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That's what I get for trying to browse at work. I got stuck on the second page. Lol! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

BS. Hell, I've even got personal-use OTC stuff from the pharmacy while I was working. That's what OTC means. No RX necessary.

I work ICU and the last time I said it was quiet at work I ended up having to land a txf from PCU who rolled thru the door in Vfib with a belly full of peritoneal dialysate. Nope. Not saying it again. Luckily they had already been tubed and the intensivist was on the floor.

In my Trauma/SICU we get a lot of closed head injuries which means bolts, paralytics, and frequent neuro checks. We're also the general surgical ICU (we have an 8 bed CV where all the hearts go) so we get lots of open bellies, complex wounds (no major burns though), chest surgeries (if there is no room in CV), and ortho. Lots and lots of ortho because of the traumas we get. We also get medical overflow if needed. Because of how complex trauma pts can be they tend to hang out long, get trachs and pegs, and have multiple, multiple surgeries and wounds. I've only been in SI for 6 months but I love it. CV and MI can get really boring to me even with the interesting patho, but there's not a ton of hands on work to do. I love getting my hands dirty with lots of wounds.

My unit is trialing enclosing the nurses station in glass to help reduce noise. It's actually working, and it looks nice because there aren't obvious seams, besides a few sliding windows like in a doctors office. Well, I'm walking past and my charge nurse gets my attention and I obviously can't hear her, so I go to stick my head in the window. Well, the way the light was hitting the very clean glass made it look like it was open. It was not. I slammed the face full-on into the glass. I have never seen someone laugh so hard in my life! Luckily I didn't leave a nose print.

I like the one that sounds like a def-con/nuclear missile alarm. Definitely enough to get me up and moving!

I just really love poop. j/k

A doggie! Oh, how I want a dog.

I was just licensed by PA and did not have to disclose anything voluntary. Fortunately I have never been involuntarily committed, but I don't even remember having been asked any questions about that. As everyone else has said it does change from state to state.

Diet coke or diet dr. Pepper!! But really if its IV just skip all the flavor and give me straight caffeine.

That was one of the cutest videos about death I've ever seen!

I'm so glad we've never had fill-in-the-blank questions. My teachers base all of tests off the NCLEX test plan, and knowledge level questions like this one are never on them. You're teacher is being ridiculous about the order thing. It's neither head nor tails whether thrombus or embolism is put in either blank.

Honey badger don't give a s**t. I'd probably give my "spirit animal" though, a tiger. Big, orange, and lovely.

I only use the 10/10 scale because of charting, but rely more on the pt's description of the pain. Usually this works well, and I can give them a suitable med from their PRN list, it doesn't work well when the dr decides to prescribe based on the numeric scale. That really annoyed me when I did stroke rehab. It was impossible to premedicate my patient with how the orders for her oxycodone was written. Now for me, I sprained my lower back muscles a few years ago and they went into totaly spasm. I could not move without screaming in pain. My mom needed to call 911 because I could not get myself off the kitchen floor, or even turn myself without almost passing out. I still felt silly answering 10 on the pain scale because I know it's relative. So who am I to say that I have 10/10 pain when the person next me has half of their arm hanging off? Guilt makes me do funny things sometimes.

Our terms are broken up into six units, each ending with an exam. Exams are dependent on the number of hours of material presented per subject. It's three questions per hour of material taught. A three hour lecture would have nine questions on that unit exam. There is also a cumulative final exam. Grading is pretty standard at 75% is a C, and you must have a 75% average across the six unit exams and the final to pass. All projects, and clinical work are pass/fail.

Lemon-aid by Benefit is a great dark shadow concealor. The yellow tint works well to cover purple/blue shadows on fair skin. I've accumulated quite the stock of headbands and ponytail holders to keep the mess contained. I've sacrificed cute hair to please the nursing school gods, and get an extra 20 minutes of sleep!

Drink.

Wow, you got hosed! Bookstores are great for doing that. :angry: They just made so much profit on you guys its ridiculous. I did a small research paper on profit margins in college bookstores and it's astounding how much a school makes in profit when they own the store. My first semester we were given a zippered bag full of IV tubing, practice syringes, a squishy fake flesh thing, sterile dressings, foley kit, etc... We did use it, but not very often. Thankfully we didn't have to pay out of pocket for it. My first semester instructor still stole stuff from the main hospital (I'm in a diploma program and the school is an off building on the campus) for us to use in lab. lol! Imagine walking through the halls with your pockets stuffed with syringes, needles, tubing, etc.

I think most programs would accept danskos. The definition of a clog is a shoe made of wood, but it's also come to mean a backless shoe like a Croc. I would think that most programs would have nothing against a nursing shoe like the Dansko Professional considering a lot of nurses, physicians, and other hospital personnel wear them!

You really, really don't want anything you can't wipe down with a bleach wipe. I've got so much yucky stuff on my feet duriing clinicals and at work it's ridiculous. I wore these for the past two years:Anywear Injected Clo in White from Anywears cheap, very comfortable, and the strap counts as a back. I just started to wear Dansko Soltices. I was fortunate enough to get them as a gift from my aunt and uncle. I'm still breaking them in, but so far they are very comfortable. The only problem with the Soltice compared to the Professional is the Soltice has a higher heel. I'm used to walking and even running in heels (former dancer) but it could be a problem if you aren't used to walking in 2" heels.

I think what you're doing is a little overboard for the basics but it's helpful when learning disease processes and interventions to be through. That's a lot of info to learn! Interviewing can really only be learned by doing IMHO. Just hit the basics that were taught in class.I never not read the book though. The only time I didn't read it was during fundamentals.

I at least try and get pericare done on every patient when I work. What you've described is unacceptable and gross, gross, gross. I abhor doing bed baths but it really is for the best interest of the patient so I suck it up and get it done.

The Saunder's book, and Davis' books are great for studying. I really like Davis' Success line. It provides a nice bank of questions along with a complete rational along with some great test tips. It got me through gerontology (med surg part 1) and my actual med surg class. It's going to get me through acute care too. :)

Sometimes I get so busy I forget to pee! It's six hours into my shift and all of the sudden I'm like "I haven't peed in about eight hours, perhaps I should go." I honestly get so busy, or just so involved that I don't even feel the urge. I also don't hydrate myself very well, but with all the coffee I drink I should think I'd go more often!

Car, bike, or bus. Depends on my mood and the weather. I used to be completly dependent on the bus and that was horrible. I thought I could use the time to study but I get horribly car sick if I try to read in a moving vehicle. I also get bus sick if the ride is longer then 45 minutes, especially in the back of the bus. My car is beat up 18 year old corrolla but I love it! I also love my bike. :)