CRNI-ICU20

CRNI-ICU20

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  1. Disturbing News about Excelsior College

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to zoeyzoe's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Some states will 'grandfather' you in.....meaning, that if you have been lic. in another state, and apply to a state that doesn't accept Excelsior's program requirements, they will accept you from the...

  2. Why I get the urge to quit nursing sometimes

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I am POURIN'!!!! want that with a salted rim....or just straight out of the blender with a straw?? I feel it too.... I worry what this current place will divulge to the next place I try to...

  3. need advice, need help

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to peanant's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Check out Excelsior University.... Also, Olivet Nazarene University has online coursework in nursing...toward a degreee.... Just some ideas.... good

  4. Anyone else slow?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It has been subdural month in our ICU....and pnuemonia....and ruptured everything....bowels, aortas, appendices, ugh... We are never ever slow....the bed isn't cooled off before another person is...

  5. Med Error

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to incublissRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You did OK....you owned it....took steps to correct it....learned from it...and then shared it.... This is the sign of a good nurse... We have all made some mistakes, dear....don't let it...

  6. USA to Italy. Possible?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to OriginalWmn's topic in International Nursing

    hi there! i just saw the best travelogue about some mediterranean islands off the coast of spain, just a short distance from barcelona and very close to italy, and even northern africa...like...

  7. I feel so bad

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to LovebugLPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You are all starting to sound like my neighbor.....whom I hardly know....who told me that she dyes her pubic hair to match her head of hair....she said this to me without the benefit of alcohol or...

  8. Advice for Handling Pt. Criticism Please

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OH Honey, Chalk this one up to a woman who just had a hormone surge from hell... First, look at the 'delivery' of her criticism....this was CLASSIC STAFF SPLITTING! This is the practice where a...

  9. TPN and Lipids

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Nurse1966's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Critter lover is right....NO TPN PERIPHERALLY... I wouldn't want to even infuse lipids into an arm vein....it's just asking for phlebitis... get a central line in.... Your instructor is

  10. gloves to spike a bag

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to vickynurse's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Who is setting this standad? If someone is worried about a possible contamination to the IV line, solution, or port, a pair of UNSTERILE GLOVES is no different that a pair of clean hands....after all,...

  11. Starting IVs on old sick people

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to zacarias's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Here's some tips from an IV Queen.... 1: if you warm the arm with warm packs....or if you have a blanket warmer in your unit....put a warm blanket around each arm..... this will bring the veins more...

  12. "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    please....pass the emesis basin.... isn't thinking outsidethebox the same as just thinking??? please...stop.... WE ARE NURSES No one on this earth does what we do.... no one would do what we...

  13. I passed!

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to gemerald's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Eeeeehaw! Congratulations....you Did It....and If You Were Nearby....you'd Get My Handy Dandy Salute!! Since You Aren't...this Will Have To Do: Many Many Happy Days Ahead... Many Many Successful Days...

  14. Affect

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    well.....your nursing instructor has an interesting 'affect'....doesn't she??? How about ANGERy?? SLOW??? DULL? MANIC?? DEPRESSED? digressed? I don't know...seems like she hollered alot for no good...

  15. Help Asap!!!

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to gidi's topic in International Nursing

    My experience with the State of Illinois is that they are the most incompetent group of people on the planet....they lost my forms at least four times....but THEY CASHED MY CHECK EACH TIME....it cost...

  16. How do you know if Agency Nursing is for you?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency Nurses

    I loved agency nursing.... It gave me a chance to meet other people, other great nurses....and experience their way of doing things... You have to be flexible....easy going....and willing to do extra...

  17. How has nursing changed since you were pinned?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I remember delivering babies with bare hands....no kidding.....rinsing off instruments without gloves....is that just scarey to think about??? but then...I think I was after Carbolic Acid spray and...

  18. How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I am always so thankful that there's another set of hands and a willing heart to help me out.....so I don't have to take a third or fourth patient....believe me....that whole attitude is just the...

  19. Worst visitors ever

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Laught3r's topic in Nursing Humor

    {The husband of the psych patient who brought his wife a box of thumbtacks. She swallowed them.} Maybe we should've suggested a post it note chaser??? Crazy families??? Here's a good one: One...

  20. air force nursing

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to harmon642's topic in Government, Military

    Excelsior is an excellent nursing program....and is accredited in most states and all areas of the service and some overseas countries.... Where you may run into problems is if you become a civilian...

  21. oh my goodness!!!!

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to jamonit's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am probably not a good one to ask this question....although....I had a heck of a good time taking my boards... My gal pal in nursing school and I went together..... Let's just say....she introduced...

  22. I saw my first patient that died today...

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    "does it get easier?" maybe a little.....i agree with the others who alluded to how personal this moment is....and just how we relate to life and death anyway....some of us internalize our feelings...

  23. Gift ideas for Nurse Graduate

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to boomerfriend's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Wow! what a thoughtful person you are....and to such a deserving friend....kudos to him for getting through at 60! Does he like to journal? Sometimes, it's nice to jot down moments in our nursing...

  24. The Circumcision Discussion

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And we call ourselves the superior species???? There aren't any animals anywhere who would do this to their

  25. I Never Remember....

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    How often to change the cent. line dressings....how often to change iv lines.... drip rate calcs....like mcgs./kg....or mcgs./kg/min?? Its a good thing to have a palm pilot in your hand sometimes... I...