running_nurse

running_nurse

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About running_nurse

running_nurse has 9 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics.


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  1. Anyone get into an NP program with the minimum GPA?

    My undergrad GPA was not spectacular. It wasn't awful, but in retrospect, I could have done better. I think anxiety about my grades kept me from going back for my MSN earlier. After 5 years of working as an RN, I did pretty decent on the GRE and a...
  2. Medical missions

    I went on a medical mission in Guatemala last summer. The group was Refuge International. I was a PNP student at the time, and our school took NP students as well as SRNAs. Most of us worked in the outpatient clinic (saw about 100 patients a day) ...
  3. Applying to NP school with a C in anatomy?

    I had a few C's in undergrad. I actually didn't pass anatomy and ended up fulfilling the requirement at the community college. When I applied to NP school (the same school where I went to undergrad), they actually had me take the required pathophys...
  4. Comparing Cleveland Clinic ICUs

    Yup, what Shannon said too....I worked at Metro for 3 years, and it was awesome.
  5. Comparing Cleveland Clinic ICUs

    If you live on the West Side, I would skip Hillcrest altogether. You can get the same experience at Fairview or Lakewood. It's a pain to get to Hillcrest from the West Side, and the intersection of Mayfield/SOM Center is a logistical nightmare. Mai...
  6. Policy on draining Peritoneal Dialysis to toilet?

    I work in Peds and we don't have many PD patients. HOWEVER. When we a PD patient in the hospital (usually a new PD patient), we come in and do the set up and take down. Not sure what system they are using, but the PD machine should measure the Is/...
  7. Nurses and social networking sites (Facebook, Myspace, etc)

    Oh yes. One of my closest friends is a HS english teacher. She had Facebook for maybe a week and deleted it entirely. Even with privacy settings she hated that her students would find her and send her a friend request. I'm a clinical instructor a...
  8. Hi Everyone. I just wanted to get other people's views on something. I graduated from nursing school 5 years ago and like almost everyone (including my mother now...) I have a Facebook page. It is kept on full privacy settings, etc. Now...the hos...
  9. Nurse to nurse fighting/do we need a code of conduct?

    I had one particular day from #&!@ in which a "veteran" nurse chewed me out. In front of my coworkers AND the patients. I had walked into a mess, both of my patients needed CT scans, I needed to accompany them (ventric), and to top it off I go...
  10. Any runners???

    Nice work to those of you starting out...keep it up:up:
  11. Any runners???

    See my username? I run anywhere from 25-45 miles a week...currently in training for the Chicago Marathon. I loooove running. Most coworkers just think I'm crazy.
  12. List of hospitals that hire new grads in picu

    I worked in the PICU @ Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland right out of school. I also know someone who worked in PICU @ The Cleveland Clinic right out of school as well.
  13. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    Nurses don't sleep at night. Required to stay awake on the night shift. Docs get call rooms and sleep when they can. Just a helpful piece of info.
  14. Canker Sores/Stress

    I have suffered with canker sores since my childhood, generally a handful of times/year. I recently started a new job in March, and by April my mouth was FULL of cankers - and they all clustered together to make one BIG canker. Generally, my cankers ...
  15. Customer Service and 24 hour visitation

    um..........NO