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  1. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    iHeartNICU replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm in my final year of an RN program and an instructor told me I check too many times to make sure I have the right drug. Let's see, once taking it out of Pyxis, again when putting the unopened pill...

  2. Relocating to San Antonio this Jan 2007

    iHeartNICU replied to Princess72's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi Princess72. I am a RN student from San Antonio. I can't speak from experience working in SA but from the hospitals I have done my cliniclas at. The Methodist system seems to be good and I have...

  3. Eeeeeewwwww!

    iHeartNICU replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man do I believe that. I have seen things like that. Luckily most of the nurses I see do use the hand sanitizer at each patient's door. I have been a patient many times throughout my life and guess...

  4. Does anyone have a problem with hearing heart sounds?

    iHeartNICU replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I totally have that problem too and thought I was the only one. Lung & heart sounds are both super important and I really don't want to screw that up but I am having trouble with it. BTW, I just...

  5. As a Nurse, what gives you the willies?

    iHeartNICU replied to shippoRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have one year left of NS and so far the only thing I absolutely HATE is huge sacral pressure ulcers. YICK. They just look terribly painful and nasty. Give me blood, IVs, urine, etc, etc, but please...

  6. I'm teaching HS students via my nsg degree

    iHeartNICU replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats to finding a job you love. My mom did that for a few years and loved the job but the program wasn't run very well in her school. Like you said it worked out well for her having a job she...

  7. IV air bubble compensation

    iHeartNICU replied to JL123's topic in General Nursing

    So, how much air is " alarge amount of air?" Do I need to look at every tiny bubble and think I need to get it out, or only long stretches of

  8. should I mention this in an interview?

    iHeartNICU posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, thanks for any input in advance. I have one year left in my RN program and so I am starting to think about when I apply for RN positions. One of the standard interview questions that I...

  9. should I mention this in an interview?

    iHeartNICU replied to iHeartNICU's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your responses. I'm really glad I asked because the answer seems to be a resounding "no." I guess I'll have to think of a way to say I had some wonderful experiences w/ nurses w/o...

  10. Do you have to write a lot of papers?

    iHeartNICU replied to tofutti's topic in General Students

    I have completed 2/4 semesters of an RN program and so far we have had to write only a few and they were not even what I would consider " a paper." They were maybe 3-5 pages. The longest one we had to...

  11. Favorite Discovery Health Channel Program

    iHeartNICU replied to Markthemalenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh, I love that channel. That's the first thing I turn to when I turn on the TV. I really like almost all the shows but like a previous poster said, there are a lot of reruns. Anyways, my...

  12. Is NICU predictable?

    iHeartNICU posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't mean is it the same day in and day out but is it more predictable than say the ER? I think I would really love to work NICU when I graduate but I don't think I would do well in an environment...

  13. ? regarding phenergan administration & being a concerned patient

    iHeartNICU posted a topic in General Nursing

    This summer I was a patient in the hospital post op and had severe nausea. Doc orders phenergan IV push. Well, the nurse comes in, pushes undiluted phenergan, fast (less than 3 min I would say), in...

  14. ? regarding phenergan administration & being a concerned patient

    iHeartNICU replied to iHeartNICU's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the discussion everyone. As a nursing student I guess I follow everything by the books and know that if phenergan iv push is ordered to dilute and do it very slowly. I didn't realize that...

  15. Gifts for New Nurses

    iHeartNICU replied to masstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there vtprenursingstudent. Are you from Vermont? I went to VT to see the fall foliage the first week of October. Wow! Gorgeous! Anyways, I'm a 3rd semester student and some things I am thinking of...

  16. Confused Nursing Student....

    iHeartNICU replied to LadiDvine1's topic in General Nursing

    No advice from me really. Just wanted to say best of luck. Try not to get discouraged yet...you still have two schools to hear from. If those don't work out this spring, then if you still want...

  17. I feel like my future is a mess

    iHeartNICU replied to texstudent1's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi texstudent1. I'm sorry to hear you are having a hard time right now. I don't really know what to say about the half the class dropping. I'm in an RN program in San Antonio and while we have had a...

  18. UTHSCSA Spring '07

    iHeartNICU replied to giddygirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't know if it's late compared to any other school but it sure seemed late when I was waiting as well. Yeah, I will be back in school for sure. I don't do well with not going to school or working...

  19. How do you learn to give injections?

    iHeartNICU replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Students

    We also practiced on injection pads. Much more intimidating w/ a real patient. I have done only 3 subQ injections on patients in the hospital but have done many insulin injections on my grandmother...

  20. UTHSCSA Spring '07

    iHeartNICU replied to giddygirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey giddygirl! Glad to hear your interview and testing went well. I think letters go out mid November so hang in there. For some reason it seems like there is like nobody from SA on this board. I have...

  21. when illness interferes...

    iHeartNICU replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Students

    I do wish you the very best outcome. I totally know what you're going through. I had to have surgery in late August and had to take off a semester of school. I had a million reasons why I could...

  22. Transferring w/in a hospital or w/in a hospital system...which is best?

    iHeartNICU posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a 3rd semester student and am thinking about where I would like to apply for jobs when that time comes. I want to work NICU but it seems only one hospital out of this whole hospital system (about...

  23. OB In Texas 4 New Grads

    iHeartNICU replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi there Annointed RN Student. I live in San Antonio, TX and Methodist Hospital has a L & D fellowship/internship. I have no experience to share about it nor do I know anyone who has done it but I...

  24. which hospital for clinical

    iHeartNICU posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys! I'm going to be going into 3rd semester in the spring and we were told we can request a clinical site. We may not get it but they will try. Anyways, it's for peds and that is what I want to...

  25. Transplant scheduled, WHAT TO EXPECT?

    iHeartNICU replied to Cin RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi Cin RN. I just wanted to say that when I was 5 & then again at 17 years old I had a kidney transplant and my mom was my donor for the first transplant. What a spectacular gift. There is no way...