OrionQuiltsRN

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  1. What is the biggest piece of advice you have for nursing students?

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to ton343's topic in General Nursing

    Take advantage of every situation. Raise your hand, step forward, ask to place the catheter, start the IV. Use each moment to learn something new. You will feel uncomfortable, but NS is the place to...

  2. Trach Care Kits

    OrionQuiltsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I open a trach care kit, I do not know what to do with the pipe cleaners. Everything else is self-explanatory, but I have no clue why I need 4 pipe cleaners. Tell me what they are used for,...

  3. Trach Care Kits

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to OrionQuiltsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just seems odd because the kits I open have a brush with the nylon bristles and wire handle that I guess was also for cleaning the inner canula. Were the pipe cleaners used in the earlier days before...

  4. I love NURSING SCHOOL

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    First, stay on top of things. Don't let a day go by without studying. There is so much reading and reviewing that it will pile up quickly if you skip a day. I make tons of flash cards. And review them...

  5. I love NURSING SCHOOL

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Thank you for your wonderful post. I too, love nursing school. There's probably many reasons, but I waited a long time to get here and it's everything I expected. I feel challenged, and excited. I am...

  6. First day of nursing school

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to lvnhopeful's topic in General Students

    Allow me to point out something to all of you about clinical procedures as well as your general performance in nursing school that you probably didn't consider. I always tell nursing students that as...

  7. MMR titers came back neg--uh-oh

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to Makinitthough's topic in General Students

    I had the mumps AND the measles as a child. But my titers came back negative. All I needed for my NS program was one booster. Also, in the early 1990's I completed the HEP B series. THAT titer came...

  8. Hospitals in the Tri-Cities?

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to Reno1978's topic in Washington Nursing

    :coollook:I have just completed my LPN year at Columbia Basin College in the Tri-Cities and am waiting to take my boards. Then, of course, it's on to my RN year. So, this is my perspective as a...

  9. Hand care for nurses

    OrionQuiltsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I begin my first LPN job soon while I continue towards my RN. I know that hand care is important for several reasons. Wearing gloves, washing hands and using hand gels must have an impact on your...

  10. Doctor title, Nurse title

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to pegbord's topic in General Nursing

    It's all so interesting, isn't it. Years ago, I was at my doctor's office as a patient. I was seeing a physician new to the practice. He walked into the exam room, and said "Hi, _____. I am Dr....

  11. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I knew I had read about ND. Okay, the information from Washington comes from the Washington Center for Nursing. It is not 2012, but 2020, which is a ways down the road. www.WACenterforNursing.org....

  12. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I suspect it has just come down the pipe. The Director of Nursing in our program was informing our class just last week. There has been movement afoot for years about the issue. In my area having your...

  13. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If my research is correct, North Dakota already requires a BSN to practice. My nursing instructors informed us this week that in 2012, Washington State will require BSN degrees to practice. A...

  14. Deciding between ASN or BSN

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to Backflip's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am completing an ADN program, with the intention of completing my BSN once I get to work. Here in Washington; many, many hospitals offer tuition reimbursement for pursuing your degree. In addition,...

  15. Looking for history behind how RN's and LPNs developed

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Curoisity got the better of me, so I researched on the Internet. The licensed Practical nurse was the individual that came to your home and did the practical stuff, such as preparing meals, laundry,...

  16. Plantar Fascitis and shoe choice-MBT vs birkenstocks

    OrionQuiltsRN replied to Floridanurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I developed plantar fasciitis working in a nursing home as a CNA. I saw an orthopedic doc. He prescribed the exercises, a night splint, the frozen water in a bottle trick (to roll on the floor with...