link51411

link51411

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  1. Nervous about clinicals

    link51411 replied to aismail3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I passed out when we were practicing giving shots in the fake fat pads. and now I work in a neuro ICU where i help MDs drill into brains go

  2. If you saw a doctor...

    link51411 replied to Guest233447's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    in real life ive seen more aseptic tech in nurses than MDs. Ive said to a MD before Ill put on a new dressing for you this girl is to young to get septic and he was cool and helped me. its more about...

  3. Interesting day today...bullying in clinicals

    link51411 replied to nikkole318's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    that is so funny. i bet she felt like an idiot when she relized that you saw her. tell her manager most managers know what people arnt helping the unit with their attitude and just dont have anything...

  4. Nervous about Neuro!

    link51411 replied to Amber0515's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I work in the Neuro ICU and have a decent understanding, atliest with the ICU issues at hand. I dont really know what to tell you because your queston is very broad. from what you have said Ill sounds...

  5. "Think like a nurse"

    link51411 replied to beatrice1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    your job as a nurse is to insure the safety of the pt as they move through the hospital experiance. with that being said think like a nurse means to make this happen. your job is not to treat anything...

  6. Traction question: Please Help Help

    link51411 replied to healthcarestudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    the weight should not be on the floor and you fix it by calling the MD to fix it. the knee prolly shouldnt be flexed but that is prolly related the the weight being on the floor aswell. i dont have...

  7. Lab analysis

    link51411 replied to rhenson's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what she wants is why is this pts RBCs low. simply say the pt lost blood from the dehiscence and romoval of the hernia with drainage of 4jps. and your good to go. forget about drug and drug and all...

  8. Need help fast - have paper due

    link51411 replied to pippylockstocking's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    mouth care, catheter care, cooling blankets, incentive

  9. You Might Be a Neuro Nurse If. . .

    link51411 replied to Lola77's topic in Neurological

    1. you convince your pt. to sell you their car for 7 dollars 2. you go to CTscan atliest once a shift 3. you get to listen to whatever you want on pandora on night shift in the pt

  10. Application of heat and cold

    link51411 replied to Future RN- June '11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    depends what you are talking about. is this for a muscle, vein, or we leave cooling blankets on people for hrs at a time to reduce fever. but I think the main point is to make sure that you are...

  11. First identifier of hemmorhagic shock?

    link51411 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I work in the Neuro ICU and its A. people always get upset, bad headache, etc, or restlessness. and if your bleeding your HR increases. people eventually develop apathy, fall asleep and dont wake up...

  12. New BSN- which is best Birmingham hospital to work at?

    link51411 replied to asm24's topic in General Nursing

    Really you should think about what type of Unit or floor you want to work at first. I currently work in an ICU at UAB and even though I love UAB I would always take a Unit over a floor no matter the...

  13. UAB hiring new graduates

    link51411 replied to phlegm's topic in Alabama Nursing

    We just hired 15 new nurses onto our ICU, me being one of them, and only posted 2 of the jobs. the rest were offered to those who precepted or were internal transfers. I was both precepting their and...

  14. new grad. in US looking to work in australia

    link51411 posted a topic in International Nursing

    i am currently trying to find a job for when i graduate in may of 2010. i do not want to work in the us. i have found a couple companies that help international nurses find jobs in other countries but...

  15. new grad. in US looking to work in australia

    link51411 replied to link51411's topic in International Nursing

    that gives me some encouragement i have had people tell me that i'm crazy to leave the us, that the economy will turn around by next year, and that i won't get a job because i am competing with...

  16. working in nursing school

    link51411 posted a topic in General Students

    right now I have a job working at a resort where i make about 15 an hour. I have concidered trying to work for a hospital as a nursing student for experiance on the floor over my senior year, I...

  17. male nursing students are suffering

    link51411 replied to namzy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I get treated very well by the teachers. I have been talked to about my "insensitive jokes" with patients, but the patients think they are funny also. I also always get volunteered by my peers to be a...