noahsmama

noahsmama

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  1. Tips for New Interns: How To Get Along With The Nurse

    noahsmama replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't have a problem with a physician describing the nurse's role to other physicians. When I was in nursing school (just graduated last May) we were taught about the roles of all the other health...

  2. Tips for New Interns: How To Get Along With The Nurse

    noahsmama replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, have doctors actually said that to you? I'd have a hard time resisting the urge to smack them. Here's a few from my (so far very limited) experience: -- If you give me verbal instructions and...

  3. Help! How many visitors in the patient room?!!

    noahsmama replied to crosby's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a pediatric hospital. Parents are allowed to visit any time of day or night, and we provide a chair that converts into a cot for one parent to sleep over. Both parents can be there, but...

  4. info needed for prospective nurse

    noahsmama replied to Nurse wanna-be's topic in Pediatric

    I am a peds nurse in a pediatric hospital, and I routinely have to deal with pts who weigh more than 150 lbs -- remember, peds goes up to age 17, or sometimes even older (we sometimes have pts as old...

  5. How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    noahsmama replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    I was asked what it's like to attend nursing school as an older student (48 when I started), and whether or not being older impacted my job prospects when I finished. Since I was in an...

  6. How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    noahsmama replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    I did a one year accelerated BSN program. We were in clinicals 24 hours per week (3 8-hour shifts or 2 12's), plus another 10 to 20 hours of theory/skills lab per week, plus study time on top of...

  7. How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    noahsmama replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    I slept 8 hours per night before nursing school, during nursing school, and after nursing school. Getting enough sleep was a higher priority to me than studying. I don't function well on little or...

  8. Need advice

    noahsmama replied to user74023's topic in General Nursing

    I know you're not including a lot of details to "stay off the radar", but here are some questions that come to mind. Please forgive me for playing devil's advocate but, can you be absolutely sure the...

  9. I think I made a bad choice.

    noahsmama replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    You've gotten a lot of great responses, but there's one thought I'd like to add. Not only will you continue to make mistakes as a nursing student, but you will make mistakes as a new nurse, and then...

  10. What is the average salary for a RN graduate in N. California the bay area???

    noahsmama replied to igorotsp's topic in California Nursing

    I work at Children's Hospital Oakland, and my base pay is $44/hr, with a shift differential of about another $5/hr (I work PMs), plus another $2/hr for weekends, so I make $49/hr on weekdays and...