L&DWannaB

L&DWannaB

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  1. Specialty Switch ICU V. PACU

    I left a medical ICU and transferred to a PACU. In my facility we extubate w/o the Dr at the bedside and we get central lines and art lines. The volume of patients is very high because I work in a...
  2. MICU nurse becomes Trauma Pt.

    Recently I was traveling in Florida with my family to Disney World and a cement truck traveling in the opposite direction, on I 10, had a catastrophic blow out of a front steer tire. He started...
  3. MICU nurse becomes Trauma Pt.

    Well here's to an awesome new year! So excited to be moving on. I went to PT today for my foot and knees and was released...Whoot Whoot! Said he thought I'd be 100% in no time. It sure is nice to get...
  4. MICU nurse becomes Trauma Pt.

    Well my slap tear repair was a little more complicated then we first thought, it seems as though that has been my lot in life lately. There were multiple tears on my labrum and my rotator cuff was...
  5. MICU nurse becomes Trauma Pt.

    Sorry I haven't responded sooner, I've since had double knee surgery and I go in Friday for shoulder surgery. GOD was with us and I thank you all for being kind and reading my long post. I'm ready for...
  6. NEW Grad starting in MICU

    I am an LPN/RN-grad with only 8 months of experience and that experience is in the PACU.I have worked as a Cardiac Monitor tech for 2 years and an ORTHO-tech for 1 1/2 years. While in the PACU I was...
  7. Tulsa Community College part time program

    I graduated in December there were a total of 4 of us out of 20 that completed the program. In my opinion the first two semesters allowed for me to take 2-3 extra classes and work 20 hours per...
  8. Tulsa Community College part time program

    I have been in the Pt program since Summer of 2009 we were the first class ever.I will graduate in December. I think since its inception they have decided to just allow students to take classes at...
  9. Can I get a job in my speicalty w/o extern?

    Thanks for the reply ladies! I applied for Fall externs and I am really hoping that something will work out. I took summer courses so I could fit in an extern. I really don't know what specialty I am...
  10. I am currently a Nursing Student and will graduate in December, God willing, and I have small children. I explored the possibility of doing an externship at some of the various hospitals this summer....
  11. prayer before the exam.....

    I know this is an old thread but I need this prayer now more then ever. My whole semester hinges on a test tomorrow. If I do not pass I will have to repeat the semester and I will not graduate in...
  12. How did you overcome BURNOUT?

    i am in the midst of my 3 out of 4 semesters of ns. i just finished my l&d rotation and i will start oncology/hospice on monday. i am getting so burnt out and i have never looked so forward to...
  13. How did you overcome BURNOUT?

    Just got my OB grade and I made an A. That was a temporary boost to my get up and go. However we started Oncology/End of Life this week and although I enjoy this content I have a terrible time...
  14. How did you overcome BURNOUT?

    Thanks for your reply. I will do Peds clinicals this Friday and then I have a break for a whole week. No work or school = rested and relaxed MOM! I can't wait. 8pm Friday night clinicals will be over...
  15. Countdown to Pinning

    9 months!!!! I can't believe it's almost here. This is my Christmas gift to myself and my family. All of this craziness and stress will be traded in for a profession I can be proud
  16. Anyone take the HESI?

    I recently took the HESI, 2 days ago, and I was really perplexed by my scores. I took a version written for my school which I scored 809. On the same day immediately following that test we took a...
  17. We are required to do correlation maps on 11x17 paper and show how each of our diagnosis relate to our major diagnosis or the reason our patient decided to go to seek care. Has anyone else been...
  18. OH MY GOODNESS!

    I am a level 2 Med/Surg student that had 89.4 average in Fundamentals last semester and I started Med/Surg this semester. I was told it was tough and that it was unlike anything that I have ever done...
  19. OH MY GOODNESS!

    Thanks for all of the well wishes. When all the dust settled 90% of our class ended up failing and the lowest possible grade we can get and pass is a 76% and only one person received that grade the...
  20. OH MY GOODNESS!

    I used to NCLEX books Saunders and Lippencot, I used our Perry and Potter study guides and our med/surg text study guide and I thought I had the material. When I got the test the questions were odd...
  21. Where is the best CNA training in Tulsa?

    I was applying to Nursing school and I had one last requirement and that was my CNA so I needed to get it done fast and I used Wings in BA. It was cheaper then some of the other schools and I got it...
  22. Congrats SJMC Tulsa

    As an employee, CNA, of SJMC I am so excited that when I graduate from Nursing school I will have the opportunity to work at a Magnet hospital. As a new grad, I think this status will attract new...
  23. Care Plan Reference sites/books

    Daytonite- THANK YOU! I spent a bit of time looking over the sites you recommended and upon reviewing the sites at related to my main DX I feel I have a good grasp. I made an A on my 2 care plans and...
  24. I am entering Med Surg/OR this semester and I was told that the adjunct that we had last semester did not adequately prepare us for care plans. Our facilitator said we need to do a lot of work on...
  25. CNA while in nursing school?

    I am entering my 2nd semester NS and I am working in Ortho/Neuro as a CNA this experience has helped me immensely. I was able to jump into clinicals w/o hesitation. I was familiar with the layout of...