TakeTwoAspirin

TakeTwoAspirin MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. Do nurses age more quickly than average?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Crystal112's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My feet certainly feel as if they have aged exponentially since I've been in nursing if that

  2. How can I get into nursing school? Any advice is appreciated!!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to gloomyfuture's topic in General Nursing

    No education is wasted! Even if you were to complete your degree in Sociology down the road when you complete your nursing program you will find that a lot of what you learned will help you...

  3. Did anyone ever feel at home when they first went to the hospital?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I felt it. My first time in an OR as a tech student, even among the chaos of the OR there was a moment when I felt like I was where I was meant to be. Now years later, even on my worst days as...

  4. are you tougher on foreign nurses?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ItsTheDude's topic in General Nursing

    I think my grandkids would say "ooh,

  5. Help w/post-op Vital Sign question?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Kali562's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The first priority for PACU nurses is the ABC's beginning of course with respiratory status (patent airway, breath sounds, type of airway (if appropriate), o2 sats. They then move on to the routine...

  6. How do you manage your anger and frustration at work?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ok2bme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think this is your problem, and I certainly don't think you need to take meds to get through the day because your employer is using and abusing you. You really need to have a discussion with...

  7. Unhappy nurse? How to be happy?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to florence09's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing specialties are so diverse, I truly believe that there is a field out there for everyone. If you had the passion and determination to get through nursing school you have all the makings of a...

  8. What specialty are you??

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to nique281's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school everyone had very fixed ideas on what they wanted to do in the first semester. You would be surprised at how many changed their minds by the final semester. People went...

  9. Scared to go back to work

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it would be inappropriate at all to ask them to "go easy" on you for a little while, especially with cases that might bring up overwhelming emotions for you following your recent loss....

  10. Moving to MD: New Grad with only ADN

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to cooksjuliachild's topic in Maryland Nursing

    The job market in MD right now is very difficult for new grads, regardless of the type of degree they have. Things are very slowly turning around, but it's still hard (even for students who graduated...

  11. OB nursing diagnosis help needed

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Students

    Well, she has a 2nd degree laceration. What problems might result from that? Why was she induced if it was a "normal"

  12. What extra certification classes and/or Nurse associations should a new RN grad join.

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Darisa05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Join an association that is appropriate to the specialty you want to practice in. There are associations for most of the different specialties. Once you join, attend meetings and get involved in the...

  13. Master Program Right After Nursing School Possible?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to tostos21's topic in General Nursing

    The pre-req requirements for the MSN programs tend to be different than for the NP programs, especially critical care and CRNA programs. I think it is far more reasonable to go straight through with...

  14. Or nurse float to floor?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to JOURNEYDL's topic in Operating Room

    Trauma. 18 rooms. Management same as everywhere else, charge nurse

  15. Or nurse float to floor?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to JOURNEYDL's topic in Operating Room

    I've never heard of that. Where I have worked nobody ever floats into our out of the

  16. Burned by hot speculum???

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to silverbelle's topic in Operating Room

    If the speculum was just "flashed" or taken from an instrument set that wasn't cooled completely this could happen. It is especially likely to happen if the doc and tech were double-gloved. It might...

  17. Master Program Right After Nursing School Possible?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to tostos21's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of any schools that will let you into a critical care NP program without at least 1 year of critical care experience. If this is something you truly want to do, then I din't see why...

  18. What do you love about the OR? & what do you hate?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to blueberry21's topic in Operating Room

    To give you a little perspective about how technically challenging the OR is, at my hospital the OR nurse orientation is 6 months. It is only 3 months for our ICU, which is the second longest...

  19. Regular RN scope of practice in the OR

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to USAF RN's topic in Operating Room

    Putting aside what might or might not be within the scope of practice in Missouri the little voice screaming in my head while reading your post was asking "what on earth would the patient think if...

  20. Legal advice? Please!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ThatGuyTom's topic in General Nursing

    I think they are trying it on because you and your brother are young. They don't have a leg to stand on. They should have checked the car before buying it. It's a second-hand vehicle, being sold...

  21. Best beach city on the East coast????

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    Annapolis, MD. Tons of hospitals and med facilities within striking

  22. Very unexpected job opportunity - need feedback please

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to CFitzRN's topic in General Nursing

    Who pays for your gas? If you're visiting up to 10 homes in one day, the costs could start stacking up if there is no allowance for your

  23. whats less stress.... pacu or OR?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to adio412's topic in General Nursing

    In the OR you will certainly be "runnin around" as you put it. Certainly less running with PACU, but as far as stress is concerned, I would say they are about the

  24. Bair Huggers

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to meol's topic in General Nursing

    We have never used Bair Huggers on c-section patients at any of the places I have worked at. The temps in an OR used to deliver babies is much higher than a traditional OR room temp. Likewise,...

  25. OR rotation

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    Some surgeries can be boring for students. At my hospital the school's clinical instructor is always keen to get students in to seee open heart surgeries. I guess they think that there is something...