Sparrow91

Sparrow91

Acute Rehab, Neuro/Trauma, Dialysis

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About Sparrow91

Sparrow91 specializes in Acute Rehab, Neuro/Trauma, Dialysis.


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  1. Off the floor jobs?

    So I have been fighting increasingly worse back pain since before nursing school. It has built to a point now where its becoming difficult to do my job. The pain radiates down the back of my legs and gets to the point were my hands start to shake. I ...
  2. Charting Bloopers

    Went to a new pcp office as a patient. I was asked the typical screening questions, "Do you have any STDs, Hep B, Hep C, etc..." I started "no, but I work in dialysis so I am at a higher risk of exposure." The medical assistant makes her little note ...
  3. Anxious mommy here.. will take nclex soon.

    First take a deep breath and try to stay calm. You have made it through one of the toughest college degrees with success. You have what it takes to pass the exam, you just have to focus and stay calm. It's been a couple years since I took the exam bu...
  4. Post PEG tube removal dressing

    Based on the description I would think gauze and tape would do but I would clarify with the doctor on what they want.
  5. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    This was the video that was emphasized in my orientation... It drove me nuts the entire time of orientation that the patient was always referred to as the "customer". That really rubbed me the wrong way and gave me a sense of what I was to expect on...
  6. PPD Allergy?

    @ roser13: I told them that I would be more than willing to take an IGRA or Gold test but they said without documentation they were not willing. Thank you for help though! @ dishes: I spoke with the PA at the time and I tried talking to my doctor tod...
  7. PPD Allergy?

    Sine I have been 17 I have had PPDs done, at first I never had any reactions to it, but every year that I have had it I have gotten more and more of a reaction. Two years ago I had one done and I developed redness, itching, swelling and an itchy thro...
  8. Which is a better path?

    I would say look at your job listings for ICU. In all the ones I have looked at they say they want either previous ICU experience or several years of medical surgical experience.
  9. what to bring? besides my brain.

    Bring a drink A snack with both carbs and protein, I bucked the system and instead of bringing a healthy snack I brought my lucky chocolate milk! It has carbs, protein, and CHOCOLATE! Seriously how can you go wrong? Plus it got me through all 7 HESIs...
  10. Help! Assited living OR Urgent care??

    I think it all depends on what your long term goals are. If you want a job within the nursing capacity were you work closely with patients and gives you a structured routine, a regular schedule, and a job you may want for the long haul then go with L...
  11. Taking NCLEX Jan 7th

    Seriously the BEST advice! When I took mine I went the day before thinking it would be easy to find. I went around in circles for over an hour until I got a hold of a friend and found out it was on the second floor of another business with only a tee...
  12. Last 2 days before NCLEX-what to do

    I asked the same question when I took the exam a few months ago and the pretty much unanimous vote was to do NOTHING! Get out of the house and away from the computer/study materials! What I did was take a trip to where the testing center was so that ...
  13. Where do we keep our stuff?

    For class I had a basic tote bag (Vera Bradley pleated tote). I never carried my books to class, there was just not enough room on the little desk tables to have a note book and text book. Plus in almost all my classes my teachers had power points of...
  14. Crazy state regulations

    Wash cloth on the floor of the linen closet shampoo/soap stored in the linen closet 3 loop fibers pulled up from the carpet Patient missing a black pair of sweat pants Trash can without a bag liner I could go on and on. I remember in a developmental...
  15. New Grad orientation...

    Thanks for all the feed back. I have started my job and will have about 6 weeks of orientation and then I am on my own. Just does not seem like it is enough.