deeDawntee RN

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    skills exam-bed making

    deeDawntee replied to steenerz's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree that a lot of the stuff you do in nursing school, especially bed making, is very far removed from what actually happens in real life. I know jlsRN had no intention of insulting your nursing...
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATULATIONS MAN!! That is very cool.
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    CONGRATULATIONS MAN!! That is very cool.
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    I need a pep talk!

    deeDawntee replied to Jado0114's topic in General Students

    Great grades don't necessarily equal great nurse. Nursing is so much more than testing well. As a matter of fact, once you are at the bedside, the grade you got on a test years before will have no...
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    Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    deeDawntee replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I believe that the body is temporary, but the soul lives on forever. I also believe that the soul may and probably does hang around for awhile after it has left the body. So when I talk to my brain...
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    Time to decide on preceptorship!

    deeDawntee replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Students

    I really like the advice of ICU or ER or even Medsurg for that matter, because you will get an overview of lots of different patients. Perhaps, what you may want to consider is the preceptor herself...
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    Looking for work in metro Atlanta

    deeDawntee replied to Chloe'sinNYNow's topic in Georgia Nursing

    That nurse recruiter is clearly an idiot!! A new grad of your caliber being forced to work as a CNA is ludicrous!! I'd tell them to kiss me a** and move on to bigger and better things!! Obviously...
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    Confussed and hurt

    deeDawntee replied to emmie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh That makes me SOOOO MAD!!! What the h*** are they thinking?? Obviously, you are not in a hospital with a Union. You would be protected against bull**** like that. There should be a verbal...
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    Could someone help me with a sociology homework question

    deeDawntee replied to Hoping4RNin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Well there is always the classic nurse/doctor antagonism. This takes many different forms. Personally, for me this exists in that if I am having a patient with a problem and even though some...
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    skills exam-bed making

    deeDawntee replied to steenerz's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Do you have a dirty linen container that you can place conveniently nearby so anything soiled can go directly in
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't count on it. It seems that A LOT of people get discouraged very easily.... (unless they have Dr Laura's course!!) But it doesn't really matter...it is the process of studying that is...
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I wouldn't count on it. It seems that A LOT of people get discouraged very easily.... (unless they have Dr Laura's course!!) But it doesn't really matter...it is the process of studying that is...
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    atrial fibrillation versus atrial flutter in comparison

    deeDawntee replied to RVMI73's topic in Cardiac

    Atrial fib will have many sources of firing from cells in the atria that will be attempting to initiate contraction. (As you know, any cardiac cell can initiate an electrical impulse, in atrial fib...
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    Wow NOBODY else has CCRN where you work?! Allright, you will be the first!! Everyone I have talked to at my job who at one time had intentions to take the CCRN for some reason were discouraged about...
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Wow NOBODY else has CCRN where you work?! Allright, you will be the first!! Everyone I have talked to at my job who at one time had intentions to take the CCRN for some reason were discouraged about...
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everybody! How is studying going? Well, I wanted to share with you the reception I have received for my CCRN. Just about everyone says, oh yea, I was going to take that exam but I just lost...
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi everybody! How is studying going? Well, I wanted to share with you the reception I have received for my CCRN. Just about everyone says, oh yea, I was going to take that exam but I just lost...
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    incapable, helpless, unmotivated, unteachable pts who are unable to cope with life

    deeDawntee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are a hero, giving so much of your energy, heart and soul to that patient. I KNOW it made a difference for her...maybe it will or will not change the way she manages her diabetes and her...
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    Can any Nursing Educators explain the rationale behind licensing/certification exams?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    if i had known who controls schools of nursing, i wouldn't have asked the question....what i thought was the acrediting institution would be the one's monitoring their compliance with certain...
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    hi my fellow ccrners! well i think i am getting over my existential melt down regarding the ccrn (and the nclex). i have talked to a friend of mine who is a psychologist and he says that the...
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    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    deeDawntee replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    hi my fellow ccrners! well i think i am getting over my existential melt down regarding the ccrn (and the nclex). i have talked to a friend of mine who is a psychologist and he says that the...
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    New grad on telemetry unit

    deeDawntee replied to JennyMac's topic in Cardiac

    You made a very good choice IMHO to start out in telemetry. I transferred to ICU about 1 1/2 years ago and knowing telemetry, the rhythms and how to handle code situations were invaluable in going to...
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    Like Water Off a Duck's Back.........

    deeDawntee replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    You are truly a hero!! You can be my nurse or my families' nurse anytime!! I would walk a little taller the next time I saw any of those people, you did your patient proud!! Way to go!!
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    I Made a Mistake

    deeDawntee replied to Mozzie's topic in Nurse Management

    Wow, I'm not in management either, but it sounds like you are really going the extra mile for that place. I'll tell you, I had a manager in my last position who came to work in scrubs and she would...
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    spinal injury

    deeDawntee replied to paisa's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In neurologic issues the level of consciousness should be the first to be assessed, because any change in the level of consciousness will be an eary sign of increased ICP. This is your baseline and...