Sara5229

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1. Interviewing for a job you feel underqualified for

   Sara5229 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Has anyone ever applied for a job on a whim that you weren't technically qualified to do yet got an interview for? I saw a job as a Director of Case Management in small rural hospital and applied for it. I've been a nurse for 5 years, 2 years in ICU...

2. Is this the right prioritization? help please!!

   Sara5229 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I need help with prioritization on a burn patient I had. My diagnosis are as follows: Impaired tissue perfusion Impaired skin integrity Pain Risk for Infection Additional info: client suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns over half of body (legs, arms,...

3. PALS certification

   Sara5229 posted a topic in Pediatric

   I've seen some online courses for ACLS and PALS certification... anyone know if these are acceptable? Also, if I wanted to take an in person PALS course where do I find out about one? I'm in Oklahoma

4. Can you mix KCl and calcium gluconate with NS

   Sara5229 posted a topic in General Students

   RE: Fluid and Electrolytes If you had a patient who had low potassium and calcium.. can you mis your KCl and calcium gluconate in the same bag with your normal saline?

5. P-QRS-T COMPLEXES???

   Sara5229 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I'm working on a case study about a client with ARDS and it goes on about her getting better and then it states the following and we have not studied this stuff yet and I have no idea what it's talking about or how to answer the question.. here is th...

6. What am I going to do!!!!!

   Sara5229 replied to sunnie123's topic in General Students

   I would suggest you get a book called Fundamentals Success. It is a book that is full of review questions all on the Fundamental level. You could then read your chapter and then take some of the practice questions on that subject and maybe you coul...

7. Got 100% on my Renal Exam

   Sara5229 replied to NaomieRN's topic in Student Assist

   Wow! Congrats!

8. Patient Teaching Help!

   Sara5229 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I have to do patient teaching at clinicals for a patient in the presence of my instructor. The whole thing makes me a wreck.. I'm fine with interventions and teaching while I am in one on one with a patient and usually tie it in when I'm doing the a...

9. i'm so tired of people who look down on nurses

   Sara5229 replied to lonestar88's topic in General Students

   I know how you feel... while plenty are impressed there are always those idiots who know nothing.. Example, my co-worker (do not work in healthcare currently) always makes negative comments about nursing and nursing students... like I was talking abo...

10. Stroke Assessment/Complication

    Sara5229 posted a topic in Student Assist

    We have this sheet on out careplans and before you visit your patient you are supposed to fill it out... it asks what complications you are worried about today and what important assessments you will do specific to your client. The last few carepl...

11. RN student assigned to LPN???

    Sara5229 posted a topic in General Students

    So I started med-surg clinicals last week and when assigned to my nurse I notice on the name tag that the nurse is an LPN as did most of the other nurses on the floor. The only RN I saw was the charge nurse. It seems strange to me that I am going ...

12. Please help.....I'm worried about NS

    Sara5229 replied to HeatherTN's topic in General Students

    As far as having the little one around... I have a 3 almost 4 year old and he loves to be read too.. so I'll read him a few pages from my text.. lol there's lots of pictures and although he has no idea what i'm talking about if I do it making funny v...

13. TB test

    Sara5229 replied to POMD01's topic in General Students

    Just go to the health department if there is one.. most places if not all.. test for free. I had to have my test performed back to back... no one mentioned any risks for me.

14. Hep B waiver? Sounds fishy

    Sara5229 replied to Peeps Mcarthur's topic in General Students

    Where do you go to school at Peeps? My school requires the same thing. I turned in my vaccination status at the first of the year and then I got a letter stating that I didn't turn in the waiver for hepB and my account at school was put on hold and...

15. School Grading Scales

    Sara5229 replied to lizdctorn2b's topic in General Students

    A 92-100 B 83-91 C 78-82 Anything below 78 is an F. Unfortunately, I failed med-surg with a 77 exam average and my transcript now shows an F for all of med-surg ughhhh.. They really should work on the grading scale.. because that 77 F killed my gpa, ...