dabears54

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1. Abolishing the Pinning Ceremony

   dabears54 replied to drem7116's topic in General Nursing

   I'm graduating with my BSN this weekend and we are having a pinning ceremony the day before graduation. I would fight to keep it!!

2. AF: Advice on which area to choose...ICU or L&D? Help!

   dabears54 replied to JerseyGirl13's topic in Government

   Thank you for the reply! That was very informative. Hopefully I'll be at SAMMC doing the fellowship in the next few years!

3. AF: Advice on which area to choose...ICU or L&D? Help!

   dabears54 replied to JerseyGirl13's topic in Government

   Hey everyone! I'm in AFROTC and I graduate this May (35 days to be exact). I'm going to NTP in Cincinnati July 2nd, and I'm going to be stationed at Keesler on a med/surg floor. I have majorly caught the ICU bug (especially cardiac patients) throu...

4. Sudden code & death of suspected meningitis pt... opinions please!

   dabears54 replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in General Nursing

   Like some have posted, you cannot do a LP if there is any risk of increased ICP d/t the risk of herniation. Such a sucky delicate balance!

5. How does your hospital identify DNR?

   dabears54 replied to jmgrn65's topic in General Nursing

   Same, purple clip on armband.

6. Apex heartbeat help

   dabears54 replied to Paws2people's topic in CNA/MA

   In my head I say lub-dub 1, lub-dub 2, lub-dub 3. However, this is very difficult to do when your patient is tachy, and it can sometimes be a tongue twister. Just keep practicing :)

7. Need help with a care plan

   dabears54 replied to kelsey410's topic in General Students

   you really should get a book to help you write these care plans. I have Doenges' Nurse's Pocket Guide that works really well for me. Its hard to get used to writing these care plans without one of these books. Good luck!

8. The heparin bottle for a cap?

   dabears54 replied to MAdams2610's topic in General Nursing

   I have seen these things that snap on the top of a vial and it has a plastic "needle" to access the bottle, and then a port at the top (like a heplock for an IV) to attach a syringe to draw up the med, then we'd carry the needle in it's package to th...

9. PCTs - How many patients?

   dabears54 replied to honeymylovely's topic in Technicians

   21 beds, one tech. tech only assigned 11 during day and all 21 from 11p-7a. its very very busy!!

10. Any techniques for cleaning feces off of a patient?

    dabears54 replied to Nerd5000's topic in General Nursing

    Oh GI bleeds...makes the entire floor smell!!

11. Classes

    dabears54 replied to derekfitness's topic in General Students

    Community Health. It's all common sense and I feel could be covered in one or two class periods instead of an entire semester!

12. Studying before your program starts?

    dabears54 replied to janiebee's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I'm just about to start my last semester of my BSN and I find getting to know my textbooks before classes start realllly helpful. I'm very particular on my study habits, and it might seem like a waste of time to some people, but this is what I have ...

13. What does Johnson and Johnson get out of promoting nursing careers?

    dabears54 replied to WDM08002's topic in General Nursing

    this is right...my aunt works for them developing diabetes medicines

14. GPA for Air Force

    dabears54 replied to UCAFblue's topic in Government

    are you trying for AFROTC, or do you want to go to COT after you graduate? I'm in AFROTC while getting my BSN right now and they do look at your GPA to get scholarships and to be selected for Field training, but generally your 3.3-3.5 GPA should be ...

15. has anyone ever been a nurse intern?

    dabears54 replied to KimmyAGPCNP's topic in Student Assist

    It really depends of your state’s nurse practice act. I’m going to be a nurse intern in Iowa this summer so I can tell you how it is for me. I have to be enrolled in a class at a college in order to be able to do procedures (IVs, NGs, Foleys) and p...