Euphrosyne7

Euphrosyne7 MSN, RN

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  1. Bristol Community College - A.S. in Nursing

    Euphrosyne7 replied to evpsych's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi: I know you had inquired about RIC previously and found they have a long waitlist. I am not sure where you are located, but have you thought about either URI or UMass in Dartmouth? Since you have...

  2. Amiodarone and Cardizem drip??

    Euphrosyne7 replied to MedicRN151's topic in Emergency

    Hi: I haven't been in the ED long and am a new grad, but we recently had an elderly pt that was in SVT and our docs had us follow the ACLS algorithm. We gave 300 IVP adenosine and then 150 and she...

  3. starting 7p-7a right after a day shift

    Euphrosyne7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI: I am kind of wondering what to do now. I just worked 7a-3:30p today (as I have been for the past 5 months). Tomorrow I am scheduled to go to my shift and start 7p - 7a. Should I go to bed now...

  4. starting 7p-7a right after a day shift

    Euphrosyne7 replied to Euphrosyne7's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys........ I am also naturally a night owl.....but I did get up at 5am this morning :) I think that I am just going to try to stay up till around 5am (I have plenty of things to keep me busy,...

  5. worst clinical story please??

    Euphrosyne7 replied to tcpmom's topic in General Nursing

    Hi: I have to laugh about this now but I had a clinical on a geri-psych floor once and the pt was a female who seemed to be quite nice until after getting her on the toilet, I turned around to get...

  6. Help with this question please

    Euphrosyne7 replied to rashmi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi: My bet is that if the nurse were caring for a pt with TB, they should be wearing an N95 respirator mask so they would not enter a pt's room to give care without one.....which the nurse was clearly...

  7. RIC nursing program

    Euphrosyne7 replied to Nurse-One's topic in General Nursing

    Hi: Here is a link to the classes you would have to take. http://www2.ric.edu/nursing/program_accelerated.php You can petition to take the first 4 together which is possible and advisable if you wish...

  8. nurse's job during a code?

    Euphrosyne7 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Athena: It all depends. Someone records the code, someone else pushes meds. If there is no line, someone gets one in. Someone starts chest compressions. They get the code cart. Usually until...

  9. New grads....where do you work?

    Euphrosyne7 replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ED and loving every minute of

  10. RIC nursing program

    Euphrosyne7 replied to Nurse-One's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there: If you petition and have good grades, you will probably (I know several students that have) be able to take the first four classes concurrently. I graduated just last semester :), and RIC...

  11. Rhode Island NCLEX Help!

    Euphrosyne7 replied to mrod's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi: It took exactly 15 business days for me to find out my results. However, some of my friends were able to access their results after 48 hours on the pearson vue website. RI does not officially...

  12. Don't forget the BS

    Euphrosyne7 replied to LaborNurse1's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hi there: LaborNurse, you are correct. The only reason that I found out about this is because the school I attended only recently got accredited as a "school of nursing" within the college. My...

  13. Very squeamish

    Euphrosyne7 replied to robpritc's topic in General Students

    Hey Robin: I gather from your post that by squeamish, you mean that you feel faint? If so, I can tell you that I delayed nursing school for some time for exactly the same reason. Finally, I decided...

  14. Drug Administration Books

    Euphrosyne7 replied to Born2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi: Another idea is if you have a pda, just download the entire book (it only cost $44. Lippincott IV drug manual, 9th edition. I find this to be invaluable since they don't have one where I work...

  15. nclex rn exam today...

    Euphrosyne7 replied to kitnaw's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Riza: I will be keeping my fingers crossed for you! I passed with 75 questions and did have some new format questions; however, I also know of two other people who passed with 75 that didnt get a...

  16. Happy Nurses? Anyone???

    Euphrosyne7 replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    Hi: I absolutely love nursing. Although I have only been an RN for under a month, prior to that, I was a student intern for about a year. I think it helps having an absolutely fabulous preceptor,...

  17. Self inflicted

    Euphrosyne7 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    had a younger pt who kept "picking" at an ingrown hair on his scrotum.......ended up with a huge infection, and would proudly present his erection during care while his scrotum was the size of two...

  18. Tomorrows the big day!!

    Euphrosyne7 replied to qwerty12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck to you both...will be keeping my fingers crossed!

  19. "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    Euphrosyne7 replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby: I am not advising anyone to do anything as you have suggested. I was merely sharing my perspective on the topic as is everyone else. I also am not saying that everyone should become fluent in...

  20. "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    Euphrosyne7 replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    I can see where those of you are saying that it is not your responsibility to learn another language, and I agree it may not be your responsibility. However, if you do work in an area where another...

  21. "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    Euphrosyne7 replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    Hi: I completely know how you feel. Where I am, there is a huge majority of patients who speak only or mostly Spanish. I have been trying my best to learn spanish, at least to the degree of being...

  22. Why do some states have quick results and others don't???

    Euphrosyne7 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi all: I tested on the 24th of January which makes it exactly 12 business days since, and I am still waiting for results. I live in Rhode Island and they do not have quick results; however, they...

  23. help, need advice nclex in two days

    Euphrosyne7 replied to clay2175's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Clay: I want to wish you luck! I don't know if anyone ever feels completely ready for the NCLEX. :) For preparation, I reviewed Saunders, did some Kaplan questions from a disk and also ncsbn. I...

  24. Your Surreal NCLEX Moment.....

    Euphrosyne7 replied to smkiya's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations, RN!!! I am so very happy for you. :)

  25. Thank you letter: Email or Card?

    Euphrosyne7 replied to jillnurse2b's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi: I would definitely send a hand-written thank you card. Although email is used as a primary communication these days, it is a bit more "thoughtful" to send a card. It kind of shows that you took a...