J9G2008

J9G2008

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  1. Help with Cardiac Meds

    Here's something that helped me: BB makes me LOL (Beta Blocker) CC is such a DIP (Calcium Channel Blocker) Aabe is a SINner (can also be ZIN) (Alpha Adrenergic Blocker) ACE is a real PRIL (like pill) (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibi...
  2. How do you deal with a crying child?

    @ Ayvah: Yes, I think parents should be left in the position of comforter. There is plenty of staff in the hospital to hold a leg or arm if need be. And at the regular pediatrician's office, two nurses automatically come in when there are shots to be...
  3. How do you deal with a crying child?

    I disagree. A parent is someone who loves their child and protects them from harm. A nurse or doctor is a paid professional who is doing a job that may hurt that child, even if it is for their own good. When my son was smaller, like I said, I would h...
  4. How do you deal with a crying child?

    I don't think much you do is going to convince a child to allow you to clean/pack wounds. When my son was in the hospital, his nurse would always bring someone else with her to hold down his arms/legs/whatever was flailing. I used to help hold him do...
  5. Hi, are you the doctor?

    I think the only other people who get this as much as men in nursing are female doctors. Breaking down stereotypes is hard work, huh?
  6. Help finding a job in Michigan as a new grad

    Our instructor told us to take a look at other areas nearby, such as Ohio, or more rural areas, where the quantity of freshly graduated nursing students isn't so high.
  7. Saunders Comprehensive NCLEX Cd Rom

    You might try calling the publisher and seeing if they have some. I have had luck with this in the past.
  8. NURSERY TEACHING SHEET -- help, please

    You can also google "Krames online" for patient education sheets on many or all of these topics. They are printable, easy to read, and something that you could hand to the families you will be working with.
  9. What exactly is EXPECTED?

    What I do is get report from the nurse (or listen in to their reports to each other), go in to meet my patient with the Dynamap with me, take their vitals, do a quick assessment, chart all the info, then grab a change of linens, wash basin, gown, soa...
  10. assessment paper

    Um, my "system" consists of writing lots of little notes all over my worksheet at clinicals, then flipping madly through all of it when it's time to do my assessment paper. One thing I was taught in second semester was to write a complete "normal ass...
  11. Please help me with my first care plan!!

    I don't think "Risk for Infection" is where you want to go. Those are for conditions that may develop, but haven't necessarily occurred yet. Like, a surgical patient has risk for infection due to the surgery itself, or another patient may have risk ...
  12. Not an experienced nurse, but here's what I think I know: 1) What could you do if a drug is distasteful/may color the patient's teeth? You could dilute it in orange juice (in the case of iron, this gives better absorption) and have the patient d...
  13. I physically wince whenever I see misspellings or when people do not use grammatical English. It drives me insane, and I am a member of the Facebook group "Yes, I do judge you when you make grammatical errors".
  14. C.S. Mott Hospital (U of M)

    Thanks very much for the info!
  15. C.S. Mott Hospital (U of M)

    Hello all! I am (hopefully) graduating from an ADN program in May. I am really hoping to get a job in pediatrics, and U of M is the place I want to work. Do they hire ADN nurses? What units do they typically hire new grads for? Do you like working th...