kgh31386

kgh31386 BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. I have a quick question for any NP's out there

    kgh31386 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm within 10 months of graduating with my BSN(yea I'm already counting down the time). My plan after graduation is to get into PICU or CV-ICU. I want to get my masters and be a PNP, with a cardiac...

  2. I have a quick question for any NP's out there

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Then that sounds interesting, I'd like to do PICC lines and still work as an NP

  3. Getting discouraged with internships

    kgh31386 posted a topic in General Students

    I've made another thread about an internship. The first one was not being able to find one, this one is about how it's becoming discouraging that the hospitals in this city seem to be hiring people...

  4. Passing Some Students Who Failed!!!!!!

    kgh31386 replied to GlennatheIncredible's topic in General Students

    This has happened in my school too. Some students in my school cheat too....shame. The first testing group would have people text answers to ppl in the 2nd group..some people got caught and that's why...

  5. Getting discouraged with internships

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    At another hospital when I talked to them, I called twice a week for 6 months. At the 6 month mark I was told my application had been lost, I had been down there twice, she told me she would get me in...

  6. Why do a lot of people aim for the bare minimum?

    kgh31386 posted a topic in General Students

    I really don't concern myself with what other people in my class do, and how they do doesn't affect me...but...It seems almost common for people in my class to laugh and joke about how they've...

  7. new question on wet to dry dressing changes

    kgh31386 replied to hoopskirthippie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    that sounds easy enough. but suppose you do happen to forget that extra set of

  8. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    kgh31386 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    When I graduate I'll be lucky and have no debt...and hopefully none comes up between now and then(next December)..my gf is in my class too and plans on graduating at the same time. She wants to go to...

  9. Somagyi vs. Dawn

    kgh31386 replied to Feels Like JD's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    They do sound similar, but the treatments are different. Somagyi- you wanna decrease their insulin to treat it. Dawn- you want to increase

  10. new question on wet to dry dressing changes

    kgh31386 replied to hoopskirthippie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Idea....technically you don't have to have your sterile gloves on to open the kit or take the drape out. Because if you make sure you don't touch anything else in the kit, you can pinch the drape on...

  11. NCLEX prep question: What's the right answer?

    kgh31386 replied to Freedom42's topic in General Students

    yea the answer is A. 1g/ unit and 3%/unit...so 2 units, you end up with 11g and

  12. Why do a lot of people aim for the bare minimum?

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    Good advice, I have thought about being a clinical instructor and still working. My psych clinical instructor is a nurse manager at another hospital while she still taught. And my med/surg instructor...

  13. Why do a lot of people aim for the bare minimum?

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    Well the first time we passed meds yea she was with us. But most of the time she wouldn't go with us. We do accuchecks, all injections, PO meds, wound care(usually with another student too), etc....

  14. Med Surg....... what to expect???

    kgh31386 replied to lisa-rn2b's topic in General Students

    I haven't. But I was fine, actually my teacher said I was one of the best in her groups. :nuke: I think experience helps some people, but I know of about 10 ppl who worked as PCA or something and they...

  15. Med Surg....... what to expect???

    kgh31386 replied to lisa-rn2b's topic in General Students

    I'll just say that this class is as hard as you let it be. A big thing to focus on is what would you teach a patient and what would you do first. Expect questions such as ,"a pt understands teaching...

  16. I had an interesting intern interview, if you can even call it that

    kgh31386 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Well I went dressed up in a tie and what not, expecting to be asked all sorts of questions. I even had extra copies of my letters and resume, transcripts, etc. So I get there early and wait to be...

  17. Thought I'd ask here too, I had an intern interview,....kinda

    kgh31386 posted a topic in General Students

    Well I went dressed up in a tie and what not, expecting to be asked all sorts of questions. I even had extra copies of my letters and resume, transcripts, etc. So I get there early and wait to be...

  18. Can't find internship

    kgh31386 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm here in Memphis, TN. I've applied at Baptist, Methodist apparently isn't hiring, St. Francis isn't hiring, St. Jude isn't hiring. I've tried calling the recruitment offices and NO ONE answers...

  19. Can't find internship

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    Well they called me today and I have an interview Friday at 8:00. What sorts of things do you think they'll ask me? I'm glad it's actually going somewhere

  20. what happens if someone forgets to initial the MAR?

    kgh31386 posted a topic in General Students

    what if they initialed other meds on that page, and signed the bottom. but forgot to initial next to

  21. Can't find internship

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    with all that being said haha. Baptist called me back today wanting me to fax my CPR card, transcript and recommendation. So hopefully that works

  22. Can't find internship

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    In person, I went to Methodist and they wouldn't even let me put in an application. But I'll try to go to the HR managers if I can once school gets

  23. I always find left over supplies in my pocket when I get home...throw away or return?

    kgh31386 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I get home from clinical I always find a good deal of alcohol wipes, gauze, a flush maybe, and a lancet or two. When I start my day I always load up on stuff so that when I go into a patient's...

  24. I always find left over supplies in my pocket when I get home...throw away or return?

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yea i understand. i returned stuff still in the packaging to my teacher. she said she's seen nurses accidentally take meds home, or entire vials of insulin. i have the big cargo pockets, so nah i...

  25. I always find left over supplies in my pocket when I get home...throw away or return?

    kgh31386 replied to kgh31386's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    haha thanks. yea all i have left for the semester are my finals in a few weeks. Med/surg wasn't as bad as they said it was