Ace1Rnelp

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 university I am affiliated in. Thanks.

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 of the healthcare team. 3. Keep learning. Research ...

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) asked her to administer a certain medication, she sho...

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 of resources out there (books, Internet, nursing ...

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 of mostly heart patients (CHF, CADs, post open hea...

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 drugs and complicated machines (IABP, CRRT, ventila...

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 or me to be in trouble. You just don't know when ...

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 need guidance). in our case, students have to go ...

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

Hi All, I have sent the organizational tool to your emails. Please let me know if you received them. Thanks.

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 and good luck.

It's me again, It did not come out right, but if anybody is interested, just let me know and I can email it. Thanks.

Thanks! I've sent you a PM.

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 not like it at all. I have nothing personal agains...

I hear ya. Thanks for your reply.

Good luck on your graduation and new endeavor!

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 day.That way, I can keep strategies that work for me and...

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 plans. first of all, nursing care plans are reall...

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, etc) for me, just to make sure I am fair with all ...

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 mid-term and the final evaluations, however, I still fel...

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 have to register for free, then you will have access...

Thank you and I will.

You are welcome, Vicky. I just want to be as helpful as you and the rest of the posters of the out htere.

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 just go to a private nursing school (am starting t...

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, Foleys, etc.) and also learn organization skills. For...