RaeRN30 BSN, RN

Did you go to EAMC and apply? What about the VA? The government fiscal year begins Oct 1st-I have a feeling they will then have the money in their budget for new hires.

Don't forget fluid/ electrolyte imbalances:)

I would think dilemmas would stem from different views on The definition of death? Some may think death occurs when harvesting vital organs....just a thought. Try googling "nursing dilemmas with organ donation".

YES!!! Found my first gray hairs.....wonder if they will reimburse for hair color? LOL

What are your thoughts on team nursing? I'm about a month off orientation and we have just switched to team nursing. Our " team" consists of RN, LPN, and a CNA (if we're lucky). So far the team has had up to 12 patients at any given time. Only a han...

All the other nurses I have spoken to hate it as well. I'm not sure if it is a trial run or not...I HOPE SO! I literally came into work one evening and noticed the "funky" looking assignment...no warning whatsoever. I just don't see a lot of team wor...

Exactly my thoughts....my last shift I really believe team nursing led to the amptation of pt's leg. Seems like the nurses I work with don't care anymore and are more concerned with eating their lunch then caring for the pts. The first pt I assessed ...

Draw from other port. Flush with 10 cc NS, waste, draw sample and flush with 20 cc NS

Do we work together!? Sounds like my floor.....ughhhh hate self scheduling! I was told to make out a schedule with the chance that it could change due to needs....fine with me...but why o why do we always seem to have 5 CNAs one day and ZERO on some ...

Had 1semester of Pharm in my BSN program. Don't try to memorize everything. I found that learning the mechanisms of action for the classes of drugs helps you to understand all the potential side effects and such. Hope that helps:)

Practice, practice, practice.... I performed head to toe assessments on family members, friends, classmates, etc--whoever would let me!

I found the xs in iguana med fit like xxs in Cherokee brand - I think Cherokee runs a little bigger than other brands?

Passes with 75 questions in 45 minutes- I am normally a very fast test taker and didn't want to change a thing for fear of over thinking the questions. Wishing all the future test takers the best of luck and remember to keep calm. My little heart w...

Ok....so took the test 7/2/10 at 1:30pm...A nervous wreck these past 2 days! I did the PVT and did not get the CC page so I was feeling pretty good. Just found out today that.........I PASSED!!!!!

I had an externship in ICU and actually chose medsurg for my practicum just to have that experience. I figured it would make me more marketable....I learned A LOT about time management! It was a great experience and very rewarding....it took some ti...

Good luck:D I worked for a year in ICU as a student extern and absolutely loved it! Unfortunately they were not hiring new grads:crying2: I accepted a job on a telemetry floor with the promise of moving to the unit when positions open up.

I found that learning the classifications does help....also learn how the drug acts in the body this will help you with side effects without just memorizing

The program I was in used Jarvis....I found reading that studying the abnormals helped me the most

I took the school's coverage as well....they require you to have specific coverage and I doubt you can find a cheaper individual plan.

There are tons of resources that contain this information. Did your program suggest one? There are also care plan books that are helpful when you are stuck- best of luck!

I remember the fundamentals class being a little tricky- I wasn't familiar with nclex style questions and that is how our tests were formatted. I managed to get A's in both classes and I heard a lot of people got an A in health promotion and a B in ...

I would say the answer is maintaining the albumin level- if the client gains 1 lb / day you are looking at hypervolemia Average weight gain is like 1-2 lbs / week Albumin levels indicate nutritional status Interested to hear what others say:)

Pinning and graduation on May 7th!! Just waiting on the start date for my new job!! And....studying for the NCLEX. Congrats to the c/o 2010!!!!!!!!

Does anyone want 3 xxs royal blue scrub tops with the mcg patches? 2 are Cherokee brand and 1 is greys anatomy brand ( I don't think I even wore the greys one). Send me a message and they are yours! I may even consider giving away my royal blue scr...

I never went by the student schedule listed on pulse...it is not accurate. If I remember correctly we did have class all day on Mondays and Fridays (maybe 3 hrs for each class??) and clinical on Tuesday-Thursday. The first semester clinical is spen...