Flightline BSN, RN

ICU

Member

  • Content

    213

  • Visitors

    4,300

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by Flightline

  1. Flightline

    chlorhexidine vs. providone iodine

    Flightline replied to K os's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I like alcohol swabs, too. And I like they way they wet the skin and make it easier to feel for a
  2. Flightline

    more layoffs

    Flightline replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's very interesting, given that I used to be a traveler and it was my choice what I wanted to do and where I wanted to go. I figured travel agencies would be the first to notice a change in the...
  3. Flightline

    chlorhexidine vs. providone iodine

    Flightline replied to K os's topic in General Nursing

    I have to ask: Why not just write about "the current situation in your clinical area"? But I will give you my opinion for what it's worth. I like povidone iodine. For one, it darkens the skin a little...
  4. Flightline

    40 year old starting NS and taking the ACT

    Flightline replied to powers2004's topic in General Nursing

    And yet, actually, 55 a year is pretty good money. 3000 a month take-home is 36,000 a year take home which is the gross for most police officers in my area. You can't buy a house on that, only a...
  5. Flightline

    40 year old starting NS and taking the ACT

    Flightline replied to powers2004's topic in General Nursing

    I know that. I just asked why nursing and not law or something else. You don't want to say, and I've lost interest anyway, so good luck in your progress towards nursing. What's wrong with being in...
  6. Flightline

    What makes a good nurse?

    Flightline replied to T123G123's topic in General Nursing

    Of course there are many things that go into the mix of what makes a good nurse, but I think in these responses, you're looking for the one thing that we think is it, so here's mine: It has to be as...
  7. Flightline

    more layoffs

    Flightline replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a hospital last year that closed. I was only there for five months but got a couple of thousand in severance. I had just come back from traveling, and I went traveling again afterward, so...
  8. Flightline

    40 year old starting NS and taking the ACT

    Flightline replied to powers2004's topic in General Nursing

    At 43, you are still chronologically young. By that, I mean there's nothing wrong with your memory, there's nothing wrong with your reasoning abilities, and there's nothing wrong with your cultural...
  9. Flightline

    40 year old starting NS and taking the ACT

    Flightline replied to powers2004's topic in General Nursing

    Until everyone who rushes into it because it's recession
  10. Flightline

    40 year old starting NS and taking the ACT

    Flightline replied to powers2004's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious; why nursing? I mean why not business managment or accounting or law? What made you want to be a nurse? 3.3 sounds pretty good. You could probably go just about any direction you want. So...
  11. Flightline

    Help, I'm getting worried to be oriented at ortho floor

    Flightline replied to anneles's topic in General Nursing

    Every place you could start in nursing is going to be tough, because it's where you start in nursing. Ortho's as good a place as any. In fact, it may be the ideal place to start. You'll learn things...
  12. Flightline

    40 year old starting NS and taking the ACT

    Flightline replied to powers2004's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, I don't mean to be so damn cynical these days, but if you can't get a 19 on the ACT, then you really aren't meant to be an RN. Nursing school is very hard. Microbiology, Anatomy and...
  13. Flightline

    Career change

    Flightline replied to alps2sea's topic in General Nursing

    To be an RN, you have to finish an Associates of Nursing program at a junior college and then take the NCLEX exam before you get a license to practice from your state. The ADN took me 2 1/2 years to...
  14. Flightline

    Where to get a BSN?

    Flightline posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 5 years in the ICU and I have a B.Sc. degree in Liberal Arts and an A.ASc. Degree in Nursing and I want to get a BSN. I thought about an MSN, but it's too expensive and there's...
  15. Flightline

    How do you assess this video of fainting public official?

    Flightline replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a CVA. Given his age, and the way he slurred his words. If it was a heart block or asystole, I think he would have showed more dizziness before suddenly collapsing. Here he just kind of...
  16. Flightline

    Are you happy with your job?

    Flightline replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to stay in nursing, Britney, you have to stick that out for the year. Get a year, and get ACLS, then move on. You will find the second six months easier than the first. Good
  17. Flightline

    help please!!

    Flightline replied to lgblue's topic in Nursing Career

    If you are 14 and good in math and science and have a love of human anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology, and if you seem interested in disecting dead things. I highly recommend that you do...
  18. Flightline

    Going to Nursing School

    Flightline replied to niecynoo32's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot in good conscience recommend working during the semesters you are in school. If you're nursing school is anything like mine was, you will not be able to be a mom, bread-winner, and full-time...
  19. Flightline

    I really messed up on my first nursing job!

    Flightline replied to GoNightingale's topic in General Nursing

    I won't offer any advice at all, only a couple of questions: Is it wrong to lie to people who only want the truth in order to reject you? What is the difference between not getting a job because the...
  20. Flightline

    I'm so discouraged

    Flightline replied to Gloin's topic in General Nursing

    I see. If you were homeless, you wouldn't have such strong beliefs against the military. Well, that's what happens with most beliefs when things get tough, so I understand. Good luck finding $12 an...
  21. Flightline

    I'm so discouraged

    Flightline replied to Gloin's topic in General Nursing

    You're nineteen. You need twelve bucks an hour now. You have no experience. Ever thought of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines? That's what I did. By the time I got out, I had a B.Sc., a great work...
  22. Flightline

    Nurses with felony records

    Flightline replied to CPUREINSTINCT's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding Dixiecup's response: It reminds me of the dungeon where I first worked as a CNA. A guy was hired and trained as a CNA after he was fired from the kitchen for walking through the facility...
  23. Flightline

    What is the difference between monophasic and biphasic defibrillators?

    Flightline replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not at all. Thank you that's exactly what I meant to say. I must have been self-medicating with Jameson that night. I edited my post to correct it. Again
  24. Flightline

    Lung Sounds

    Flightline replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, that's why I'm going to start using it. I think I'll note it like this: "Lungs vesicular in all fields." Just the idea that I make others run to a dictionary before arguing with me makes me...
  25. Flightline

    Wearing all white

    Flightline replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    Just my opinion, but all white makes a nurse look like a student and while it may look sharp, it also makes one look