hopecandles RN

hopecandles has 4 years experience as a RN and specializes in Oncology, Neuro, Cardiac.

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1. Practice Tracings

   hopecandles replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

   here's some more. this is neat. wonderful ekg web site to test your ekg skills—click on the ekg simulator: www.skillstat.com/learn.htm...

2. Practice Tracings

   hopecandles replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

   There is lots of other good info here: http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/pstc/backup/parasedu.htm#tol It has stuff on anatomy, trauma, 12 leads. I just found this site, but I like it. I wish I had known...

3. Practice Tracings

   hopecandles replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I found this site: http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/pstc/backup/prandekg.htm You can't print out and measure them, it just shows you them, and then you pick out what rhythm you think it is from a pull...

4. Am I Burned Out? Need Advice

   hopecandles replied to chumbly24's topic in General Nursing

   I've struggled with the same things. I started out in oncology, and I felt I got to spend a little more time with patients than I do on the cardiac floor I'm on. I'm 34 with 3 kids, 12, 7, and 4. I...

5. Lately I've been feeling the strain....

   hopecandles replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   I know you are focusing on your feet, or it's mainly your feet that hurt you. I don't know exactly how you feel, but I know days I've left work and it hurt to drive home...it hurt my foot to push the...

6. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

   hopecandles replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

   I think I agree with everyone else!!! I would be soooo ticked! I can't add anymore, but I hope you will keep us up to date. What if next time, it's a different situation, and a kid really gets...

7. hello, looking for advice

   hopecandles replied to Tlott1926's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't been in your situation, my only advice would be that if you go back to a hospital, fight for all the orientation, education you can get. I started at a hospital about a year ago, I've been...

8. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

   hopecandles replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

   I'm originally from the Akron area, but moved down to southeastern ohio about 3 years ago. I've been an RN for four years. I started out in Oncology, then transfered to a critical care float position,...

9. A&P Question

   hopecandles replied to Christinmomof3nrs2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I've never heard of A&P coloring books. I have a friend whos daughter is just starting, and she's having trouble with A&P. She asked me for suggestions, but didn't give me anything specific....

10. ekg strips...need help!!!!

    hopecandles replied to KellieNurse06's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I wish I had found this info earlier. After being a nurse for 3 years, primarily oncology, then neuro. I switched to a cardiac unit. I was so frustrated there. Because I had experience, I got...

11. Tequin IVPB

    hopecandles replied to DirtRoads's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Where I worked we used to run Tequin alot, then I heard they are not using it so much anymore, because of complications? Is anyone else experiencing that, and do you know why? Just

12. HELP---Collaborative problem/potential complication question

    hopecandles replied to Chickie Studentnurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What about infection, risk

13. Questions re:Bible passage and nursing

    hopecandles posted a topic in General Nursing

    A friend just called me, and said she had a question in her class (she's going rn to bsn at a christian college). The questions was to read James 2:14-25 with emphasis on v 14, and write how it would...

14. can you refuse an assignment?

    hopecandles replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    One of the nurses I work with dealt with that issue. She was overloaded on an assignment, and there was some kind of "bad result". She didn't say what it was, but she said that the legal dept talked...

15. Would like to volunteer

    hopecandles replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    HI! I have some of the same questions. I've been an RN for four years now. I started working from home. I have little ones, and didn't want to put them in daycare, etc. It's great! I work per diem for...