TakeTwoAspirin

TakeTwoAspirin MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. Can anyone suggest a drug calculation book?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Calculation of Medication Dosages by Janice F. Goundy and Patricia A. Stockert. Lots of repetition/questions all with answers and even a CD for more practice. I am a math dud and I got through this...

  2. Quit nursing school?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to wellhereiam's topic in General Students

    Look, I think the only way you can get some objectivity is to have a long, honest talk with one of your instructors. You say that for the most part they are excellent. I think you should pick the...

  3. " Lies, Damn lies and statistics"

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to keeptryin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It sounds to me like this prof expects that everyone has read the assigned chapters of the text in advance. From what you are describing, this is not what is happening. OK, I know it's rough, but he...

  4. Age question

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Sandy_dfw's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm 46 and I am most definitely not the oldest person in my class. There are many mid-life career-changers attending NS as you will find out when you are accepted and begin your program! You will...

  5. Prayers Please...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    Happy to do that for you. Good luck tomorrow - my thoughts will be with

  6. Clincal extern interview...:(

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I actually think that there are times when they ask these questions and they really don't expect a good answer, they just want to see you sweat! Truly, I think they just want to see how you...

  7. Trite Management Platitudes

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to IndySkies's topic in General Nursing

    When you are about to get screwed you hear "we need you to be a team player on this

  8. Bummed Out- Leaving OR

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Joe Nurse's topic in Operating Room

    OK, so if you want to return to the OR some day, then there must be something about it that you like/love or you would just be done, right? What is it that you love that would attract you back? You...

  9. New spin on an old question

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    The facilities that require background checks for nurses generally require background checks for ALL of their

  10. Need Surgical Tech Info

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to TiggerBelly's topic in Operating Room

    If you go to the website www.ast.org you will find out pretty much everything you need to know about what a CST does. I am a CST who is making the transition to BSN and I have to say that in all...

  11. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    I bet they would pay me more money if I never wore one again than they would if I

  12. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmmmm, April Fools Day is really big in Europe? It's all I

  13. Need behavioral tips - New student

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Abishag's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If there was one piece of advice I could give to any new NS, it would be to keep up with the reading. There is a LOT of it, and if you get behind it can get overwhelming! Just stay on top of things...

  14. What should I want out of an OR position?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Operating Room

    I'm confused. If you are passionate about the ER, why are you trying to become an OR nurse? Also, you state in your profile that you have perioperative experience. What did this experience tell you...

  15. Familyof7isUnsupportive...WhoDoITurnTo?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Student179's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can't change who they are any more than you can change the way you feel about wanting to go to nursing. Hopefully, once you start and they can see that you are successful, they will be more...

  16. Offered a Position

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to NathanDH's topic in Operating Room

    OK, usually I would go with my gut, but one thing you may want to check on first is the range of what they do in the OR. If it's a really small hospital you may not see much of a variety of cases. I...

  17. Dropping a course

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to curlysue82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was in a similar situation. I was accurate but slow! The only way I got through it was working all the problems in the text (not just the probs assigned for homework) sometimes twice over so that I...

  18. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that I do think some of the hospitals/staff are encouraging this type of pandering to patients - which extrapolates to poor and inconsiderate behavior. I had the misfortune to be in the...

  19. community health nursing

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to lastdance's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You seem to have a good start on an interesting topic - kind of frightening that this actually goes on. Something similar happened in my community a few years back, and the local healthcare providers...

  20. Belly Button Gunk

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Squaw's topic in Operating Room

    I call them BBMs = Belly Button

  21. Entitled Generation

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing

    I am shocked that nobody has mentioned patient safety in this discussion. As a soon-to-be new grad (who is 45 years old for what it's worth) I certainly would not want to work perm nights as a new...

  22. Recommendation Woes!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to eyeball's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Aprilhere is right, you should be proactive and get another reference from someone else. You can't just sit on your hands waiting for this person to live up to their commitment, and I certainly...

  23. NEED HELP!!! What else can you do with nursing courses if you did not pass final

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to tlc2u's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You won't earn as much as you would as a nurse, but as a certified surgical technologist (CST) you can make a pretty good living. Certainly worth looking into and many of the pre-reqs are similar if...

  24. How to document circulation assessment

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to natrgrrl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would probably start with the heart. It's the primary organ of circulation and no evaluation of the entire circulatory system should take place without it (or at least that's what I

  25. Plz plz help to this case study

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to augie7783's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You need to be careful with your wording. I know you are only talking to us, but using phrases like "hopeless" may project a judgmental attitude - whether you are actually judging the patient or not....