Nurse2bNicole

Nurse2bNicole BSN, RN

L&D/MB/High-risk antepartum; Hospice

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  1. Time for a career change!

    Nurse2bNicole replied to Tina818's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Most places should be more than willing to let you do a ride along. Do you work for a hospital system? If you do, check and see if you offer hospice there, and if you do, contact that manager and...

  2. Charting MVU's

    Nurse2bNicole replied to VagabondRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow....it's very unneccessary to have IUPCs in every pt! If the pt is not on oxytocin, I chart them hourly. If they are on oxytocin, I chart them everytime I should be increasing it....so 30...

  3. Raising C-Section Room Temperature for preemie births

    Nurse2bNicole replied to nicu1991's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work at a hospital in Detroit, and we changed our policy to increase OR temps above 70 degrees for all c-section deliveries, not just preemies. Our ORs are warm....usually around 72 degrees, which...

  4. Schoolcraft College

    Nurse2bNicole posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    I was wondering if anyone has heard anything about the LPN or the ADN programs offered at Schoolcraft College in Livonia. I am applying to several schools, and I haven't heard anything at all about...

  5. Teaching Project Ideas, anyone?

    Nurse2bNicole replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We just had a student do a teaching project on Post-partum Depression. She included early warning signs, risk factors and a ton of local resources. She also put together packets of info that we can...

  6. What is considered a "busy" L&D unit?

    Nurse2bNicole replied to fsaav's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My unit is busy. We do about 400 births a month. I cannot even imagine what a unit that does 700 deliveries a month would be like though! That's not busy...that's

  7. Microbiology at Macomb

    Nurse2bNicole posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Has anyone taken Pathogenic Microbiology at Macomb CC? I am registered to take it next semester and was just wondering how difficult it is, what the exams are like

  8. MCC Registration

    Nurse2bNicole replied to NBMom1225's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yeah, they open nursing registration before the rest of the classes because we overload the system and everything crashes! Don't worry about starting your lab before the lecture. They don't cover...

  9. Care Plan Help Please!

    Nurse2bNicole posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi all - I'm working on a newborn care plan and I'm trying to find a diagnosis to fit with elimination. Baby has a hydrocele and a skin septum attaching his member to the scrotum. All of the risk...

  10. Care Plan Help Please!

    Nurse2bNicole replied to Nurse2bNicole's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you Daytonite! I'm not really sure why my brain thinks that there are different diagnoses for adults and children. I guess I was expecting there to be an obvious way to relate the diagnosis to...

  11. Care Plan Help Please!

    Nurse2bNicole replied to Nurse2bNicole's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank You!! I wasn't sure if urinary retention would work because the baby was

  12. Any Michiganders take the HESI recently? (the prenursing school one)

    Nurse2bNicole replied to MIKelly's topic in Michigan Nursing

    92% is very good. Most of the people who get into the program score in the 80's and have a high gpa. If your gpa is high, you're probably in a good

  13. MCC, OCC students, question....

    Nurse2bNicole replied to jenni82104's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You can order them off of this website: http://www.hesitest.com/students/ But check the library at the school, sometimes they have several copies and you can sign up to borrow them for a couple

  14. Any Michiganders take the HESI recently? (the prenursing school one)

    Nurse2bNicole replied to MIKelly's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It's just basic math - no

  15. Nursing Documentation

    Nurse2bNicole replied to jktb's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One of my clinical teachers told us to get a pocket sized notebook. This way, if you are going through a pt chart and like the way something is worded you can write it down in your notebook. The...

  16. Meds calculation book

    Nurse2bNicole replied to tookewlandy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I haven't used this book, but I did use Math for Meds. Can't remember who it's by, but I did find it very helpful. At my school we are responsible for learning the math portion on our own. They...

  17. Starting Med-Surg in Aug ~ advice please

    Nurse2bNicole replied to btown annie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Review your a&p, more the physiology part. You can't understand what is wrong if you don't know how it's supposed to work. As the person before me said, assess your patient! You can't do...

  18. Need help regarding Varicella Titer

    Nurse2bNicole replied to jillzamo's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The hep B shots are about $35 each at the macomb county health dept. if you want to check there. Much cheaper than going through your Dr. My insurance didn't cover these

  19. Need help regarding Varicella Titer

    Nurse2bNicole replied to jillzamo's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I went to my doctor, my health insurance covered the labs. As far as I know, no one in my class was able to find anywhere low cost/free to do the titers. I know one girl paid almost $500, but we had...

  20. Any Michiganders take the HESI recently? (the prenursing school one)

    Nurse2bNicole replied to MIKelly's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I had her at Macomb. She uses a website that she puts up practice test questions (quite a few are actually on the exam with slightly different wording), she also has practice stuff for your lab...

  21. Any Michiganders take the HESI recently? (the prenursing school one)

    Nurse2bNicole replied to MIKelly's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Just wanted to tell you how lucky you are to have Ragland. She is by far the best instructor that I have ever had! I had her for A&P as well as micro. She will do everything that she can to...

  22. MCC, OCC students, question....

    Nurse2bNicole replied to jenni82104's topic in Michigan Nursing

    When you go to your first clinical day you will find out when you have lab. They are assigned days that you go. There is also a board across from the nursing office that will tell you when your...

  23. MCC, OCC students, question....

    Nurse2bNicole replied to jenni82104's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I just finished med-surg, you can PM me if you'd like. I can answer any questions you have that

  24. MCC, OCC students, question....

    Nurse2bNicole replied to jenni82104's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm also at Macomb and I think that it's a great program. It's very well organized, the instructors are great, and the NCLEX pass rate is high. Like the previous poster said, there aren't a ton of...

  25. ECG books-which is the best?

    Nurse2bNicole replied to jhawk07's topic in General Students

    I have to second Rapid Interpretation of EKGs by Dr. Dale Dubin. It is the best! Very easy to understand, breaks everything down for you, and is almost set up more like a