dura.mater

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1. Thank you gift for unit that hosted my student clinicals

   dura.mater replied to dura.mater's topic in General Students

   Prof is very health-conscious and concerned about the percentage of obese nurses- pizza and bagels were also vetoed but maybe coffee and tea would go over well. And fruit and cheese/crackers sounds good...

2. Thank you gift for unit that hosted my student clinicals

   dura.mater posted a topic in General Students

   It's almost the end of the semester and my clinical group wants to thank the nurses and CNAs who have been so great to us. Our first thought was food but my nursing instructor forbade us from bringing anything with sugar and veggie trays always look ...

3. If a pt. is allergic to codeine, can she have morphine (sulfate, PO)?

   dura.mater replied to dura.mater's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you @MilliePieRN! Sounds good to me.

4. If a pt. is allergic to codeine, can she have morphine (sulfate, PO)?

   dura.mater replied to dura.mater's topic in Student Assist

   All I have on her H&P about it is under allergies it lists codeine- on the physician's orders he has her listed as NKA which is one reason I wondered if it was an error. She's exactly 50 kg and it's 15 mg PO every four hours prn for pain 4-6 and ...

5. If a pt. is allergic to codeine, can she have morphine (sulfate, PO)?

   dura.mater posted a topic in Student Assist

   Working on prepping for my first Sim Lab and our patient is allergic to codeine but has an order for morphine sulfate, 15 or 30 mg PRN for pain. She is 85 with Hx of HTN, MI, CHF. I know codeine basically breaks down into morphine in the liver so I f...

6. Silly question.. stethoscope color for school?

   dura.mater replied to BellemRN2b's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Ohmygoodness she *said* it was a silly question. I quite like the raspberry myself but do check if your school has requirements. We're excited, it's an exciting time, and no one is currently telling us how to use anything, they just want us to buy st...

7. Chabot, Merritt, Ohlone Fall 2017

   dura.mater replied to YassQueen's topic in School Programs

   @YassQueen One more question- how did you get the new document on CastleBranch? I can't figure out how to remove the old one and make room for the new one.

8. Chabot, Merritt, Ohlone Fall 2017

   dura.mater replied to YassQueen's topic in School Programs

   @YassQueen thank you, that was helpful- it allowed me to insist that the information does exist and after some bouncing around I have it now. Oy veh! One more question- how did you get the new document on CastleBranch? I can't figure out how to remov...

9. Chabot, Merritt, Ohlone Fall 2017

   dura.mater replied to YassQueen's topic in School Programs

   @YassQueen thank you, that was helpful- it allowed me to insist that the information does exist and after some bouncing around I have it now. Oy veh!

10. Chabot, Merritt, Ohlone Fall 2017

    dura.mater replied to YassQueen's topic in School Programs

    Any luck? I'm having the same issue. It would have been so nice to have been told this stuff since the beginning.

11. Merritt College or Chabot for Fall 2017?

    dura.mater replied to NurseSellsHomes's topic in California

    I wound up getting into Ohlone and Chabot and not Merritt, so I had a different choice to make, but I was also attracted to the campus and facilities at Merritt but turned off by the high attrition rate. It you look up the NCLEX pass rates for Califo...

12. Chabot, Merritt, Ohlone Fall 2017

    dura.mater replied to YassQueen's topic in School Programs

    I let Ohlone know that I would not be accepting yesterday so someone should be getting moved off the alternates list- Chabot class of 2019 here we go!

13. Chabot, Merritt, Ohlone Fall 2017

    dura.mater replied to YassQueen's topic in School Programs

    I've not sent in my form because I'm pretty sure I'm going with Chabot- I don't want to make more paperwork for them. I did see that typo in the subject line but all the paperwork from every school has been littered with things like that so I'm not w...

14. Chabot, Merritt, Ohlone Fall 2017

    dura.mater replied to YassQueen's topic in School Programs

    No, I haven't seen anything at all on an in-person orientation. I looked at the student handbook seeking more information like you are but some of what's in there contradicts what I was told at orientation, like the days when classes are held. There'...

15. Chabot, Merritt, Ohlone Fall 2017

    dura.mater replied to YassQueen's topic in School Programs

    Does anyone have any input on choosing between Contra Costa, Ohlone and Chabot? I'm very lucky to have been accepted to all three. I am leaning away from Contra Costa simply because of distance from me, both to school and clinicals. Ohlone is slightl...