brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    ADN Program Failure rate

    brillohead replied to omaragg's topic in General Students

    I'm in a part-time ADN program, and only about half of my original class will be graduating on time. Many of these people will be graduating later on, though, after retaking the class they failed....
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    TOOK NCLEX-RN TODAY, SHUT OFF AT 81 or 82 QUESTIONS, DID PVT and GOT THE GOOD POP-UP.

    brillohead replied to jr859a's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had half a dozen classmates take the PN exam within the last month, and the PVT was accurate for all of them.
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    Dr. Order for band aid?????

    brillohead replied to Shell5's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I'm doing my school nurse rotation in nursing school right now. I can put a bandaid on someone, but I can't put triple antibiotic ointment on them -- the bandaid is "first aid" and the neosporin is a...
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    Nursing student encouragement ideas?

    brillohead replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    How about including them in their own learning process? Ask them what things they find helpful and which things they don't really get a lot out of in the class. Does the class like small group...
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    ATI Appeal

    brillohead replied to sparklenshine1210's topic in General Students

    Having a nursing program accredited by the state BON means that they are required to have a certain percentage of their graduates pass the NCLEX on the first try. If their pass rate is too low, they...
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    Your least favorite patient.

    brillohead replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Not my patient, obviously, but I think he'd have to qualify as a "least favorite" for some nurse somewhere: Man saws off own foot to continue receiving unemployment
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    Your least favorite patient.

    brillohead replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Gotta love the ones with the fancy manicures and hairstyles and "Coach" bags and designer jeans and whatever who also have the freebie cell
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    "I would help you out with a job if I could.."

    brillohead replied to littlekaneRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Huh.... and all my instructors are talking about how GREAT nursing is because there are SO MANY OPTIONS that are available to you in nursing. This reminds me of the old standard "working mom vs...
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    ATI Appeal

    brillohead replied to sparklenshine1210's topic in General Students

    Also, most programs have waiting lists, so even if you transferred, you'd have to wait to get into another program. Unfortunately, in every class there's always at least one person who "would have...
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    Worst Day of School EVER..Please help

    brillohead replied to Daisie4100's topic in General Students

    This is one of the many reasons I *hate* group projects. I understand that we need to learn to work as a team, work with different personalities, yada yada yada, but the fact of the matter is that...
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    Nursing Instructor Issues

    brillohead replied to cwilliams6's topic in General Students

    Have you asked WHAT you're not doing well/properly? What should you be doing instead? What should you not do at all, or do differently? I would submit these questions in writing (email?) if at...
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    Your least favorite patient.

    brillohead replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Free cell phones with (as I recall) ~200 free minutes every month, provided to low-income/no-income people. ETA: Here's a link:
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    permission to poop granted!

    brillohead replied to Flare's topic in School

    "Y'ever take a dump so huge that your pants fit better afterward?" - Ron White (the "ya can't fix stupid" guy) We talk about poop pretty freely at our house. When he was about 8-9yo, my son came up...
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    Discounted Glasses

    brillohead replied to mmmiller's topic in School

    Not free, but these sites may be an option for parents who don't have insurance but also don't qualify for income-based aid programs (online glasses purchased after obtaining prescription from license...
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    Your least favorite patient.

    brillohead replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    I've got TWO zits right now.... does that mean I get fast-tracked to the ICU?
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    Counting Respirations

    brillohead replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Students

    My preceptor once charted a complete bed bath, with back care, foot care, oral care, and linen change. What had she actually done in the room? She gave him his PO meds. After she left the room I...
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    Will I have to cut my hair at training? what about after when I'm at the hospital

    brillohead replied to sabby17's topic in Government, Military

    i'm confused... you posted the regulations, which say that long hair is allowed (long hair, including braids, which fall below the lower edge of the collar shall be neatly and inconspicuously...
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    Will I have to cut my hair at training? what about after when I'm at the hospital

    brillohead replied to sabby17's topic in Government, Military

    BTW, if you want to put your hair up securely without visible accessories, you can't go wrong with Spin Pins by Goody (mini if your hair is thin or fine in texture, regular if your hair is coorifice...
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    Will I have to cut my hair at training? what about after when I'm at the hospital

    brillohead replied to sabby17's topic in Government, Military

    Bun it and forget it. If you don't know how to bun it, the "sock bun" is super-easy with shorter hair like yours (mine is past my waist, I just do real buns). Google "sock bun" if you don't know how...
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    GUILTY

    brillohead replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's up to the officer whether he wants to ticket someone or warn them. I didn't make the law that gave police officers discretionary judgment. If you have a problem with it, I suggest you take it...
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    Why do people insist that there is a nursing shortage?

    brillohead replied to MissNancy's topic in General Students

    But if they hire internally, doesn't that then open up a position where the internal person came from? If a Med-Surg nurse takes an ICU position, don't they then need to hire another Med-Surg nurse?...
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    Why do people insist that there is a nursing shortage?

    brillohead replied to MissNancy's topic in General Students

    There are jobs... but they might not be in your town or at a facility you want to work at. You may have to move to a different part of the country. You may have to work in a SNF or LTC instead of a...
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    No IV Practice / Little hands-on practice in clinicals

    brillohead replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in General Students

    Early in my program an instructor told our class that the nursing managers in the facilities around here said, "We can teach them to put in an IV -- we need YOU to teach them how to THINK!" In some...
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    All students... Now and former

    brillohead replied to tunafish1's topic in General Students

    In our program, the problem was with the state board of nursing, not with the school. It takes about 8-10 weeks for people to get their Authorization To Test in my
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    Wiping off IV ports

    brillohead replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a source for this? That's the opposite of what they're teaching in our program (that it's the FRICTION that is the bigger bug-killer), and I'd love to have a link to share with my...