rtaz315

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1. Response time on medsurg floor

   rtaz315 replied to rtaz315's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the feed back, I will certainly take your suggestions and but them to work the best we can. We have a CIQ them working on this and reporting all evaluations, problems, solutions and suggestions etc. We have had a nurse suggest team nursing...

2. Response time on medsurg floor

   rtaz315 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone have any feedback on better response time on a medsurg floor. I have recently been ask to research how to improve response time on a medsurg floor and have been unable to find anything on the net or in journals short of better staffing. T...

3. Does your school have a mentoring program?

   rtaz315 replied to heatherp's topic in General Students

   My school has a mentoring program that works like this. I did the ADN program so we have four levels to work with. 3rd level students volunteered to mentor 1st level students and when moving on to 4th level continued to mentor the same student during...

4. Need to pass HESI to graduate...any suggestions?

   rtaz315 replied to LadyK,SN's topic in Student Assist

   I used the Hesi study guide and CD plus did Nclex review questions every chance I got. I am pleased to say that I passed the hesi first try and just graduated on May 12th. I start my preceptor for state licensure on June 5th and I am really excited. ...

5. infection ( help me )

   rtaz315 replied to am0nah's topic in General Students

   Listen to Daytonite! The suggestions and advise offered have proven very valuable to me as a student.

6. **RING** Cellphones in class...

   rtaz315 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Students

   We have had this problem in the past but with enough students complaining about the disruption our policy is now enforced. If the phone rings during lecture you receive a warning the first time, leave the next time. If it rings during a test it is au...

7. help me ....

   rtaz315 replied to am0nah's topic in General Students

   What do you mean by (search activity intolerance)? Exactly what type of information about activity intolerance do you need? I will be glad to help if I can but need to know more about what you are asking.

8. Assessment...vitals

   rtaz315 replied to srg4784's topic in General Students

   For vital sign check off's the only questions we had to ask before taking the blood pressure were -- "Do you have a preference as to which arm I take your blood pressure in" and "Have you had any procedures or injuries that may interfere with blood p...

9. Where can I get free AJN nursing articles online?

   rtaz315 replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Students

   Have you checked with your school library concerning online articles? My school library has a connection to EBSCO and has full text articles from nursing/medical journals available online through this connection. Of course they have this available fo...

10. Test #4 down....clinicals here I come

    rtaz315 replied to SchiwartRN's topic in General Students

    Congrats, sounds like you are doing great and have the right attitude to succeed! In my program we must have at least a 77% in all lecture classes and pass a demonstration lab test before attending clinicals. Below that average or failing the labs an...

11. Vital Signs - Explaining The Procedure...

    rtaz315 replied to totalsweetness's topic in General Students

    By the time I check VS in a clinical setting the introduction and initial patient assessment (head to toe minus VS) has already taken place (we start clinicals at 7a.m. and most hospitals in my area take VS at 10am and 2pm, unless the patient's condi...

12. Assessment abbrevations

    rtaz315 replied to rtaz315's topic in Student Assist

    Got in touch with my instructor and this is the verdict. EPOS means the client is meeting expected outcomes and A6A was misread -- should have been A&O for alert and oriented.Thankfully she was on the ward and able to verify this information for ...

13. Assessment abbrevations

    rtaz315 replied to rtaz315's topic in Student Assist

    I will call my clinical instructor tomorrow (who works at the hospital I currently have clinicals in and see if she can help. I appreciate the effort from both of you more than you know! The only thing I can find on the EPOS is Eindhoven osteoporosis...

14. First peds exam (WISH ME LUCK)

    rtaz315 replied to hope4thebest's topic in Student Assist

    The best help is knowing you have studied, you are prepared and the best you can do is all you can do. Also, remember that what you fail in now only opens the door to improvement for the futher. I wish you all the luck in the world and feel that you ...

15. Assessment abbrevations

    rtaz315 posted a topic in Student Assist

    I am currently doing clinicals at a pediatric ward. My patient had Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis. The nursing notes in the chart read as follows: meeting EPOS, A6A, MAE, PERL, Pulse + I know that MAE means moves all extremeties and PERL is pu...