fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

critical care, PACU

Member
  • Content

    1,237
  • Visitors

    19,652
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    7

All Content by fiveofpeep

  1. Cardiac Drug help

    Id like to see what youre looking for too. For beta blockers, olol looks like two lower case "b"s backwards. Thats the only "hint" I
  2. Too Young?

    I'll be graduating with my BSN at 21 yo, have petite stature, and a soft voice. I definitely worry that I will struggle with getting people to respect me as a professional as well. It doesnt bother...
  3. nursing student websites

    Haha I tried to do that too but morale was
  4. I agree with the need for people to be able to communicate effectively, but I do think those complaints are sometimes out of line just because I have yet to meet a nurse whose accent was intolerable...
  5. Cultural issues between Filipino and American Nurses

    I have no issues with them and find them to be pleasant, polite, caring, etc as well :loveya:. I do think that as the economy worsens and jobs are harder to find, unfortunately this culture may become...
  6. I definitely agree with this. I use Saunders. Try to find one that uses your textbook as a source by flipping to the end of the practice tests in each section. Then you know the info is pretty...
  7. help planning a group for mental health rotation

    keep safety in mind, like doing all cutting before hand some things we thought of were, picture frames, general art, music therapy type things, bringing in different types of food from different...
  8. nursing student websites

    this thread has alot: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/websites-28203.html and I think there is another by Daytonite. I have some that have specifically helped me and my peers on my...
  9. Psych and Mental Health......help

    I had a hard time with psych too. I learned the most from trying to learn techniques to communicate with the clients during clinicals. It was mutually beneficial, because the instructor was watching...
  10. Nursing student taking drugs

    Hillllllarrrrrious
  11. Nursing laws for dummies?!?

    number 13's explanation is very funny...thank you
  12. Fresh Grad RN looking for a job in San Diego

    there is scripps down there... Im not too familiar with the area but I knew someone at Scripps LaJolla and really liked
  13. Pharmacology - do flash cards help - best advice

    I took Pharm and got an A by doing knitty gritty memorization of flash cards. I also made my own practice tests (see my website link in my profile for examples) which helped me immensely. Free recall...
  14. Nursing laws for dummies?!?

    I have a legal class for healthcare coming up and am interested in this as
  15. OB GYN nurses

    we arent allowed to give medical advice, but Im sorry for your situation. Doesnt sound
  16. Nursing student taking drugs

    Thank you. I am so so sorry to hear of your loss. I can understand in a way how doses escalate. It seems that after just a short time, your pain meds arent working like they should and then you need a...
  17. No new grad jobs now what?

    not so sure about prisons because my family lost someone to homicide, but I have been looking a lot more at the VA than I once was
  18. Nursing student taking drugs

    As have I. I checked the BON for Ca's FAQ and they didnt list any of those types of questions. Perhaps someone here
  19. No new grad jobs now what?

    I still have a year to go, and am bummed too that I just happen to be graduating in the middle of a recession. When I started this quest, the world was my oyster, but now I am looking nationwide and...
  20. Requirments for graduate nursing increasing?

    man Im sorry to hear that in such tough economic times. Im half way through my BSN but I think we are equals, just different education
  21. Nursing student taking drugs

    That's why I made my argument that it sucks that nurses are held to that standard in comparison to other majors just because I know if I were a microbio or english major, I could use MJ legally in Ca...
  22. New TV Commercial...

    yeah when I was in highschool I found them to be very informative also. They didnt lay on guilt trips and supported education. I had friends who got the plan B several times in a month, and PP...
  23. Writeatermpaper.com

    is this a
  24. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    Have you read "The Devil's Flu" by Pete Davies? It discusses past pandemic strains in depth and what today's scientists do on a daily basis to keep up with the new
  25. How to approach a student problem

    either way this topic is incredibly confusing. I thought this was the instructor speaking, and wondered why it was in the student forum. maybe it was posted here by