brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    How to take the LPN/LVN exam while still in RN school

    brillohead replied to djncrew's topic in General Students

    Check with the CA BON. I seem to recall that CA allows LVN challenging, but I don't remember the criteria. My ADN program is structured so that at the end of the first year you can sit for NCLEX-PN,...
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    Losing Hope for Nursing School

    brillohead replied to wanna_be's topic in General Students

    An ADN could cost you less than $10,000, including books/fees. I'm doing it through a community college one county over right now, going part-time while working full-time. I'll graduate in May 2013...
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    Are clinicals flexible?

    brillohead replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

    The only way to get an answer to this is to ask your nursing program. They'll know which hospitals/facilities they use, what time clinicals start/end, etc. My program uses facilities spread over...
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    I'm STUCK, please give me your advice :)

    brillohead replied to kmh01's topic in General Students

    I was always told that a "risk for" is not to be used as a "priority" -- you need to use something that they "already have" instead. First thing that jumps out to me is "impaired skin integrity" --...
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    How do you pronounce "centimeter" ???

    brillohead replied to shermrn's topic in General Nursing

    Only ones I've heard use the "sontimeter" pronunciation were nursing instructors who were pushing 60yo. Everywhere else it's been "centimeter". In spite of Michigan's proximity to French-speaking...
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    Holiday Gifts for PCT's

    brillohead replied to PinkNBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Food that can be shared, gift cards for a local restaurant (Starbucks, Timmy's, etc.), packs of pens (assuming they go through them like water in a sieve), gel inserts for their shoes.... try to think...
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    Anyone pass the NCLEX without study/preparation?

    brillohead replied to Stcroix's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think that doing extra studying and/or prep classes are appropriate if you are a "borderline" student, but if your school has NCLEX-style questions on the exams and you were never in any danger of...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    brillohead replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ah yes, the good old "shlake" -- a lake of ..... stuff. A nurse aide and I (a student nurse) were cleaning up a bed-bound post-Fleets patient the other day. The aide had put the head of the bed...
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    Group projects

    brillohead replied to NICU:)'s topic in General Students

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    Pharmacists giving injections!?!

    brillohead replied to chevyv's topic in Patient Medications

    My state has an immunization database. If I get an immunization from my general practitioner's office, pharmacist, allergist's office, county health department, hospital, or other facility, it all...
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    A facility that allows patient smoking. Feedback and advice-guidance requested!!

    brillohead replied to Lipsmack's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad I live in a state that finally passed a "no smoking workplace" law.... I hate smoking so much that I'd want to slap nicotine patches on everyone and tell 'em to "buck up" and deal with
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    Drug Screen question

    brillohead replied to Futuresos's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I took half a Flexeril the night before my drug screen -- it never even showed up. You'll be fine, it's long gone by
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    Trick and tips

    brillohead replied to lovemyjoblandd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AMEN! I wish this was standard operating procedure for every facility (assuming no fetal distress,
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    To all the newbie ER nurses out there...

    brillohead replied to shieldanvil81's topic in Emergency

    Cover Your
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    brillohead replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    What is a STEMI? : Code
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    Best advice for new students

    brillohead replied to Kagemaru's topic in General Students

    7. Get a written evaluation/reference from your clinical instructor at the end of the course if you had a good rapport with that instructor. They may not be around when you're getting ready to apply...
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    Calling all students...need your opinions!

    brillohead replied to KBICU's topic in General Students

    Things I like the nurse to do when I'm assigned to him/her: 1. Talk out loud about what you're doing and why. And spell out your plan for the next period of time, such as, "I'm going to do a quick...
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    SOMEONE PLEASE HELP (physiology) (scary rant)

    brillohead replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

    You have a whole page full of advice -- did you do ANY of the things suggested on the previous
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    As an experienced RN, do you like/dislike having a student nurse assigned to you?

    brillohead replied to jamie32764's topic in General Students

    I set my phone to "airplane mode" so that I can still use my nursing apps, but not receive calls or texts when on the unit. It just blows my mind that people do that, either as students or floor...
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    Special Needs Child Being Bullied: How can I keep my patient safe?

    brillohead replied to Lovewhatidointx's topic in School

    As for telling the parent, you could always say something like, "I saw that was by , so you might want to be on the lookout for s/s of pain, contusion, swelling, etc. That is you relaying medical...
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    brillohead replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing that mistakes like these were so common that hospitals just started carrying pre-mixed saline flushes to prevent them. Thank goodness your Guardian Angel Nurse was watching over you that...
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    Special Needs Child Being Bullied: How can I keep my patient safe?

    brillohead replied to Lovewhatidointx's topic in School

    The disabled child who is the aggressor is "safe" from retribution because of his/her disability. However, the adults in the room are NOT providing for the safety of the other children in the room --...
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    Special Needs Child Being Bullied: How can I keep my patient safe?

    brillohead replied to Lovewhatidointx's topic in School

    In my state, as a nurse, you are a mandated reporter. If you see abuse or neglect happening, or have reason to believe it is happening, you HAVE to report it, or you are just as guilty as the...
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    Special Needs Child Being Bullied: How can I keep my patient safe?

    brillohead replied to Lovewhatidointx's topic in School

    Have you been reporting only to school administration, or to Child Protective Services? IMO, this is a case for CPS
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    brillohead replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    We did a lab day on it, and we can do them in clinical (Med-Surg III) if our clinical instructor is with us or has signed off on us performing it with just a floor RN with us. However, we were told...