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tamadrummer

1st year Critical Care RN, not CCRN cert

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  1. Answer these questions

    tamadrummer replied to jazon77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No I won't. I will tell you to use the search feature. You will find answers a plenty to all 5 questions. Sent from my iPhone using

  2. Do you have to be certified to debride wounds in a hospital?

    tamadrummer replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Isn't wet to dry dressing considered debridement? We do it all the time. That is the purpose of that particular dressing. I&D is a whole different deal but debridement is a regular occurrence for...

  3. Help me find the best scrub brand for me (male)

    tamadrummer replied to Nolander's topic in Men in Nursing

    Have you tried the three pocket

  4. Question on giving a full bed bath

    tamadrummer replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't skip gloves with family because you don't know what you are giving to

  5. So stressed..

    tamadrummer replied to tperri24's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Everyone is giving good advice so I'll just say. You are in nursing school, this isn't like any other school you will attend. Tell everyone you will see them in a year and buckle down for a long haul...

  6. Question on giving a full bed bath

    tamadrummer replied to dsf43's topic in General Students

    I cannot even fathom some idiotic professor telling you not to wear gloves when washing a pt. The gloves are for both your protection and to protect the patient from your germs. That has to be one...

  7. Am I a CNA or a PCT?

    tamadrummer replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Many times a pct is a nurse tech which is basically a nursing student that has successfully passed by fundamentals of nursing. All the quals you have will make you more qualified than most nursing...

  8. New Male Nursing Student. Any Pointers?

    tamadrummer replied to AudiGuy, RN, BSN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This guy gives excellent advice with the incredibly easy books. I have the med-surg and the OB books and they both along with the Saunders book helped me pass. Fortunately for me our regular assigned...

  9. Extreme Lab Values

    tamadrummer replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    Had an inr of 13 the other day bruised from head to toe. ( can't imagine what his vital organs looked like) Crazy enough in the room next door had a completely non-symptomatic inr of 10. Both got 4...

  10. Saunders

    tamadrummer replied to porkey2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have Saunders, Kaplan, and Lippincott. I focused on the Saunders and used the question bank on the computer too and to be honest, the nclex seemed to be much less difficult than the practice. Just...

  11. Covering up Medication Patches

    tamadrummer replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in Patient Medications

    Sandoz will send the patient free bioclusive patch covers if they send away for them. My mom and dad are both on the fentanyl patch and they both get them sent for free. If the manufacturer recommends...

  12. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    tamadrummer replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    No such thing here either. Even in hurricane weather, you are expected to make it to work. That useless storm issac had many here in Zephyrhills worried but it was only a rainmaker for us. Thankfully...

  13. Just lost my RN license

    tamadrummer replied to FormerRNCA's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Terribly sorry for your situation but everyone reading this message should take it to heart. If you have an incident with the police/jail, report it without waiting. The board will find out and by the...

  14. How far do/would you commute...?

    tamadrummer replied to Getting To Great's topic in General Students

    I drove 28.6 miles each way in a ford f250 Plus clinical rotations if more that 50+ miles each way. I don't know of I could have gone much further than that but now that I have graduated and from the...

  15. Nursing Student Hating Life

    tamadrummer replied to Hargrove86's topic in General Students

    You have to remember as a nurse tech you are not a nurse. You are not responsible for as much stuff as a tech as when you are in your student nurse role. Just do your bedside care/ vitals and get a...

  16. Med Math - Calculating Bolus. HELP! :)

    tamadrummer replied to Bran2014BSN's topic in General Students

    904u. Multiplied 60 minutes. Didn't need

  17. Easier?

    tamadrummer replied to Nolli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a new nurse but I don't believe anyone will ever know drugs in the real world like we knew them in school. In the real world I have a drug reference right at my fingertips. In the electronic...

  18. Med Math - Calculating Bolus. HELP! :)

    tamadrummer replied to Bran2014BSN's topic in General Students

    Can't figure out the ml/hr without knowing what size bag you are putting the heparin in. Second answer is: 54213.598u/hr or

  19. Feeling overwhelmed..

    tamadrummer replied to Scrubs_girl's topic in General Students

    You are correct. They probably are taking it easy at first. As far as cna work goes, you will do that forever even as an RN. I am in there with my techs 98% of the time cleaning and bathing pts. It's...

  20. Feeling overwhelmed..

    tamadrummer replied to Scrubs_girl's topic in General Students

    What in specific is causing you to rethink your desire to be a nurse? Was it the patient care portion? I think I would have been bothered too if I was thrown at a pt within 3 weeks of starting...

  21. How can I help my MICU preceptor?

    tamadrummer replied to Mabesma's topic in Critical Care

    Don't be afraid of starting IV's and if the tech has a pt full of poo and puking all over, jump in there and start helping. If you see anyone struggling, jump in and ask how you can help. The better...

  22. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    tamadrummer replied to kaliRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I know at fletcher on 5main and the other med-surg floors it's brutal. 80% totals and the aides are pulled for 1:1 baker acts constantly. Makes for a tough night. I never rounded on those floors in...

  23. New Male Nursing Student. Any Pointers?

    tamadrummer replied to AudiGuy, RN, BSN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't know if anyone recommended buying the Saunders nclex book but if I had it to do all over I would have had that book from day one. I used that book to study for finals and hesi exams every...

  24. What collar is nursing?

    tamadrummer replied to PRNketamine7's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you wear scrubs? There isn't a collar. Just a crap ton of work. Who cares white/ blue, go to work And get the job done. New nurses are the bottom of the barrel in the hospital setting and we...

  25. Considering leaving hospital after new grad internship

    tamadrummer replied to GypseyGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not happy about our pt ratios either but I'm gonna tough it out for a year and then look for better opportunities. That magic number of one year experience seems to be a huge deal, once that is...