USA987

USA987 MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Nclex Results

    USA987 replied to Chrislynn2003's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Way to goooooo!!!!! Congrats!

  2. 1st CODE.....

    USA987 replied to LuvbabiesRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You did good. My 1st code was a patient that I had taken care of 2 weeks prior. Had a couple of stents placed and went home. They found her on the bathroom floor...never got her

  3. I Need A Care Plan

    USA987 replied to LPN216's topic in General Nursing

    I'll second

  4. Considering joining the Military

    USA987 replied to Bayushi27's topic in General Nursing

    My friends husband was enlisted (not in a medical area) in the Navy...he entered a program where he finished his BSN. He then became commissioned. He loves it. He was able to rotate through each...

  5. After a long hard day do you...............

    USA987 replied to orca1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad in the ICU and I wonder sometimes too. Then I try and remind myself of a very important phrase I've read here on allnurses.com..."Nursing is a 24-hr day job...you can't do it all in...

  6. Couple of nursing questions??

    USA987 replied to Dad_of_2's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I went the LVN route first. Took me 11 months. Then while I worked I got some of my prereqs out of the way...english, math, etc. Then I found a 12 month LVN-to-RN transition program....

  7. New RN wants to work in L&D

    USA987 replied to fantomrose's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in June and am currently working in a small ICU...I just don't fit there...at least not at this time in my life. I phoned a HR person I interviewed with back in the spring and she set up...

  8. Holiday Pay

    USA987 replied to aktransplant's topic in General Nursing

    No holiday pay here...holidays are built into our 15 days (12hr. shifts)...if we are off on the holiday and we want to get paid, we have to take a PTO day. If you work the holiday you just get your...

  9. Has anyone ans. 265 ?'s for NCLEX and passed

    USA987 replied to daya512's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My best friend took the full 5 hours...the computer shut off at 254 and she

  10. Moving before I take the NCLEX....HELP!

    USA987 replied to rpbear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi there, I moved across country 2 weeks after graduation. All I did was call the state board of nursing where I was moving to and requested their application packet. In it was a form that I had to...

  11. Artificial Fingernails

    USA987 replied to Stillanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think there was recently a thread on this. You might want to try the search

  12. do grades determine how good of a nurse you will be?

    USA987 replied to 3kidsmomma's topic in General Students

    Mithrah, Then how would you describe a person who can sit there in post-conference and intellegently describe the pathophysiology behind the disease process and is able to determine significant lab...

  13. do grades determine how good of a nurse you will be?

    USA987 replied to 3kidsmomma's topic in General Students

    Some of my classmates are AWESOME nurses...but horrible test-takers!!! I would rather have them taking care of me over a 4.0 with no common sense or bedside manner

  14. my first venipuncture

    USA987 replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Students

    Cool!!!!:roll

  15. Cardioversions

    USA987 replied to katlyn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student, but spent a better portion of the semester on a Telemetry floor. I saw 2 cardioversion done. In both instances an anethesiologist came to the floor and it was done at the

  16. Aspirating with IV pushes.

    USA987 replied to kimmicoobug's topic in General Students

    FYI...out of curiosity, I just looked in my I.V. Therapy book...and when it listed the step-by-step instructions for IV Pushes it doesn't specify to aspirate either.... There are so many different...

  17. Aspirating with IV pushes.

    USA987 replied to kimmicoobug's topic in General Students

    We weren't taught to aspirate either...the only place I've seen it done is in the outpatient chemo center when they are pushing vesicants. Even then, the chemo nurse told me to only aspirate every so...

  18. evening nursing school

    USA987 replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    Grossmont College in San Diego, CA has an 18 month evening/weekend program.... With all the budget cuts in the great state of California, I don't know how long it'll be

  19. Clinical Hours

    USA987 replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Students

    I am in an LVN to RN bridge program and we have: 5 weeks of psych clinicals...12 hrs./week 18 weeks of med/surg....12 hrs./week 4 weeks of ambulatory care...12 hrs./week 4 weeks of...

  20. Interview in Oncology

    USA987 replied to YOGI_NAMASTE's topic in Oncology

    Hi there, I'll be in the same boat as you in a few months. I'm the only one in my class of 30 that is interested in Oncology. Last semester my clinicals were primarily on an ortho/oncology floor and...

  21. Nurse Extern

    USA987 replied to Nurse Izzy's topic in General Students

    Hi there, I tried to apply for a nurse externship here in So. California...pay for most area hospitals was $13-14/hr. You needed an instructor recommendation. Unfortunately, you also needed to sign...

  22. Do the squeamish survive?

    USA987 replied to ArleneD's topic in Nursing Career

    Arlene, Yes, the squimish can survive! You never can be certain how things will affect you until you experience them first hand. You may surprise yourself. During clinicals I had the opportunity to...

  23. fear of Killing a pt- necessary??

    USA987 replied to hollykate's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I don't think your a horrible nurse. I had an instructor tell me once, "Christine, if your in the room when your patient codes, remember, anything you do can't possibly hurt the patient, it...