brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    Cruise ship nursing

    brillohead replied to mandi_91's topic in Travel

    Go to the corporate website and look for a "jobs" type of link. That will tell you what you need to know. Some lines hire directly, some use an agency to staff their medical centers, but you can get...
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    Skype Interview with Cruise Line

    brillohead replied to EMSnut45's topic in Travel

    Go to any cruise line's website and check out their jobs link. Some of them hire directly, some of them have a management company that handles their medical clinics which will be mentioned/linked on...
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    Skype Interview with Cruise Line

    brillohead replied to EMSnut45's topic in Travel

    My career game-plan includes becoming a cruise ship nurse after my son graduates and moves out of the house. I love cruising (going on a cruise with three girlfriends over spring break to celebrate...
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    Hospital Name Badge, Silly Question

    brillohead replied to thelittledoe's topic in General Students

    First of all, I love it any time I get to see the word "fomite" used here.... I miss that Crusty Old Biter Bat thread! Secondly, I have a clip on mine that will hold onto the fabric of my scrubs, not...
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    Scrubs cost WHAT???

    brillohead replied to flying_ace2's topic in General Students

    If I wore an apron (?) and a lab coat over my scrubs, I would collapse in a puddle of sweat. Can you imagine putting on those horrid isolation gowns over all those layers? Price seems very excessive...
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    do i need to tell them about my license?

    brillohead replied to cecilia6's topic in General Nursing

    If the job doesn't require a nursing license, there is no reason to list
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    The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    brillohead replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not sure -- I was told it was mandatory (state law) during my OB rotation. Nobody ever had a problem with it during my rotation. It didn't bother me, so I never looked into it further. I was much...
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    ATI Appeal

    brillohead replied to sparklenshine1210's topic in General Students

    That's okay, I disagree with your unwillingness (inability?) to type out actual words and sentences. Many places consider level 2 AND level 3 to be "passing" the ATI. I'm curious how many people...
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    The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    brillohead replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My state (Michigan) also requires eye drops -- mandatory, even if you don't want
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    pin light

    brillohead replied to sjc11's topic in General Students

    I got a little flat "keychain" flashlight thing and attached it to my bandage scissors. Kinda like this one, but I got mine for about a dollar at a store like Walgreens or something. I purchased a...
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    Degree Without the Major Imprinted On It?

    brillohead replied to Denroc72's topic in Indiana State University

    My understanding is that a University is an organization made up of different Colleges (or schools, like mappers said in the previous post) -- there's a Business College and a Music College and a...
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    Perfect sized notebook?

    brillohead replied to AlaBro2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When I was a floating bank teller in a previous life, I had a set of spiral-bound index cards that I wrote EVERY POSSIBLE computer code in. That little book was kinda famous... I floated among 15...
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    IV push medications - nursing students

    brillohead replied to Lev's topic in Patient Medications

    My school only allows us to administer ANY medication in the presence of our clinical instructor. Not the hospital's rule, not the state's law, but the rule of the nursing
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    Elementary Kids Took ME Down!

    brillohead replied to Britrn04's topic in School

    I was in the Urgent Care with my son a few years ago (horrible looking strep throat -- we only ever get that in our family when the doc's office is closed for some reason) and I heard the doc telling...
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    I failed Nursing critical thinking :( Can I still become a good nurse?

    brillohead replied to alopez9367's topic in General Students

    I've heard a lot of good things about this book: Amazon.com: Fundamentals Success: A Q&A Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking (Davis's Success) (9780803627796): Dr Patricia Nugent,...
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    I Chart Too Much?!

    brillohead replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    My instructors have always told me that it could be 2-3 years later when you're giving a deposition on the care you gave a patient. You're probably not even going to remember anything about the...
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    brillohead replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I'm reminded of the old maternal saying, "If your friends jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you do it too?" What if the majority voted that everyone should wear bikinis? Or go naked? Just...
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    What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    brillohead replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh please don't give The Powers That Be any crazy ideas!!!!!!! You are the only other person besides me that I've ever heard complain about Reglan! I see it given out sooooo often to patients, and...
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    brillohead replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    How about putting forth another vote to the class: "Should all females be REQUIRED to wear the cap in order to participate in the pinning ceremony?" I imagine that most people were voting for their...
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    Help communicating with my nurses.

    brillohead replied to LiLev's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Great news, glad it went so well... and don't think of it as a semester lost, think of it as the upcoming semesters you will gain with this new knowledge!
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    Stress Free Finals!!!

    brillohead replied to rubato's topic in General Students

    I need a 42% on my final tonight to pass my class. Yeah, studying just didn't happen!
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    Planners/calendars for nursing school assignments?

    brillohead replied to Jfbeck440's topic in General Students

    Google Calendar -- I set things up to give me reminders (pop-ups on my phone, emails, daily agendas, etc.) based on how much time I need to do the task. Need an evaluation turned in for clinical day...
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    Has anybody here ever had to repeat a nursing course?

    brillohead replied to EP10's topic in General Students

    I'm currently in Med-Surg III, and well over half my class has either failed this same course before and are taking it for the second time, or they failed a previous class. My original cohort was 80...
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    Help communicating with my nurses.

    brillohead replied to LiLev's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This time of year, just about every patient is up for a flu shot or pneumonia shot. Ask all the nurses on the floor if they have any vaccinations that need to be done, then find out where to print...
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    New grad, please Help with med surg organization!!

    brillohead replied to Futuresos's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If you "go advanced" to post, there is a paperclip/attachment button just to the right of the "size" drop-down