wou...

10. TPAPN woes. Phone meeting with nurse recruiter tomorrow

    tbanurse replied to LakesideRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if I'm the only one who doesn't know, but what is TPAPN?

11. RN positions at Sunrise Assisted Living

    tbanurse replied to montereyrn's topic in California

    Oh, and by the way... Sunrise has only recently started hiring RNs in the HCC position--they have traditionally been filled by LVNs because California does not even require assisted living facilites to have a nurse! Because of that, the pay for RNs ...

12. RN positions at Sunrise Assisted Living

    tbanurse replied to montereyrn's topic in California

    I just completed several years as Healthcare Coord. with Sunrise. The two positions you are looking at are very different, so that's the first thing to be aware of. HCC is a salaried position (= more hours worked than paid for, and on-call 24/7) whil...

13. ? Why are people saying that nursing is tough? i dont understand whats so hard about

    tbanurse replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Where to start!? First of all, being responsible for other people's lives is a pretty stressful position to be in. If that was not enough, take into account the hours that you put your heart and soul in, the years it takes to become a good nurse...

14. I need help with PATHOFLOWS??

    tbanurse replied to moncj66's topic in General Students

    Are you referring to a concept map format or something else? I have not heard of a pathoflow, but in my mind it may be similar to a concept map. If you do a search on AN, you'll find lots of great examples. Hope that helps! Good luck!

15. critical thinking with ventilator pt

    tbanurse replied to destiney's topic in New Nurse

    I think you need to be a little more specific on what you're looking for. There are so many different scenarios with a patient on a vent that could happen. Besides the patient's diagnosis, there are vent settings specific for that patient (why...?), ...