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mikasa

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  1. K and mag values overlooked

    I work at an ICU and started as a new grad. I've been an RN for a little over a year now. I floated and had a pt that had labs drawn at 0200, I came in at 0700. There K was WNL but mag was a little low. However they were not on a replacement protocol...
  2. stethoscope sliding around on neck

    You could buy a stethoscope cover?
  3. New Graduate RN - Tips for Applying?

    Every new grad is inexperienced, so don't worry! I've been a nurse for a little over a year. I remember I put my nursing assistant experiences and also my clinical experiences (hospital, unit, start date to end date). I asked two of my favorite clini...
  4. ICU RN NEXT STEPS?

    I'm a recent new grad and have been working in the CV ICU for close to 5 months and I've really enjoyed it and have also been overwhelmed but it's the unit I've always wanted to work in! Anyways, my goal has always been to get into anesthesia school....
  5. Hi future nurses :) I promised myself that if I passed the NCLEX , I would post how I studied and my kaplan test results! I had low Kaplan results and was nervous to take the NCLEX but I studied for about 4 weeks and thought enough is enough let's ge...
  6. 75 questions and no more than 10 Sata questions

    Yay! Congratulations!! Doesn't it feel soooo good to be done!?!
  7. 75 questions and no more than 10 Sata questions

    Don't freak out! I took the test last week and passed at 75 questions. I thought I BOMBED the exam. I didn't get any med calculations and only had like 7-10 SATAs.
  8. Which one did you do while in Nursing school?

    I always worked part-time which was about 2 shifts a week. Mostly friday, sat, or sun. If I had an exam on a monday, I would try to take sunday off and study. I focused on homework during the week and tried to finish homework a couple of days before ...
  9. Hi everyone, I'm in my last semester of nursing school so I need to start looking for positions! I currently work in CVICU as a nursing aide. They don't hire new grads so I've been talking to the nurses and they told me I should start emailing the ot...
  10. Preceptorship

    All my instructors have said that they like a certain unit as a student but once they became a nurse they found themselves switching to a unit that they never expected they like but now they love! I am hoping that I end up in a unit that I absolutely...
  11. Preceptorship

    Hello! I'm a senior and have to choose which area to precept in and I'm not sure which one I should pick! I enjoy working with older adults, I do NOT want to work with pediatrics. I currently work as a nursing aide at cardiovascular ICU. I'm really t...
  12. Advice for someone preparing for nursing school

    You could start by looking at certain skills like how to check a patient's blood pressure and you can practice on your family if you have your own cuff and stethoscope if not watch videos on youtube! And other skills such as intradermal, intramuscula...
  13. I want to adopt a dog from a shelter

    I love my dog and I got him at the animal humane society as a puppy pretty much around the time I just entered the nursing program. Dogs are hard work especially puppies. Make sure you have time for them. My dog is very energetic, he loves walks, he...
  14. Hospital Job???

    Why didn't you get your nursing assistant certification? Maybe you need to fix your resume. Your school should have someone to assist you with that. I met with someone at my school and they opened my eyes about my resume. I changed a lot of things an...
  15. Hospital Job???