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  1. January NCLEX Study Group!

    kfarinato replied to BetsyBeans's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    One that I forgot Parkland formula for burns 4ml/kg/tbsa

  2. January NCLEX Study Group!

    kfarinato replied to BetsyBeans's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have the ATI dvds that I am listening to now. I hate

  3. January NCLEX Study Group!

    kfarinato replied to BetsyBeans's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am taking nclex in 1 week as well! I haven't really studied too much so I hope I will be ok, I used the saunders book throughout school and feel I need to review endocrine, maternity and pedi. don't...

  4. Waiting for ATT number

    kfarinato replied to kfarinato's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well I got my ATT today and scheduled my test for Jan 12th. Time to get

  5. Waiting for ATT number

    kfarinato replied to kfarinato's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks, I can't believe how hard it is to

  6. Waiting for ATT number

    kfarinato replied to kfarinato's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I provided them with my email and they say it takes 3 days to hear back- but I am not a very patient person when it comes to this stuff. Not that I've been studying. Need to get moving on

  7. Dec '09 Grads, raise your hands!

    kfarinato replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just graduated from my ASN program in MA!!! Now on to the

  8. Education 101: ER vs. ICU

    kfarinato replied to 1EmergencyRN's topic in Emergency

    I work in an OR and everyone in the hospital hates us. Its ok, I accept it. When I go to a floor or any other department I am polite and smile at them, and do what I went to do. I am friendly with...

  9. How do you let go of the patients?

    kfarinato replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    When I did my maternity clinical's a family I had asked me if I would be back the next day, when I told them no, they asked if I could come visit them anyway. I was touched, but I didn't think I could...

  10. asking for some prayers

    kfarinato replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    I had a lap chole in 2005. Every once in awhile I get what I call "phantom" gallbaldder pains. I did not have stones, just a necrotic non functioning GB that took almost 2 years to be diagnosed. I...

  11. Pregnancy-Hot Baths

    kfarinato replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I know one reason is that high heat exposure may increase the risk of neural tube deficits for the fetus; there's probably more

  12. ATI and Pharmacology

    kfarinato replied to nadeige's topic in General Students

    I did the mental health, leadership and comprehensive this week, I did exceedingly well on all 3, I do the practice tests, everyone that I have the code for. We take med-surg and pharm next week. And...

  13. High paying cna jobs

    kfarinato replied to noblefraser's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Prior to becoming a nursing assistant I was an anesthesia tech- so when I transferred I stayed at my rate, which was high for a NA. I work in a community hospital on the North Shore and I don't feel...

  14. Gross Question....

    kfarinato replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    When I used to work in the operating room and we would have some really nasty smelling things I would open up an alcohol wipe and take a quick sniff of it. It usually helped remove the offending odor....

  15. Get well notes for patients

    kfarinato replied to FieryPsychRN's topic in General Nursing

    In our patients rooms we have a white board for the date, RN's name, CNA's name, thier MD's name, and a "plan" area. Usually we write encouragind words there and the patients love it. The family will...

  16. How do you ace tests?

    kfarinato replied to lalastudent's topic in General Students

    take the eraser off your pencil if you can, on my midterm I changed answers for the first time and got 5 wrong! I ended up with an 85 and should have had a 92. A few people in my class do not have an...

  17. leading group

    kfarinato replied to Nenja's topic in Psychiatric

    In my psych rotation we (the students) did a group on deep breathing/ gentle stretching/ relaxation techniques; and one on sleep. I really enjoyed leading the groups and wish I was still in my psych...

  18. only in nursing school

    kfarinato replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Students

    Only in nursing school do you walk out of an exam thinking you did well, check your notes and see you were right, to find out later that you barely passed WTH. Can't wait until tomorrow to see what...

  19. Leave of Absence?

    kfarinato posted a topic in General Students

    I am in quite the decisional conflict right now. I will be graduating in December (hopefully) and I work per diem at a community hospital as a NA. I have been there over 5 years. Here's my problem- I...

  20. Is it really that bad out there?

    kfarinato replied to MsSocalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I graduate in 2 months and I think it really is that bad. The hospital I currently work at as a NA now has MAJOR budgets cuts for the next year, it is not

  21. OB Help!

    kfarinato replied to jvnCSUFSN's topic in General Students

    wouldn't she be g3, t1, p1, a0, and l1? she's had 3 pregnancies(the g-counting the current one, 1 term baby, 1 preterm baby, no abortions or miscarriages, and has 1 living

  22. What to do after graduation- I really want to be an OR nurse

    kfarinato posted a topic in Operating Room

    So here's my story- I have worked in a hospital for 5 years. 3.5 of them were in the main OR as an Anesthesia Tech. When I started RN school, my NM told me that the Anesthesia Dept. did not need a...

  23. What to do after graduation- I really want to be an OR nurse

    kfarinato replied to kfarinato's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for responding, as I inch closer to graduation I am becoming more apprehensive about my future. Beth- I also took my former NM comments to mean that she does not want me either. I applied for a...

  24. Embarassing Question

    kfarinato replied to mmgirlsmom's topic in General Nursing

    An employer looking at medical records is a violation as far as I know. It would be like you looking at a co-workers. I would hope that your situation does not come back to bite you or effect your...

  25. Confused about detox

    kfarinato posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am a nursing student in my last semester, learning Psych now. Today at work as a CNA, I was in a 1:1 with a woman detoxing from heroin. She was in moderate to severe DT's and her nurse was not very...