saintlouis

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1. Illnesses and Nursing school

   saintlouis replied to ER1010's topic in General Students

   First off- check with your Access office (they work w/ students who have disabilities or otherwise need accomidation for testing, etc.) I'm sure most, if not all, schools have them. They'll help you get your ducks in a row in case something happens ...

2. Two newbie questions

   saintlouis replied to zaggar's topic in Men

   At least at my school, we don't practice on each other. We use dummy's, then it's off to the races! I think the "practice on fellow students" think went out when HIV, etc. came in.... In all my clinicals, I have only had one pt. that didn't want a ma...

3. problems with nurses at my clinical site

   saintlouis replied to Honeybun1206's topic in General Students

   I realize it's the primary nurses responsability in the end, as they are an employee of the hospital, but in my clinicals it is stressed from day 1 that if you signed it, you own it. It's my initials in the chart, and if I'm ever called on it it's MY...

4. Any NP programs that teach holistic med?

   saintlouis replied to Foxfour's topic in NP

   the Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health offers a Holistic NP program. They are mixed in with Barnes/Jewish Hospital and Washington University Medical School here in St. Louis. http://www.jhconah.edu

5. Nursing students - I have a question for you

   saintlouis replied to NNPStudent's topic in General Students

   I'm in school now, and I would ask that you realize our time in any one unit is so very short.... I'd like to hear more about why you chose the unit, and what working on the unit is like, and everything involved. I've been asked many times by friends...

6. Magnet hospital

   saintlouis replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, in a city with 50 hospitals, there's only one magnet. I bet you can guess which one... Come on, if you're not from here, try to name more than 1 hospital in STL.... From all I can tell, magnet status really says more about how the administration...

7. St. Louis Community College

   saintlouis replied to rkrs6673's topic in Missouri

   I'm in my second (of four) semesters at Meremac. Paid for Clinicals?!? Nope- but you do get the bill for the uniforms, the books, the coffee (lack of sleep...), and now the drug test/background check... It's a "pay your dues" kind of thing. I'm in ...

8. DOCTORATE for CRNA's?

   saintlouis replied to VickyRN's topic in CRNA

   Why don't ya'll point your guns at those without "RN" anywhere in their name- PA's and AA's- rather than each other? After reading the statement, seems to me the intention is to get all advance practice nurses a bit more respect by allowing the socia...

9. How Often Will I Be On My Feet As A Nurse?

   saintlouis replied to akissbytheseine's topic in General Nursing

   that's an easy question: if you work an 8 hour shift, you will be on your feet for 8 hours. If you work a 12 hour shift, you'll be on your feet for 12 hours... unless the next nurse is late or a no-show, and then it will be longer.... Seriously- I'm...

10. Do you carry a clipboard

    saintlouis replied to luvdancink's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, am a clipboard junkie. But I've been looking at the PDA's... big selling point is the quick reference to a drug guide, but I've seen a few programs that will keep track of pt. info- vitals, labs, etc. that you need to carry around. Seems li...

11. Did I make the right decision??

    saintlouis replied to Student_Nurse_WV's topic in General Students

    The fact that you seem to be concerned that you will be a good care provider puts you a leg up on some of the folks I know... You'll be fine. And most of the time you'll feel like you don't know anything. Just remember (in this order) 1) ABC's 2) Pai...

12. St. Louis Community College

    saintlouis replied to rkrs6673's topic in Missouri

    I'm currently at Meremac. Good luck! I suggest you get all the prereq's out of the way before you start the program- it will be a lot more time consuming than you think. It's reported that the comm. colleges (stl and stchas) have the highest pass r...