fromtheseaRN

fromtheseaRN BSN, RN

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  1. Insurance coverage for ER visit

    fromtheseaRN replied to djmatte's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i agree totally. after my twins came home form the nicu, i received a bill for almost 190k . luckily, they simply forgot to submit it to my

  2. Doula volunteering worth it?

    fromtheseaRN replied to Calinurse4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    the majority of advice i've received about getting a job after school consists of getting a position as a nurse assistant in the hospital or volunteering there. go for it, you'll get your foot in the...

  3. current GCC student...1 more class till i can get on the list

    fromtheseaRN replied to codyiscool's topic in Arizona Nursing

    your boss cannot move you up on the list. the only way students get moved up on the list is if their employer is in a partnership with the school, and they get accepted into that program. some of...

  4. How do I respond to a poorly written request to be a nursing student?

    fromtheseaRN replied to BrentRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with eriksoln. On a side note regarding the informal nature of the message, I've noticed that my fellow nursing students don't feel the need to act professional while in school. I am baffled...

  5. What is your opinion on adding more Spanish-friendly tools to the ER?

    fromtheseaRN replied to angiebelle's topic in General Nursing

    any tool that can enhance our ability to properly care for our patients is amazing. one of the hospitals i did clinicals at this last semester has a computer system, i forgot the name of it. anyhow,...

  6. Any Suggestions?

    fromtheseaRN replied to Neuronurse143's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not sure in the hospital. have you considered outpatient surgical

  7. question for nurses re: student nurse preceptorship

    fromtheseaRN posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    the time is quickly approaching for my class to list our choices for our preceptorship. i am feeling torn listing my choices, and have a question. friends of mine who graduated a few years ago were...

  8. Block III - what will be covered in MCC schools

    fromtheseaRN replied to antonio929's topic in Arizona Nursing

    this may vary by school and instructor, but here was my experience with block 3 at glendale. ob and peds are pretty much all of ob and peds. ob focused on problems in labor and delivery. peds focused...

  9. New nursing student (questions)

    fromtheseaRN replied to Selfrespectforwomen's topic in General Students

    you study the material you are taught in class, which will consist of nursing theory, pathophysiology of disease processes, how to recognize progression of disease processes, and the appropriate...

  10. Malpractice insurance

    fromtheseaRN replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    at most hospitals you are covered under their insurance, or so i've been told. if you haven't taken the nclex, you can't renew saying you are a registered nurse, because you aren't yet. i would wait...

  11. Block III - what will be covered in MCC schools

    fromtheseaRN replied to antonio929's topic in Arizona Nursing

    can you clarify MCC, as in location? i'm sure several states have community college programs that begin with a

  12. nursing test taking skills-i have nursing knowledge but can not pass any tests

    fromtheseaRN replied to romaja's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what everyone else said. in addition, i've found that my instructors will use a lot, if not all, of the practice questions from the end of the chapters in our textbooks on our tests and quizzes. so i...

  13. How hard is the 3rd semester of nursing school?

    fromtheseaRN replied to KimmyAGPCNP's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i'm almost done, and it's been fine. my only hiccups had to do with my personal stuff that was going on. the material was not difficult, but i did double the amount of time i studied compared to the...

  14. Will it be worth it?

    fromtheseaRN replied to hopefull1's topic in General Nursing

    what you decide with schooling is entirely up to you. even though the economy is bad, i left a good career to pursue nursing, and i'm a single mom, because it's what i want and have always wanted to...

  15. Did i do the right thing?

    fromtheseaRN replied to CNA Dinky's topic in General Nursing

    the nurses discussed the patient's prn meds, which i am assuming were for his high bp. they stated he could not have anymore because he had some recently. they placed a call into the doctor. the...

  16. Blood draws

    fromtheseaRN replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    in school we were taught that it was ok to draw when the line is first inserted, but not after it has been used at all. i have been to hospitals who allow it, and those that don't due to Infusion...

  17. Would this kind of role be possible in the US?

    fromtheseaRN replied to edogs334's topic in Emergency

    it seems the same doesn't it? on my emergency dept. clinical rotations, there have always been several nurse practitioners who work solely in the emergency

  18. $130 tote bag for class

    fromtheseaRN replied to mom2a1c2's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i study about 4 hours per day every day. that does not include class, clinical, required lab hours, or assignments, all of which vary by what block you are in and what you are currently

  19. $130 tote bag for class

    fromtheseaRN replied to mom2a1c2's topic in Arizona Nursing

    it's a skills bag filled with all of the stuff you will need to do your skills check-offs, and complete your required hours of lab practice. PPE, trach kits, foley catheter kits, IV stuff,...

  20. Any police/federal agent spouses?

    fromtheseaRN replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i'm not sure about the fed agencies, but az police departments have been laying off d/t our budget crisis. public schools have never had a good review here, and are getting worse with all of the cuts...

  21. GCC Weekend Program

    fromtheseaRN replied to AZCodeBlue's topic in Arizona Nursing

    it switches around each block. block 1 i had lecture fri, clinical sat. block 2 was clinical fri, lecture sat. block 3 and block 4 are lecture fri, clinical sat. it's always subject to change, there...

  22. GCC Weekend Program

    fromtheseaRN replied to AZCodeBlue's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i agree your best bet is to contact the school. on gcc's website they have a nursing page with all of the contact info. also, in regards to your post before this one, all blocks have lecture. i'm in...

  23. Is it time to leave Arizona?

    fromtheseaRN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    hey orangesky, i think you misunderstood dhammo01. what they meant is that hospitals in tucson require new grad hires to take a new grad class upon being hired, which they only offer twice per year....

  24. Administering meds (like Pitocin) without medical indication

    fromtheseaRN replied to serenity729's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my OB instructor told us flat out that she will stand in front of her pt's and physically block the dr from performing interventions(meds, episiotomies, etc) that she knows would not benefit her pt....

  25. Am I selfish for going back to school?

    fromtheseaRN replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    wanting better for your children, completing goals, and setting an excellent example of hard work/success for your kids is the exact opposite of selfish. you could not give them a greater gift. my two...