Tait MSN, RN

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    Head Over Heals In LOVE!

    Tait replied to babsy28's topic in General Students

    I worked med-surg for five years and loved it. It is a tough place to be because your patient census is so varied that often you can have a lot of isolation patients, detoxes, etc but it is fantastic...
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    How long does it take you to complete these tasks?

    Tait replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    Preop checklist: From an established patient to the gurney I would say around 10 minutes at most, depending on if all the consents are signed, labs are available. Preop assessment: Not really sure we...
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    Huge changes in diagnoses over the past years? (NANDA)

    Tait replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Nursing

    I would just go ahead and get the newest version. I am not sure how much has changed, but after watching GrnTea answer a lot of ND questions in the student forums I think having the most up to date...
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    Paitent refused

    Tait replied to kistigirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah I missed that it wasn't an actual NANDA too. My brain is still mushy from my EBP project
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    Transfer student

    Tait replied to missrosy's topic in General Students

    I would breeze the BON board for each state, however I don't think it is much more than proving you are licensed and paying the fee to get licensed in another state. When I moved from WI to GA that...
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    New Nursing Student .…

    Tait replied to lcraig0011's topic in General Students

    This :) Also school is different for everyone. I stumbled around in my ADN program without any commitments, then went on to complete my RN-MSN while gestating and raising two children and got a 3.96....
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    Regarding Nursing powerpoint presentations.

    Tait replied to nurses care's topic in General Nursing

    You can get the entire Microsoft Suite as a student through your school for less than $100. I have also been told to use Keynote, however I don't work on a Mac so I have to go with the old
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    Regarding Nursing powerpoint presentations.

    Tait replied to nurses care's topic in General Nursing

    As SWR above said, Microsoft is a great place to start for tutorials. Here is one that applies to PowerPoint 2003, but can get you started....
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    nursing practice and care improvement

    Tait replied to BCooperRN's topic in General Nursing

    BC do you have access to online journal libraries through your school? I found OVID to be awesome for peer reviewed research studies. Just work out the wording and look for things that are within 3-5...
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    First write up as an RN

    Tait replied to Leesha's topic in General Nursing

    I am assuming this is a pretty small facility. I reason that because you had the opportunity to go to the DON as opposed to a manager/supervisor/charge. At my first job the DON was the manager of our...
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    Comic relief...

    Tait replied to SGroRN87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    PS. I checked in on a young guy (20's) with a pacemaker who was showing tachycardic on his monitor. He was fully intact synapse wise and was making good use of his GF on the phone when I popped in to...
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    Comic relief...

    Tait replied to SGroRN87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe I am reading the OP wrong but I didn't think this was posted because she found the situation funny. I read it as she needs some comic relief after a particularly embarrassing situation brought...
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    What can I do with my BSN?

    Tait replied to stidget99's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Well perhaps you can't complete the MSN online with your school, but there are plenty of wonderful online MSN programs out there. I know that many health systems require an MSN for management now as...
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    Nurse educator or NP?

    Tait replied to lilund27's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yeah we really need more information. Educator is where my emphasis is, but teaching is where my passion is. My friend is an NP and works in an endocrinology group. To me it is the difference between...
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    Any camps or boot camps for current nursing students?

    Tait replied to Littmannlover's topic in General Students

    I think it would matter where you are located. Perhaps a Google search on "nursing skill boot camps in XXXX, NJ"? or wherever you from
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    iClicker

    Tait replied to stephanie.'s topic in General Students

    I have heard great things about them. I also know there is an iPhone version, but I think you still have to pay for access but you can pay for short term. Web Clicker & Online Clicker For Mobile...
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    Depression r/t nursing school AEB becoming someone I don't recognize

    Tait replied to Jane says's topic in Health, Stress Management

    How about a
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    URGENT HELP

    Tait replied to mariaberry19's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nursing diagnosis – INEFFECTIVE HEALTH MAINTENANCE | Nursing Diagnosis for Nurses and BSN students According to this it looks like most of the behaviors are psychosocial according to NANDA. Perhaps...
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    URGENT HELP

    Tait replied to mariaberry19's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would think it would depend. Is the "Ineffective health maintenance" related to say, dementia If the patient is incapable of managing their healthcare because they are chronically confused I would...
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    where to complain about tuition increase?

    Tait replied to treeye's topic in General Students

    Wow. I have only seen tuition like that when I started looking at DNP
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    New RN students starting in the Fall- nervous??

    Tait replied to adc85's topic in General Students

    Oh and get your hands into everything! If you nurse needs to do a dressing change ask to watch and assist if you can! The more practice you get, and the more you see, the more confident you will be in...
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    New RN students starting in the Fall- nervous??

    Tait replied to adc85's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is a great time to get nervous and excited! Classes will start out with the basics, as will most clinicals. Expect a lot of time learning how to work with fairly stable patients, like...
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    I am about to cry. Nursing school is ruining my life.

    Tait replied to richardgecko's topic in General Students

    I waitressed through nursing school and it was great. I always argue that waitressing is a lot like nursing in terms of time management, needs management, customer service, and assessment (is your...
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    Dont understand this (sigh)

    Tait replied to kistigirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would dump the secondary part and just run with Risk for impaired skin integrity r/t lower extremity edema. Basically what we are trying to do is prevent skin breakdown so we need to know the risk...
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    Wound Care

    Tait replied to Momofzra's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would definitely push to not have the coat on while performing the sterile technique. I would never wear a loose fitting coat if I were trying to control my