Nurse2bNicole BSN, RN

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 ask to do a ride along....that's what I did and it w...

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 minutes. This is a recent change for us though, because ...

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 isn't horrible for the premature deliveries becaus...

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 this school. TIA, Nicole

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 give to our mom's who are at high risk for PPD; th...

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 insane!

I have NCLEX-RN Q&A Made Incredibly Easy. It's divided into sections, so when I have a test on Cardiac, I study the cardiac section. It's not the best NCLEX book, but it will help improve your test taking skills.

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 etc...

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 the same material because lab is just basic skills. ...

Thanks! Hopefully this doesn't end up as bad as it sounds. I was able to talk with someone who was previously part of this externship and I am so nervous! The interviews each have 100 applicants; it's going to be very difficult to make an impressi...

Hi - just wondering if anyone has ever had a group interview? I applied for a nurse externship and we have a group interview before they offer us personal interviews. I'm not sure what to expect as far as how it's done or the type of questions. An...

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 the newborn age because some of the diagnoses hav...

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 penis to the scrotum. All of the risk for altered elimination diagnoses that I'm finding se...

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

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 spot.

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 days.

It's just basic math - no algebra!

I don't want to tell you which are your top 3, so I'll tell you how I was taught to prioritize pt diagnoses. Always ABC's first, so airway, breathing and circulation. After those is generally pain and safety. For the others, you just have to look ...

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 next time you are doing documentation and can't think...

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 might go over some formulas to help us, but that's it...

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 anything if you don't assess. If you don't know the ans...

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 either.

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 to have several labs done.

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 tests. She doesn't hand out study guides, but the web ...

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 help you be successful in her class. Good luck!