SillyInScrubs

SillyInScrubs

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  1. Questions for Nurses with Less than 5 Years of Experience

    SillyInScrubs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! I'm a senior nursing student who will be graduating in May. I just have some questions for any of you "new" nurses out there who feel like sharing some of your experiences with me and any other...

  2. Where to live in CT if working at Yale New Haven?

    SillyInScrubs replied to Enc5013's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I live in Danbury and have commuted to Yale-New Haven for clinicals. I always took the back roads (Route 34- it doesn't make sense to take 95) and it was about an hour, and scenic. I would be...

  3. Tube delivered meds

    SillyInScrubs replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    I was told by my preceptor during my senior practicum that the chemical properties of certain medications are altered when they are crushed, so the only way to be sure if it's safe to crush and mix is...

  4. Tube delivered meds

    SillyInScrubs replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    I always give each med separately and flush with a little water in

  5. Questions for Nurses with Less than 5 Years of Experience

    SillyInScrubs replied to SillyInScrubs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you everyone for your responses! My biggest issue right now is getting a job. Then I'll start panicking. But for now... just the job would be fine.

  6. Thank you note

    SillyInScrubs replied to lion09's topic in General Nursing

    Would it be acceptable to have the thank you card with me when I go to the interview, fill it out immediately after, and give it to HR before I leave? And how formal should it be in the language? Do I...

  7. Time management help?

    SillyInScrubs replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, that sounds frustrating to say the very least... I'm still a student, so I don't have too much experience to offer, but I can tell you that during my med/surg internship I had a patient who was...

  8. Almost Fainting

    SillyInScrubs replied to cashew1's topic in General Nursing

    Totally normal! I had the same thing happen to me. I watched a seriously bloody AAA repair in the OR and was totally fine. Next day I was sitting in on a liver biopsy and next thing I knew I was...

  9. Is it safe to do CPR outside of work????

    SillyInScrubs replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    I remember this being brought up early on in nursing school. I live in CT. What I was told was that it was my legal responsibility to help this person, and that the law would protect me because I...

  10. How to measure output with Foley urometer/urimeter chamber?

    SillyInScrubs posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Reposted from MICU/SICU forum: I have a question about the collection chambers on the front of the Foley bag. There are 2 chambers. When you are reading the hourly output, and it is more than the 50...

  11. health promotion

    SillyInScrubs replied to tetrs04's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Maybe you could do a booth at a health fair, or go to a school and teach a class about something, like stress management? You could even make pamphlets or something like that. Anything you can do to...

  12. Please help, Careplan/Maslow ?

    SillyInScrubs replied to Mom25Girls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would say that chronic confusion goes hand in hand with safety needs, especially because it is a contributing factor to the fall risk. That's just my take on

  13. Continuous Urine Monitoring

    SillyInScrubs replied to Ashman's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have a question about the collection chambers on the front of the Foley bag. There are 2 chambers. When you are reading the hourly output, and it is more than the 50 cc in the smaller chamber, do...

  14. Continuous Urine Monitoring

    SillyInScrubs replied to Ashman's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have