jelly221,RN

jelly221,RN MSN

CVICU, CCU, SICU, MICU

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  1. Hi! Are yall in our Facebook group? I'd be happy to share recs on places to live & avoid, been in Nola 12 years
  2. We start May 21st. I'm sorry to hear how the communication has gone with yall on the wait list. Good luck with your future
  3. I've been living in Nola for going on 12 years & 100% agree with everything in this post. Like a lot of big cities we have issues with poverty & inequality that drive a good bit of crime. I've...
  4. Hi all!! I didn't get a phone call, just an email of acceptance yesterday. So check you emails as well as your missed calls! Can't wait to meet all of you and start this amazing but also somewhat...
  5. Just finished my interview! It was pretty quick, about 15 minutes & only personal/EI questions, no clinical. I think they've revamped the quiz based on what people have said here & what...
  6. Waterhouse gives a good explanation in this article: An Audit of Nurses' Conduct and Recording of Observations Using the Glasgow Coma Scale You are correct that central pressure should be used in the...
  7. Pupillometer guideline

    Hi! We're looking into using these, did you ever find/develop a policy or protocol that you'd be willing to share?
  8. Metairie/New Orleans Jobs

    Hi! I'm considering moving to NOLA, just curious how things worked out for
  9. JULY NCLEX-ers!!

    Hey y'all! Just wanted to see who else is scheduled for NCLEX in July so we can maybe keep each other accountable to study goals, share study woes, good prep books, etc. My date is July 11th, can't...
  10. GPA for USC?

    Hi there! I'm in an MSN program now (it was almost as fast for me to do an MSN as a BSN) and I'm hoping to go to USC's CRNA program. I know it's ridiculously competitive, hence my question. One of...
  11. Wiping off IV ports

    Of course when I used (past tense!!) the flush caps I didn't set them down - I would take it off the syringe, hold it and screw into the end of the tubing. Touching air doesn't make things...
  12. How messed up is this?

    Last week, I noticed a poster advertising special activities all week long for "National Hospital Week" in 2 weeks. These activities are things like an ice cream social, a talent show, etc. All...
  13. How messed up is this?

    You said it better!!! It is nice to have more than purely a contract- a sense of loyalty makes employment more pleasant. There's an awesome book, "If Disney Ran Your Hospital", that talks about...
  14. I graduated todayyyyyy!!!!!

    Sheesh I understand about your situation as a tech- good luck! I worked as a tech through NS, had awesome performance reviews, aced my interview with my facility for Versant, but didn't get it because...
  15. Wiping off IV ports

    Makes sense. I guess where I'm confused is that I fail to see the difference in the cap from the flush and the little white plastics caps. They're both sterile, and they're both covering the threads...
  16. Abolishing the Pinning Ceremony

  17. What is the answer to this question!?

    Yes - all the docs at my work use 1 ml/kg (body weight)/hr
  18. a question about cardiac arrest w/asystole!

    I haven't had it with a patient, but I have a friend who flat-lined 3 times in one day. He was mid 20s when it happened (10 or so years ago), a professional athlete, and has had an AICD ever since....
  19. Wiping off IV ports

    Thanks for the info! I'm on my way to class (MSN program) and I'm gonna ask my friends what they do & if they've ever checked, out of
  20. Major Drug Shortages Looming

    Could you share what you find? I've seen Zofran work on countless patients, not to mention myself! Reglan & Compazine give me dystonia, but good ol' Zofran has yet to let me
  21. Wiping off IV ports

    Huh I'll definitely check out their website, I used it as a resource for a poster presentation I did for our Skills Fair this year, and they had some great resources. Do you have any specific links to...
  22. Wiping off IV ports

    I was taught that the rubber stopper is sterile under the cap, which makes sense considering how hard it is to pop some of those suckers off. Now that I think about it though, I've never checked...
  23. How messed up is this?

    I guess I should've been more clear- I'm not taking this personally, as I am quite confident in my skills and passion for nursing. The fact that my hospital didn't have an ice cream party for Nurses'...
  24. How messed up is this?

    LOL most of the nurses on my floor would be THRILLED to get a new copier for Nurses' Week - we've been all but begging for a year.
  25. How messed up is this?

    See my previous response about MD Day at my place. I definitely do agree with your 2nd paragraph, but please don't think that I'm the kind of person that needs a "Thanks" in order to be proud of my...