sympathoadrenal

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1. CCRN Review

   sympathoadrenal replied to ratchit's topic in MICU

   I agree. It is worth getting them. I am a new grad and motivated to learn everything about critical care nursing. I found it's easy to study just by listening to the audiotapes while I'm driving my car to work. Maybe I'm weird and only one who d...

2. Do you like Minnesota?

   sympathoadrenal replied to sympathoadrenal's topic in Minnesota

   Dear SMG, Thank you for your reply. Sounds awesome! I can't wait to visit and fall in love!

3. Newbie

   sympathoadrenal replied to manda_0323's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you smiling and RN in CT!!!!

4. I passed my State Test!

   sympathoadrenal replied to lashon20's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats!! What is the stna test, by the way? :balloons:

5. Do you like Minnesota?

   sympathoadrenal posted a topic in Minnesota

   Greetings to all- Minnesota seems very nice place to live. Do you like it there? I used to live in Seattle, and unlike many other people I liked the weather. We relocated to LA because of my husband's job. I'm curious what's like to live in Minne...

6. How many times have you cried in/at school or clinicals?

   sympathoadrenal replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Students

   Am I in the minority group here? At least every year I cried. I couldn't help it, especially if people encourage me when I get so frustrated myself. I met some beautiful people who saved my career and life! They taught me that crying is not alwa...

7. How many times have you cried in/at school or clinicals?

   sympathoadrenal replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Students

   Am I in the minority group here? At least every year I cried. I couldn't help it, especially if people encourage me when I get so frustrated myself. I met some beautiful people who saved my career and life! They taught me that crying is not alwa...

8. HELP,HELP,HELP,HELP,HELP--student nurse in distress

   sympathoadrenal replied to prairiegirl's topic in Career Support

   Laura- If you have so many doubts, why did you even apply for nursing school? What made you decide to study nursing? Why don't you start from there. No pig disection is waiting for you, but you will encounter all kinds of things that may gross yo...

9. Why do I feel so sad: f.u. to my post!

   sympathoadrenal replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I think it is normal to feel sad. Making change takes courage. I am a new grad and recently made a big change at work. Even though I knew the change was better for me, I first felt like I was a failure. I was really scared. Many ??? in my h...

10. First Year As A Registered Nurse

    sympathoadrenal replied to ERRN5778's topic in New Nurse

    Christine- Sorry to hear that your preceptor is so rude. Yes, you want to speak to your nurse manager. Don't waste your precious time with some people who have their emotional problem out of control. You deserve better orientation. I am also a n...

11. Newbie

    sympathoadrenal replied to manda_0323's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Amanda! I'm also a nowbie.

12. Nurses caps!

    sympathoadrenal replied to FERTMYRTOBRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, many of the nurses in Japan (I am from Japan) still wear caps and dress uniform with white hose. You like that way? HOw interesting!

13. Nights

    sympathoadrenal replied to fourbirds4me's topic in New Nurse

    Although I like the atomosphere--slow and mellow, working night is hard to me too. We rotate and I have to work at least 3 nights a month. If you work only night, it might be easier. To me, it's like getting bad jet-lag evey time I work night. It...

14. Med errors

    sympathoadrenal replied to Trixie01's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, CseMgr1- 1/64 gr is a half of 1/32 gr. If it's easier to understand, 1 grain equals to 0.0648 gram and approx. 1/32 gr = 2 mg and 1/64 gr = 1 mg. Anyway, 1/32 + 1/32 = 2/32 = 1/16 (not 1/64!!!) Yes, it is scary. We better caliculate correctly or...

15. A nice development coming up for the MICU FAQS...

    sympathoadrenal replied to MarkHammerschmidt's topic in MICU

    Hello-, Awesome! I am a brand-new MICU nurse and willing to do whatever it takes to become a good one. When I found your site, I screamed, "This is what I need!!" I am looking forward to reading your book. Thank you for your masterpiece!