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  1. Your favorite nursing gadget?

    Hi, My Palm TX. Why? Have about 11 nursing books on it; from labs, to drug book to medical dictionary, to disease, and so much more; all in a touch of the screen. The best part? It is free from the...
  2. Brand new nurse: Feeing lost

    Hi, Let me share with you some survival tips that might be able to help you: 1. Ask questions! Don't be afraid to ask for advice or help. 2. Introduce yourself to fellow nurses, doctors, and members...
  3. legal to dispense meds....

    Hi, If a case manager is in the unit as a case manager, I would say she cannot administer medications. She is not there to take care of a particular group of patients. If somebody (maybe a doctor)...
  4. Finding a mentor

    Hi, You shouldn't be listening to them, especially if all they tell you are words of discouragement. I say go for it. If you are unable to find somebody to mentor you in your hospital, there are a lot...
  5. Telemetry versus Med/Surg floor for beginners?

    Hi, Just to throw in my 5 cents. There's not a lot of difference between telemetry and med/surg, at least in the acute care hospital I worked for. Telemetry in fact is also med/surg with the addition...
  6. What Inspired Your Choice of Nursing Specialty?

    Absolutely loved CVICU! Knowledge about anatomy and physiology of the heart is not enough, there's more to it in CVICU than that. Knowing, understanding, and managing how hemodynamics, critical care...
  7. What kind of example is she trying to portray?! I am also a clinical instructor and I always remind my students to make sure to empty their pockets before leaving the units. I do not want the students...
  8. Organizational Tool

    hi, in the course of my job as a clinical instructor, i have encountered students having issues with organizing their patient information (which is i could understand cause they are still students and...
  9. Organizational Tool

    Hi 2BSure, Send me a private message with your email address. I will be glad to send it to you.
  10. Organizational Tool

    Hi All, I have sent the organizational tool to your emails. Please let me know if you received them.
  11. pharma book...plz help

    Hi, There's a lot of pharmacology books out there, but the school I am affiliated with uses this one: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Pharmacology/Joyce-LeFever-Kee/e/9781416046639/ Hope this helps...
  12. Organizational Tool

    It's me again, It did not come out right, but if anybody is interested, just let me know and I can email it.
  13. Hi to everyone out there, Good Sunday Morning, It happened to me in the last 2 semesters, having a teacher assistant (TA, BSN prepared) in the clinical with my group of students and sad to say, I did...
  14. I hear ya. Thanks for your
  15. MedSurg vs. other fields

    Good luck on your graduation and new
  16. It's me again. I forgot to add, so far, I have received positive feedback from my students. How do I know? I make sure they filll up evaluation form that I had created for myself, on their last...
  17. hi to each and everyone out there, this is my very first post to this forum. i love discussions about care plans. this topic is very near and dear to my heart.:redpinkhe here's my 10 cents about care...
  18. It is really unfortunate that clinical instructors have to have a TA with them. You are exactly right, it has been double work on "everything" (grading papers, checking care plans & concept maps,...
  19. Thank you so much LiveToLearn. I did not think about using a rubric, but it sure is a good idea. We rotated the students between us every week, I got his feedback on all of the students for the...
  20. Pacemaker learning

    Hi, I would recommend you to try this website: https://wwwp.medtronic.com/mdtConnectPortal/registration/index.jsp. I am sure you will find information about pacemakers that you are looking for. You...
  21. You are welcome, Vicky. I just want to be as helpful as you and the rest of the posters of the out
  22. Hi Vicky, I have my students spread out on 5 different units (medical, surgical, telemetry, CVICU, and recovery room), so that really helps. I decided to actually leave the University in the Fall and...
  23. MedSurg vs. other fields

    Hi, I get this question all the time (being clinical instructor). I'd say 6 mos to a year in med/surg is a good way to brush up on all the skills that you have learned from school (IV starts, NGs,...