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wannabecnl

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  1. Nursing Nightmares

    wannabecnl replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    My most memorable dream happened when I was a student. I was doing my clinical immersion in the PACU, and I dreamed that my patient had all kinds of issues: needed a FSBS, needed blood (which I...

  2. Nursing Nightmares

    wannabecnl replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    "But the scariest was when my vented ETOH withdrawal patient turned into a lion, roared out of bed, and started attacking staff. This may actually be the most realistic dream." Yes, this is...

  3. Compliment, Motivate or Encourage the previous poster :)

    wannabecnl replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    You can do it--keep studying and finish

  4. How do you take NOTES in class during Nursing Scool?

    wannabecnl replied to NursingStoodent's topic in General Students

    Most of my professors would send us their lecture Powerpoints via email or post them to their Blackboard site. I would download the Powerpoint to my laptop and then just open a copy of the file....

  5. PACU care of pts with substance use/abuse

    wannabecnl posted a topic in PACU

    I'm looking for good resources to learn how to provide better post-anesthesia care to my patients who use alcohol or other substances frequently. I have Drain's Perianesthesia Nursing (Critical Care...

  6. I asked for Christmas off and they...

    wannabecnl replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    As the newest hire on the call schedule, I win Christmas night this year (7p Christmas day to 7a the 26th). I'd rather be on call Christmas day night than Christmas Eve night or Christmas day 7a-7p;...

  7. I've Been A Nurse For 5 Years & Still.....

    wannabecnl replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting that she left ambulatory surgery; that is as plum as it gets for a new grad! I don't know about the pay, but it has the perks of my PACU job without the late evenings and call. As far as...

  8. Specializing

    wannabecnl replied to kcoats2's topic in Nursing Career

    "Stay curious, open and humble, teachable. " I love that statement so much!!!!! I'm printing it out for my locker right now! I agree with the posts above, even though they differ. It really comes...

  9. Which stethoscope should I buy as a Nursing student?

    wannabecnl replied to NursingStoodent's topic in General Students

    Another option is to see if you can get replacement ear tips or if they came with the stethoscopes. I had the opposite problem: my ear tips were so mushy that they would close up inside my ears! I...

  10. No longer a PRE nursing student!!!!

    wannabecnl replied to Nicoleo13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Go to the library. Right. Now. Get out a stack of fun stuff to read. Read it. Get a pedicure. Clean your residence top to bottom. Go out to a movie with friends. And then get ready to do none...

  11. Going crazy

    wannabecnl replied to 16mm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wonder if my friend's situation was different because she did not graduate (i.e., if that was why the loans were payable immediately rather than after the 6 month period). It has made it hard for...

  12. Going crazy

    wannabecnl replied to 16mm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not to discourage you or argue with unionnurse12, but even if mortgage companies might not hold student loans against you, that doesn't mean you can afford what they are offering! I have been told by...

  13. I never expected....

    wannabecnl replied to dsb_fam's topic in General Students

    Mentioned this elsewhere, I'm sure. I was finishing up my preceptorship in the PACU and had my first craniotomy patient. Orientation to time/place/self/situation is paramount with cranis, even more...

  14. I've hit the wall--suggestions?

    wannabecnl replied to wannabecnl's topic in PACU

    You have two jobs in PACU and one all encompassing job. 1. Airway 2. Pain Your main job is to just notice if something is wrong. I love this and have taken it to heart these past few weeks. I also...

  15. Going crazy

    wannabecnl replied to 16mm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many years ago, I had an opportunity to go to Japan with my husband. His trip was paid for by his graduate program, and all I had to pay for was my plane ticket. It was $1200, which is a lot now and...

  16. Hate being an RN

    wannabecnl replied to MILOBRI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When I was looking into graduate programs (a few years ago), PA schools expected some (large) number of clinical hours before applying. NP programs may be direct entry, where some students won't have...

  17. Driving an hour to school there and back

    wannabecnl replied to SarahStoddard14's topic in General Students

    I had to make the decision between a 2-year ADN program down the street vs. a 2-year MSN program halfway across the state. I decided to make the most of my 2 years and drive. I had an hour and 10...

  18. Sorry, but no..:

    wannabecnl replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Students

    To lighten the discussion, my personal pet peeve is when I'm in a store or restaurant and someone refers to the customers as guests. I'm sorry; when I'm a GUEST, I don't have to pay! We chart with...

  19. A&P Instructor Accused Me of Plagiarism

    wannabecnl replied to kissmypineapple's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It does not sound like plagiarism to me, but unlike some of the posters, I have to say that plagiarism IS a big deal. I worked on a paper with 2 classmates, and one of them did not cite anything she...

  20. After 10 weeks, my biggest fear has come true...

    wannabecnl replied to katie92's topic in General Students

    I had a patient when I was a student who told her next nurse that she didn't want me to take care of her again. No explanation, no reason, no problems or errors, just didn't like me. She did fine...

  21. New grads shouldn't work in ICU?

    wannabecnl replied to Kayla2013's topic in Critical Care

    My cousin started right into the icu at a huge teaching hospital and has been there ever since. Learn everything you can (including what you don't know!!), and realize that with such ill-defined...

  22. Any other students who are mothers?

    wannabecnl replied to goldenanchor's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can do it, but you are right that it will take a lot of support from home to do it. My kids were 5 and 8 when I started, and I lived over an hour from my school. I had class all day, drove 2.5...

  23. What you should never say at an interview

    wannabecnl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Have to share a serious interview faux pas many years ago. I had an interview for a paralegal job, and I had no idea why they even called me in given that I wasn't actually a paralegal, though I did...

  24. Student Seeking Advice - Is NICU for me?

    wannabecnl replied to SeattleRS24's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not a NICU nurse, but my second child was a preemie, so we were "up close and personal" with the NICU for 2 weeks. Two things concern me in what you wrote: first, that math isn't your strong...

  25. Did being unattractive hurt your career?

    wannabecnl replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

    Come to PACU. Sure, their filters pretty much fall off with the ketamine, but you can always hold onto their glasses if they start looking around critically... Seriously, it's a sad fact that...