bookworm1

bookworm1

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  1. NS about to start OB rotation. Any advise?

    bookworm1 replied to 3sodapop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just finished my OB rotation this week. Some advice a kind physician gave me as I was watching a C-sect: "step aside, you are directly in the line of fire". I stepped to the side just as the doc...

  2. nursing school and marriage

    bookworm1 replied to e_zapanta's topic in General Nursing

    16 years of marriage and the last 4 as a nursing student. If all goes well, I will be done May '09. My husband and kids have been great. We discussed every issue that we could come up with prior to...

  3. Your state's "preferred" ED credentials?

    bookworm1 replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    I would love to work in the ER after graduation (2 more semesters to go)! I know what PALS & ACLS are, but what do the rest stand for? I want to take ACLS over the summer, but the hospitals in the...

  4. medications scheduled "AD"

    bookworm1 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am researching medications on my former client for an assignment. The NaCl IV lists 'AD' as the frequency. What does this mean? My clinical instructor didn't know, either, but said it is probably...

  5. Ok...I need to get this off my chest...

    bookworm1 replied to WanaBaNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was terrified when I started my first semester of clinicals! It was so bad that I kept immodium and antacids on me at all times! Finances are very rough at home right now, but we are tucking in...

  6. medications scheduled "AD"

    bookworm1 replied to bookworm1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks again. I will have to add the UD to my chart of unknown abbreviations for future reference! It didn't even show up on the list of unacceptable

  7. Please help with diabetes scenario/case study!

    bookworm1 replied to LiLStephRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wouldn't the fact that the NURSE changed the order to heparin be a problem? "The nurse received the orders and changed the insulin drip to a heparin drip without notifying the doctor" Unless the nurse...

  8. medications scheduled "AD"

    bookworm1 replied to bookworm1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    None of these sound right...unless the AD does mean After Discharge when she was moved from tele down to the general med/surg floor? The problem with that is the dates don't match up. Definately not...

  9. Question regarding class curves

    bookworm1 replied to peacelovestar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Very few of my classes ever graded on a curve. I am enrolled in a pharmacology class currently. The instructor is new and has very high expectations of her students. She grades on a curve, but,...

  10. how many patients do you get for clinical?

    bookworm1 replied to glamgalRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am currently in my first semester clinicals of a BSN program. We started with one patient for the first half of the semester. Starting this week we will have 2 patients each plus we are starting...

  11. Weird incident in the MRI room..

    bookworm1 replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in Radiology

    We got a letter from our son's insulin pump manufacturer back in May that disclosed information regarding this possibility to us. We had to place a permanent sticker on the back of the pump with the...

  12. Anyone LOSE WEIGHT in nursing school?

    bookworm1 replied to happydays352's topic in General Students

    I am waaay overweight and I have lost 40 lbs in two years. This semester is my first semester of the 'real' nursing material, so I have had no time for exercise but I also have no time for food. I...

  13. Bolingbrook, IL hospitals??

    bookworm1 replied to lakerette01's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Bolingbrook is opening a new hospital but it is quite small. Edwards in naperville is very close and there are a few hospitals in Joliet (Silver Cross and St. Joe's) although I did hear that Silver...

  14. Having problems with Clinical Terms :( Can anyone help

    bookworm1 replied to rachiee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I use a website called http://thesaurus.reference.com for those brain dead moment when the capacity for normal speech escapes the brain (temporarily, of course). I have this bookmarked on my computer...

  15. Need feedback Please! ATI testing

    bookworm1 replied to Platypus's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Our school is also doing it. We get the books as we go through each subject although we have to pay in advance for the entire course of ATI books (I think it was $450). I have the fundamentals and...

  16. BON wants my adoption decree!

    bookworm1 replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    My children were adopted after several years in foster care. Their birth certificates clearly indicate my husband and myself as the parents. They even list the hospitals of birth, attending doctor,...

  17. BON wants my adoption decree!

    bookworm1 replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds very strange. 2 of my kids are adopted and the lawyers were very clear that "the adoption records are private and sealed!" Once you have applied for the new social security number and the...

  18. Burned out as a RN, but happy as a NP?

    bookworm1 replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the advice. I am just starting the clinical portion of my BSN, so I have 2 years to think about it. By then I may be ready for a vacation by going to work:lol2:.(that's if I make it...

  19. Nurses with disabilities

    bookworm1 replied to Icare4u2's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have to say it is one of the worst things I have gone through! Because the doc needed to do alot of work in the middle ear, I suffered from vertigo, nausea and vomiting for almost 2 weeks....

  20. littmann stethoscopes

    bookworm1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I spent quite a bit of time researching stethoscopes before I received a Master Classic as a b-day gift from hubby. Of course, now that the research is done, I ran across this comparison chart:...

  21. Burned out as a RN, but happy as a NP?

    bookworm1 replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My twins will be starting college about that time, so work is a necessity! My other 3 will be following shortly after. I don't want to wait too long to start on the MSN (too old to put it off!) but I...

  22. Burned out as a RN, but happy as a NP?

    bookworm1 replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I plan to continue after receiving my BSN to become a FNP. Those of you that are at that point, do you recommend continuing on right away or spending time working first? I will probably take some time...

  23. Novolog flexpen

    bookworm1 replied to dak26's topic in General Nursing

    My son had to use a pen during school hours before he went on the pump. I preferred to use the standard needles at home d/t the reasons posted above. Always had to waste a unit each time we used it to...

  24. How many of us 30 somethings are out there?

    bookworm1 replied to karen230's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just turned 36 and I start clinicals in one week! I am a mommy and I worked in retail for years. I HATE

  25. littmann stethoscopes

    bookworm1 replied to bookworm1's topic in General Nursing

    I did get mine engraved and chose the most obnoxious color they offered (raspberry) to make it easier to spot. I also bought a sleeve for it. Now if I can only learn to use it:idea:. First semester of...