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Our facility is currently trying to streamline our pain cases. All patients are MAC's and go directly to phase II. Here is an example of how our cases went yesterday. 10 patients- 2 Pre-op nurses- on the 10 cases (8 ESI's and 2 discograms), those sam...

In the past we had 2 nurses on call 7 days a week from 1930 to 0700, but due to "Consultants" coming in, we no longer have call during the week, and only one PACU nurse on Sat. and Sun. call schedule from 0700 to 1930, OR circulator is expected to st...

As a new nurse, there is a lot of information that is not known. Their is a high learning curve and we must try to slow down the process and take in what is being taught. Here are just a few of the many things I have learned in the last five weeks of...

Curves In Nursing School? Wow.....amazing...

Congrats, I remember that feeling so awesome!!!!!! Go celebrate, then get those books and start reading......

I am currently enrolled in the HCC ADN program and have two semesters left....You can work and go to school at the same time. Many people do it. I don't, but many of my friends do. You have to be very organized and it helps to have a job that you can...

I am currently in my 3rd semester at HCC, and I just wanted to pipe in... Any nursing program is hard work, any of them, you get what you want out of them, you have to put the work in, you have to know when to step up and give it your all, I think an...

Psych nurses, please ponder these questions and let us all know what you think. 1) What can "we" as nurses do to better the community resources for the uninsured and dual-diagnosed client? 2) Do you treat both diagnoses simultaneously? 3) Can "we" r...

Thanks, Tom You rock!!!! After twelves this weekend and still willing to help, it means a lot to me. Appreciate the feedback....:kiss

Need a little help, Please....Pt., severe TBI, w/ depressed skull fractures, Cranioectomy, Shunt inplace, Tracheotomy w/ oxygen, PEG, Non-responsive, and pupils fixed and dilated. There is occasional eye opening and occasional arm will lift with no p...

i hope someone can answer these questions. first i am not sure i have the right term but here we go. pt was in a severe mva, had part of his skull removed to help relieve the pressure, also had a shunt put in. even with these measures he is building ...

Thank you!!! Don't I feel silly not thinking about the lack of sound...DUH! Brain overload I guess...

This ia my Fundamentals semester....What is the Warn icon on the bottom of my post? Scary??????

to my amazement i had a great time. my clinical instructor is really nice and best of all the staff are more than helpful. i am at a rehabilitation center. my floor is a diverse group of patients. there are spinal cord injuries, taumatic brain injuri...

heres a little more info. on the scene had a gcs score of 3, depressed scull fracture, subdural hematomas, subarachnoid hemorrhage. underwent hemicraniectomy, evacuation of hematomas, shunt was placed, trach (for respiratory failure) and peg. these p...

Today I have Hospital Orientation, Oh I am Nervous.:uhoh21: I will be meeting my clinical instructor for the first time today. Tommorow will be my first clinical day so I am supposing that today I will have preclinical after orientation. My questio...

Thank you for everyones input!!!!! Remarkably I felt better just getting it off my chest. The last couple of days have been better. Today in lab we actually had adequate space and time to practice medication administration. We do have one really gre...

This could get long, so please bare with me. I am in my first semester of a five semester ADN program in Houston TX. I have been lurking here at Allnurses for about three years. I have learned so much from all of you about nursing, Thank you! Going p...

I am so happy you enjoyed your first clinical day!!!! I am looking forward to starting mine next week. So they had you shadow a CNA?

Please Help! I am finishing up all of my prereqs this fall. I am taking micro and Pharm. I believe HCC uses Pharm as a weed out class. This is the only school I have found that requires it before the program begins. I have only heard bad things about...

Hello everyone! I am new to this site but have found it incredibly informative so far. I am currently taking all of my prereqs for the associate degree in nursing. I have a&p 1 and 2 Micro and Pharm before I apply for our program. Question- Do a ...