danh3190

danh3190

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  1. Any Diploma RN's out there?

    danh3190 replied to sherichance's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There are quite a few diploma programs here in western PA. I graduated from one in 2008. It was interesting to me that most of the 100 or so students in our class were 2nd career people with at...

  2. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    danh3190 replied to lauramae18's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose that if we still had a nursing shortage, nurses would be more able to negotiate about uniforms etc. Unfortunately, in this area anyhow, there are lots of nursing students having trouble...

  3. What should I expect in nursing school

    danh3190 replied to hathead91's topic in Men in Nursing

    I didn't care for the 1st semester too much because there was a lot of generalities like Theories of Nursing etc. Once we got into the actual medicine I liked it a lot. You'll have to find your own...

  4. Post Cardiac Arrest Hypothermis

    danh3190 replied to Jcasares's topic in Men in Nursing

    On our ambulance the ROSC protocol has been modified to include rapid infusion of chilled saline in patients who have altered mental status, are normoglycemic, normotensive, and have no signs of CHF....

  5. Is it possible to work full time and become a nurse???

    danh3190 replied to steelersfan39's topic in Men in Nursing

    Don't know where you live but my diploma program in Pittsburgh also had a 4 year evening/weekend program that would be perfect for many full time workers. After you get your RN license you can then...

  6. New Grad-Unsure of self

    danh3190 replied to shlee121's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's normal for some of us at least. I'm 17 months on the job and it is getting better, but I had a lot of trouble when I first started, dwelling on simple mistakes or things I forgot to do, sometimes...

  7. if you ever leave nursing

    danh3190 replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    I work part time as a paramedic, just because I love being a paramedic. I liked somebody's idea of being a professional student. I'd love that, but not much salary in

  8. How come t here are no Males RNs on a peds floor?

    danh3190 replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's why I would never consider working with children. I just don't need the hassle of worrying that somebody's going to accuse me of wrongdoing when I'm doing my assessment or changing a dressing...

  9. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    danh3190 replied to lauramae18's topic in General Nursing

    The floor nurses at our hospital wear white with varying degrees of enforcement. In the ICU and ER they all seem to wear the ceil blue. I like the uniforms and haven't had much problem with stains....

  10. UPMC interviews

    danh3190 replied to lsm332's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I interviewed at 3 UPMC hospitals. Some interviewers used a script of behavioral questions. Some

  11. PHRN course near Pittsburgh/ Western Pa?

    danh3190 replied to zatara74's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Try the Center for Emergency Medicine, part of UPMC. They have a 48 hour Paramedic Refresher Class. Don't know if the class is required to challenge the paramedic exam or not. I think their website...

  12. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    danh3190 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing student in a secular school and hospital system I never had any exposure to abortion or birth control in a clinical setting. Nor have I had the problem on med/surg or cardiology floors....

  13. When to apply for first nursing job? Completing my final semester...

    danh3190 replied to lucy888's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I graduated in June and I'd accepted my only job offer in March. That was 18 months ago and from what I read on AllNurses it's not getting any easier getting

  14. Questions for PA Paramedics

    danh3190 replied to Lexxie's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I just looked up the approved drug list and was surprised to see that paramedics are allowed to transport potassium containing electrolyte infusions for intrafacility transports only. In my area the...

  15. Attention use-to-be new grads: when did you feel confident?

    danh3190 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At 13 months I'm nowhere near confident. But I am having more good days than bad and I've begun to realize that sometimes a bad day is just a bad day and it's not because I'm a bad

  16. Failing to Document

    danh3190 replied to MissMaryRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with not waiting till the end of the shift to document, but documenting in real time on our computer system isn't very easy. We all have paper "Nurse Handoff Reports" for each patient that we...

  17. First job where? and Length of orientation?

    danh3190 replied to debblynn13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1st job - Med-Surg Orientation - 8 weeks patient contact (2 weeks in class didn't count) Nurse:patient ratio - 1 : 4-6 on daylight and evening. Higher

  18. Scared to death

    danh3190 replied to SmashRN2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are your manager and the person in charge of your orientation program supportive? If so I'd talk to them. It's not like you're griping, you have valid concerns and have thought out constructive ways...

  19. what job did you first work after graduation?

    danh3190 replied to reinvent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Med-Surg. The floor had a lot of general medical but they also specialized in minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgeries. Unfortunately just as I felt I was starting to "get it" after...

  20. Anyone Starting At UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing?

    danh3190 replied to ChristineN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Joanne's one of the assistant directors, the one that students saw the most when we were there. I agree with Patti RN. If all they wanted to do is reject you they could do that easy enough by...

  21. UPMC Mercy vs. Shadyside Nursing School

    danh3190 replied to Bobsdaughter's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    When I was in your position 2 years ago I parked for free up on Murray Ave on the boundary of Chatham. Took about 8 min. to walk down to class or lab. In the nice weather I started just walking up...

  22. Multiple Linear Regression

    danh3190 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my former life as a paint research chemist we always did multiple variable experiments. They were so much more efficient in that we could see interactions among multiple factors. We could do...

  23. to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    danh3190 replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    The lack of data to document the necessity of aspiration doesn't necessarily mean that there is data to show that aspiration shouldn't be done, i.e. that it's harmful or costly or time-consuming. It...

  24. How did you prepare for your Nclex -Rn

    danh3190 replied to chachou22's topic in New York Nursing

    Congrats on passing. Just think, you never have to go through that

  25. Does it always mean that you are answering wrong whenever the same question is asked

    danh3190 replied to nautica843's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't forget that the NCLEX people put questions in the exam that they're just trying out and that have no bearing on your pass or fail. Maybe all three of the autism questions were just trial...