Rena RN 2003

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  1. Nursing Refresher Programs in Ohio

    Rena RN 2003 replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    you picked a good time to come back, renee. calling for snow tomorrow

  2. Nursing Refresher Programs in Ohio

    Rena RN 2003 replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    you should move back soon! i'll be doing wright states RN-BSN track next fall but i'm doing it from one of the off campus sites through teleconferencing. as far as miami valley goes, the only thing i...

  3. Clinicals pass/fail

    Rena RN 2003 replied to Mkue's topic in General Students

    we are pass/fail for clinical too. i don't think there is anyway to actually grade a person for each individual action that is done at clinical. for example, a person must be checked off in order to...

  4. Pyxis systems ???

    Rena RN 2003 replied to Jammer's topic in General Nursing

    i like pyxis. we have 2 on our med/surg floors so there isn't always the crowd at having just one. but the hospital requires that you walk back and forth in between patients. to be caught doing...

  5. Do you wear gloves

    Rena RN 2003 replied to mellow's topic in General Nursing

    don't know about everywhere else but the facilities i've been in do not have 'clean' bedpans. they may get the clumps rinsed off with water but by no means are they clean. mouth care i do with gloves...

  6. Skill check-offs

    Rena RN 2003 replied to subec's topic in General Students

    i look back now and wonder why i ever got stressed about handwashing check off's. :chuckle but i did. stressed about every one of those darn things! i think the stress comes from being a new...

  7. I overslept on clinical day!!!

    Rena RN 2003 replied to dianacs's topic in General Students

    i can hardly imagine what i would do if i was late for clinical. i feel for ya, diana. i've overslept before a clinical but never to the point that i was actually late. just didn't have time to do...

  8. Well Elder Assignment

    Rena RN 2003 replied to TCW's topic in General Students

    what about previous medical history and spiritual well

  9. Bed bath skill check

    Rena RN 2003 replied to nrselisa's topic in General Students

    no, we used dummies for every skill checkoff we

  10. Throw away your sterile gloves

    Rena RN 2003 replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    at our facility, we use only clean gloves to do treatment for pressure ulcers and such. they do however still culture to see what we are up against as far as infection goes. if you don't know what...

  11. UAP charting assesments in the ICU

    Rena RN 2003 replied to alansmith52's topic in General Nursing

    students are still held to the title of RN. anything we do in clinical, be it assessments or pass meds, we are still held to that degree of education. that being said, our instructor signs off on...

  12. RN Clinical Teacher- no teaching experience?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    so far in my adn program, we have had 2 clinical instructors that have had no teaching experience. thankfully, i have not had them for clinicals but i've talked to some that have and they say it's...

  13. Hardest class in Nursing school?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to nursing 101's topic in General Students

    maternity nursing, hands down here. of course that could have to do with my dislike of the subject matter. i came out with a B though. there were many class member that scraped through on the...

  14. Can anyone recommend a stethoscope?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to icudavis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i have a littman cardiology scope and love it. several classmates have them too. but be careful, they do tend to sprout legs and "walk"