suzanne in hawaii replied to studentnurserachel's topic in General Nursing
:welcome: Hawaii is a wonderful place to live. You are welcome to send me a message and I will answer. The hospital in Ewa Beach is Hawaii Medical Center West. There is no maternity service at...
suzanne in hawaii replied to murjall's topic in Operating Room
Hi Mermaid 4- Ask one of the staff in your hospitals central service/sterile processing department to help you. They have books to order surgical instruments, with pictures that you could...
suzanne in hawaii replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing
Looking forward to hearing about your nursing school experience. Best of luck to you!!!!!!!! With your gpa you have proven that you are a good learner, and it will be a lot smoother than you
How can meds be given if the patient has no armband? Especially if you do not know the person to know if he or she would answer yes to the wrong name due to hearing loss, confusion, not wanting to...
suzanne in hawaii replied to murjall's topic in Operating Room
congratulations on your new job:balloons: A few ideas - if you have a patient with back problems be aware of positions she can tolerate. always check pregnancy tests, availability of blood for...
suzanne in hawaii replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing
It sounds like you bring joy to the residents. You are someone that the nurses here would love to work with, and it is great that you value your coworkers and treat them well. The person you wrote...
suzanne in hawaii replied to nautica843's topic in General Nursing
Hi- the Lippincott's review for NCLEX was VERY helpful for me in nursing school. It has sections for psych, maternity, pediatric, and adult medical surgical health problems. There are scenarios are...
suzanne in hawaii replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing
Hi Megananne 7- I have noticed that people sometimes cry at appointments because they feel vulnerable. As a nurse, you will be working together with them, planning care for your patient, which is very...