Natingale

Natingale EdD, RN

Member

  • Content

    612

  • Visitors

    9,274

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by Natingale

  1. Tachycardia nursing diagnosis? time sensitive!

    Natingale replied to 9livesRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    haha you'll be ok its so wonderful to see your

  2. Nassau Community College

    Natingale replied to nurse2btracy's topic in New York Nursing

    molloy is easier to get into by a lot ...its a BSN program which is great ..just expensive. Overall, it doesnt hurt to

  3. Favorite Mnemonics / Memory Tricks

    Natingale replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    .

  4. Nassau Community College

    Natingale replied to nurse2btracy's topic in New York Nursing

    no waitlist in NCC ...if you get a rejection letter DONT PANIC!!! a seat may open up from the time you get that letter, to the first day of class. A classmate of mine got rejected last...

  5. Nassau Community College

    Natingale replied to nurse2btracy's topic in New York Nursing

    my classmates are dishonest ...LOL jk ..nah i think your good, you applied to days right? I met someone on orientation who had a 3.3 or 3.4 and got in do you know your ranking score? points for...

  6. Strange experience yesterday, feedback please...

    Natingale replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    You are going to be a terrific nurse, and you have a great instructor. The nurses in my hospital always stay an extra hour to do nurses notes. Its teamwork, youre a team player. That other nurse, not...

  7. what do you wish you knew back then??

    Natingale replied to NurseTeacher1's topic in General Students

    I think in first semester, because your anxiety level is so high, everything seems 10000x's more difficult than it really is. It gets easier, take it easy and read read read before the topic comes up....

  8. Assignment ? that I'm not sure of answer...

    Natingale replied to ambgregval's topic in General Students

    call the

  9. What the pro and con of being a nurse?

    Natingale replied to merge's topic in General Students

    depends on how you look at the glass if you have no kids, you might enjoy working holidays (you bank holiday time and you get paid time and a half) pro's are self explanatory, its subjective and...

  10. This monster careplan is taking 4ever !

    Natingale replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    haha dude what are you gonna do when you have crappy administration that think its ok to assign 14 patients plus a vent since theyre "short"

  11. How do you keep the Graveyard Shift from killing you?

    Natingale replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

    I work as a secretary on nights 3 days a week 12 hours PLUS Im a nursing student its not so bad, when I go to bed around 8:30 ..i try to wake up at a decent time ..1ish (if i dont have work again at...

  12. Fundamentals completed

    Natingale replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Students

    It gets easier! I was scared to death of medsurg but its not so bad In fundamentals they made a huge deal, 12 steps in transporting a patient from a bed to wheel chair At least now I feel like Im...

  13. This kind of irked me !

    Natingale replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Im starting to see a pattern with you In life we're all gonna come across things that irk us. In the bigger picture, grand scheme of it all, there are people with BIGGER problems. She probably didnt...

  14. Nclex passing rate of 74.8%

    Natingale replied to 987!'s topic in General Students

    i heard one year NCC had a 100% passing rate i heard. And yes im a NCC student lol, and no i didnt make it up. One of the professors mentioned it last

  15. Sloan Kettering or Mercy Medical??

    Natingale replied to 1lollipop's topic in New York Nursing

    I think mercy will be ok, its one of those hospitals that keep on truckin. It plays an important role in the community as a student nurse trying to get your foot in the door, why not try it out....

  16. Counting an apical pulse.

    Natingale replied to emmase10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had a hard time with this too, so my professor did something with me and it helped big time. make a thumbs up ..after a lub dub is completed, tap your thumb to your fist. Almost like you have an...

  17. what to do....... my bag.

    Natingale replied to belle1963's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ah man..I was thinking this the other day, I think people should orient on nights. There are less doctors, family members, and you get to learn about your unit better. At least 2 weeks, then go on to...

  18. Student makes med error- how serious?

    Natingale replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Students

    Well you made a mistake, learned from it. Luckily no one got hurt, I know youre shaken ...Thats a good thing, it means you realized you did something wrong and you were able to walk away from it with...

  19. Favorite Mnemonics / Memory Tricks

    Natingale replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    :bump:

  20. Down in the dumps

    Natingale replied to wabashcannon's topic in New York Nursing

    what school did you graduate from if you dont me asking Try contacting the school sometimes theyre youre best asset since clinical professors work in hospitals as their 2nd job The hospital I...

  21. I think we missed the signs and my pt died because of it

    Natingale replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    What ashame it happened .. I kinda know what you mean, theres so much you can do because you are "guests" in the hospital. You could only step on so many toes. Were you allowed to document the high...

  22. Now its getting outta HAND !

    Natingale replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    i guess all we are here for is to read ..since none of us can really

  23. Is it common for elderly to have low diastolic pressure?

    Natingale replied to miniangel729's topic in General Students

    old people usually come with baggage co

  24. I got into Nassau Community College!!!

    Natingale replied to Lilluv117's topic in New York Nursing

    Good luck

  25. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    Natingale replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    Good job! I never see the CA's when the students are on the floor. Theyre usually in the break room talking smack while we hustle and