nursekatie22

nursekatie22 RN

Med-Surg/Oncology/Telemetry/ICU

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  1. How many people thought A & P was easy?

    A side note, though: All of my not studying didn't really pay off in nursing school because by the time I actually wanted to do nursing (in my second year!) I was so worn out just trying to keep up...
  2. How many people thought A & P was easy?

    I studied for Anatomy a lot more than Physiology, but most of it was done the night before tests, I'm afraid to say:nono:. Physiology was a joke. The teacher was incredibly boring and I had my mp3...
  3. Tape Recorders???

    We weren't allowed to have recorders at my school because of "confidential information", but at my other school it wasn't a problem at all......go
  4. happy new years pre-nursing students!!

    Happy New Year's to you too!! :D Wish I wasn't
  5. 100% dosage calculations?

    At my first school, we had to get at least 80% and we had two tries after the first test, but the first one was the one that went on our grade. If someone didn't pass the third one, they were out of...
  6. Thoughts on Apple's Mac

    I like my powerbook, but I'll probably also end up getting a desktop PC or a desktop MAC and a laptop PC. I like both, but the mac is definately easier to operate on many levels. I am, however, the...
  7. How many patients are you assigned?

    When I was first introduced to my ortho unit (I'm still not done with orientation!), I asked what the nurse/patient ratio was (I was dumb enough to not know to ask that in the INTERVIEW!) and she said...
  8. Ever Heard of Fresno $38.50/hr???

    Okay....I'm no Fresno lover, but it's gotten a lot better than it used to be. I finished my ADN there and did my last half of my last semester clinical on a tele floor there and I liked it. Now, I...
  9. Highest BP you have ever seen on a pt

    240/110 in the ER=hypertensive
  10. Do you use filtered needles for Im injections

    I've never given an IM with a filter needle ever. Just use it to draw up the med and change the
  11. Stress! How do you releive it?

    The gym, baby! Watching a whole season of 24 is good
  12. How long is your orientation??

    Till I'm competent............it might be a while!
  13. New grad: what are my options other than Med/Surg?

    I hated med/surg until I found a hospital with supportive staff. For me, if the people are great to work with, then anything can be fun. As for getting into other departments, I only know of two...
  14. Flip Flop

    Everyone needs a pity party every now and then, but I don't feel like you're having one. You have real worries about things that impact your life and you're entitled to try to find a solution. Good...
  15. Question for you NY people :P

    Brooklyns' not a bad
  16. NICU in California? Good hospitals?

    hee hee...I ALWAYS call it the wrong thing. Even when I was in clinicals
  17. New Year's Resolutions??

    Since it'll be my first year out of school and I'll have to start paying on my 80,000K+ loans, my biggest financial goal is to make a great budget (what a dirty word!!!) and stick to it because when I...
  18. I Love Or!

    :p:p:p thank
  19. Is your surgery dept. anything like this?

    HOLY CRAP!! That's
  20. Questions for potential employers

    Good
  21. I Love Or!

    Thank you so much for the input and encouragement! I loved the OR every time I went there (in three different hospitals) and I even got a couple good doctors who would invite me to come closer and...
  22. Does MSN make a difference?

    How long after BSN does it take to do MSN and NP (if I feel so
  23. Question for you NY people :P

    :rollThanks a lot! I'll keep that in mind. That offer right there is worth more than its weight in gold for a stranger coming to such a huge
  24. Ive lost all faith in the medical field. Please help!

    I'm so sorry for you loss and I hope you find a better situation
  25. Does MSN make a difference?

    I'm not even sure I want to do an MSN and I'm 75% sure I don't want to teach, but I was just wondering about the specifics. I had no idea you could specialize within the MSN, but that's great because...