noahsmama

noahsmama

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  1. Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    noahsmama replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that! I had some pts at the peds hospital where I worked who were on psychotropic meds, and I have even more now that I am working as a public health nurse with kids in the foster care system...

  2. to nurse or not to nurse?

    noahsmama replied to esrun2012's topic in General Nursing

    I recommend volunteering somewhere where you can observe nurses at work, like a hospital or nursing home. This will help you get a better idea of whether or not nursing is for you, and will also help...

  3. How do you teach students on the floor?

    noahsmama replied to darcicat's topic in General Nursing

    I would not stay late waiting for a student to finish charting -- either they finish it in a timely fashion, before the end of the shift, or you let them know that you will be doing it, not them....

  4. Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    noahsmama replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with students at my last job, at a peds hospital. Being a relatively new nurse myself, I felt that I was very sympathetic to students, and I really enjoyed working with them. Having said...

  5. ....and they had Dynamaps in every room!! (a nurse has gotta dream!)

    noahsmama replied to Walden-Puddle, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a facility (peds hospital) that had an automated bp cuff, pulse ox and cr monitor built into the monitor at each bedside. Plus disposable bp cuffs in sizes ranging from newborns to adult,...

  6. I really need advise

    noahsmama replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    If you signed a contract and they turned around and changed it to less favorable terms the next day it seems clear to me that they are operating in bad faith. I would not want to work for someone who...

  7. What are the chances of me getting this job?

    noahsmama replied to CookieCrisp's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like a dream candidate to me! As you said, your own experience as a patient will help you to empathize, your many hours as a volunteer show commitment and you already have experience...

  8. shift differential and qualifying for mortgage

    noahsmama replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    In some markets, being able to pay an extra 10% can make a BIG difference in which homes you can bid on, especially if what you can afford is on the bottom end of the range for "starter" homes....

  9. LTC Nurses Bottom of the Barrel

    noahsmama replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does your resume list all of the skills that you use in your job? If not, it should! I think you're probably right that most hospital recruiters have no idea what an LTC nurse does. Of course, I...

  10. Really having difficulty with ped calculation

    noahsmama replied to Isitpossible's topic in Pediatric

    The peds hospital I used to work at had a rounding protocol, so sometimes you'd get a dose that was slightly too high when you did the straight calculation, but ok per rounding protocol. This dose is...

  11. 2 cents?

    noahsmama replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Everything you did sounded like the right choice to me, with the possible exception of not double checking if you were really out of the first pt's psych meds or not. I'm glad to hear that your...

  12. Changing career path/major..advice please?

    noahsmama replied to Foreverstudent11's topic in General Nursing

    How much dumber will you feel if you end up in a career you don't love, just to avoid changing majors? Follow your

  13. Non-degree RN from CA in AZ DNP program without AZ RN license!!

    noahsmama replied to butterflyeffect's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link to an old discussion of non-degree RN's. I haven't read it, so don't know if it has useful info, but can't hurt to take a look!...

  14. Who is to blame

    noahsmama replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with those that say LPN # 2 is at fault for not dropping the phone (or passing the call off to LPN # 1 or RN, if possible) and going to see her patient who had fallen. LPN # 2 stayed on the...

  15. Help!! Question about accelerated program

    noahsmama replied to reina*'s topic in General Students

    What I did was to start with the classes that pretty much all of the different schools I was considering required -- anatomy and physiology (I have a degree in chemistry so that was covered). Then I...

  16. Important Question about Nursing!

    noahsmama replied to NewgradR.N2022's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have an accelerated BSN, and when I was hired as a new grad, the other new grads were a mix of people who had done the traditional 4 year program plus at least one other person who had done the...

  17. What's your hospital policy on blood transfusions?

    noahsmama replied to ADNRN1410's topic in General Nursing

    Until recently I worked at a pediatric hospital, and we administered all blood products by Baxter pumps with tubing specifically for blood

  18. Kaplan NCLEX Qbank

    noahsmama replied to Nuri31's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've heard that as long as you're getting 60% right, you'll do ok on the NCLEX. I was getting 70-75% of my practice questions right (from various study guides, not just Kaplan), and passed in 75...

  19. Nurses,say you had the chance to choose another career,which one would you choose ?

    noahsmama replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

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  20. CEU's are there special requirements for 1st time?

    noahsmama replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you may have figured this out already, but the reason the timing matters is that, when you get to the point where you do need CEU's (your second renewal), the requirement is "30 CEU's...

  21. What have you done without a Dr. order?

    noahsmama replied to PureLifeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm wondering why you find it necessary to do these things without a doctor's order? Are the doctors that slow in responding that you can't get the order you need in a timely fashion? When I...

  22. Preceptee in Med-surg but wants a career in NICU

    noahsmama replied to NurseJAG's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I did my preceptorship in the Kaiser Oakland NICU in spring of '08. I wanted either NICU or peds when I graduated -- eventually got hired at Childrens Hospital Oakland, but in peds, not NICU --...

  23. CEU's are there special requirements for 1st time?

    noahsmama replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    What state are you in? In CA, you don't need CEUs for your first renewal. This is true of everyone, regardless of when their birthday is. I'd be very surprised if this rule was different in...

  24. Let's hear how awesome nursing is!

    noahsmama replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    I changed careers to nursing at the age of 49, and for me it's the best career decision I ever made. I have been working as a nurse for not quite 2 years now: 1.5 years as a bedside nurse in a major...

  25. First Job

    noahsmama replied to PediLove2147's topic in Pediatric

    I know lots of people who went straight into maternity and who are doing just fine. Honestly, I don't understand why anyone sees adult med-surg as a prerequisite for anything other than adult...