Euskadi1946

Euskadi1946

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  1. 5 things a new RN must have...

    Euskadi1946 replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of pairs of nursing scissors, a Kelly clamp, blue Bic ball point point pen with black, blue, red, green ink, a couple of mechanical pencils, either a small nurse's apron where you can put all...

  2. Concerned about this and other sites

    Euskadi1946 replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

    I tried it and they have nothing on me. Maybe I'm not supposed to

  3. Concerned about this and other sites

    Euskadi1946 replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

    I tried it and they have nothing on me. Maybe I'm not supposed to

  4. reporting drug use during pregnancy

    Euskadi1946 replied to nc-nurse's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    More than likely when this woman goes in to have her baby the pot use will show up on both her labs and the babies. If the baby tests positive for drugs, the nursery will notify child protective...

  5. Contemplating Knee replacement(s)

    Euskadi1946 replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    I got to to the point where I was bone on bone and in so much pain that I had a total knee replacement 5 years ago this coming March and it was a new lease on life. I ambulated the next day on...

  6. Is there nursing after 50?

    Euskadi1946 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    I got my ADN at 46 and worked as a floor nurse until my hip and my knee dictated otherwise and I'm now a desk jockey. For all of you nurses still out on the floor in your 40's and and 50+, I say more...

  7. Which review reflects NCLEX?

    Euskadi1946 replied to ZZTopRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My class of 1993 were the last class to do two days of paper and pencil NCLEX. I took an NCLEX course and the test was mostly psyche and using your judgement questions. Thank God I didn't have to...

  8. Curious about men in NICUs

    Euskadi1946 replied to student_joe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Male or female, we all became nurses because we care and want to give the best care possible to our patients and that goes for the smallest ones as well. Follow your heart and do what you want to do....

  9. Tsunami's effect on the country of Sweden

    Euskadi1946 replied to InfRN's topic in General Nursing

    What a horriblly devastating tragedy this is not just for the people of South Asia but for the whole world, really. It breaks my heart to read what has happened to these people and their families,...

  10. First work experience in postpartum/mother/baby.

    Euskadi1946 replied to FizzgigRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh you lucky person. I started out in med/surg nursing to get my feet wet then went on to work in OB and I loved it. I thought I had died and gone to heaven after med/surg. You will love the...

  11. Where to buy shoes/medical supplies in SLC

    Euskadi1946 replied to Maycee's topic in General Nursing

    The Freedom Company on South State Street by Fashion Place Mall in Salt Lake City is a really nice place to buy scrubs, nursing shoes, and all sorts of things you will need for nursing school and they...

  12. Urgent Care travel opportunities?

    Euskadi1946 replied to travelnut's topic in Agency Nurses

    A lot of clinics, urgent care and doctor's offices prefer MAs since they are so much cheaper than

  13. NON-Patient Care Employment for new R.N.s

    Euskadi1946 replied to California-O.T.'s topic in Nursing Career

    Insurance companies require at least 3 -5 years experience of direct patient care in an acute care or LTC facility. All nursing case management positions and utilization management nursing positions...

  14. Brain Dead Child Discharged to Home With Parents

    Euskadi1946 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Brain-dead son can move feet, dad says By Jason Bergreen The Salt Lake Tribune Six-year-old cancer patient Jesse Koochin's condition is "dire" at best, his father acknowledged Sunday, but the boy...

  15. Skin problems: whiteheads on face

    Euskadi1946 replied to YoungWiseWoman's topic in General Nursing

    Wow Ketcia are you in nursing school? It could be caused by stress. I've heard that steaming the face to open the pores, then scrubbing the face with a gentle exfoliant, rinsing with cold water,...

  16. Night Nurses-Pts think we sleep?

    Euskadi1946 replied to dosamigos76's topic in General Nursing

    AW Shukins Mike!!! I thought the same thing when I got hired on night shift. :rotfl: :rotfl:

  17. How to deal with being childless in L&D

    Euskadi1946 replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I live in a state where big families are encouraged (Utah). We also have a large teen mom population as well. I'm the oldest of 9 and I love children and have a daughter, 1 grandson and another one...

  18. How many weekends are you required to work?

    Euskadi1946 replied to Roni725's topic in General Nursing

    In most of the acute care facilities I have worked in as an RN, we have had shared governance where we have been able to make up our own schedules and have every other weekend scheduled

  19. NON-Patient Care Employment for new R.N.s

    Euskadi1946 replied to California-O.T.'s topic in Nursing Career

    I was not talking about other medical personnel I was talking about nurses needing some bedside experience before being hired almost anyplace. Most of the job ads I have read with pharmaceutical...

  20. NON-Patient Care Employment for new R.N.s

    Euskadi1946 replied to California-O.T.'s topic in Nursing Career

    Even pharmaceutical companies require a nurse to have at least a year of direct patient care experience. Just about every nursing job on the face of the earth requires some kind of patient care...

  21. Brain Dead Child Discharged to Home With Parents

    Euskadi1946 replied to Euskadi1946's topic in Pediatric

    Just wanted to update you on Jesse Koochin. He passed away a couple of weeks ago. He is in a much better place

  22. Asn/bsn?

    Euskadi1946 replied to dillinger's topic in General Nursing

    There are RN>BSN programs that are 18 months long even with going to school part time. The University of Phoenix has such a

  23. Asn/bsn?

    Euskadi1946 replied to dillinger's topic in General Nursing

    I had planned on getting my BSN after my ADN but was so burned out from nursing school that I put it off. I'm 58 years old now and I'm still wondering if I should go for it. The BSN does offer more...

  24. does anyone check this board

    Euskadi1946 replied to alansmith52's topic in General Nursing

    I

  25. What other careers did you consider before nursing?

    Euskadi1946 replied to SNURSEG_2B's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a senior in high school and getting my paperwork ready for nursing school, a nun told me that I didn't have what it takes to be a registered nurse. From the time I graduated from high...