8jimi8ICURN

8jimi8ICURN

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  1. How many of you had to wait on a waiting list for nursing school?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to aabdelhadi88's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't have to wait at all. I finished all my prereqs, applied and was accepted for the following semester. Maybe you should move to austin. there is no waiting list here. It will cost you more...

  2. Is it wrong?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to m.nursestudent's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that it is illegal. It does not fit with ethical or professional behavior of a nurse as defined by your state's nursing practice act. Coming to work under the influence is the...

  3. need some advice about nursing school!

    8jimi8ICURN replied to sunnysteph87's topic in General Students

    https://allnurses.com/nursing-news/study-nursing-sees-402406.html Posted by by NRSKarenRN This article underscores my idea about the "decline of the nursing shortage." To be fair, the article says...

  4. Do you bring your laptop to class/lecture?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Students

    This pulse pen seems like it would be a nice idea, but it would not have worked for my nursing school. I downloaded my powerpoints onto my laptop and took my notes there. If you show up with the...

  5. Do you bring your laptop to class/lecture?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Students

    iphone + a little pocket notebook for clinicals. No need for the laptop, that is for studying. i preferred the pocket notebook to any technology in the clinical setting because if i needed to write...

  6. Do you bring your laptop to class/lecture?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Students

    i downloaded all of the materials for class and typed my notes into the notes section of the powerpoints. I type fast enough that i pretty much quoted everything that was said in class. It was worth...

  7. need some advice about nursing school!

    8jimi8ICURN replied to sunnysteph87's topic in General Students

    so how long do you think it will be until they start retiring? I completely respect your opinion, but i think you would get some pretty hard stares if you said that in front of my classmates, or the...

  8. Am I doing something wrong here?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought about asking her why she's so mean to you?! The conversation could go like this... I know there have been a few incidents where it seemed like i dropped the ball. It hurt my...

  9. need some advice about nursing school!

    8jimi8ICURN replied to sunnysteph87's topic in General Students

    sorry i laid on the "useless" degree thing so thick~ :) i mean... its a great resume builder... but so is an RN behind your name

  10. Need some advice, suggestions, encouragement, warning.....

    8jimi8ICURN replied to RoxanneBB's topic in Ohio Nursing

    most nursing schools say that you should only work 20 hours per week during school. You kind of contradicted yourself by saying that you never read, but that you were a good student. You will HAVE...

  11. Patients and cell phone cameras

    8jimi8ICURN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    it seems that everyone universally agrees that you can't take pictures of the nurse providing care, or of the dressing change. why is that? is there something i haven't heard about in nursing...

  12. need some advice about nursing school!

    8jimi8ICURN replied to sunnysteph87's topic in General Students

    SERIOUSLY! Drop out of school, Go to nursing school. Get in before the nursing shortage gap closes. What happened to teachers? There used to be this huge shortage of teachers... what are they doing...

  13. ER or ICU to Flight Nurse?

    8jimi8ICURN posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Hello, I live in Austin, Texas. I'm a 3rd semester ADN student with about 7 months to go until my RN. I'm also about 2 months out from completing an EMT-B program. Originally when I was...

  14. ER or ICU to Flight Nurse?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to 8jimi8ICURN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I can see your point GIla, but in Austin, UMC at Brackenridge is the only trauma center in our area. Otherwise its chopper over to san antonio where they have a level 1 trauma as well as Brooks Army...

  15. new grad - worth taking ACLS class before being hired?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to birdgardner's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Sorry to be an unemployed know-it-all, But! The op has the time and the money and the desire for this knowledge. When recently dealing with a code situation in my EMT rotations, my knowledge of...

  16. emt-basic good idea to get it before i apply to an ER/ED?

    8jimi8ICURN posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi there, Here is my life dream, flight nurse, from what i have read and seen online... i would put that at a 6 year goal. (as in 6 years from now) Currently I am a level 3/4 student in an ADN...

  17. new grad - worth taking ACLS class before being hired?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to birdgardner's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Take your PALS and your ACLS. Pals helped me for my pedi rotation and ACLS forced me to learn all of my cardiac stuff a whole semester early.. But now i'm going into my last semester sitting pretty...

  18. emt-basic good idea to get it before i apply to an ER/ED?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to 8jimi8ICURN's topic in Emergency

    Just got my National Certification. I'll be looking to work for AMR, they cover the San Antonio region 9-11. I'm starting my last semester of nursing school~ life is about to be very fun! (at work...

  19. emt-basic good idea to get it before i apply to an ER/ED?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to 8jimi8ICURN's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for checking in :) I am currently about 8 chapters away from turning in all my paperwork. Currently I'm studying for 4th exam for nursing school, Then its gonna be hitting the EMT book hard...

  20. What do we REALLY need to be successful during school?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to blessedx2's topic in General Students

    all you need to do is find out how your institution tests. Then prepare for the tests. Learn you check-off procedures back and forth and you will survive. Of course you need your required reading...

  21. ER or ICU to Flight Nurse?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to 8jimi8ICURN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Part of my personality, leads me to pick the highest point (or seemingly) and aim for that. I definitely appreciate your comments. I am *not* going to rush off to ACNP school. I wouldn't...

  22. Pedi pt w/ CHF and O2 Sat 93%

    8jimi8ICURN posted a topic in Pediatric

    Child on Room Air Do you: Call the doctor or Apply

  23. Pedi pt w/ CHF and O2 Sat 93%

    8jimi8ICURN replied to 8jimi8ICURN's topic in Pediatric

    thanks for your response. That makes a great deal of sense. We were actually tested on pedi-cardiac on this exam, so your examples make complete sense to me. the question was very very plain " You...

  24. Pedi pt w/ CHF and O2 Sat 93%

    8jimi8ICURN replied to 8jimi8ICURN's topic in Pediatric

    Sorry I didn't flesh it out more, i wanted to leave it pretty bare to see what people were thinking right out of the gate without seeing any of my biases. There weren't any parameters per se because...

  25. ER or ICU to Flight Nurse?

    8jimi8ICURN replied to 8jimi8ICURN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Well, I am planning on certifying in ICU as well as ER. There is a 2 year Acute Care Nurse Practitioner that lets you specialize in Flight Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland...