solneeshka

solneeshka BSN, RN

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  1. What kind of clinicals are required for MSN?

    solneeshka posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Starting to think about graduate school, which for me would be an RN-MSN (BA in non-nursing field). Can anyone clue me in as to what to expect in regard to clinical hours? Do you find your own...

  2. ED shortage?

    solneeshka posted a topic in Emergency

    Do ED nurses ever get sent home if things are slow? I know it happens in med-surg, but I would think that in the ED, since they can't really accurately estimate the census in advance (except for...

  3. Do nurses know everything they learned in NS cold turkey?

    solneeshka replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    I was in a little training course a few months ago put on by cardiac in a hospital I was working at, a quick course on cardiac catheterization for the ER nurses and techs. Apparently, the idea was to...

  4. I hate nursing

    solneeshka replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    Okay, stop, breathe, don't panic. Is it "nursing" that you hate, or is it "med-surg" nursing that you hate? You sound a lot like I did several months ago! Have a bachelor's in a different field, went...

  5. online nursing programs

    solneeshka replied to onthewaytorn's topic in General Students

    Depends entirely on which school you're at. It's just like any other type of study, some schools are good at it, some aren't. It also depends on what type of student you are. I'm in an online program...

  6. SLU MSN Question

    solneeshka posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any SLU MSN students or grads out there who would be willing to field questions about the program? I have a non-nursing bachelor's degree, will be graduating with my ADN in May '09, and am relocating...

  7. Lovenox injection

    solneeshka replied to jpedds's topic in General Nursing

    Have to agree. Don't know how helpful that is! I've never received one, but other shots I give, people don't say much, but the Lovenox is known for burning. When giving it, you're supposed to inject...

  8. 18-gauge vs. 20-gauge

    solneeshka posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just came off on an ER externship with a preceptor whom I call "The Vein Whisperer." She's the one the other nurses call when they can't get a line in. She taught me a lot and starting IVs doesn't...

  9. more med-surg woes

    solneeshka replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    OR nursing has a completely different kind of patient contact. The patients themselves are often out during the procedures. Your role would be to advocate on their behalf, but you definitely don't...

  10. CNS vs. NP role in Texas?

    solneeshka posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm interested in pursuring an advanced practice degree and have discovered on the CNS section of this site that the differences in the roles of the CNS vs. the NP vary a great deal from...

  11. 18-gauge vs. 20-gauge

    solneeshka replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I definitely didn't mean to imply that she puts an 18 in all patients, all the time, regardless of patient status, circumstances, or possible infancy. Her point was to get an 18 if you can,...

  12. My first SANE exam...

    solneeshka replied to amy's topic in Emergency

    My understanding is that it's ER nurses who get SANE-certified. So they work as ER nurses, and if a rape case comes in, the SANE nurse is assigned to that patient. Does anyone know for

  13. Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

    solneeshka replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

    It really is the truth that nursing school just prepares us to be trainees. It teaches us the lingo and the general principles, but what we're required to learn for school just doesn't jibe well with...

  14. Has anyone considered going all the way?

    solneeshka replied to Aariah's topic in General Nursing

    Just chiming in as all the others with the observation that the skill set that it takes to be a great nurse is different from the skill set that it takes to be a good doctor. If you really are at the...

  15. Texas Tech RN -BSN

    solneeshka replied to CNAT's topic in Texas Nursing

    Almost all of their students do work full-time while completing the program. If you fall behind, they will work with you, but the expectation is that you complete it in the two semesters. It's totally...

  16. Child care for the single parent nurse

    solneeshka posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do all of you other single parent nurses handle child care for the goofy, irregular shifts that nurses work? Whenever I encounter someone else in this position, the answer is always the same: "I...

  17. Child care for the single parent nurse

    solneeshka replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the replies! I'm thinking more and more that I'm simply going to have to move near my mother and then try to work 3 12s at night. My son can spend the night with grandma on those days....

  18. Child care for the single parent nurse

    solneeshka replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for all the replies! I have indeed considered moving to where my mother lives so that she can help. That's most likely what I'll end up doing if I don't end up married before I finish...

  19. there's got to be a place for me...?

    solneeshka replied to BandEmom's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!!! What a *fantastic* perspective! Thank you so much for posting this! I would never in a million years before have considered a career in the ER but this totally makes me rethink my position,...

  20. US Nurses Wishing to Work Overseas

    solneeshka replied to suzanne4's topic in Nurse Registration

    Okay, I have something wrong with me; I can't see how to narrow down the jobs to the international. Any

  21. Best place in US to be an RN?

    solneeshka replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty amazing to me, I live in Austin! I've seen on this site that nurses make more in Houston and Dallas, and I know that the cost of living there is less. I think I need to look more closely...

  22. Suggestions for Pre-reqs at ACC Austin

    solneeshka replied to vskr72's topic in Texas Nursing

    Since ACC has separated out the Anatomy from the Physiology, you don't have the option of taking them both at the same time; the Anatomy is itself a pre-req to take the Physiology (and I believe all...

  23. Austin Community College (ACC)

    solneeshka replied to FilipinOOO's topic in Texas Nursing

    ACC has almost doubled the RN program in the last year so if your grades are at all decent and if you've completed most or close to most of your pre-reqs and co-reqs, you have a very good chance of...