mom and nurse

mom and nurse

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  1. Best place to order NP supplies

    mom and nurse replied to mom and nurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks! That's a great

  2. Where's the best place to order/shop for NP supplies?

    mom and nurse posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Just curious. Where's the best place to order supplies. I'm in an ANP program. (I'm talking about ordering items such as tuning fork, reflex hammer, etc., etc. since I already have a stethoscope)....

  3. Where were u 9/11/01?

    mom and nurse replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the suburbs of D.C. On 9/11/01 I was a homemaker and full time mom to my five kids. I was cleaning up after getting them off to school and preparing to head to my Anatomy and Physiology...

  4. Preceptors-What's the real deal?

    mom and nurse replied to zahryia's topic in General Nursing

    I'm precepting a new nurse now. To precept you do not need a BSN at our facility. You do not get paid extra. Yes I was trained ahead of time in a "preceptor" class. I share the preceptorship with...

  5. What is the hardest thing about Nursing school?

    mom and nurse replied to chicksmom's topic in General Nursing

    The amount of information to read and study and not having time to do "fun" things all the time. The hardest thing for me was dealing with real patients at my first experience in the hospital. I...

  6. Ready for fall semester??.....

    mom and nurse replied to CardioTrans's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm scheduled to take Advanced Pathophysiology and an Advanced Assessment class in an ANP program. These will be my fifth and sixth classes in this program ........I believe there are 9 classes and 3...

  7. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    mom and nurse replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    I had a PT tell me once that she had to study (dissect) cadavers like the medical students in school (though she said that she believes at the school she went to this is no longer required of PT...

  8. Do you work with creepy-weird co-workers?

    mom and nurse replied to Captain America's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak for my coworkers (in regards to being creepy and weird), but I know that I often spend my day dealing with bodily fluids, sticking individuals with needles and withdrawing blood from...

  9. "Just found out somone I know was diagnosed with cancer"

    mom and nurse replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear about this. Call her. It would mean a lot to her to know that someone is thinking of

  10. It's official, I'm stupid!

    mom and nurse replied to gitterbug's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, you are not stupid. It's required at my place of employment to tell the patients one at a time what we are giving them.....

  11. Do you mix your insulins?

    mom and nurse replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Nursing

    i didn't mix at first because I was not confident enough as a new RN. Now after two years :) , yes I mix my insulins to keep from giving multiple injections. I know not to mix Lantus..... I guess...

  12. changed my preceptor-did not go well with the manager

    mom and nurse replied to anfe's topic in General Nursing

    Just highlight your experience during the externship, highlight what you learned as the previous poster noted.... Put this experience with the preceptor behind you. Right now it may bother you, but...

  13. Babies cut during c-sections?

    mom and nurse replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Whoa - this thread makes me happy my childbearing years are behind me... :) Seriously. I always have had a lot of respect for those of you who work OB-GYN nursing. As a student I loved it.........

  14. Tricks to remember things

    mom and nurse replied to Holly27's topic in General Nursing

    Betablockers "lol" (laugh out loud) because many of them end in the letters "lol" (metoprolol, labetalol, carvidelol). It's important to check the pt's pulse before giving these meds...if it's too...

  15. does anyone else feel like a glorified maid?

    mom and nurse replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RNKITTY - Get help. If nothing else, it's time for a change of jobs..... Do you have support systems outside (or inside your hospital). I notice it says you are a "Rehab" nurse in your profile....

  16. Questions: for working, new or experienced RN's

    mom and nurse replied to DSplendid's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's normal to be scared. I've worked two years as an RN...... I remember the fear though of actually having my own patient load....(Yikes). The fear lessened day by day.... Now tasks that used...

  17. patient identification

    mom and nurse replied to EDGRADNURSE's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep I do the same thing... I say "Yep, you are still you...just checking to be sure though". Actually, the patients at our facility appreciate it that I check. That way I can also tell if their...

  18. What color is your stethoscope tubing?

    mom and nurse replied to browneyedgirl71's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    dark blue....it's a

  19. Wants to go into rehab nursing

    mom and nurse replied to cathy54's topic in Rehabilitation

    There is lifting involved in rehab. Many of the nurses have attended sessions to learn how to lift patients properly and how much lifting you need to do may depend on the facility. One thing I failed...

  20. I'm so tired!!!

    mom and nurse replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Probably the best adviced I received was to not touch the books the day before the exam.... What sometimes can happen is that you stumble on something you feel you don't know "perfectly" well and...

  21. Anyone ever take NCLEX right after school & no extra studying? And Pass?

    mom and nurse replied to happygrad06's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Actually, I had five NCLEX books and paid to take Kaplan's online course. Didn't realize I had so many books until I was packing my books up the other day.... I still shudder at the initials N C L E...

  22. Can I refuse to work w/ a certain CNA?

    mom and nurse replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    I would say it depends on the facility. At our facility the RNs and CNAs rotate every 3 or 4 weeks so we are usually not with the same CNA for more than that length of time. This came about since...

  23. differences through the decades

    mom and nurse replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    Here's an allnurses thread you might be interested in which talks about nursing in the 1960s and 1970s it's called "Reminiscing". There may be 40s and 50s stories also in this thread. If not, I'd...

  24. Worried that I'm to much of an airhead.....

    mom and nurse replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

  25. Finally graduated!!!!

    mom and nurse replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations to you!!:balloons: