LittleRedOwl ADN, ASN, BSN, RN

LittleRedOwl has 4 years experience as a ADN, ASN, BSN, RN.

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1. FAU FNP 2019

   LittleRedOwl replied to Nursesoonfnp's topic in NP Students

   I would join the FB page. It's a little early. But we also have things like this castle branch stuff and orrientation coming up. That's still plenty to help eachother with.

2. FAU FNP 2019

   LittleRedOwl replied to Nursesoonfnp's topic in NP Students

   Also conditionally accepted to HBOI!!

3. Nightshift -days off

   LittleRedOwl replied to LittleRedOwl's topic in General Nursing

   Lol yeah the habit forming part is a bit off putting. Though I'm sure it would work wonders.

4. Nightshift -days off

   LittleRedOwl replied to LittleRedOwl's topic in General Nursing

   Thyroid labs fine. Slight anemia on my CBC. Take women's vitamins.

5. Nightshift -days off

   LittleRedOwl posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nightshift nurse for about 2 years now. I easily adjusted to nights within my first week of switching and have never felt fatigued on nights. For my first year I had the best of both worlds. I was awake during nights and enjoyed my days...

6. Do you titrate drips?

   LittleRedOwl replied to LittleRedOwl's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, it's not very hard titrating the doses once you get a feel for it. The ramifications are just much bigger than a typical sliding scale if you ask me -and can require a lot of babysitting and judgement. Giving someone a few units of insulin a...

7. Do you titrate drips?

   LittleRedOwl replied to LittleRedOwl's topic in General Nursing

   1:3-4 ratio on my floor. And you can have a couple drip patients at times. We titrate based of a range of limits on a badge card we wear behind our badge.

8. Do you titrate drips?

   LittleRedOwl replied to LittleRedOwl's topic in General Nursing

   Levophed was specifically one I heard coworkers saying they couldn't do at other facilities. Just yesterday I had a patient on dopamine and levophed.

9. Do you titrate drips?

   LittleRedOwl posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ive started to wonder out of curiosity (because I've only worked in one hospital system)... how many hospitals have nurses titrate cardiac drips? It wasn't anything I was taught in school and even at my job I hear rumors that lots of hospitals don't ...

10. Applying for Jobs Before Graduation

    LittleRedOwl replied to bises's topic in General Students

    I did the same. When I was offered my first job they asked if I had other interviews and I said yes and they asked if I wanted to take some time before accepting my job after doing my other interviews and such. It happened to be the job I wanted thou...

11. HELP!!! Working full time and studying for Nclex

    LittleRedOwl replied to bellabgn's topic in NCLEX

    Nursing made insanely easy by sylvia rayfield with the mnemonics and pictures is nice for content review thats memorable.

12. If you have a hard time studying, it's okay

    LittleRedOwl posted a topic in NCLEX

    When I graduated nursing school and they paid for us to have a review and the reviewer told us that we should study TWO HOURS everyday until our nclex. I tried studying, I really did, but I found it so pointless and not helpful. So I procrastinated s...

13. Care plan helpppp

    LittleRedOwl replied to NewNurse91D's topic in Student Assist

    Second semester is rough. It will come to you. Until you learn the disease processes fully it's difficult to think critically. Concept mapping helps. If your program does that you'll start understanding when you get to those. Look at your patients a...

14. Care plan helpppp

    LittleRedOwl replied to NewNurse91D's topic in Student Assist

    I started nursing school last august, and graduate in one month. I am not even a seasoned nurse! You'll get there. You're on the right track.

15. Nursing Student Exams...help!

    LittleRedOwl replied to chillischick's topic in Student Assist

    1. You can try studying to teach. This means, you look over the info and simplify it in a manner in which you could teach your classmates the information and give a presentation on it to the class. Even, do yourself one better, in the privacy of your...