twarlik

twarlik

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  1. Moving to Portland

    twarlik replied to nurse sandy's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Thanks for the information. I'll take a look at the hospitals you've recommended.

  2. Moving to Portland

    twarlik replied to nurse sandy's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Can you recommend which hospitals are the best for new grads? Considering a move to Portland when I graduate next

  3. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    twarlik replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    According to her signature, she is an

  4. Tips on finding a brachial pulse on a heavy partner...

    twarlik replied to Roland's topic in General Students

    This usually works for me. I suppose if the person is REALLY big, then no amount of hyperextension is going to

  5. What is it really like to be a new graduate nurse????

    twarlik replied to profjanmc's topic in General Nursing

    As much as it pains me to admit, writing care plans has helped me tremendously. The first couple took hours to complete, but I've gotten pretty good at them now. They force me to really examine what's...

  6. I Hate Statistics!!!!

    twarlik replied to GracefulRN's topic in General Students

    Personally I thought statistics was fun. But then again, I'm kind of a

  7. A&P I.........Love it or hate it??

    twarlik replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Students

    I took A&P 1 with 4 other classes and managed to pull a 4.0 that semester. It can be done! It's a lot of material, but it's certainly within the reach of anyone who is determined and works hard....

  8. How do clinicals work?

    twarlik replied to beccaleigh72's topic in General Students

    During my first semester, we were assigned one patient and were responsible for AM care (feeding, baths, linen changes) and meds. This was at long-term care, so we usually had a ton of oral meds to...

  9. Pulmonary embolism and ABGs

    twarlik posted a topic in General Nursing

    What would the ABGs of someone who had a pulmonary embolism look like? I know that the O2 would be down and HCO3 would be normal, but what is going on with the CO2? With PE, do patients hyperventilate...

  10. Pulmonary embolism and ABGs

    twarlik replied to twarlik's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the responses. Makes more sense

  11. nervous nursing student

    twarlik replied to morningglory's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started nursing school last fall my hands would get really shaky when performing a procedure. My poor classmate who was on the receiving end of my first IM injection! At any rate, I...

  12. Nurse Per Student Ratio in Clinicals?

    twarlik replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: That seems to be the trend in my program as well. The thing that really kills me about the students who want to go on to become CRNAs, is that they know how much money they'll be making but...

  13. Nurse Per Student Ratio in Clinicals?

    twarlik replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    In our clinicals we are not "assigned" to a nurse. We are assigned to the patients and we work along with the nurse if necessary. Only one student is assigned to each patient. Have fun in clinicals!...

  14. Nursing Magazines

    twarlik replied to Mr.Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I subscribe to Nursing Made Incredibly Easy. I just love it! It seems there is always an article in each issue regarding something that we're covering in class. I highly recommend

  15. How to get away from a patient

    twarlik replied to shel_wny's topic in General Nursing

    I never lie to anyone and tell them I'll be right back and then never come back. I usually just say that I have to take care of some other things, but that I'll try to stop by a little later and chat...

  16. A&P1 & Chem together: insanity?

    twarlik replied to Annabelle57's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took chemistry, A&P1, and nutrition during the same semester and it wasn't a problem at all. There was actually some overlap, which helped a lot. Like the other folks have said, if you manage...

  17. psych clinical-what to expect??

    twarlik replied to earthflower's topic in General Students

    I just did my psych clinical last semester. We basically just spent our time talking to patients. We also led some group sessions. We did not pass meds while we were there. I was kind of nervous about...

  18. Are CNA's considered "Nurses"?

    twarlik replied to nursesherry's topic in General Nursing

    We talked about this issue pretty extensively in a class I took. The belief that nursing students practice under their instructors license is a big misconception. Only the person who is awarded the...

  19. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    twarlik replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    Yes! I totally agree! Just do it and get it over with! When we did baths during the first semester, I ended up paired with a girl. We just chatted the whole time and before I knew it, it was over....

  20. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    twarlik replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I'm becoming a nurse because I want to help people. It's just that simple. And that's the whole truth.

  21. I wish I'd have known....B4 nursing school

    twarlik replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

    Great links!

  22. Professional in scrubs?

    twarlik replied to Kora0880's topic in General Students

    At the hospital I am an extern at, the RN's all have a large badge that hangs just below their name tag that says "RN" in big black letters. It's VERY easy for the patients to tell who is a nurse and...

  23. Nursing Blogs??

    twarlik replied to Mr_D's topic in General Nursing

    Here are a couple I like: http://www.codeblog.com/

  24. Scared of the required psych nursing...

    twarlik replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    I agree. I just finished my psych rotation and loved it! I was kind of nervous the first day, but there is staff everywhere to help in case you have any problems. I also found that the majority of...

  25. quick Needle gauge question-diameter

    twarlik replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

    Cool! That's really interesting! Thanks for looking that