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  1. Living like a vampire....

    phoenixrn replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    I precepted at nights for one month and did pretty well. What was helpful to me was blacking out the windows in my bedroom during the day and not overdoing the caffeine during my shift. I drank one...

  2. Pt with Unequal Pupils

    phoenixrn replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    I use allergy eye drops on a regular basis (naphazoline hydrochloride) and it dilates my pupils. If only one of my eyes gets itchy, I will just medicate that eye, then a few hours later I look in the...

  3. New CNA worried might have caught HIV working with HIV positive resident

    phoenixrn replied to MarellaMagdalene's topic in General Nursing

    There is HIV PROPHYLAXIS that you can take for 1 month if you have been exposed to bodily fluids, but it should be started within a few days after exposure. It might still work with more time elapsed...

  4. SF State or Dominican University of California for nursing?

    phoenixrn replied to CollegeGirl22's topic in California Nursing

    One more bit of advice... if you do end up in Marin, I would recommend getting involved with Marin General Hospital as soon as possible. You can volunteer... or the best option would be to get a job...

  5. SF State or Dominican University of California for nursing?

    phoenixrn replied to CollegeGirl22's topic in California Nursing

    If you can, do your first two years of pre-reqs somewhere else, maybe even at a community college, and then transfer in to Dominican's nursing program. That should save you a few bucks!! College of...

  6. Vent: Dysfunctional Family Dynamics

    phoenixrn replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    Wow.... I'm printing this out. What a proactive and positive approach. Thank

  7. SF State or Dominican University of California for nursing?

    phoenixrn replied to CollegeGirl22's topic in California Nursing

    San Francisco State is a very urban school and you will be working with people from much diverse backgrounds. This is endlessly valuable in nursing. I did my undergrad at State and I loved it. I now...

  8. Increase admission chances: Direct entry CNL

    phoenixrn replied to Meg11's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of volunteering, you might consider trying to actually get a job as a mental health partner on a psych unit. On the locked unit where I did my clinicals, they conducted group sessions, did 15...

  9. Prescription fish oil? You have got to be kidding me!

    phoenixrn replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Flax seed oil is a good alternative, as there is some concern about heavy metals and PCBs building up in some kinds of fish that may be used for the fist oil supplements. My question to the OP: why...

  10. What I have learned from working with a QUAD

    phoenixrn replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    What I learned from the quadriplegic patient I worked with in nursing school: - Gentle massage may calm spasms... or it may not, but it does seem to affect the body in a positive way. (Not EBP, just...

  11. NCLEX RESULTS

    phoenixrn replied to diaz050305's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Go the BRN website and do a search under "license verification." If your name pops up, you know you passed and are officially an RN... plus you'll have your license number for applications and...

  12. Sorry another ques. Was this write up justified?

    phoenixrn replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If a patient is breathing that rapidly, wouldn't they be blowing off too much CO2, and possibly becoming alkalotic? Or perhaps, could they be acidotic and blowing off extra CO2 as a result? That was...

  13. Assessment Testing Madness

    phoenixrn replied to Sendana's topic in General Nursing

    You might count your blessings that your school is doing the testing in 12 parts... my school nailed us with the "announcement" that we would be taking the entire ATI in one sitting .... 6 weeks...

  14. Haiti/LPN

    phoenixrn replied to maheekappus's topic in General Nursing

    There is a conference call Thursday morning at 10:00 am to debrief:

  15. male pts who pull out foleys?

    phoenixrn replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I had a female patient pull her catheter out.... twice! I remember staring in disbelief at the size of the balloon lying on the bed. And she didn't bleed one

  16. Samuel Merritt University

    phoenixrn replied to WWE DiVa's topic in General Nursing

    Just graduated from the SF ABSN program. Best thing about the program was my fellow classmates... I really believe they were the best and the brightest. Everyone in the accelerated program already has...

  17. Do you keep your license(s) in your wallet?

    phoenixrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a (happily) newly licensed RN and as I lovingly gaze at my shiny new card, I'm wondering if I should keep it in my wallet, or in a safe spot at home? Same question for my BLS and ACLS cards.......

  18. November Nclex Test Takers Waiting For Results In California

    phoenixrn replied to CALINURSE85's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi everyone!! This is my first posting on allnurses. I took the NCLEX in SF on Tuesday... I left the exam in tears. What an awful experience!! Based on advice from this board, I promptly went home and...