thebirdgirl

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1. Crazy schedule proposal

   thebirdgirl replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

   That's pretty much my schedule (by choice) and it works well for me. I might do Saturday and Sunday day, then Monday, Tuesday night. I always do my days before my nights and I don't have too much of a problem. I've tried clumping my days/nights toget...

2. Question for night-shifters

   thebirdgirl replied to JdNNurse2B's topic in NICU

   I rotate between days and nights, and I've found that everyone is really different. I just can't work 3 nights in a row, I prefer to do my 3 shifts a week as day, day, night, or day, night, night. Sometimes I do every other night. I need lots of slee...

3. Zeroing a PAL

   thebirdgirl replied to nurseygal's topic in NICU

   I was taught that with peripheral lines, you zero the transducer at the level of the insertion site. With central art lines, you zero at the level of the heart.

4. How many of you have 75 questions passed or failed?

   thebirdgirl replied to Mino's topic in NCLEX

   I took the NCLEX today and the computer shut off after 75 questions- I feel like I did AWFUL because I had over 20 questions that were "select all that apply"!!!!!! I started counting at question 22 and I don't remember for sure how many I had before...

5. ICU rotation objectives

   thebirdgirl posted a topic in MICU

   I am currently in a ICU rotation in nursing school in FL. We need to list our objectives for the course (what we hope to get out of it). Does anyone who works in an ICU have some suggestions for basic ICU care? Such as, types of equipment we may b...

6. Crocs Nursing shoes

   thebirdgirl replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in Uniform/Gear

   They are great on wet surfaces- they were designed originally as boat shoes, and they don't slip around whether the floors are wet or dry.

7. Crocs Nursing shoes

   thebirdgirl replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Sorry-I meant to say Medium was too small but Large was too big!

8. Crocs Nursing shoes

   thebirdgirl replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I think it depends on the style- I picked out one style (don't know the name) which came in S, M, L, etc. I had the same problem, with L being too small but XL was too big. I exchanged them for a more expensive style (sorry- I can't remember the st...

9. Crocs Nursing shoes

   thebirdgirl replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in Uniform/Gear

   The shoes have a strap that goes across the back of your heel, which holds the shoes on. I've never felt like I had to hold on to them with my feet. I know you can turn the strap around if you want, so they are more like sandals, but I always wear ...

10. major in biology...

    thebirdgirl replied to PennyLane_18's topic in CRNA

    I agree, that if you want to become a nurse anesthetist, you should major in nursing. I first got a degree in biology, thinking I would go on to medical school, but decided after graduation that I would rather become a nurse. Even though I was at the...