twarlik

twarlik

CICu, ICU, med-surg

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  1. quick Needle gauge question-diameter

    twarlik replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

    I was thinking about this a little more last night. I did some research on gauge and discovered that it is measuring exactly the same thing as diameter. That is, it's measuring the distance across a...

  2. quick Needle gauge question-diameter

    twarlik replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

    A diameter is the length of a straight line across a circle. So, a bigger circle will have a larger diameter. With needles this simply means that if you have a small gauge it will have a larger...

  3. Salaries in Florida

    twarlik replied to HannahRN24's topic in Florida Nursing

    How about a "Nurses Day at the Capitol" during the legislative session? I work for the state and it seems every county, city and special interest has their own day at the capitol. Why not nurses???...

  4. student malpractice insurance

    twarlik replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    Only $20/year for

  5. Florida LPN Scope of Practice

    twarlik replied to MrsLePew's topic in Florida Nursing

    I think this may answer your questions:

  6. Anyone working as a student nurse???

    twarlik replied to CaliNurs06's topic in General Students

    I'm in my second semester and work as an extern at a local hospital. I basically function as a tech, but the nurses allow me to do other things. I occassionally give injections, check blood sugars and...

  7. Hurricaines, tornados

    twarlik replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Florida Nursing

    Every part of Florida is at risk for hurricanes. The thing about hurricanes is that you have lots of advanced warning before one strikes. You can never be caught off guard with one. Also, take a look...

  8. Ok all you smarties, need some advice!

    twarlik replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Students

    If I were you and I was going to have some time on my hands before nursing school, I would just relax. I didn't spend any time reviewing material before nursing school and I'm doing just fine. You're...

  9. Critical thinking exercise

    twarlik replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree with your answer. We had a similar question on the HESI fundamentals exam last semester. We all got it wrong because we wanted to turn up the O2 and do a bunch of other things. The simple...

  10. **clinical objectives**

    twarlik replied to BSNgrad2004's topic in General Students

    I would think that you could take some of them and expand on them even more. For example, instead of just recognizing abnormal lab values, you could also name possible causes for abnormal results. The...

  11. I Hate Nursing School

    twarlik replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny because that's exactly what our instructors told us during orientation. Unfortunately the majority of them seem to be doing the exact

  12. I Hate Nursing School

    twarlik replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's so nice to hear that other's feel the same way I do! I was stewing over this same topic last night and almost posted about it. I'm in my second semester of a BSN program and hate it with a...

  13. Nursing made Incredibly Easy

    twarlik replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I received some information about this magazine in the mail and subcribed. Yet to receive my first issue. For those who are interested, you can buy a subscription on amazon.com here:...

  14. hiring a student nurse?.......

    twarlik replied to n8isgr8's topic in General Nursing

    I make $7.00/hour as a nurse extern, with a 10% differential for evenings and 20% for weekends and holidays. The pay sucks, but the experience is priceless. I work another part-time job that pays my...

  15. hiring a student nurse?.......

    twarlik replied to n8isgr8's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my second semester of nursing school and was recently hired as a nurse extern in the MSICU at a local hospital. Basically just a glorified tech, but its a great opportunity to see lots of...

  16. RN Difference

    twarlik replied to aznksswt517's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't true everywhere. My school (a BSN program) receives about 200 applications every semester for about 70 spots. Getting accepted is much more difficult than just meeting "basic requirements."...

  17. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    twarlik replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There seems to be some concern about this person "being male one day and female the next." I've met a couple of pre-op transsexuals and I can tell you that this was never an issue. If this person is...

  18. Class of 2005

    twarlik replied to SanFranSRNA's topic in General Students

    1. Florida State University 2. BSN 3. 2nd semester starts January 7th. 4. We started with 72, but I think we've already lost a few. Four guys. Good luck class of

  19. Wow, this made me mad! Got my licks in though, didn't I?

    twarlik replied to MarkHammerschmidt's topic in General Nursing

    I never take those jackasses over at the student doctor forum serious. I read that forum for about a week until I got tired of the over inflated egos. There's a forum for older med students that's...

  20. throw away notes?

    twarlik replied to iliel's topic in General Students

    I save all my notes. I've had to refer back several time this semester to my A&P notes, so I was glad they were still around. I don't make flashcards, so I can't comment on

  21. Student nurse Jack MacFarland... Discuss

    twarlik replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in General Students

    You took the words right out of my mouth! Since you all are discussing the "he/she issue," you might be interested to read what the Center for Nursing Advocacy has to say on the issue:...

  22. What does this mean???

    twarlik replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Students

    I don't know how much it costs the school, but they make us pay a fee for each test we take. It's usually about $15 per test, depending on the length of the

  23. What does this mean???

    twarlik replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Students

    There isn't just one HESI test. My school gives us several different tests over two years with one final big test at the end. They're all HESI, but just cover different areas. For example, this...

  24. Med-surg ICU?

    twarlik posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quick question: I have an interview this week for a position in a medical surgical ICU. Is there a difference between a med-surg ICU and any other ICU? Also, any ideas about what sorts of patients...

  25. Med-surg ICU?

    twarlik replied to twarlik's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the information,