brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    Test Taking Tips.... Add your own!

    brillohead replied to Staragate's topic in General Students

    Seriously, don't let this stuff bug you. Sometimes there really ARE five "C" answers in a
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    Cleaning Watch for Clinical

    brillohead replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    I use a fob watch -- I pin it to my scrub top, then affix my ID badge to that. I can see it without touching it, so germies are kept to a minimum. And they cost less than $4/each on ebay including...
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    Failed my final by 4 points

    brillohead replied to Hopestobe's topic in General Students

    Reading books about HOW to take nursing school tests can really help, too. Try one of these: Test Success: Test-Taking Techniques for Beginning Nursing Students: Patricia M. Nugent,Barbara A. Vitale:...
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    What do you keep in your clinical bag?

    brillohead replied to aachavez's topic in General Students

    (FYI and probably TMI, but if you get the Mirena IUD, you might not have to worry about tampons/pads
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    What do you keep in your clinical bag?

    brillohead replied to aachavez's topic in General Students

    Pens. Clipboard with clinical paperwork. Caffeine pills. Ibuprofen. Gum. Bandage scissors with a keychain light attached (harder to lose two things at once). Student ID badge. Fob watch (pins to my...
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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'm always blown away hearing about students who don't actively engage in their clinical experience and who say things like, "I've already done that before." As far as I'm concerned, this is what I...
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    Useless work?

    brillohead replied to armygirlabn's topic in General Students

    My program is full of busywork too. Right after group projects (which teach me nothing more than the fact that I HATE group projects, because my grade should not depend on some other moron that I...
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    Patient confidentiality

    brillohead replied to RNbethy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No names / towns / states. Use gender/age only if relevant. No details -- generalities only. UNACCEPTABLE: OMG, I had a 24yo male patient yesterday who was riding his motorcycle on I-94 through Ann...
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    Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    brillohead replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've seen this whole "It's not 100% effective" bandied around in this thread, but I've not seen anyone claiming that it *is* 100% effective. So what's the point of using that as an argument? NOTHING...
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    Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    brillohead replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Walgreens and Rite-Aid and Sam's Club and Wal-Mart don't know about your "egg allergy" -- go get your shot
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    The "Nursing Games" claims it's first victims...

    brillohead replied to Klimpys's topic in General Students

    My class graduates RN school in May 2013. We are all technically LPNs now (some of us got licensed and are working as LPNs, some didn't bother with the LPN because we are working other jobs until we...
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    Question on med passing

    brillohead replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Perhaps the instructor just wanted you to be more assertive with the aide or RN in the first place, thinking that you didn't properly convey the importance of moving the patient. After all, if they...
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    Question on med passing

    brillohead replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This would be a good time to ask the instructor what TYPE of improvement needs to be made. I'm guessing that the nurse was asked about your message-delivery competence. Did you use SBAR or similar...
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    Cruise line nursing? Worth a shot?

    brillohead replied to Shenanigans's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you're not going to be the only health care worker on a cruise ship, unless it's an EXTREMELY small ship. Most of the major lines consider nurses and doctors (yes, they have doctors...
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    Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    brillohead replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thread explosion and lock in three..... two......
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    Question on med passing

    brillohead replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In most facilities, meds can be given within a window of an hour before or after the scheduled time. My instructors do a pretty good job of knowing who will need to give meds when, but I've had times...
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    What is happening?

    brillohead replied to Mrs.Priss's topic in General Students

    You need to learn how to "read" the question to figure out what they are asking and how to determine which of the answers (which might all, technically, be correct answers) is the "most correct"...
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    How to fail clinical

    brillohead replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    I'm really hoping that my current CI has the balls to fail a classmate. I doubt it will happen, but I *really* hope it does. This person is NOT safe and has never BEEN safe from day one. The...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    brillohead replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    Too bad we can't get Administration to print this up and put it in the little "welcome" book that's in each room! It's no wonder everyone thinks they're in a hotel, that binder looks just like the...
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    Breastfeeding and 12 hour shifts...

    brillohead replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't in health care when I had my son, but I did pump until he was a year old. I had low supply issues, and I did everything I could to ensure that he didn't need any formula before he was a year...
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    A 40 year old should not be this confused, help!

    brillohead replied to Yolee's topic in General Students

    I'll be 44yo when I graduate next May. I've been gainfully employed since 1985, never been without a job in all that time. I'm working now, plus raising my son (and a dog. and a husband.). When my...
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    Failed my first test of senior year!!!!

    brillohead replied to JKrawl4LO's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do the math.... it's
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    Pharm Exam HELP!!

    brillohead replied to missk88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A is also correct because she's not FORCING the patient to wait in pain... she's giving him the option to get the IM as ordered *or* wait for the HCP to call back. Patients always have the right to...
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    The "Nursing Games" claims it's first victims...

    brillohead replied to Klimpys's topic in General Students

    There are several threads going on this subject, but nowhere have I seen anyone say that people who don't pass the first time should find another career. What I have seen, several times, is comments...