solneeshka

solneeshka BSN, RN

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  1. Horrible mistake?

    solneeshka replied to excedium's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah, in a LTC situation, giving them something to drink would probably be the first choice, but I don't think giving them IV fluids is a "horrible" choice! Denying them IV fluids, maybe, but at least...

  2. puree and mechanical soft diets

    solneeshka replied to lvnnars1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Same as SolaireSolstice - the consistency of the food is a separate issue from the consistency of the

  3. Externship interview...top 3 units to work on???

    solneeshka replied to sophie<3's topic in General Students

    Don't do OR unless you think that's where you want to work, because as you already stated, you really won't use the nursing skills that you're learning (it's a whole different way of nursing). The ED...

  4. School asks for private info?

    solneeshka replied to malarwen's topic in General Students

    Yeah, that's really weird and not normal. At they very least, someone should be able to tell you why they are asking for that. I've never heard of anything like that

  5. When should you start applying?

    solneeshka replied to shaps926's topic in General Students

    It really depends on how it's done in your area and at the facilities that you are interested in. This kind of question would be a great way for you to get in contact with people in HR in hospitals in...

  6. How to become OR RN w/ only 2 years exp?

    solneeshka replied to babblingbrook's topic in General Nursing

    I would try getting a hold of the manager (or a manager) in the OR of your hospital. Just send an e-mail or something, say you have 2 years experience and would like to move into the OR and would like...

  7. Tips for Physical Assessment

    solneeshka replied to uwa2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Glad to hear it, First Day! Definitely let us know how it works for

  8. Best St. Louis hospitals to work at?

    solneeshka replied to BSNgrad2010's topic in General Nursing

    By now I'm sure you're already working somewhere, but I just have to put a good work in for my beloved Barnes! From the moment I interviewed there I knew I wouldn't work anywhere else, and a year and...

  9. who hires before graduation

    solneeshka replied to coachmegs's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you can get a job prior to graduation, in fact you should be looking already. I had interviews lined up for spring break before I graduated and was surprised to discover that they had been hiring...

  10. St. Louis University Hospital

    solneeshka replied to 3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you what they are doing now. I can tell you in 2009, they were not hiring new grads (or anyone - they had a hiring freeze). I have never worked there so take this with a grain of salt,...

  11. Medical unit or surgical unit for a new grad ?

    solneeshka replied to n.nclex's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started off on a medicine floor and that would be my recommendation. So you can see that people are recommending what they did! On medicine, I think you are more likely to see more things. You will...

  12. interview question

    solneeshka replied to srn.kitty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The interviewer's point was, "Would you go ahead and give a medication even if the ordered dose was outside of the normal range?" Any answer that says "No" is a correct answer, and the best one is to...

  13. Need help prioritizing risk of diagnosis

    solneeshka replied to jg24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If this is an actual care plan for an actual patient, then you will know the details of what's going on with the patient that prioritizes these risks. The list below doesn't give us enough info to...

  14. differences among diagnostic tests with diabetes

    solneeshka replied to ading's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I really do try to stay away from the "look it up" replies that some posters provide, but these tests really are not pretty much all the same. Yes, they are all checking blood sugar, but your med-surg...

  15. Help with prioritization question?

    solneeshka replied to elilop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Things that can kill you go first, that's right. When I saw "monitoring," I right away thought "cardiac monitoring," as in telemetry. If I get a patient on tele, that's the first thing I look at...

  16. Tips for Physical Assessment

    solneeshka replied to uwa2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you've already done an assessment on a real live patient, then you have already learned that they don't work in the real world like they did in nursing school. When I think of the unbelievable...

  17. Can I Write/Submit NCLEX in two states?!?

    solneeshka replied to beth.grossman's topic in General Students

    Listen and listen good! I have done this already so I can give you the one, true, reliable answer! First of all, you can sit for the NCLEX in any physical location that you want to. You can even take...

  18. Does Oxygen need to be prescribed?

    solneeshka replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in General Students

    Always assess the patient, not the machinery. If pulse ox is 84%, ask them to take a few really deep breaths; some people have occasional bouts of apnea that can make their pulse ox low for a minute,...

  19. Bad Day at Clinical

    solneeshka replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    It was a bad clinical day - shake it off!!! Bad days happen, good people can be crappy to you, you're allowed to have a bad day sometimes. Working the floor is generally pretty miserable. There are...

  20. New in the OR

    solneeshka replied to Ernfred T. F., RN's topic in Operating Room

    That's a really open-ended question, and a lot of it may depend on what area of surgery you're in. What works in cardiothoracics is probably different from what works in ophthalmology, which is...

  21. surgeons

    solneeshka replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in Operating Room

    Yes, some surgeons make fun of patients, but some nurses make fun of patients, too. There are definitely ORs out there that have mostly decent surgeons. But just like any place on Planet Earth that a...

  22. "1-2 yrs acute nrs experience preferred.." what does this mean?

    solneeshka replied to im_melba's topic in General Nursing

    Rather than posting to positions that it sounds like you don't meet the qualifications for, why don't you try calling HR directly, telling them that you're a new grad with assisted living experience...

  23. what happens during a college interview to get into a nursing program

    solneeshka replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    My program didn't have an interview to get in, so I'm just taking a stab at it here. If you haven't had to take any pre-reqs, then they can't expect you to know anything about nursing, that should...

  24. Appropriate to ask for schedule switch?

    solneeshka replied to none the wiser's topic in General Nursing

    Aaah, those were the days! Three whole patients! I'm sorry, I don't mean to make light of it, I (kind of) remember what it was like to be an orientee. And 4 days in a row is a lot, especially if those...

  25. No interviews, so I want to call hirers to badger for interviews?

    solneeshka replied to Will Never's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated a year and a half ago in an equally bleak job market but I had no trouble lining up job interviews. I think you're correct that blindly applying to an internet posting is unlikely to yield...