LeashRN

LeashRN

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  1. Share your ED assessment tips, tricks and routines!

    LeashRN replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    FOLEY....AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION! was a joke that I read in another thread on this site! Come on guys, cardiac nurses are ACLS certified and RUN codes every once in

  2. Share your ED assessment tips, tricks and routines!

    LeashRN replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the advice - will have to modify my practice some. It may be awhile before I get to the ED there are just no ER jobs in my area!

  3. Share your ED assessment tips, tricks and routines!

    LeashRN replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    Now granted, I'm a cardiac tele nurse and for the most part I do focused assessments. But I still like to get a look from head to toe and besides vs/rhythm, check mental status, heart sounds/apical...

  4. Nicknames you give patients?

    LeashRN replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    Boy, our unit/nurses are going to have to become WAY more creative! You folks are histerical! Last week on my tele unit I had a 25 YO that I called 'problem child' - that was the best I could come up...

  5. Anyone have dogs and work 12hr shifts?

    LeashRN replied to xokelly2's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have 4 Jack Russell Terriers and I work 3 12.5 hour nights a week. I house them in 4 separate indoor/outdoor runs. Inside is 4x4 heated and airconditioned. The outside is 4x8 on concrete and...

  6. Anyone get A's in nursing school?

    LeashRN replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Students

    4.0 for the first 2 of 4 semesters, and graduated with a 3.8 - I only ever received 2 B's. It can be done - you can do it!

  7. 2 Year RN Programs--advice?

    LeashRN replied to Renee73's topic in General Nursing

    Any hospital in the world

  8. Off topic: How do you keep house?

    LeashRN replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Students

    While in school........I DIDN'T!!!!!!!!

  9. Anyone have a huge student loan bill?

    LeashRN replied to dreamBIG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Yup, have run up $22,000 in student loans just getting an ADN in 22 months. As far as I know, you can continue to get loans as long as you remain a student. Now as far as full/part time are...

  10. Chiari Malformation?

    LeashRN posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hello, I am a new nurse (just passed boards on Jan 11) and my husband was just diagnosed with Chiari Malformation. The neurosurgeon finally saw him/us on Jan 18 - the original dx was made by his...

  11. Chiari Malformation?

    LeashRN replied to LeashRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thanks for all the kind words and advice. The Dr that has done 300+ graduated med school in 1955 - so he may have been one of the first surgeons to do this. And a large number of Chiari surgeries per...

  12. Does your hospital offer on-site childcare?

    LeashRN replied to Nurse Valium's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital at which I just accepted a position has on site child care from 0630 to 1930 M-F and if your child is sick they offer in home sick child care at low cost. It was voted one of the 50 best...

  13. How soon after graduation can I take the NCLEX?

    LeashRN replied to MayisontheWay's topic in General Students

    As I stated in my post, I just took the NCLEX today (1-11-06) and I graduated on 12-9-05. There was a problem with my application to the state board of nursing (ohio) - and it is their policy not to...

  14. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    LeashRN replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Oh please, if it is still possible to get a list of these that would be great! In fact, I'm sitting here taking a study break - studying for the second to the last test before I graduate in Dec!!!!!...

  15. School Policy on Hair/Nails/Jewelry/Make-up?

    LeashRN replied to Rosa2Little's topic in General Students

    At my school: no type of artificial nail coverings, coatings or polish - natural nails only and with no more free edge than one eighth of an inch. Nails must also be tidy and clean - manicures are...

  16. What Was Your G.P.A When You Got Accepted Into Your Nursing Program?

    LeashRN replied to rayofsunshine's topic in General Students

    cum GPA

  17. Lots of kids, a husband, nursing school AND working as a CNA?

    LeashRN replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in General Students

    SEVEN KIDS!? Sounds like you've 'made your bed' and chosen your lot in life.........so do the right thing and stay home and take care of those children until they are able to care for themselves,...

  18. CSULA or Azusa anyone?

    LeashRN replied to Myethpio's topic in General Students

    My sister in law attended APU for both her BA and Master's and she loved it (very expensive education). I grew up in the city just east of Azusa (Glendora) and both my mother and father in-law grew up...

  19. Wanna Be a Nurse "School Advice Needed"

    LeashRN replied to johnwe's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are only really thinking in regards to completing a program online/at a distance. In ANY RN program the majority of required hours are what is termed "clinical" hours - time spent on...

  20. IM Injections in premies

    LeashRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi all, What are the sites and max amounts of drug in mls. of IM injections in premature infants? Have looked through all my nursing texts (6 of them) and cannot find the answer. The closest I found...

  21. IM Injections in premies

    LeashRN replied to LeashRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    thank you for the

  22. Start a family VS nursing school

    LeashRN replied to e_pigpig's topic in General Students

    Got married 1 month after turning 19, had a child just before I turned 22. Now 38, still married (happily - my daughter is 16) and in nursing school........... My advice, finish school first - plain...

  23. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    LeashRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you - To all the nurses who take the time to help us that are new/students in this wonderful profession/calling. I really do appreciate the time taken here by others to benefit all. Leash...

  24. Inspiration for the Older Student

    LeashRN replied to EyesForward's topic in General Students

    Hello to all "vintage students"! I too am an older student - 38 - and am half way through my second of 4 semesters in nusring school. I also still have to finish A and P, Micro, Sociology and Ethics...

  25. before clinical breakfast ideas?

    LeashRN replied to kimhaw's topic in General Students

    I hate eating in the morning - I'm just not hungery. On clinical days I find myself getting the 'shakes' about 1000, not sure why, it must be the stress as it can't be the physical, 'cause just being...