brat514

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1. Need help with resignation letter

   brat514 posted a topic in COVID

   I am leaving my job and need help with a resignation letter. I am an ER nurse in a hotspot for covid. I don’t feel like I can give my patients the care that they deserve due to being overwhelmed with patients. We have been holding patients in our dep...

2. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

   brat514 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Another nurse and I were inserting a Foley into a patient. Doc came in the room as we were doing it. He said. "oh, you have the one-eyed monster out!"

3. First clinical day was a nightmare

   brat514 replied to freckles23's topic in General Students

   Wow! What a first clinical day. I agree with the previous poster, just by being with your patient I'm sure you made her last moments special. Just out of curiousity (I'm a student also), why was she on 5L of oxygen? I've been taught that if someone h...

4. Has anyone had the first exam yet? EEEEK!

   brat514 replied to KimmyKat45's topic in General Students

   My suggestion is to really read the question and even underline the key words that it is asking. Don't read more into the question and add little scenarios in your mind, think about only what the question asks (an example: on of my past test question...

5. Calculating infusion completion times

   brat514 replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you grntea! Ya know, I had posted 0310 at first then overthought it and edited it. Oops! To the OP, sorry! I hope I didn't confuse you even more

6. Calculating infusion completion times

   brat514 replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Student Assist

   For me, the easiest would be to add the 420 to the time it was started: 2250 + 420 = 2670. Once you get the 2670, then you will subtract 2400 (since you're working off of a 2400 clock) so 2670 - 2400 = 210. So 0210 (2:10 am) would be the completion ...

7. Last Free Weekend

   brat514 replied to rubato's topic in General Students

   We just moved not even a month ago, so I've spent the last couple of weeks trying to get my house organized as much as possible before I start school. Luckily in this house, I have my own study room. I also have an enclosed front porch where I've set...