mrsalby

Congratulations on such a great out look... But consider one thing! Why not become a Nursing instructor and fulfill your teaching desires from that angle. Possibly be easier to start with less schooling with all of your experience!

I believe cueing and recueing is important. I had a patient with a MCA clipping and he was acting so frontal. He kept grabbing the nurses boobs and making sexual comments etc. We had security come talk to him and finally police. In our state it is a ...

We meet at the beginning of chift, hear a brief rundown of pateints from the off going charge nurse and then we choose our own assignments.

You know people with a negative teeth to tatoo ratio are indestructable...... LOL this cracked me up! You go home singing what ever your last frontal patients song was....mine: 101 drag queens, 101 ducks!

You are making bets with the docs about what the opening ICP will be or making bets about what the SBP will be with the new art line established especially when it squirts across the room and we think its cool. CT staff calls us anal...dont mess with...

I just finsihed a hemodynamics class at work and we were taught that any change by 20 points resets hemodynamics. Therefore is she dropped her HR as scuh she was in relative bradycardia even if it was not in the range we normally would say is brady. ...

Yes very unprofessional and possibly abandonment. She should be reported and written up. She chose the career and the responsibility that goes with it. She needs to grow up and accept it or get out.

I worked on a genreal surgery/renal transplant sac. It was very interesting and fascinating. We had patients in for a day or two prior to surgery and after surgery. Sometimes longer if they wre having difficulties and awaiting transplant. Strict diet...

Maybe look for a hospital that has a nurse resident program. The hospital I work at does and it is one year long. The program consists of picking two to three areas you are interested in and you orient and work six to four months in each area. A lot ...

Hey Folks, If you are trying to find a school with opportunity before the CNM petition and wait list, also consider Santa Fe CC. I grad from there in May and was VERY pleased with their program. I commuted from ABQ. They accept applications March and...

I too love teaching hospitals and would hate to work anywhere else. Our residents stay in our unit unless called to trauma. Their on call rooms are in our unit. They always are quick to respond when needed. Also, the residents are wonderful at explai...

I talk and sing (quietly and with respect to cultural wishes) to my brain dead and coma patients. I do not know if the patient is watching from above etc. I want the patient and family to know I gave the best care possible.

Hey, i found myself in the same boat. I just ordered and received my scrubs from aviatiorscrubs.com Not only do I like the pockets and such available but they will send a set and you can try them on and send the back with measurements and they will m...

Hey, Good luck on your exams. I am an RN and am 4 classes from completing RN-BSN. I am also 8 courses away from biochem degree. The chemistry courses I have taken made a world of difference in understanding concepts in nursing school. I grasped ideas...

Have you checked with your financial aide office at school? They should be able to help with a subsidized or unsubsidized Stafford loan utilizing your FASFA info. These loans are to be paid back beginning 6 months from when you are no longer in schoo...

Hi, I studied Saunders book with CD. Mainly the 5000 question bank and studied the rationale. I also used Kaplan and found the Kaplan question design to be similar to NCLEX. Also when answering, I tried to pay attention to ABCs and Maslow's Heirarchy...

I thought the same way as the original poster. But, I wore my MBTs to work and took my new shiny danskos. Half way through shift I switched and thought I could switch back if they hurt. I ended up wearing my danskos home. I found they stretched enoug...

Hi, I was born and raised in Fort Walton Beach Florida and was there until my husband and I moved to Albuquerque NM for the military. All my family is in FWB and hubby's is in Bradley Junction and South Lakeland. I CAN NOT WAIT TO GET BACK TO FLORID...

Hello, First off if you feel uncomfortable with the material you cn always retake the course. Also, you could review your book and you may be surprised how much comes back. Otherwise, A and P II is generally about the heart, blood vessells, kidneys, ...

there are a few central new mexico community college for adn also apollo college but i am not sure about adn status, certificate etc. i heard a rumor pima medical institute is going to begin an rn program i commuted from abq and went to santa fe com...

My place of employment sent me immediately down to xray when my result was positive. 15 minutes later at a major university hospital I returned to occupational health with my negative xray report, I was amazed at the efficiency of the service. I dont...

"I don't know one nurse who could sit through a physical chemistry/ quantum physics course and pull an 'A'. let alone pull an 'A' in all chemistry courses. " I agree with most of your post. I do not agree with nurses not being as smart. I believe the...

Previous to my grandfather being diagnosed with Alzheimers, my grandmother was at the hospital. While waiting for her to be transferred to her room, all the family was in the waiting room. We thought my grandfather went outside to have a "chew." It w...

Hi, I have accepted a new grad position in Neuro ICU and what helped me was it was the unit I did my senior year preceptor in. See if you can request a NSICU for your precept experience and you can make connections and show potential. Also, another ...

I agree with MT RN. I too was a police officer and LOVED it. One can learn empathy and compassion both as a police officer and nursing. Being a cop is actually what introduced me to the medical side of the house with traumas and wrecks etc and peaked...