El Centro/ Northlake-----Spring 07

Spill, RN · Oct 4, 2007

Well, I had trouble gettnig the narcotic out of the vial. I blame that entirely on the vial!!!!! (why are we using vials for ck off that have been refilled- there was no air pressure and the liquid would not come out! I tried every technique I could think of- you should just be able to put your needle in and pull back on the barrell to get the liquid---I went back and checked out another vial SAME THING---this also happened to other students that got Narcotic----this is not fair!

Thanks Fun for your feedback! I really appreciate it!

Thanks Yang for offering help-

Yin Yang · Oct 4, 2007

I believe there is an appeals process, isn't there? Did you guys have to use the tubex for it? I'd be appealing it if I could. If there are multiple tubes and the liquid wouldn't come out of any of them, how is that your fault? That's pretty screwed up. Can you talk to Iris and find out what on earth was wrong with them? I'm so sorry this happened to you. That doesn't sound like you failed it to me....more like they sort of screwed you....

Yang

LKG6 · Oct 4, 2007

Well, I had trouble gettnig the narcotic out of the vial. I blame that entirely on the vial!!!!!

Do you have some original/never been used narcotic vials in your skills pack? Can you use those during check offs? Katie

Spill, RN · Oct 26, 2007

Thanks guys for your responses. I have been so busy, and I haven't had a chance to get on here. 2nd semester is kicking my butt! My lucky number is 78! I am holding on to the edge, but I'm not going to let go!

How is everyone else doing?

Fun2, BSN, RN · Oct 26, 2007

3rd semester is a beating, but hanging in there.

Good luck to you.

Yin Yang · Oct 26, 2007

Hey Spill! Busy, Busy is the theme for 2nd semester for me...It's so weird - we have a long break (Friday to Tuesday) very frequently, then all of a sudden BAM everything at once. Only 5 more weeks of clinicals, 1 more skill checkoff, our final checkoff, then it's all lecture! What worries me most is that final skills checkoff. I need to go practice the foley over and over again....keep pushing and hang in there!

Yang

JaxiaKiley · Oct 27, 2007

To say this semester is kicking my tail would be an understatement.

Spill, RN · Nov 4, 2007

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS SEMESTER TO BE OVER!!!!!!!

Hey Mi'shelle- Hang in there- I've heard all about the craziness!!!!

Yin Yang · Nov 4, 2007

Spill - how did you understand the final skills check-off would work? I'm talking about set up and the whole pass/fail part of it?

Yang

Spill, RN · Nov 14, 2007

Hey Yang,

I'm cking off on the 19th, when is your final skills ck off? From what I can gather, the whole thing is to make it out of the gate---reading the drs orders correctly, doing things with your starred points- you know, cking allergies, doing 3 med cks etc.

It shouldn't be that big of a deal---I think we just overstress because it is a do or die thing. No 2nd chances.

We will do fine- we've made it this far!

Yin Yang · Nov 14, 2007

I'm sure we'll do fine...I haven't practiced the cath at all though...need to do that! Good luck! Mine and Jaxia's are on the 19th also...Call us and let us know how you did...we'll do the same!

Yang

Spill, RN · Nov 14, 2007

ok- good luck ladies-kick ass as usual!

I'm going to the open lab tommorrow to practice w/ Iris.

We got the speech today about not having a lecturer for 3rd sem at NL. They are going online-internet with our lecture. Not quite sure how I feel about that, but I don't really have an option do I?