Val_998

Val_998 BSN, RN

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  1. heparin or lovenox 24 hours before surgery?

    Val_998 replied to pecantreechipmunk's topic in General Nursing

    Perfect answer. The thought process is

  2. Medical Board Says, "Stop Issuing Bogus Mask Exemptions to Students"

    Val_998 replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I really hope you're not insinuating a comparison to concentration camp victims. That's

  3. Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    Val_998 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I logged in after like a year just to comment on this having received this in the Allnurses email sendout. I honestly cannot believe you would even consider calling out as an option being that...

  4. Smoking and Oxygen policy

    Val_998 replied to AKRN63's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You are not looking at this from the perspective that the OP is asking. This isn't about some ethical dilemma or hypothetical situations (pt's don't hold their faces up to flaming stoves while wearing...

  5. I literally hate my job

    Val_998 replied to basenjilove808's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know how you feel, I also cannot stand bedside nursing. My patience level is not what it could be and interaction with people drains energy from me faster than physical activity ever could. I've had...

  6. How to deal with a bully patient?

    Val_998 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Msmoe16, not all places make assignments this way, but it does happen, charge nurses would rather avoid making their own people the dumping ground. However, as I said, it does make you a stronger...

  7. How to deal with a bully patient?

    Val_998 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I've only gotten fired twice by patients, and they were aggressive, threatening and verbally abusive. Both times my managers were on my side and aware as these patients had been making hell for the...

  8. New grad to infusion nursing?

    Val_998 replied to Floppydrago's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    IV therapy isn't quite the same as phlebotomy. There are also a lot of factors that go into placing a line and managing it, knowing what medications will do to the veins. I think outpatient infusion...

  9. PICC RN Career Advice Needed

    Val_998 replied to Jessicacritters's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Perhaps you could try to reach your goal from a different angle? As a hospice RN, you have great experience with oncology, symptom management, and working with vascular access as often patients will...

  10. Frequency of changing IV tubing

    Val_998 replied to Issa_mohamad's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    In a few places that I've worked, any trauma line or field line must be replaced no later than 48hrs and all tubing changed. They are considered

  11. On-call or cancelled? That is the question!

    Val_998 replied to Eschell2971's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is very similar, except I believe 4.50 is the on call pay. On top of that, I'm in the float pool so I'm scheduled more than I end up working, I'm on call pretty often. I've gotten called in...

  12. regretting nursing school??

    Val_998 posted a topic in General Students

    im about a month into my junior year of a 4 year rn program at my university, and honestly, ive never been super interested in nursing, but i knew it was a needed job with good pay and oppurtunities,...

  13. regretting nursing school??

    Val_998 replied to Val_998's topic in General Students

    @pneumothorax- i agree with you on basically everything that you said. that is exactly why two years ago when i got into clinicals that i felt i would never be able to handle the "changing oozing...

  14. regretting nursing school??

    Val_998 replied to Val_998's topic in General Students

    Thanks miss jamie, i am very excited, as soon as i get my 1-2 years of experience im hoping to be a travel nurse somewhere awesome like hawaii or california, another great perk of nursing

  15. regretting nursing school??

    Val_998 replied to Val_998's topic in General Students

    PS forgot to add, I'm still not a 'soft and squishy' nurse, BUT I did have my senior internship in the emergency room and it was the best clinical I had! I think I'm going to aim for critical care...

  16. regretting nursing school??

    Val_998 replied to Val_998's topic in General Students

    Hey everyone! I guess I never realized that I had so many helpful responses to my post, or that I was the only one who felt that way about nursing.... Life has a funny way of working out though, 2...

  17. JULY NCLEX-ers!!

    Val_998 replied to jelly221,RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    75 questions, many meds, 10-11 SATA, and the good popup!!!!! thanks everyone for your support

  18. JULY NCLEX-ers!!

    Val_998 replied to jelly221,RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ahhhhh 8am!!! praying for some sleep, the good pop up tomorrow and better news in 48 hrs

  19. Between Kaplan and Hurst

    Val_998 replied to HappyMeNow's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I havent taken either of the courses, but based on the books they have to accompany the studying, the hurst review really does seem to go over the core content of what you need to know for the exam...

  20. JULY NCLEX-ers!!

    Val_998 replied to jelly221,RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    GOOD LUCK and let us know about all the good

  21. NCLEX in the morning

    Val_998 replied to lynzsey11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats!!!!

  22. Calling July 8th test-takers!

    Val_998 replied to suchababe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    July 7th also here! I'm planning on doing a good amount of studying every day until the night before, when I'm gonna relax and go out to a movie.... fingers crossed.... btw I'm using a book called...

  23. did NCLEX 3500 help you pass?

    Val_998 replied to suchababe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    im using nclex 3500 (along with several other sources...) mainly for the fact that you can select alternate format questions to practice with instead of just multiple choice, i get more out of the...

  24. JULY NCLEX-ers!!

    Val_998 replied to jelly221,RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    July 7th as well!!!! I'm definitely scared of the big bad test, and I do feel like I just won't feel prepared for it no matter how much I study or how many questions I answer... Good luck to us all

  25. Those who passed NCLEX: what were your practice test scores?

    Val_998 replied to malapata's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    this is so helpful!! I take the big test July 7th (ahhh) and have also been getting scores in the 60s and a few 70s wondering how I will ever be able to pass. I didn't take any review courses but I...