Karolyte

Karolyte

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  1. Total FTEs for the unit

    Karolyte posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I am a new nurse manager and I am having difficulty with calculations ? We are planning to implement a different nursing model and I have to figure out how many RNs and how many PCTs I have to...

  2. ARNP or Administration?

    Karolyte replied to angel549's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Bringing this topic up. I am in the same situation and chose director of nursing position. Did not want the opportunity to pass since it may never come back. Just wondering what you decided to do when...

  3. Pulmonary function test interpretation

    Karolyte posted a topic in Pulmonary

    I have always had a problem with pulmonary function tests. Help me interpret these findings PEF> 80%, FEV1/FVC

  4. Pulmonary function test interpretation

    Karolyte replied to Karolyte's topic in Pulmonary

    I did not ask ok AN right away and I prefer evidence based articles over google to find my answers. I did read several articles but I also thought it would not hurt to ask an opinion of someone

  5. Pulmonary function test interpretation

    Karolyte replied to Karolyte's topic in Pulmonary

    I have a 40 something year old with

  6. How to prevent falls

    Karolyte posted a topic in Orthopedic

    I work on a busy ortho unit. Our recent problem is increased number of falls. Especially lower extremity joint replacement patient falls while getting them up and ambulating. Although we stay with the...

  7. How to prevent falls

    Karolyte replied to Karolyte's topic in Orthopedic

    We also use commode versus bathroom, knees with femoral block are the ones falling most of the time. Do you have 2 persons to assist the patient? Do they get up with knee

  8. Chamberlain online FNP

    Karolyte replied to MommyandRN's topic in Chamberlain College

    Nur500 is a piece of cake :) ended up with

  9. Chamberlain online FNP

    Karolyte replied to MommyandRN's topic in Chamberlain College

    2.5

  10. Chamberlain online FNP

    Karolyte replied to MommyandRN's topic in Chamberlain College

    I am starting January 6!!!

  11. Anyone RNs have worked for Provant Health Solutions?

    Karolyte replied to AF-Wife's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Go to their

  12. Anyone RNs have worked for Provant Health Solutions?

    Karolyte replied to AF-Wife's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I just started working with provant and yesterday attended my first event. In IL they pay $28 an hour. Everything was very well organized. There were 10 of us and others worked for provant 3 or more...

  13. OccuVAX...? Or other flu/vaccine clinics...

    Karolyte replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So did it turn out to be

  14. Sedation vacation for pt on paralytics

    Karolyte posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Hi! I have a question for the ICU nurses. I am a student, therefore, I do not have experience but I have curiosity. I know that sedation vacations help to prevent VAP, but how about patients that are...

  15. Sedation vacation for pt on paralytics

    Karolyte replied to Karolyte's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank you all for your

  16. Is 2 yrs really accelerated?

    Karolyte replied to melc0305's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think you've made great decision. Let me be honest. You will hate nursing school and then you will love it :) As it comes to clinicals, most of my clinicals were on Saturdays only, from 6:30am till...

  17. How much do you make as a tech?

    Karolyte replied to RCBR's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    $14.00 no ecperience Western suburbs of Chicago,

  18. Is this pay too low?

    Karolyte replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I just started working as a PCT with no experience, altough I'm in my last semester in BSN. I'm getting paid $14 day shift, with differentials $1 for weekends and $21

  19. Is 2 yrs really accelerated?

    Karolyte replied to melc0305's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm graduating from Lewis accelerated program in August. So far non of the semesters seemed to be light. It was pretty mcuh very intense. Some of our cohort quit because of the stress and intensity....

  20. New grad programs IL or when to apply?

    Karolyte posted a topic in General Students

    Hi all! I'm graduating in August 12 with my BSN. This means that I will have my license in September. This also means that I'm missing on the new grad program that starts in August. Are there any new...

  21. Where do you think you need to improve?

    Karolyte posted a topic in General Students

    Please share what you feel you need to improve to become a wonderful nurse. Finish the sentence. I feel I need to improve

  22. Nursing interventions for medical marijuana

    Karolyte posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok so here is a lot in information about the legalities of the use of medical cannabis. However, I'm having a hard time finding information about what are the nursing interventions other then patient...

  23. Where do you think you need to improve?

    Karolyte replied to Karolyte's topic in General Students

    This semester I have my clinicals at CCU/PCU I think I need to manage my time better. Who do I see first? How am I going to round so that I would not skip on something

  24. Risk for infection

    Karolyte replied to Karolyte's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's exactly what happened :) Funny but that's

  25. Risk for infection

    Karolyte posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Edit: Never mind. Just figured this one out :) I feel like I'm hitting a wall and I need your assitance. I had a post op patient after small bowel resection and I'm now writing a care plan for the...