Krista09

Krista09 BSN

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  1. Overheard at the nurse's station

    Krista09 replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    9:20 pm by mindlor "any of ya'll have 8 pts on a busy med surge floor?" yes i do, it takes all of 1 minute to put a patient on the bedpan. it's called teamwork; while we have 8 pts the aid has...

  2. Giving Report...Please help.

    Krista09 replied to SweetseRN's topic in General Nursing

    your report will come with time. when I first started I went through the systems (cardio, resp, GI etc) any psychosocial, then what ever you missed. once you become more experienced your report will...

  3. Why do Doctors think they are................God!!

    Krista09 replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    A co-worker of mine got yelled at for calling the on-call dr because of a high blood pressure. The Pt's blood pressure was 200's/100's; the Dr's response: why in god's name would anyone check a blood...

  4. Please help me figure out what happened to my pt

    Krista09 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    We aren't talking about break issues; you asked what happened to your patient and we are simply giving an answer. The extended breaks could have been what happened to your patient. its not a matter of...

  5. Please help me figure out what happened to my pt

    Krista09 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    no offense but a 2 hour break to sleep on a night shift in my opinion is unsafe. Sleep before you come to work, only you truly know your patients and a covering nurse might not notice a change....

  6. Too young to be a nurse??

    Krista09 replied to eschoolgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I went to school right out of high school and graduated with my BSN @ 20. I had my first job by 21. There are always few who have issues with age differences but not bad overall. You're smart going...

  7. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    Krista09 replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm on a 38 bed general medicine floor day shift RNs have 4-5 patients with 5 aids on the floor, same for evenings night shift RNs have 6-7 patients with 3-4 aids on the floor, we never have more than...

  8. New Grad RN Positions

    Krista09 replied to funfunfun's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school up in boston and was determined to stay there! but the job market had other plans. I grew up in RI so i started putting my applications in through lifespan, its RI hospital, miriam...

  9. what to take nursing or pharmacy??

    Krista09 replied to AB normalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing! no question! theres always something to do in the field and I feel like it would be so much more rewarding :) the money might not be as good but the experince and gratidude will be well worth...

  10. MCPHS Worcester, anyone attend??

    Krista09 replied to *jojo*'s topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    i didn’t attend mcp in worcester but i went in boston and graduated in may of 2009. i wouldn’t recommend their program, but i hear the other campuses are much more organized so it could be an...

  11. any H1N1 on your floor yet?

    Krista09 replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work on a 32 bed gen med floor in boston and we've had multiple cases over the past few months. These people get really sick, I'm just waiting for our vaccines to arrive! (we were all required to...

  12. doctors office

    Krista09 replied to snick520's topic in General Nursing

    I have an interview at a pedi office next week? This is my first interview for an RN position and I will be interviewing with the Dr himself. any advice? what questions should I ask? What should i...

  13. Hiring Freeze and New Grad

    Krista09 replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Nursing

    I graduate in May and I go to school in boston, is there any hope of landing a hospital job? The economy is terrible and i hear a lot of the hospitals arent hiring new grads. any

  14. Do friends outside of nursing school give you a hard time?

    Krista09 replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Students

    yes i know exactly where you are coming from. I find it very hard to relate to others who are not currently in my program. I am in a 33 month accellerated program so its even faster than most. You...

  15. MCPHS Spring 2009

    Krista09 replied to CLLB585's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I just want to second what was said about the MCPHS School of Nursing (Boston) ...I would not recommend this program to anyone. I hear the Worchester and Manchester campuses are much better so good...