Nepenthe Sea

Nepenthe Sea

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  1. Need some career advice. - long

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in Nursing Career

    I may get out late, but my patient care is done, meds passed, etc. The only thing I am ever doing when I stay late is charting. If I could do that without getting in trouble or risking our grid being...

  2. Need some career advice. - long

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in Nursing Career

    Sorry it took me so long to reply to all of the comments. Thanks to all of you for your advice. We had a meeting at work on Monday, where we discussed the new staffing grid. We were told that if we...

  3. Externship in NICU - any advice?

    Nepenthe Sea posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have been selected to participate in a nursing externship program this summer. I will spend six weeks in NICU, two weeks in PICU, and two weeks in MICU. I also get paid for it! I am super-excited....

  4. Renewing an expired MT license

    Nepenthe Sea posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I am a very new (May 2011) nursing grad. I also used to be a licensed massage therapist in Texas. I finished my 300 hours of MT training in 1998 and took and passed my state boards. I practiced for...

  5. Ever seen a pt live after 5 chest tubes?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Darkfield's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have spent the last year as a student tech in SI, and will start work there soon as a new grad RN. We see all kinds of trauma patients, heart op patients, etc. I have seen three or four chest tubes...

  6. Student Nurse Extern MICU

    Nepenthe Sea replied to heynurse!'s topic in MICU, SICU

    I externed in MICU last summer, and read Critical Care Made Incredibly Easy and icufaqs to get

  7. Countdown to Pinning

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Turd Ferguson's topic in General Students

    Pinning today, in 9 hours. Graduation

  8. Do you actually wear gloves/gowns/masks ?

    Nepenthe Sea posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a second-semester nursing student, and just finished my first clinical rotation at a local hopsital. I know that nursing school is different from the real world, and that working nurses will do...

  9. 12 hour shift clinicals

    Nepenthe Sea replied to angelah11's topic in General Students

    I don't know about all schools. At mine, it is an option for the first few levels. You do 12-hour shifts on Mondays only, and the rotation is 8 weeks instead of 6 weeks. People that need to work more...

  10. 12 hour shift clinicals

    Nepenthe Sea replied to angelah11's topic in General Students

    There are some advantages to 12 hour clinical days. There are more learning opportunities, you have more time to get your stuff done, you get used to the schedule a nurse works, etc. Sometimes,...

  11. I love NURSING SCHOOL

    Nepenthe Sea replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Your post brought a smile to my face! I am getting pinned next Thursday and graduating on Friday, so I have been through 2 1/2 years of the madness euphemistically referred to as "nursing school"....

  12. I made it!!!! I am a nursing Graduate!!!

    Nepenthe Sea replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    Congratualtions!!! I will be joining you in about 2.5

  13. Nursing specialities and various attitudes ("not real nursing")

    Nepenthe Sea replied to purplesteth's topic in General Students

    I pretty much have respect for ALL fields of nursing - especially the ones I don't want to go

  14. Is it me? Last few weeks of NS and my motivation is flagging.

    Nepenthe Sea replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

    I have five weeks until graduation, and I am SO sick of school. I hate clincals, I hate working with adults (gonna be a pedi nurse, I think) - I don't even like my tech job right now. I have the...

  15. Hmmmmm Why Do Nursing Students Fail?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to yel550i's topic in General Students

    In my school, the testing really gets people. Some people just never get used to the testing style, and get test anxiety so bad that they can't pass, even though they know the information. Some people...

  16. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    So, what kind of nursing diagnosis do you think NANDA might come up with for this

  17. Countdown to Pinning

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Turd Ferguson's topic in General Students

    42 days to pinning, 43 days to graduation!

  18. How to explain how hard you have to work in nursing school

    Nepenthe Sea replied to guest10's topic in General Students

    Yes, it's really

  19. This is all new to me... Any advice is greatly appreciated.

    Nepenthe Sea replied to courtney.2009's topic in General Students

    It's okay. it's very awkward at first, but you will get used to it. As for the guy giving you a hard time, he may have peed himself on his first day, for all you know! Don't let him get you down. Like...

  20. First day of clinicals .. does this get easier?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Neldavi's topic in General Students

    I remember my first day of clinicals with a shuddder. I had never worked in a health care setting, but even my classmates that had were running around with a deer in the headlights look. I think...

  21. Nursing school Big mistake

    Nepenthe Sea replied to Piglet68's topic in General Students

    Well, for some reason it does seem that nursing attracts that kind of mentality. I have often wondered why that happens. The thing is that yes, there are some people that are like that in this field,...

  22. What can I expect from the HESI entrance exam?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to tbabbyy143's topic in General Students

    HESI is a type of test that is commonly used as an entrance and/or exit exam for nursing school. At my school, in order to get into the nursing program, you had to pass the entrance HESI with a 75% at...

  23. What can I expect from the HESI entrance exam?

    Nepenthe Sea replied to tbabbyy143's topic in General Students

    Get the HESI study guide from a bookstore. Make sure it's HESI, or you might end up studying a bunch of stuff you don't need to. My HESI was math (8th grade level , no biggie), reading and...

  24. And you thought a thong beneath whites was bad...

    Nepenthe Sea replied to chinacatSN's topic in General Students

    Whaaaaat???? You mean my friend and I weren't the only ones that did

  25. How to explain how hard you have to work in nursing school

    Nepenthe Sea replied to guest10's topic in General Students

    Oh, and one thing to add... I have seen a lot of suggestions to show family members their schedules. That is a great idea. I think what helped my mom to see what I was up against was to show her, page...