glamgalRN

I need your help.. I am trying to find where to post for week 2 for my case study. I have been following the directions and doing the same thing for an hour and a half.. I go to TOOLS --> click on GROUPS ---> then my case study comes up, so i click on the hyperlink ---> i then click on GROUP TOOLS --->then GROUP DISCUSSION BOARD ---> that leads me a discussion board with one blank posting titled "CAMPBELL CASE STUDY." There are NO postings other than that one, I'm not sure who it's by. I don't think I am in the right place! There is no option for week 2 discussion board for my particular case study.

I think I'm taking leadership in August, from what I've read on this board it sounds like it's difficult. Thanks for responding!

yeah I goggled it and saw it wasn't a nursing class and checked my DARS and I don't have to take it! thank god! Now I'm trying to get this last paper done!

I've read a couple posts about global health. My advisor didn't mention this class when telling me what remaining classes I had left. Is it a nursing course? I already have a bachelors so I'm hoping OU accepted one of my courses instead of me taking global health.

I was thinking about taking two nursing classes at some point this fall to be able to finish up sooner. I have already taken four nursing classes. However, I think this would be nearly impossible if they were two challenging classes. I am wondering what are your thoughts on the easiest and most difficult nursing classes at OU? I'll start... the easiest class thus far is gerontology. The papers are easier and short and no quizzes are required. The most difficult/time consuming class for me has been health assessment and promotion. Some of the quizzes were hard, and although the papers didn't have to be long and were mostly assessments, I felt they took a long time. I'm excited to hear everyone's responses!

thanks!

nevermind i got it back a couple hrs after my posting. My TA is pretty fair. I have an A in this class, it's actually not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Now I'm working on this paper due tonight... I'm having such a hard time keeping it only 4 paragraphs. I was actually also wondering if anyone cited the assessment tools? I didn't cite the movie Tuesdays with Morrie in week 2 and that's the only reason I didn't get the full amt of points.

did you all get your grade back from week two yet? i like to see my grade and review anything I did wrong before starting the paper for week three. i must say, this course is definitely one of the easier nursing courses so far. maybe it's because i took health assessment last semester which was a lot more work!

It's been a long time since I've posted on this site! I'm excited to be back! After working on med/surg for 3 years I transferred to mom/baby 2 years ago. I absolutely love it and know this is where I want to be. I was thinking about obtaining my RNC in maternal/newborn nursing. However, I have two concerns. First, I don't have any L&D experience so I am worried studying/taking the test might be even harder for me. What are your thoughts on that? Secondly, how long did you study for? I am currently enrolled in an RN to BSN program and would want to take some time off from school to concentrate on studying for my RNC. How many hrs/wk did you devote to studying? How many wks did you study for? This is all brand new to me! Thanks in advance!

Our hospital policy is it must go through a 20 gauge or larger IV. I did run blood through a 22g once (got an order from the MD for that) when I was a new nurse and it took forever to go through and I think someone said there's a chance of hemolysis of the RBCs. My goal is usually to run the blood in over 3 hours. If it's a patient's first time getting blood i'll run it in a little slower, but never faster than 2 hours. However this was on a med/surg floor. I'm guessing the ER is different. My one tip for you as a new nurse is to make sure you get the vitals right before you go down to blood bank to pick up the blood. There have been a few times I got the blood first and then got the patient's initial vitals and they had a fever so I had to return the blood..ugh!! That can be time consuming!

I'm a new nurse on a med/surg unit and have been off orientation for 2 weeks. I've noticed that it's common for us to get new admissions around 1830-1845ish from the ER and the admissions unit. It really bugs me because I'm never sure how much of the admission stuff I should do for the next shift. I feel bad leaving work for the next shift, esp with me being new. It's a horrible feeling knowing that if a more experienced nurse was working they would have everything done but no matter what I'm running around trying to keep up. Some of the nurses have told me if the patient arrives after 1830, to get a set of vitals and greet the patient and tell them the nurse will be in shortly. Is that typically what you do? Is that rude? I worry so much that when the night shift realizes they're getting my patients they think "great, nothing will be done and we're going to have to go back and fix all of her dumb mistakes!" Ugh..I hate being new! Thanks and I look forward to your answers!

If I were you I would check into renting a house with a couple of friends in Manayunk. It's still in Philly but has a "cute little town feel" with a main street that has a bunch of bars and trendy restaurants and is geared to people in their mid twenties. I also think it may be more affordable than living in Center City and while it can be congested, it is way easier to find a parking spot on the street in Manayunk compared to Center City. I'm not sure of the commute from Manayunk to CHOP, but I believe you can take the train. Here's the train you would take from Manayunk to University City- http://www.septa.org/service/sched/r6n_wk.html. Good luck and Congrats on getting a job at CHOP!

Lindsey, I was just at the mall yesterday and saw the cutest nurses christmas tree decoration. It was from one of those stands in the middle of the mall, but I've seen them a lot of the malls in my area around Christmas. Just at idea! Good luck!

omg I can totally relate to you! I'm a new nurse too and got a drop of blood on my arm from an accucheck from a patient with hep c and HIV. I immediately got alcohol pads and wipped the blood off and washed my arm. Then I asked my preceptor what to do and she gave me the "do whatever you feel is best" kind of answer. So after work I went down to the ER and the told the triage nurse what happened and she tried to make me feel better by pointing out two two drops of blood that were on her scrub pants and told me she gets blood on her all the time and it's no big deal. At that point I felt embarrassed that I overreacted but it's just sooooo scary. When the docs came in they told me I really shouldn't be worried and if I want I can go to employee health to get my blood drawn. I realize hiv and hep c are transmited from blood to blood contact but I can't help but worry! Maybe you should go to your PCP and get blood drawn there? Or demand that employee health draw your blood in a few months? I'm not really sure what to tell you, I just want you to know that you're not alone, I feel your pain! ::hugs::

I'm a brand new nurse and am on orientation. My patient was in pain today so they ordered 2 mg of dilaudid IV push q6 hours. I was told in report that her pain was relieved from that dosage. So later in the day she went down to the OR to have a procedure done and came back complaining of severe, severe pain. I gave her 2 mg of dilaudid and she still rated the pain 10/10. I talked to the docs and we got her dosage increased. As a new nurse I'm sooo nervous about making a mistake. On my ride home I thought "ohmygod, what happens if I gave her demerol instead?" I know that I checked it a million times and my preceptor checked it with me also, but I can't help but worry. It's so easy to mess up. Just to calm my nerves, I was wondering if demerol even comes in 2 mg vials? I just want to sleep well tonight. Like I said before, I just thought it was strange that I gave her the demerol and her pain didn't decrease at all. But I always check and recheck my meds. I hope I don't sound too pushy, but if you can answer fast I would really appreciate it. Thank you.