Quienes

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  1. Consents

    How does your unit handle consents? What where the stickiest situations you encountered verifying a consent? Can someone on a 5150 sign at your hospital? Foreign languages? Patients on pain medication? What is an RN's legal obligation with regards to...
  2. Am I waisting my time with associates degree?

    Why not get your ADN then do an MSN bridge?
  3. Should I Take a Different Path to Become a Nurse?

    Hi, I think you should persue the ADN. Most likely your science prerequisites will expire prior to the BSN (while humanities last forever). Most BSNs have a 3-5 yr recency requirement for sciences. You may also discover a specialty while completing y...
  4. Personal info was shared -HIPPA violation?

    Thank you for the input, I am pleasantly surprised everyone has such strong convictions. I will follow up as suggested with the compliance officer. Great to hear your opinions.
  5. My father was in the hospital for a surgical procedure. After he was discharged and home, he got a call from a "care-giver" who stated she got his information from the hospital. He is open to having a caregiver and asked her to come interview. She ca...
  6. Teaching to NCLEX NOT teaching nursing

    There is some logic behind the madness of "teaching to the NCLEX", the questions really make you think like a nurse. I'm sure you've heard "critical thinking" from all your instructors, the NCLEX questions require it and by answering and analyzing th...
  7. Question about the amount of studying you do

    Hi, I have great retention but to get through all our reading and paperwork I study about 20hrs a week, 8hrs on Sat and 8 hrs on Sun plus 4 throughout the week.
  8. Is Compton College safe?

    What's CUI? Just curious :-)
  9. Is Compton College safe?

    Hi, I am in the the RN program at EL Camino in Torrance. We have had a few lectures from the Compton instructors who came to our class to sub. and they were EXCELLENT, I had heard all the negative hype but it was wrong. This has been my experience wi...
  10. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    funny LOL
  11. Helpful and Interesting Reads

    "The Help", it's a quick, at times funny and really heartfelt read!
  12. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    Wow, how interesting, I can't wait to hear what other people have to say about this.
  13. What would you spend more money on?

    Hi, Go for the stethascope! I got some comfy white leather tennis shoes for $40 at footlocker, I wouldn't spend anyore than that, think of what your stepping in
  14. What do you use to carry your books around?

    I use a big rolling bag, plus a smaller over the shoulder bag. I try and throw my txt in the little bag and take it with me whenever I get in the car just in-case I get stuck somewhere I can catch up on my reading. Otherwise I keep my binder and othe...
  15. El Camino College Fall of 2010

    Congrats on your acceptance it's great to finally get to start after taking all the pre-reqs. If you have time to take 48 dosing calculations I would recommend it for a couple reasons. First, of all there is a mandatory math test given twice each sem...