fleur-de-lis

fleur-de-lis BSN, RN

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  1. Rate of addiction with narcotics is less than 1%? Perhaps not...

    fleur-de-lis replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Pain Management

    "reasonably well documented"??? A bit vague, among other

  2. Should I work in CCU?

    fleur-de-lis replied to nynurse!'s topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am not the best one to answer this, as I am still a student, but I am doing my residency on a cardiac step down unit which is similar to a CCU. On this unit, they get all the post-cath patients, all...

  3. Nurses - Leading your subordinates (Nurse Aides, Nurse Techs, Med Aides)

    fleur-de-lis replied to brotherbear's topic in Nurse Management

    Best advice I ever received about delegating from a nurse manager is "I never delegate anything that I would not be willing to do myself" - on the floor where I am doing my residency, there are no...

  4. voice recorder

    fleur-de-lis replied to us4halls's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are many options out there. The one I got has a USP port that plugs right into my computer and I can download my lectures to my iTunes, then either listen to them on the computer while I type...

  5. Grey's Anatomy star designs scrubs

    fleur-de-lis replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: That is exactly what I was

  6. Plus Sized Nursing Students Come In..

    fleur-de-lis replied to JdNNurse2B's topic in General Students

    I do not feel pressure by anyone else to lose weight - unless you count my mother :) But I do put pressure on myself to lose weight and be healthier because I do want to be a role model for my...

  7. Being Sexually Harrassed

    fleur-de-lis replied to markymark's topic in General Nursing

    Have you talked to HR? Sometimes they are more knowledgable about sexual harassment policies and laws. Give them a call and slip the phrase "hostile work environment" into the conversation and you bet...

  8. Any recommendations on A&P II and Microbiology at the same time???

    fleur-de-lis replied to Victoria703's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took Micro and A&P II together, they compliment each other nicely I found. It is not easy doing 2 science courses with labs together, but it can be done. I took them both over a summer, so I was...

  9. HELP..Heart problem

    fleur-de-lis replied to survivor08's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had an amazing A&P instructor who taught us the "pumps your blood" song to remember how the blood flows through the heart. I have never forgotten it, and sing it in my head often!!! I found this...

  10. Rationale for PO Vicodin in ED?

    fleur-de-lis replied to Melina's topic in Pain Management

    Did they do a tox screen? Did he have IV access? I'm still a student, so I don't have any solid ideas, but wondered about the

  11. Full Time Workers, do you feel the same as I?

    fleur-de-lis replied to Gurmo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh, have I been there. I was muddling through pre-reqs one at a time and suffering through a job where they gave me the responsibilities of a supervisor, but no power to do anything about one REAL...

  12. How many 12's?

    fleur-de-lis posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, how many 12 hour shifts have you worked in a row? How many do you think are safe to work in a week? I am a ABSN student in my last semester (residency), and this summer I am doing two...

  13. How can we prepare for nursing school?

    fleur-de-lis replied to Sammygrll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with Stpauligirl, and I also think that volunteering at a hospital or finding out if you can shadow a nurse might be a good idea. Just try to see if the volunteering can involve patient...

  14. Intern wants to get hired

    fleur-de-lis replied to freedom22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ask the nurse manager how the hospital structures its orientations for new grads, to bring the subject up. I did this last week and basically got a job offer! Although nothing is definite yet, the mgr...

  15. Whats with the scrubs?

    fleur-de-lis replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should jump to conclusions that someone is spreading germs around when they are out and about in scrubs. Even if you see the RN on the badge, that RN could be a manager with zero...

  16. Paper: reproductive issues

    fleur-de-lis replied to MB37's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What about writing about fertility treatments versus adoption. There are THOUSANDS of children in foster care waiting for "forever homes", yet couples spend THOUSANDS of dollars to conceive one of...

  17. First Mistake!

    fleur-de-lis replied to gracie05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just seeing how upset you are about this, I can tell that you are a good nurse. We are all human and mistakes will happen. Don't beat yourself up about it. Even the Devil Doc is not

  18. Please, Please, Please, Any Other Very Tall Nurses Out There?????

    fleur-de-lis replied to *Andrea*'s topic in General Nursing

    No advice here on pants, but one warning for tall nurses out there (I am 5'10). You always hear about protecting your back when lifting/turning patients, but no one tells you to protect it when...

  19. ABSN and young kids

    fleur-de-lis replied to np_wannabe's topic in General Students

    I am soooo glad you decided to stay with it! I just saw this thread today and was reading it screaming at my computer screen "No, don't do it!!!" I was in a similar situation not long ago - ready to...

  20. BSN does not mean better... Sometimes education is overrated!

    fleur-de-lis replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You normally get paid more for additional year's experience, so isn't it logical that you would get paid more for additional year's education? That said, the degree does not make the nurse - it is...

  21. Need a good idea for a research proposal

    fleur-de-lis replied to jafilippini's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yikes! That sounds like quite a project! Does it have to be quantitative research? If not, qualitative might be easier to do. You could do something with nurses' job satisfaction at different...

  22. obligation to report abuse of a neighbor?

    fleur-de-lis replied to maxsmom's topic in General Nursing

    I thought nurses were required to report any suspicion of abuse if the abused is under 18 or over 65 - does this only apply if you encounter the person on the job? I assumed it would apply even...

  23. one more thing???

    fleur-de-lis replied to lpnhell's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My tips: 1) Before you look at the answer choices, get an idea in your head of the correct answer, then read the choices looking for a close match. This one is not fool-proof though but it helps if...

  24. What are the most desirable nursing specialities, and why?

    fleur-de-lis replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it depends on the person. And what you think is for you might turn out not to be after all! I was one that loved Med-Surg, especially Oncology, and I liked Psych and Pedi. All that...

  25. Newbie needs advice

    fleur-de-lis replied to Flaird's topic in General Nursing

    If I had it to do over, I would get a job as a tech and after a year or so, let the hospital pick up the tab for my RN degree. Then do a bridge program RN-to-BSN (which the hosptial would probably pay...