chillchick

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1. Late/missed appointments

   chillchick posted a topic in Research

   I work on a community based research project and the majority of my job involves visiting clients in their homes. However, since it's research, scheduling is a bit more difficult thanut would otherwise be - that is, some weeks i have to run around li...

2. Late or missed appointments

   chillchick posted a topic in Home Health

   I work on a community based research project and the majority of my job involves visiting clients in their homes. However, since it's research, scheduling is a bit more difficult thanut would otherwise be - that is, some weeks i have to run around li...

3. Took NCLEX today...

   chillchick replied to chillchick's topic in NCLEX

   Wow!! You guys were right! License was up today!!! I actually can't believe it!!! *happy dances*

4. Took NCLEX today...

   chillchick posted a topic in NCLEX

   I took it in June with no preparation at all (underestimated it, ugh) and failed at I think 230 questions. Was near passing standard. Got a LOT of questions about medication and a lot of exhibitions, some meds, some anatomy, few calculations. This ti...

5. Fluid restriction question

   chillchick replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

   i don't take it to mean oral intake at all - because regardless of mode of intake, it is going to affect fluid volume in the body, right? i interpret things incorrectly a lot though, haha, so i always ask. it may annoy people, but patient safety/best...

6. anyone else?

   chillchick replied to chillchick's topic in General Nursing

   So glad I have you all to set me straight. Thanks for the replies. It probably should not bother me so much, especially since I am generally lacking sleep/looking awful and they're probably just trying to make me feel better! Thanks for your input...

7. anyone else?

   chillchick posted a topic in General Nursing

   So before I say this, let me say that I realise I may be being uptight, at least that is what my boyfriend said, but I want to get your opinions. :) A lot of my patients are older people and the older men always need to make "sweet" or "cute" little ...

8. Iwas fired for failure to provide care how do I answer at interview

   chillchick replied to stephensr's topic in General Nursing

   I would personally think the more significant issue were your failure to document giving a med... if someone else gave that med, depending upon what it were, there could be some seriously adverse effects upon the patient's condition! If it were me, ...

9. I need a lot of help, failed out of nursing school

   chillchick replied to MakeMeABird's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   That is a bummer. What happened? I know how you feel because I am a very nervous test taker... once someone told me that I needed to learn how to deal with it bc in patient care we have high stress situations. However, I cannot really think of tim...

10. want to know nursing schools without lottery system

    chillchick replied to queensqueen's topic in General Nursing

    If you have the grades for it, a lot of private schools can be very financially appealing. I know a ton of grad students paying barely anything... private schools have more resources (i.e., $$$) for students with demonstrated financial need. Of cou...

11. Nurses and Coffee

    chillchick replied to studentstorm's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be a barista! Got me hooked on coffee and coffee snobbery! xo

12. how much time did you study a day in nursing school?

    chillchick replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest, a lot of it probably depends on the program. If you're in one of the best programs, you're going to need to stay on your toes more than if you were in a different program. All nursing educations were not created equal, that is somethi...

13. When you take over a patient assignment....

    chillchick replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    We are specifically instructed *not* to use names in incident reports... of course, we also don't file them for things like tasks left undone (unless, of course, they cause the patient to become unstable).

14. Professional/Personal Boundaries?

    chillchick replied to chillchick's topic in General Nursing

    Haha oh I just wanted to clarify - I did not write down her address or phone number or anything like that, guys! That would be downright creepy! She and I were the same age and as stated previously she was in bad shape (physically and emotionally) s...

15. Help with questions on meds

    chillchick replied to mcpnurse's topic in Medications

    With IV Potassium I would ALWAYS be thinking about the patient's current labs and monitoring VS and cardiopulmonary status due to the risk of arrhythmia. Also input and output because if it changes greatly from the previous day this could affect int...