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  1. Interview Question..."tell me about yourself.."

    samaletta posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I will be interviewing this Monday and I am nervous. I will be graduating in May, and this will be my first RN job. I already work at this hospital PRN as an aide but none of the supervisors really...

  2. dobutamine

    samaletta posted a topic in Cardiac

    I am a student nurse and I have a question about dobutamine. I had a patient today who was on dobutamine 10mcg/kg/min. Now the MAR said "titrate". I didn't really think about it until I got home....

  3. Nursing role in informed consent

    samaletta posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I am trying to gather information that has to do with informed consent in Pennsylvania for a paper I am writing. I found an act that mentions it...act 13 of 2003 section 504, but it says nothing...

  4. Saunders Nclex Review too easy?

    samaletta posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am practicing Nclex questions. I have been whipping through these chapters. I read Suzanne's post about doing each chapter and if I score higher than 75, moving on to the next chapter. But I am...

  5. ADN program compared to NP school

    samaletta posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi everyone! I just graduated from an ADN program 2 months ago. Wow was that tough! I did well (3.5 gpa), but it was just exhausting. I decided somewhere around 3rd semester that I wanted to...

  6. How many practice ?s did u do before NCLEX?

    samaletta posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just curious how many practice questions you did on your own time before you took the NCLEX. And how much time elapsed between the time you finished school and took boards? and did you pass? Just...

  7. How long for umbilical stump to fall off?

    samaletta posted a topic in Pediatric

    I have read in all of my nursing books 7-10 days. I got on the internet and see up to 8weeks. I ask because my boyfriend's brother's 7 week old baby still has her cord. I am good friends with his...

  8. need some encouragement :(

    samaletta posted a topic in General Nursing

    5 years ago when I was 19 I was arrested for a DUI. This arrest made me take a good hard look at my life and made me think about what i wanted to do with it. At the time I was bartending and...

  9. need some encouragement :(

    samaletta replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    I just posted this thread not 20 minutes ago...... I went to check the state website (as I do 20 to 30 times a day) to see if anything was posted yet. Guess who's name was listed?????!!!!! Mine!!...

  10. What does it mean to learn?

    samaletta replied to CO2emission's topic in General Nursing

    For me learning is part of my growing as a person. I just graduated from Nursing school 3 weeks ago and I feel as though this is the begining of a new chapter in my life. I am not the same person I...

  11. Do you shower when you get off work???

    samaletta replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: For the longest time i thought my boyfriend coined that term! I have never heard it used before I met him.

  12. Nursing Student in Trouble...

    samaletta replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

    freaken

  13. Seeking Narcotics or Chronic Pain?

    samaletta posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just recently graduated from nursing school and will be starting a GN position at the end of the month. I am still currently working as a tech in the hospital until I start the position. Last week...

  14. Seeking Narcotics or Chronic Pain?

    samaletta replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    YES! I thought about that too! The larger doses of drugs. I just really didn't like what I saw. She was last on the nurses list to be seen or have any of her concerns addressed. I thought pain is...

  15. Have to work in hospital while in school?

    samaletta replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a hospital while I went to school, it did benifit me- I think it just made me more comfortable in the hospital environment. If you don't want to though, don't. I don't think you will be...

  16. Needlesticks

    samaletta replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    7 weeks left of nursing school and I stuck myself with a used insulin needle. I was terrified. I cried. I left clinical and went to the ER to be tested for HIV and Hep C. The woman's daughter was...

  17. new nurse intimidated with thought of dealing with doctors everyday...

    samaletta posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I recently accepted a GN position. I'm excited about starting the real learning. But I have been thinking... the only thing that kinda makes me feel uneasy is dealing with the doctors. I haven't...

  18. Oops:(

    samaletta replied to joey323's topic in General Nursing

    yes u r right, it is a hard profession. I used to be a waitress, it was hard physically and mentally.....remembering what people ordered, who needed refills etc. (I can somewhat compare the two...

  19. Graduation Ceremonies........

    samaletta replied to futureRN09's topic in General Nursing

    My pinning is tomorrow. Our ceremony is different from others in that we choose a person (friend or family) to pin us. I chose my significant other. He will meet me on the stage and the director...

  20. I'm in at Shadyside!!!!!!!

    samaletta replied to mommyjskns's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hey you mommyjskns! Congratulations! I can remember getting my acceptance letter in march 2005. Tomorrow is my pinning. I can't believe I made it! It will seem like an eternity making it through,...

  21. Worst Nursing Experience--What's Yours?

    samaletta replied to tonyluvnelly's topic in General Nursing

    Last summer I was working midnight shift and there was a man who was in my assignment who had some kind of bowel obstruction and was just getting over it. he was on strict bed rest and was not...

  22. new nurse intimidated with thought of dealing with doctors everyday...

    samaletta replied to samaletta's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the input. It was somewhat embarrassing to ever write this thread, but I kinda wanted to hear from others on the topic. Thanks for letting my know I'm not alone in feeling this way...

  23. Nice Poem

    samaletta replied to K os's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to find the slideshow to that. Any idea if it's online somewhere? I am in my "long term" rotation at school, we have only 2 more weeks before we graduate. I would LOVE to share this...

  24. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    samaletta replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Thinning hair / bald O.U. Did I do that

  25. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    samaletta replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love