shaunamarslan replied to shaunamarslan's topic in Medications
that was my logic sweetseRn. Thankfully my patient will take a pill or two whole with her applesauce but i know other Rn's are opening it up and giving it to her open. She doesn't wear her dentures so I'm not that worried about her chewing the balls...
shaunamarslan replied to NEXTLOVER's topic in Geriatric
Look up a list and do some research online about LTC's with good ratings /minimal deficiencies and walk in with your resume in hand. Ask the receptionist to grab the DON for a minute and simply introduce yourself and have a mini interview. I have don...
So i understand pradaxa is non crushable but my question is for patients who have difficulty swallowing whole pills is it ok to open the capsule and have them swallow it with apple sauce if they are not biting down on the litlle "balls". I think it ...
Hello there, as most new grads who had difficulty attaining their first job out of nursing school, I settled for a job and field that I was less then ecstatic about to receive that ominous "nursing experience". Now after a years worth of experience ...
shaunamarslan replied to NursingStudent!'s topic in General Nursing
I have been a working nurse for almost a year now and have dealt with quite a few deaths. I have always worked in SNFs and love the elderly population that make up the majority of my patients. My first death was about 3 weeks into my first job, wer...
shaunamarslan replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in New Nurse
i spent 6 months looking for a job in san diego ( i had been accepted into sdsu for my rn - bsn) but i am originally from the bay area. after career fairs, talking with friends who live and work in hospitals down there and hundreds of applications t...
So all the new grads out there know how HORRIFIC the job market is right now! After getting accepted into SDSU's RN TO BSN program (where i was one or only fifteen people selected with over 5,000 applicants) and having to defer my acceptance because...
shaunamarslan replied to tiedwithblackribbon's topic in Geriatric
Will be starting my first RN job on the 14th and nervous as all hell. Glad that after submitting over 150 applications that I FINALLY have a job! It may be a temporary pay cut but excited to finally get my career going!!
shaunamarslan replied to Paulie07's topic in California
Im totally over being nervous for jobs... after applying for well over a 100 nursing jobs, i don't think i can get nervous... and I am ACLS, PALS, BLS certified with a 3.4 gpa in nursing school
shaunamarslan replied to Paulie07's topic in California
Hey guys. This is my second time applying to UCSD new grad. Last time I applied there were over 1500 applications for about 15 spots. This time I'm not sure how many people applied but I was told that if you don't submit your application almost im...
shaunamarslan replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Students
I (try) to do as much of the reading before lecture as possible so you can ask your teachers any questions about anything that you are unsure of when you go over it in class. Then, after lecture I recopy my notes and use my book to fill in anything ...
Hello ). I'm in my second semester of nursing school and couldn't be happier with all the wonderful teachers and experiences I've encountered over the last year at San Francisco City College. With all this talk about "nursing shortage", it's become ...