fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. only in nursing school

    fiveofpeep posted a topic in General Students

    only in nursing school...does instructor A contact instructor B to validate if you were in fact ill when you emailed to say you were sick last week. then instructor A confronts you because you...

  2. only in nursing school

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Students

    at my school it's the other way around. 95% are heavy drinkers and party after

  3. only in nursing school

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Students

    only in nursing school does your overweight instructor arrive late for a survey she wants us to fill out...calls a student in the class...and has the entire 30 person class walk down to the parking...

  4. only in nursing school

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Students

    only in nursing school does a teacher refuse to accept homework during class because she might lose it on the way to her office so instead you have to walk all the way across campus or come on a...

  5. Martin Luter King Jr County hospital??

    fiveofpeep replied to sammy2415's topic in California Nursing

    yeah its deff

  6. PRBC transfusion question

    fiveofpeep replied to sassyrn333's topic in MICU, SICU

    the last thing that pt needs is a bunch of intracellular components from mass hemolysis

  7. Graduate Nurse for the PACU

    fiveofpeep replied to swopesk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    same with the ones in southern

  8. January NCLEX Study Group!

    fiveofpeep replied to BetsyBeans's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Im taking the NCLEX in january and am a BSN student too. Good idea with the study group. Im using saunders, ati, kaplan, and ncbsn learning ext. my school is also doing weekly review seshes so Im...

  9. Want the flu? Come to the ER.

    fiveofpeep replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Here's a perfect example for you about my new fear of the doctor's office and ED in flu season... I was throwing up last night x 3 with about 800-1000cc emesis and had epigastric pain 9/10 but there...

  10. New 2 Neuro ICU, HELP!!!!! Any survival tips????

    fiveofpeep replied to wssu_rn's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Im not seasoned but Im starting in a similar unit and one thing that we have to learn is the NIH Stroke Scale. Its chock full of different neuro assessments that most stroke centers have to do in...

  11. RNs are #1 "hot job" for 2010

    fiveofpeep replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    yeah can you imagine actually trying to get into nursing school now. I remember how impossible it once seemed but now the competition must be

  12. P.E.A. in a living patient (medical mystery)

    fiveofpeep posted a topic in Critical Care

    My patient arrived to the unit with the report that she had bouts of SVT requiring cardioversion. On arrival she was in sinus tachycardia. Within minutes; however, she bounced right into afib with a...

  13. P.E.A. in a living patient (medical mystery)

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for your input :) the 12 lead said multifocal atrial tach but the cardio consult and a couple other RN's agreed upon afib I asked an instructor and he said that w/ afib you have a pulse...

  14. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    fiveofpeep replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    do you mean .2-.4mg? 2-4mg is insane for an opiod naive person

  15. ICU Orientation Reading List

    fiveofpeep replied to PDX_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    some of those topics are also verbally discussed through podcasts at icurounds.com I love listening to them and I do think the EBP gets me proactive. Good

  16. Creaky, Squeaky Danskos!

    fiveofpeep replied to Tait's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just wear surgical shoe covers over them every day. It keeps my shoes clean, prevents me from hitting the floor, and dulls any sound. Most units have

  17. allnurses or allSTUDENTnurses?

    fiveofpeep replied to inshallamiami's topic in General Nursing

    It's definitely the new and sparkly. I combed through these forums all through nursing school (although I often lurked). I attribute much of my success in nursing school to the random kernels of...

  18. first night off of orientation!

    fiveofpeep replied to LoveActually's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thats an incredible story. Good for you :) It reminds me to never give up on those patient's who seem like they are

  19. OMG... Does anyone in the ICU wash their hands?!?!

    fiveofpeep replied to stripec30's topic in General Students

    Oh and by the way since "old timers" keeps getting quoted, I use that term in a very adoring way in reference to the amazingly smart and extensively experienced icu gurus so I hope it doesnt come off...

  20. OMG... Does anyone in the ICU wash their hands?!?!

    fiveofpeep replied to stripec30's topic in General Students

    I meant that all 5 had both at the same time each. Thats kinda bizarre in a unit that

  21. "When nurses eat their young"... I think I've been eaten...

    fiveofpeep replied to phoenixfire's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yeah. I think in a microcellular chemistry / patho type of way because that is my strength so I rely on it for reasoning, and often times I get crap for it if I answer that way...but if I am more...

  22. The "Curve"

    fiveofpeep replied to New 2 iceeYouRN's topic in General Students

    they curve to compensate for the deeply dysfunctional questions they tend to torture us with we also had a professor give us an extra 4% because the average was so crappy he felt bad for us also...at...

  23. OMG... Does anyone in the ICU wash their hands?!?!

    fiveofpeep replied to stripec30's topic in General Students

    that freaks me out too. I think alot of the "old timers" arent as OCD as us but it does upset me a bit when I see 5/10 patients on one unit have the same two random infections: pseuda and MRSA when...

  24. Current issues in the PACU

    fiveofpeep replied to Murse411's topic in California Nursing

    I preceptored in a PACU in Ca and one thing I noticed was that some anesthesiologists would transfer hemodynamically unstable postop adult patients on multiple drips to the PACU instead of sending...

  25. "When nurses eat their young"... I think I've been eaten...

    fiveofpeep replied to phoenixfire's topic in MICU, SICU

    :yeahthat: One of my teachers talks about "becoming vulnerable to the learning process." Basically, he means, dont walk in there and show everyone how amazing you are and all the knowledge you have. I...