TheMindofScads

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1. ER/ED Nurse Practitioner

   TheMindofScads replied to danceluver's topic in NP

   I am curious as to the job responsibilities of a Nurse Practitioner who works in the Emergency Department. What exactly are they able to do (aside if there are no residents in this hospital)? Is it more the fastrack stuff? Is it challenging work? It...

2. Why do many nurses look down on LTC?

   TheMindofScads replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Geriatric

   I am fairly new graduate and went straight into the ER. I love it and it is where I will likely stay after graduate work also. That being said...Thank You. While it isn't my career choice I have so much admiration for nurses in LTC. It is often criti...

3. Is there a best unit for new grads?

   TheMindofScads replied to AirForceWifey's topic in New Nurse

   When I was coming out of nursing school everybody told me you have to do MedSurg first to get your experience on the right track. That almost depressed me, I worked through nursing school as a CNA in a PICU and I was bored to tears on the med/surg un...

4. Scratch board advice...

   TheMindofScads replied to TheMindofScads's topic in NCLEX

   Well I took the test and passed, not sure (doubt) if the scratch board played any role in that. I put a few of Erickson's stages, Maslov's pyramid, and then an elimination pattern I use for prioritization questions. Up top I wrote "relax" "one questi...

5. Scratch board advice...

   TheMindofScads posted a topic in NCLEX

   ...so I'm (re)taking the NCLEX at the end of the week. I've read a lot of the advice on this board, and thanks for your replies. So I have another question...What did you (or wish you did) write on your board before the test even began? Labs, memoriz...

6. Looking at nursing schools in Des Moines area

   TheMindofScads replied to crazyco's topic in Iowa

   Grand View College is the way to if you'd like to go to a school that skips the 2 year degree and goes straight to the BSN. While Mercy is a more focused program, Grand View is along the lines of the more common collegiate experience. Just depends on...

7. NSNA Conventions/Conferences

   TheMindofScads replied to modelmama07's topic in General Students

   I know this is a little late, but if you are saving up for the Reno conference I hope I can persuade you to go. I was a resolution presenter at this last conference in Grapevine and it was a very good experience. Between the house of delegates, resol...

8. Men's Laced Nursing Shoes

   TheMindofScads replied to PhilGN's topic in Men

   Most of my fellow students have gone the way of crocs, but I personally don't like them. Maybe because I'm male? I don't know why. I graduate this December and have been using just white pairs of K-Swiss tennis shoes during the four years of school. ...