vashtee

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  1. Circ Rates by Region

    vashtee replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't have a problem with

  2. Question about lung assesments

    vashtee replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    I would interpret them the same

  3. Circ Rates by Region

    vashtee replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The hospitals I have worked in (limited experience, mind you) don't do circs. We tell patients to see their

  4. How would you rate RN school

    vashtee replied to inspire's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I agree that the people who have the most trouble seem to be the ones who have difficulty with critical thinking. Also, the ESL students have it harder. The material itself isn't always so difficult -...

  5. What should I study while waiting to begin an RN program?

    vashtee replied to NeverStar's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You might want to learn the medical abbreviations. You can find them in a medical encyclopedia. Also, the normal range for labs

  6. I think I want to be a psych nurse

    vashtee replied to afl123's topic in Psychiatric

    I am doing clinicals on a psych unit right now... The RN spends almost the whole day charting and speaking to the doctors... the LVNs and aides interact with the patients a lot more where I am...

  7. I'm a big cry-baby

    vashtee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student, and I wonder if you all could give me some tips on how to deal with patients that are grieving. I had a patient with multiple problems today, the worst being inoperable lung...

  8. fecal painting

    vashtee replied to michigooseBSN's topic in School

    I have to wonder what kind of kid would do such a revolting thing. She must be seriously messed

  9. LVN's vs. The rest of the class...

    vashtee replied to phoenixfire's topic in General Students

    The LVNs in my RN program seem very nice and helpful to me. They help me with practical things in the hospital, and I help them with their test-taking skills and paperwork. in the end, I think it...

  10. RNquiz.com, same as Kaplan?

    vashtee replied to victorsunshine's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can't you purchase a Kaplan book for around the same

  11. Circ Rates by Region

    vashtee replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know it's traditional to have it done later, but the few Muslim friends I have had it done for their boys at birth. I think it is a matter of cultural assimilation to have it done early in the...

  12. shoes, shoes and more shoes-and those darn heels

    vashtee replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Are you wearing the ones with backs on them, or the clogs? The clogs are cuter, but I am only allowed to wear the ones with backs on

  13. Circ Rates by Region

    vashtee replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As far as I know, california has the highest immigrant population in the entire country, followed by Florida, Texas and New York. When I thinnk about the noorthern states, i think about the Muslim...

  14. Circ Rates by Region

    vashtee replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The differences by region could be related to demographics. For example, the west has a very large Hispanic population, which traditionally has not practiced routine

  15. Help

    vashtee replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I don't know why this has to turn into a "new nurse vs. old nurse" thread. I think most people can recognize that work ethic has nothing to do with how long someone has been a nurse. If it seems like...

  16. Post clincal conference topic ideas

    vashtee replied to vickie0117's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I suppose it depends on the school, but yes, we know all about the patient before we arrive, and then sit in on report. Then, we tell the RN what responsibilities we will be handling, and what is...

  17. shoes, shoes and more shoes-and those darn heels

    vashtee replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Danskos. They come in white, and I can be on my feet for 12 hours with no pain (I have plantar fasciitis, too.) They last for years....

  18. Post clincal conference topic ideas

    vashtee replied to vickie0117's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Do the nurses have the right to limit the number of students they will work with? Can they refuse students all

  19. Post clincal conference topic ideas

    vashtee replied to vickie0117's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Good point, KLKRN, and thank you. Your students follow you around while you do assessments? Whoa! I don't really see the RN in charge of my patients much at all during the day, and since I am...

  20. LPN students have to give bed bath to classmates

    vashtee replied to vina2550's topic in General Students

    I don't dispute this, but that doesn't make it a complex skill, and practicing on your classmates is not the same thing as doing it for a patient who will get to walk away from the hospital and never...

  21. Post clincal conference topic ideas

    vashtee replied to vickie0117's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Speaking as a student, I was placed on a telemetry floor before we had the cardiac unit in class. I worried every single day we had clinicals that my patients would get into trouble and I wouldn't be...

  22. Older nurses jealous of new young nurses?

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

    An "old" RN being intimidated by a new one? What a silly idea! Speaking as a soon-to-be-graduate, I find it to be quite the

  23. Tell me why I'll LOVE nursing

    vashtee replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to everything already said, it's not

  24. Target symptoms for Lamictal

    vashtee replied to me33's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would guess primarily as an anti-seizure, and secondarily as a mood stabilizer, but it may depend on what other meds were

  25. LPN students have to give bed bath to classmates

    vashtee replied to vina2550's topic in General Students

    Yes, me too. It's not as if giving a bed bath is a highly specialized skill. I think this was WAY over the