sam945

sam945 has 6 years experience and specializes in Telemetry.

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1. Dekalb Medical or South Fulton

   sam945 replied to RNnbakes's topic in Georgia

   I've been at Dekalb for 5 years. It has its ups and downs but overall I love it. Our stepdown unit can be crazy but some people really like that. I haven't really talked to anyone who works in CDU. I have a lot of friends who work at South Fulton and...

2. PCCN review questions ?

   sam945 replied to dxbtocvg's topic in Cardiac

   I did the AACN practice test too. Loved David Woodruff's course but wanted more practice. I reviewed questions from Pass CCRN and that helped some. For the CMC I got the review course from Med-Ed and it was very helpful.

3. PCCN

   sam945 replied to NurseSue66's topic in Cardiac

   Good luck! I took it a couple years ago and passed on my first try. I used the Ed4Nurses review course (David Woodruff) and it was very helpful.

4. PCCN exam

   sam945 replied to beachfashionnursing's topic in Cardiac

   I passed on my first try, and the main review I used was David Woodruff's. I also used Pass CCRN for practice questions. Good luck!

5. Most ridiculous patient requests?

   sam945 replied to AOx1's topic in Relations

   We had a patient who complained the bed was too soft and wanted some plywood to sleep on...

6. PCCN Review Information Needed Please

   sam945 replied to wasabiRN's topic in Cardiac

   I thought David Woodruff's review course was great. I passed the exam on the first try. I did use AACN's self assessment test as well, just to boost my confidence and prove to myself that I was ready. :)

7. Do your charge nurses have a patient load?

   sam945 replied to praying_mantis's topic in General Nursing

   Ideally on my floor the charge nurse has no patients... however, I've had as many as 5 while charging before. I like to take 1 or 2 patients sometimes just to make things a little easier for my coworkers, but sometimes it's more helpful to them to ju...

8. Inspiring and motivating songs

   sam945 replied to mom35's topic in General Nursing

   I'm Alive - Celine Dion The Power of the Dream - Celine Dion My Celine CDs were essential to helping me get through nursing school!

9. certifications

   sam945 replied to hack_ley's topic in General Nursing

   The AACN provides certifications for acute/critical care nurses (CCRN, PCCN, etc). Their website is http://www.aacn.org

10. Nurse Assignment Sheet

    sam945 replied to NurseKelli31's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a copy of the sheet we use on my telemetry floor. AssignmentSheet.doc

11. Leave the phone at home !!

    sam945 replied to disney158's topic in Geriatric

    I also use my cell phone to text people occasionally throughout the night, but not when I'm with a patient of course. And I always keep in on vibrate. We have a couple of techs who are on the phone ALL NIGHT LONG. Yes, that includes while they're doi...

12. Worst doctors orders ever received

    sam945 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    "Please bathe patient. If nursing staff is too incompetent to do this, please inform me." This order was written on a 26 year old young man, who walked all around the hospital at least 8 hours a day, and was perfectly capable of taking a shower. He j...

13. pyxis narcotics count

    sam945 replied to connieg's topic in General Nursing

    We check for discrepancies every shift, but only do the count of all narcotics once a week.

14. How long for licensure?

    sam945 replied to sam945's topic in Georgia

    Well, if you are interested, mine was posted on the website today- 8 days from the test date. Hope it doesn't take you long either! Congrats on passing! Such a relief, isn't it? :)

15. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    sam945 replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX

    1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 79 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used Davis and Mosby books... just reviewed peds and mother/baby and did lots of questions. No review course. 3. Did your ...