christieb01

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1. Not sure if PICU is for me

   christieb01 replied to christieb01's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Jerrika- thank you so much for posting your reply. You are so right- not every child that has a trach and g-tube is a "vegetable". I had the joy of caring for a couple of patients recently who...

2. Not sure if PICU is for me

   christieb01 replied to christieb01's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Final Update- I got the job in Outpatient Surgery!! I start working there the end of August. I am so excited. Since this is a department I have "worked" in before, I know what to expect. The best part...

3. Not sure if PICU is for me

   christieb01 replied to christieb01's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   An update- well at the urging of a fellow co-working I went to talk to my unit educator. I knew that I felt comfortable talking to her and that she might be able to help me through my feelings. Well,...

4. Not sure if PICU is for me

   christieb01 replied to christieb01's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Janfr- I think you are completely right about age being a factor. I work nights with many young people- and they seem to be able to brush off the emotional stuff. I've started to freak out at the...

5. Not sure if PICU is for me

   christieb01 posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

   I need help from my fellow PICU nurses. I graduated last November and began working (my fist nursing job) in March. When I began nursing school I knew I wanted to be a peds nurse- but I never thought...

6. Nightshifters

   christieb01 replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

   I started working nights about a month ago. I am a new nurse but this is my second career. I have had a rough time getting used to the schedule. However, I really like working nights. The pace is so...

7. How would you have handled this?

   christieb01 replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds to me like you did the right thing. You had know way of knowing when you called the ambulance that she would get better so quickly. Also, there's know way to know if she wouldn't have another...

8. Second career, nontraditional background NURSES w/UNIQUE HISTORIES!-help our quiz

   christieb01 replied to Genuine_Pure_Setae's topic in General Nursing

   how long have you been a nurse? just started orientation this monday age?36 gender?female what was your previous career?retail management did you receive a college degree in that specialty?i have a...

9. What was minimum wage when you first started?

   christieb01 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   Minimum wage was 4.25 and I worked at an amusement park. We worked 60+ hours and did not receive overtime because we were seasonal employees and state law said they didn't have to pay time and a half...

10. Ga students/Oh Students. Please HELP!

    christieb01 replied to Atl_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if we discussed the GPA requirement in our other posts about Wright State. You do need at least a 3.2 to get in to WSU. The admission is competitive and based completely on GPA. Last I...

11. Parents of High School Students

    christieb01 replied to ICAN!'s topic in General Nursing

    I know kids are probably sick of hearing about it but- what about texting while driving? I know there has been a lot about this in the media lately. However, since teenagers feel they are invincible,...

12. Mount Carmel Vs Wright State in OHIO

    christieb01 replied to Atl_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    Scheduling is done once per quarter. The lecture portion (with all members of your track) is a set time- usually during the day (one or two classes are evenings). As far as clinicals you have some...

13. Mount Carmel Vs Wright State in OHIO

    christieb01 replied to Atl_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    1. I took the Hesi. We had to take it at the end of several classes (counted for 10% of the grade for that class). And I had to take the HESI exit- didn't have to pass but I am an A/B student and...

14. Mount Carmel Vs Wright State in OHIO

    christieb01 replied to Atl_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from Wright State this past November. I will do my best to answer some of your questions, but please feel free to ask anything else you might think of. Wright State does not have an...

15. How and where can I get health pamphlets?

    christieb01 replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have had success with the local health department. As long as they have the pamphlets in stock they are usually very happy to