tlynnette418

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1. stroke/brain bleed

   tlynnette418 replied to marie2014's topic in General Nursing

   There are two different types of strokes- ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic is more common and occurs with a clot or disruption in blood flow to the brain, such as afib. Hemorrhagic occurs with a vessel rupture causing a bleed in the brain. This can...

2. Question about Neuro RN

   tlynnette418 replied to CasseyMicheel's topic in Neurological

   Same. It's the first job I was offered and I took it. As tough as the job is, I do find neuro very interesting and I especially love stroke patients. Neuro is tough bc the pts are unpredictable, confused, and agitated. We get strokes, altered mental ...

3. Question about Neuro RN

   tlynnette418 replied to CasseyMicheel's topic in Neurological

   What experience do you have so far and what makes you want to be in neuro? I've worked 2.5 years and only in neuro. I can definitely say it chose me.

4. Every weekend jobs

   tlynnette418 replied to jessmurph's topic in Career Support

   I changed jobs recently because I was a Baylor nurse prior and working every weekend. I think the jobs are far and few bc most facilities require everyone to work a weekend or two a month. It worked well in the beginning and the pay was great, but ev...

5. Insulin

   tlynnette418 replied to blue82's topic in NCLEX

   Rolling the insulin vial in you hands mixes up the particles, like in cloudy insulins. This website has handy insulin info- https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/vod/vodsum0401.htm