pandabear2185

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1. GIVING REPORT!!!!!

   pandabear2185 replied to friendlylark's topic in Emergency

   It depends on the ER. I work in the ICU and get may Pts from the ER with almost no info in the EMR. Forget about lines, you're lucky if they were entered. And most of the time the RN giving report has...

2. NEW GRAD, Need job in CA

   pandabear2185 replied to affroman's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Check out Bakersfield and Fresno. They usually have new grad pools. Good luck! There really is no RN shortage in

3. FRUSTRATED!!!!!!!!!!!!

   pandabear2185 replied to Kendel.G's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Your gpa seems high enough, not to effect your pell grant status, why can't you take another semester or year and get the grant to go to RN school. Most school will only average a C with a repeat,...

4. Please explain this concept to me!

   pandabear2185 replied to TnRN43's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like an error somewhere to me! But I think what they are getting at is this. For example you primary is running NS at 250/hr. the you hang a ivpb to run at 50cc/hr. When the ivpb is done, the...

5. what career is the hardest to work in?

   pandabear2185 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

   When people say that we get paid too much or don't work at all, I give them a scenario. "You have two total care Pts in the ICU, both on insulin dips with Q 1 hr blood sugar checks, both in iso for...

6. Getting another job after working 6wks at my first job... Lucky or doomed?

   pandabear2185 replied to TurtleLittle's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Take the ICU job if that is your dream! Give good notice to the clinic and offer to work until you re replaced! Don't say anything to the clinic until that job is in the

7. Can anyone verify Pearson Vue "trick" April/May 2013?

   pandabear2185 replied to BridgetE89's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Pvt works. But you have to wait till your results are sent from Pearson the the BON. Usually within a few hours but I've heard if people's taking all day. There is a pop up that says something like...

8. I'm turning 25 soon and I want to be a nurse, am I kidding myself?

   pandabear2185 replied to christinem2388's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   It will take at least 3-4 yrs to get an ADN, the ADNprogram is 2 yrs, plus pre reqs. In Cali it can take 2-3 years to finish pre reqs. My BSN took 6, i finished all my GE before starting my program....

9. Diabetic nurse help

   pandabear2185 replied to 0manderz's topic in Nursing Career

   Keep the snacks in your pocket. When you sit down to chart you be shoveling the snacks in. Keep the snacks healthy. Also you didn't say you were on any mess for the diabetes. If you are on insulin or...

10. Lippincott's q&a review for nclex-rn

    pandabear2185 replied to nursearike's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Most of the books out there are content review. They are all about the same do the questions and practice tests. You need to so some alternate style type questions and critical thinking questions as...

11. Worried about SATA questions

    pandabear2185 replied to Melly0104's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sound like you need to do some content review. You should be shooting for 80% on content review. Since nclex is CAT, everyone's test is individualized. People will say, my test was all Peds or my test...

12. NCLEX and ATI

    pandabear2185 replied to bexspn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ATI didn't really help me that much, get a content review book like Saunders, do the content tests, get at least 80%. Then you need some critical thinking questions. I used http://www.learningext.com....

13. "Unstoppable" oozing from angio site.

    pandabear2185 replied to TopsDrop's topic in Cardiac

    This happened to me last month. Drove me absolutely bonkers. After 4 hours of dressings and holding pressure I had the fellow come back. The lido with epi trick worked great. It was bleeding from the...

14. Fairly Unique Situation

    pandabear2185 replied to Drstrangelove88's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If you can afford it, go for that bsn, do the accelerated program if you can. If not ADN will get you working so Long as you don't live in a large urban city. I live in SoCal. Many of the hospitals...

15. For those who didnt pass the nclex..

    pandabear2185 replied to SirMiggy's topic in Nursing Career

    Study and retest! Be patient and don't give