TreeSawRN

TreeSawRN specializes in CC, ED, L&D, CDE, Education, Advice.

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1. Has anyone been accepted into the Mt. Sac Nursing Program Spring 2009

   TreeSawRN replied to Bella39841's topic in California

   Bella: If you are already an LVN you will do fine. I remember having diarrhea my first clinical day. My first patient was a nursing instructor (Yikes!). She was really great though and I did fine. As you will. TreeSaw

2. Has anyone been accepted into the Mt. Sac Nursing Program Spring 2009

   TreeSawRN replied to Bella39841's topic in California

   Hey Bella: I graduated from Mt Sac in 1978. I have been a nurse 30 years. I went on to get my BSN and now have a MS. Congratulations and best wishes. BTW- I never remember having to take a test like you are describing, however (in the old days) I did...

3. Bay Area Burn Nursing

   TreeSawRN replied to LaLaLaLa's topic in General Nursing

   Have you tried Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, Childrens Hospital in Oakland or San Franciaco? UC Davis Med Center near Sacramento also has a good burn unit. California has the biggest nurse staffing need and highest paying jobs, but also the highest...

4. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   TreeSawRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   Dear rpic: I graduated in June 2006 from an all online MS in Education program. Where are you enrolled? I went to California State University East Bay. I have my BSN and have somewhat regreted that I didnt get my MSN in Nursing. I did get a raise and...

5. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   TreeSawRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   You used bendable metal foot cradles and wooden foot boards to prevent foot drop (do they still use those?) There was no PPE or MSDS's. You sloshed Cidex in a basin [without any PPE] and soaked the largyngscope and blades for 20 mins between ED traum...

6. BEST/WORST/least__ __online NP pgms?

   TreeSawRN replied to brownrice's topic in NP

   I also am researching online NP programs. I just completed a 100% online MS degree in Education program [also earning a certificae in online teaching and learning] thorugh California State University, East Bay. I am finding that (though I dont really...

7. Share Your Saying

   TreeSawRN replied to angelique777's topic in Humor

   Pain is inevitable, misery is optional.

8. What nursing Managers fail to see

   TreeSawRN replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism

   Dear NurseKata: As an RN for 28 years, who has been in the ED, ICU, CCU, Med-SURG/ Clinics/ Advice, Education and Management, I think you should be aware that most managers have been on the frontline. I will grant you that some managers are so far ...

9. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   TreeSawRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   Dear 99: I'm not sure why you are asking about the difference between human resource management and personnel management, perhaps it is a difficulty in understanding the English terms. From my perspective they are the same thing. Are you saying that ...

10. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    TreeSawRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

    You might try meeting with your risk management, medical records and biomedical folks to help identify high risk/high volume and problem prone trends. Also input from frontline charge nurse staff and managers would likely yield valuable needs assessm...

11. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    TreeSawRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

    Hi Lprnc: Welcome. I coordinate nursing and other clinical staff education from a corporate regional perspective and can relate to not having been at the bedside in quite a while. Although I did get to do some bedside audits and chart reviews onsight...

12. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    TreeSawRN replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

    Dear Sapphy: I remember the first time I saw a prolapsed uterus like that too. It's pretty scary. I thought the woman's "innerds" were gonna fall out and I wondered if I should be shoving something back in, or calling a doctor. I've seen some prett...

13. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    TreeSawRN replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

    When I was an ED nurse we kept an informal translators dictionary of patient terms. *These were things we actually had heard patients say "Smilin Mighty Jesus"- spinal meningitis "phenobasketball" - Phenobarbitol "utopic pregnancy"- ectopic pregnancy...

14. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    TreeSawRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

    I am going to California State University, East Bay. U of Phoenix was too expensive ($18,000) and I didn't want to have to re-take statistics, pathophysiology, or physical assessment, so I'm working on my MS in education with a certificate in on onli...

15. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    TreeSawRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

    Hello Organgichombre: I have much in common with you. I am working on my MS degree in Education (100% On-Line) and am a BSN . I have been an RN for 27 years in California and have a broad nursing background. I had a male instructor in my original A...