heartflutter

heartflutter ADN, BSN

Psychiatry, corrections, long-term care.

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heartflutter has 3 years experience as a ADN, BSN and specializes in Psychiatry, corrections, long-term care..


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  1. Awful textbook?

    All ofhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0781793831 the "specialty" books (med-surg, psych, etc) are ebooks included in the bundle. Naturally they're all Pearson books. A friend sent me a med-surg text, but if anyone has suggestions for solid fundamentals...
  2. Awful textbook?

    I'm half-tempted to ask the director of the program if she's read the Amazon reviews... We have a separate med/surg text, but I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for replacements for this atrocious series? It seems like a survey of nursing inst...
  3. Awful textbook?

    Just had orientation for my program and they announced we'll be using Pearson's Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning. They're excited about it and the way it's structured. Reading the Amazon reviews is pretty terrifying. I'm not a bad studen...
  4. Which off line schools for the LPN in Wa. State

    I suggest looking into local technical schools for LPN programs. Avoid "private" schools at all costs (pun intended). The program I'm on the waitlist for at Bellingham Tech is around $6000 after books and supplies.
  5. Comfortable shoes for the ER

    I have yet to try Vibrams because all I can picture is a toe being sliced off by an unnoticed Vanderlift wheel... but I'm definitely thinking about a pair for non-work uses. I have yet to find a white pair of Merrells or similar minimalist shoes for ...
  6. Comfortable shoes for the ER

    Merrell's Pace Glove. Extra "support" isn't how are feet were meant to be. Just let your feet do their evolutionary thing. Certainly helped my back injury when I switched to them.
  7. Civilian Nursing...where do i start?!?!?

    There is an entire sub-forum dedicated to military nursing: https://allnurses.com/government-military-nursing/
  8. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    My wife (a phlebotomist) always says, "There's no such thing as a tough stick, just a crappy sticker!"
  9. Living with poo

    On a smart-arsed note, I'd just like to take the opportunity to say that I hate, hate, hate the word "poo". BM, void, feces, waste... anything but "poo".
  10. US RN to BSN program accepted in Alberta?

    I've dug around a little and found a couple .pdf's that might be helpful, but don't answer my question in all it's specificity. http://www.alberta-canada.com/immigration/media/LPN_June_2010.pdf http://www.alberta-canada.com/immigration/medi/Register...
  11. all righty, i posed this very same scenario to carna and they sent me back an e-mail stating: "we will not be able to assess your file until your application and required documents are in the office." obviously, this isn't very helpful for any planni...
  12. Don't hospitals have care plans posted just like LTCs do? If my nurse and I ever got caught transferring a patient contrary to care plan, we'd be in it up to our eyeballs. Think of the lawsuit potential if that 300 lb. dementia patient had fallen dur...
  13. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    Ever seems a bit silly. I can understand the need for maintaining quiet when as convenient as possible, though. If someone's in the hospital, they need all the rest they can get and a quiet environment contributes to that. But whispering a code? Seem...
  14. ER and strange phenomena

    That made my day. Gravity bursts and "blammo".
  15. insulin for non diabetics to prevent diabetes.. and aging? WHAT?

    There's a reason my pharmacology instructor told me that the absolutely most dangerous drug I would encounter as a nurse is insulin. What a crazy individual.