royali

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1. Baylor January 2013 Internships

   royali replied to NewToDallas's topic in Texas

   NICUGN2013: Yes, I believe I start then also. I am already working in the Baylor system so I am know I won't have to go to on-boarding & will just have to do hospital orientation and then of course NICU orientation. I am extremely excited about t...

2. Baylor January 2013 Internships

   royali replied to NewToDallas's topic in Texas

   NICUGN2013: I also got a NICU job at Baylor Dallas! So we will be working together??

3. Baylor January 2013 Internships

   royali replied to NewToDallas's topic in Texas

   NICUGN2013, where did you get a NICU position?

4. Baylor January 2013 Internships

   royali replied to NewToDallas's topic in Texas

   I waited and got a NICU interview & was offered the job so I will go through the internship! So excited!

5. Baylor January 2013 Internships

   royali replied to NewToDallas's topic in Texas

   So, were any of you guys hired for NICU at BUMC? I graduated from nursing school in 2010 with my ADN and have been an RN/charge/preceptor on an ICU-step-down unit. I am working on my BSN and will graduate by March 2013. My goal is to be a NICU nurse....

6. Nurse accuses patient of drug addiction!

   royali replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that there are addicts out there, but generally we do not have the ability to differentiate between an addict & a person in genuine pain. As far as relying on vital signs to assess pain, I thought that was no longer an definitive way to d...

7. Nurse accuses patient of drug addiction!

   royali replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

   I am a first-semester nursing student, and I have been appalled at nurses labeling patients. I thought maybe I was being extra sensitive since I am still new and we are just learning about "pain being whatever the patient says it is." But, now seeing...

8. Help with Care Plans

   royali replied to rn/writer's topic in General Students

   Thanks Daytonite! I really appreciate your help. I thought Imbalanced nutrition more than body requirements, didn't seem right but I just needed to be sure I was on the right track. Could I do a diagnosis for Risk for imbalanced nutrition less than b...

9. Help with Care Plans

   royali replied to rn/writer's topic in General Students

   Hi this is my first time posting! Here is my scenario: My pt is a 58 y/o female with multiple & I mean MULTIPLE diagnosis. I have to do a nursing diagnosis on nutrition. She is obese, approximately 32 lbs above her IBW. She had a gastric bypass s...