SusanKathleen, RN

SusanKathleen, RN

Trauma/Burn ICU, Neuro ICU

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  1. i passed now i m RN

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to simi001's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Wow! I am happy for you! Best wishes in your new

  2. After 3 months of searching I GOT A JOB! WOHOOOO!

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to CASTLEGATES's topic in General Nursing

    Feels good, eh? Best

  3. Already taken the NCLEX? Quick (really) question.

    SusanKathleen, RN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hi rns, i am taking the nclex this saturday. my really quick question is this: are the actual questions on the test harder than, easier than or about the same as the practice questions? i have...

  4. Please help me and please please don't be rude

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to Amy1989's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck to you sweetie! I hope you get everything you

  5. Another male idiot, asking stupid questions.....

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to wje9516767's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. So many inaccurate (and a little hostile) assumptions. I am older than you, just finished, got a job before I graduated, b/c many places really prefer older, more experienced people. There are...

  6. Already taken the NCLEX? Quick (really) question.

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to SusanKathleen, RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks!! Your responses were a big help. Now if I could just remember where my confidence

  7. Working as a Graduate Nurse

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to mandeestudent's topic in General Nursing

    I am a working GN. Graduated in mid-August. Signed up for the NCLEX as soon as I received clearance from the state. My date was Oct. 14. But....I realized that what I was doing as a GN ICU nurse was...

  8. Starting BSN 2nd Degree. Worrying about this major career change...Please help!!

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to LR1297's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I completed my second degree BSN in August, and was actually hired before I graduated. I am now working, training to be an ICU nurse in a really great hospital (-just got magnet status). There...

  9. Schizophenia Recent Findings?

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to DN08's topic in Psychiatric

    What you need can be found in PubMed or Cinahl, etc. If you don't know about these, go to the librarian at your school and s/he can show you how to access them. You can narrow your search in any...

  10. Family member complaint. Sorry, long post.

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Karma, You can take care of my mom

  11. What would make you say "I could never do that"

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting that this thread came back. During clinicals in nursing school, I remember thinking that I could NEVER work in a burn unit, and I just got my first job as a new grad in a Trauma/Burn ICU,...

  12. Is this the norm or even right??

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to 09RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that sounds rough. I just started my job as a new grad, and we have shared governance - we pick our own schedules, with a few guidelines, of course about holidays and

  13. Cardiac Dysrhythmias

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to madnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I bought this book, and it is worth every cent!! Fantastic stuff. I am a new grad and start my new job in 3 weeks in an ICU, and I have been reading this book for months. Great material even if you...

  14. All the Organic Chem professors have a bad rating

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You know what? It's not a great idea to read the stuff that is written on those rating boards. They are written by disgruntled students. Happy students don't tend to go to those sites. Just take the...

  15. Help! Student in Leadership course

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to aicrag51's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I just spent 2 minutes on Google and found these two sources. Google it! or go to more literary sources such as MedsPub or Cinahl. Good luck on your assignment. - The economics of health...

  16. A Patient Made Me Cry Today

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you, Dear Allison, for posting this story, and God Bless you!:redbeathe:angel: You're an

  17. How to face tomorrow

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to jnrsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Y' know, you should think about taking a few days off to get through this. I am so sorry for the loss of your baby. I know what you are going through. You really do need a bit of time. You need to...

  18. Unable to wean Nipride gtt

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to Jessielee22's topic in MICU, SICU

    How old is the pt? Geriatric sensitivity? or

  19. This is such a wonderful day...crying tears of joy

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congratulations! Happy for

  20. Detroit Hospitals

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to vivicaq's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) hospitals are all excellent. Henry Ford Hospital gets good reviews regularly on this site. Outside Detroit - University of Michigan Hospitals - excellent. Beaumont in...

  21. Support stockings or knee-high support socks?

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to SeattleU08's topic in General Nursing

    Knee highs won't cut off circulation if they're sized properly. I get the ones with no holes in the toe. Those holes drive me

  22. needlestick from hep c and HIV + patient

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to Proverbs 16:3's topic in General Nursing

    I have read that the chances are quite slim that you'll be infected. But my best thoughts and prayers are with you. Best to

  23. Titers

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to hmellish's topic in General Nursing

    Just a little side note............When I had my titre done for Hep B, (I had the series done about 10 years prior, but had no records), it came back that I had no antibodies! So I had to get the...

  24. I'm afraid for my pt. and afraid to go to work.

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to Peggy4's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I think that this warrants a call to Child Protective

  25. alcohol pads and cleaning

    SusanKathleen, RN replied to bebop1's topic in Infectious Disease

    At the annual 'blitz' at the hospital - where nurses go to do a check-off on all skills - we were told that the newest research says to not only wipe vial tops and IV ports, etc with alcohol, but to...