fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. your opinion, as a new rn to an experienced one? night vs day

    fiveofpeep replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Im a soon to be new grad but I just wanted to comment on getting an order for holding a med. This is news to me too and perhaps something that should be touched up on more in the clinical setting. I...

  2. nights are killing me!

    fiveofpeep replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    hey mod's...I dont know if you have noticed, but just from casual reading on allnurses it seems like this user is always posting mean spirited non constructive comments. just getting sick of this...

  3. Los Angeles NEW grad programs

    fiveofpeep replied to rb123's topic in General Nursing

    look up hospitals near LA and then check each website... You have a nice long time to utilize the internet check the california forum because there are alot of posts already about this

  4. Please Help me trace this drop of blood

    fiveofpeep replied to sthrnprincess's topic in General Students

    Why dont you crack open your book and memorize it? Start with looking at cardiac circulation and dont forget that blood needs to go and perfuse the coronary arteries too then check out an image of the...

  5. California Hospitals are not forward thinking!

    fiveofpeep replied to RN, PHN's topic in General Nursing

    Emergency Nurse, You may have had bad experiences with new grads in the past but please let me enlighten you on how I, a soon to be new grad, feel. I love nursing. I am very passionate about nursing....

  6. Something said to me in class.....

    fiveofpeep replied to Hopeful3's topic in General Students

    nursing math isnt too tough.. Its just arithmetic with simple division and multiplication. it just takes practice. almost everyone in my program really loves nursing and do not regret their...

  7. Strict Attendance Guidelines..

    fiveofpeep replied to RescueGrrl211's topic in General Students

    I do agree that it is unwise to pressure students who are sick and communicable to come to class in order to avoid losing points. I have a class this semester where you will lose 3% of your grade for...

  8. Do you ever feel like you short-changed someone?

    fiveofpeep replied to RNMarykay's topic in General Nursing

    haha we're on the same

  9. Do you ever feel like you short-changed someone?

    fiveofpeep replied to RNMarykay's topic in General Nursing

    my mom always says "nursing is a 24-hour job" and I think this is just as applicable to aides as well... she uses that mantra to prevent herself from being overly critical of herself or others when...

  10. ideas to improve allnurses.com

    fiveofpeep replied to tryingpatsy's topic in General Nursing

    thank you

  11. ideas to improve allnurses.com

    fiveofpeep replied to tryingpatsy's topic in General Nursing

    It would be nice if you could search within just one forum rather than the entire website...or is that already possible and I just cant figure it

  12. Can you mix KCl and calcium gluconate with NS

    fiveofpeep replied to Sara5229's topic in General Students

    why cant you run them separately into separate lines at the same time? especially because what if they both have different

  13. Nursing Diagnosis (hypokalemia)-help?

    fiveofpeep replied to arilskee's topic in General Students

    risk for injury (lethal arrhythmia/death) related to

  14. Dear Nurse, What would you like to see from us Student Nurses????

    fiveofpeep replied to MCNS2B's topic in General Nursing

    one thing I noticed about the OP was that she went straight to passing meds before assessing the patient for his/her schedule of the day. I am a student, but I feel that it's important to assess your...

  15. Denied clinicals due to imunizations

    fiveofpeep replied to thenz's topic in General Students

    At my school they cannot force you to get your vaccinations but you lose point if you dont sign a waiver. Good luck to you and your

  16. VENT--no call after my interview.

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

    I know that with my hospital I dont get through their email system so maybe try a phone call? I thought I was being so nice with the email thank yous and they didnt get any of them! They never got my...

  17. oral care..

    fiveofpeep replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    on exam questions, glycerine is always the wrong answer hah! I just remember from peds

  18. To aspirate or not to aspirate?!

    fiveofpeep replied to RNStephNicole's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in an imz clinic this semester and my instructor said that the only problem with hitting a vessel would be that you wouldnt have the localized inflammatory reaction necessary to initiate the...

  19. Biggest mistake you've made in clinical

    fiveofpeep replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    hahaha I once shot MOM onto the ceiling with a gtube syringe. I think the stain is still there

  20. I have one C in one of my preq. classes, will this C stop me from getting into..

    fiveofpeep replied to autumn_sky's topic in California Nursing

    umm if you go to CSULB.edu/nursing you can find information about the statistics of the applicants who were accepted each semester. CSULB is alot easier to get into than ADN programs in my opinion...

  21. I have one C in one of my preq. classes, will this C stop me from getting into..

    fiveofpeep replied to autumn_sky's topic in California Nursing

    I got into CSULB first try with one class in progress so that it counted as a C. I got A's everywhere else and scored well on the Teas, but I definitely got in and others with C's did as

  22. Eclipes Blackout Curtians

    fiveofpeep replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I have those--it's not really pitch black, but pretty dark nonetheless I dont really have issues sleeping in light areas, however, so I'm not so sure about the affect...we just bought them to keep the...

  23. Application Period for Vanderbilt for Dec Grad

    fiveofpeep posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hello Everyone, Im from California and am not too happy here with the taxes and obscene cost of living . I graduate this December with my BSN and am passionate about the NICU and also love adult ICU....

  24. This is 4 Reel

    fiveofpeep replied to LLLLiiiFFEsaveer's topic in Emergency

    are you

  25. CSULB nursing students!

    fiveofpeep replied to Bebeey's topic in General Students

    at csulb we started caring for our own patients about 6wks into the semester and we did physical assessments and vital signs in lab prior to that there is no way to get around the glove issue. isnt...