vashtee

vashtee RN

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  1. Where can we find jobs, warm weather, and a beach?

    vashtee replied to Dtower's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't dream of moving to the south! The weather is awful - all that humidity will make you want to stay inside nearly as much as the cold winters do. I would take the California coast ('though I...

  2. New Grad, Feeling Overwhelmed!

    vashtee replied to mj1276's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I made up an hourly schedule for my daily tasks to remind me of what needs to be done at what time, and I follow it throughout the day. It really helps to keep me from forgetting anything. You need...

  3. What kind of math/chemistry is actually used in nursing?

    vashtee replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    The stoichiometry from chemistry (used to balance chemical equations and used in conversions) is the type of math used for drug calculations. The rest of the chemistry does not directly impact your...

  4. My new "Urgent Care" job is like ER lite--anyone with the same experience?

    vashtee replied to pennyg1's topic in Emergency

    I haven't really heard about urgent care facilities in your situation on a regular basis, but I sure have heard a lot of ER people complain about people using them instead of urgent care! Sorry you...

  5. Kind of bummed...My 4.0 is ruined

    vashtee replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    Yup, I had a 4.0 until nursing school, too. (ugh pharmacology!) You'll get over

  6. The Circumcision Discussion

    vashtee replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I consented, but it was for religious reasons. However, men are waiting in line in Africa to have it done to reduce their risk of contracting HIV. I consider their consent valid. I know many of you...

  7. The Circumcision Discussion

    vashtee replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not sure what exactly you were intending to have me read (can you narrow down your links?), but I can tell you that the book of Exodus is believed to have been completed around 450 BCE, or about...

  8. Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    vashtee replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    I had a clinical instructor who mispronounced "adventitious" lungs sounds as "advantageous" lung sounds. Several of us in class were confused until we completed the reading assignment, but some of my...

  9. Danskos and Bad ankles

    vashtee replied to ChinUp's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I liked Danskos before the company changed its manufacturer a year or so ago to some Chinese company. Now I wear Sanitas, which is the company that USED to make Dansko soles. I love them, and I have...

  10. Lab Values

    vashtee replied to Marie82D's topic in General Students

    My NCLEX prep class didn't even bother with the digestive enzymes. We covered the main things: sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, etc... ones for which abnormalities could kill you...

  11. Lab Values

    vashtee replied to Marie82D's topic in General Students

    There isn't any universal standard. For the NCLEX, just memorize one set of normals, and you will know if a level is getting to be on the high side or low side, which seems to be enough. Abnormal lab...

  12. Critical patient @ change of shift, which nurse is responsible??

    vashtee replied to Soulsinfinity's topic in General Nursing

    If I were the nurse going off shift, I would feel responsible for doing it since I was the last person to assess the patient, and I presume the oncoming nurse

  13. The Circumcision Discussion

    vashtee replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually, according to bible stories, God set out to kill Moses for not circumcising his son. Moses' wife Sephora saved Moses by taking up a sharp stone and immediately cutting off her son's...

  14. PT rooms too small??

    vashtee replied to crosby's topic in General Nursing

    Our rooms have two beds in them. Bed "A" space is non-existent, especially if a visitor drags a chair in there. I wish they would expand the hospital and make these tiny rooms into single-bed

  15. Can Nurses Give Stitches?

    vashtee replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    I can't. I'd love to,

  16. Lunch breaks and required phones

    vashtee replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    I carry my phone at lunch, but I go out and sit in my car which is out of range, so I don't know if it ever rings. If I have to call out to a doctor, I leave them the unit's extension, and not my...

  17. Bad news

    vashtee replied to ghillbert's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry. She must be quite a wonderful lady to have raised such a devoted and caring daughter. My thoughts are with you

  18. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

    vashtee replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    I work in DOU, which is a step-down from ICU. I don't know what i am doing differently from the other RNs, but they seem to have time for breaks and some socializing, and I don't. I'm not slow, so I...

  19. specialty air mattresses

    vashtee replied to hds51403's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen the beds with no linens. They kind of gross me out, and I can't imagine them being very comfortable with no sheets. Our hospital is changing out ALL our beds to be specialty mattresses (one...

  20. What books did you keep??

    vashtee replied to werlp's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you are keeping the exact same ones I kept, only I also kept FAST AND EASY EKGs. I haven't opened any of them, though. I use my

  21. Nursing pins

    vashtee replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    The pins our school offered started at around $75. I didn't want to buy a pin that I knew I would NEVER wear again, and because I don't really care for ceremonies, I skipped out on the pinning all...

  22. to be a nurse or not to be a nurse

    vashtee replied to kjwarren's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working only a few months... The demand for nurses is regional, and even in areas where nurses are needed, hospitals often want experienced nurses. Several of the people I graduated with...

  23. Instructor caused me to get an answer wrong on my exam, and I'm furious !

    vashtee replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I've had two different instructors tell me during an exam to "remember to never change your first answer" when they saw I had a question mark on the exam. I don't think it was inappropriate at

  24. Teaching with only a ASN?

    vashtee replied to nurturing_angel's topic in Indiana Nursing

    At my school (in California), you can be a clinical instructor with an ASN degree after a certain amount of experience. They are pretty desperate for instructors

  25. medical and surgical intermediate floors....more like ICU or Med/Surg?

    vashtee replied to nuwbee25's topic in MICU, SICU

    It's called DOU (direct observation unit) at my hospital, and the patients are less stable than they would be on a med-surg floor, but more stable than ICU. The ratio is 3 patients to 1 nurse. We...