PatMac10,RN RN

Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool

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    Top 10 Nursing Supplies

    PatMac10,RN replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

    Wow! Very good
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    Top 10 Nursing Supplies

    PatMac10,RN replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

    It's never too early to start preparing for
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    Oral Surgeons doing surgery and providing anesthesia

    PatMac10,RN replied to wtbcrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sounds weird. In my dentists office he contracts with a CRNA to provide anesthesia services during all of his procedures. A CRNA started my IV and monitored me during the removal of my wisdom teeth. I...
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    Any job offer yet? Graduation around the corner!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Students

    I am still undecided as of now, to see what other offers I get. I applied to 2 other very nice hospitals and won't here from them till the end of this month. I have some time before i have to make a...
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    Top 10 Nursing Supplies

    PatMac10,RN replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

    Our school just started letting students print for free in the library 2 semesters ago, even though we've always payed $150.00+ in technology or resource fees. We do not have open computer labs in our...
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    Any job offer yet? Graduation around the corner!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Students

    Thanks guys! I worked in the hospital float pool, in one of the places I got an offer (CVICU). As an CNA a year before I started NS and straight out of high school. I still work in that float pool, as...
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    New to CVICU

    PatMac10,RN replied to californiarnbsn's topic in Cardiac

    I just got a job offer for the CVICU! I graduate from nursing school in 4.5 weeks! I did my preceptorship on this CVICU and loved it. My preceptor taught me soooo much, but let me be as autofocus as...
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    Best way to break into cardiac nursing

    PatMac10,RN replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in Cardiac

    If its not too late do your individual senior practicum/preceptorship on a cardiac unit. Thats what i did! I live in SE NC and I precepted on a CVICU that is managed by Duke Medicine. I graduate From...
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    Poll: Do you skim or read your nursing textbooks?

    PatMac10,RN replied to na-na's topic in General Students

    I read it thoroughly the first time then scan/speed-read every time after that. There is some content that I feel ok speed-reading
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    Nursing Program Length

    PatMac10,RN replied to FutureNursing's topic in General Students

    I'm about to graduate from an ADN program. It is 5 semesters of actual nursing courses. We only have a full time option for all of the nursing programs at our school. We just started a 3 semester LPN...
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    First Paycheck!

    PatMac10,RN replied to CYoungLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats! I can't wait til I have my first nursing check
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    Any New Grads Want to Post their Résumé?

    PatMac10,RN replied to ChicagoRN1's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I googled for resume and cover letter templates specifically for NEW GRAD nurses like "new graduate nurses sample resume" and got some great examples! Specifically the ones posted from...
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    Nursing School Patient Loads

    PatMac10,RN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that we need to learn to be a nurse, but i personally believe it to be very difficult to do that without participating in nursing at its base/most simple state, which is what CNAs do. The...
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    Nursing School Patient Loads

    PatMac10,RN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I've been offered a position on the CVICU where I did my preceptorship and the typical load there is 3 patients unless you have a new CABG patient. When we're in clinical the only time we talk...
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    Nursing School Patient Loads

    PatMac10,RN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed that some schools allow delegation to hospital staff. We are always told to do total care of our patient, regardless of we have 3 or 5 and ask for assistance as needed. Most CNAs won't...
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    ATI testing is hard... help!

    PatMac10,RN replied to NurseMatt88's topic in General Students

    I struggled with ATI on and off through out the 1st half of nursing school and then blew the ATI comprehensive predictor out of the water! In a good way! I have a smartphone (iPhone 4s) and...
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    Top 10 Nursing Supplies

    PatMac10,RN replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

    As stated previously, about a truckload worth of Red Sequoia Trunks to have enough paper and Plenty of printer ink! Lol! I've mustered so many trees on nursing school that I plan to donate heavily to...
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    I don't wanna!

    PatMac10,RN replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Students

    2 lectures left, one test, one final left. We have a group seminar project on ARDS that requires a 45 minute interactive presentation to the class, a 25+ page paper to do (luckily the group turns in...
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    Why can't nurses intubate?

    PatMac10,RN replied to natnat122's topic in Emergency

    Good
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    Clinical Nursing Student Needs Advice 5 patients

    PatMac10,RN replied to Lynn52's topic in General Students

    Congrats on your coming graduation!!!!! OP, it sounds like you just need some methods to help you manage your patient load more effectively. I'm graduating from an ADN program too! In 5 weeks!!!!!!!...
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    Nursing School Patient Loads

    PatMac10,RN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    In my 5 semester ADN program, now, we take do total care for 1 med/surg patient all first semester. That one patient would start of being mild but by the end of the first semester we cared for 1...
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    Choosing a Stethoscope - Littman Master Classic II vs. Classic II S.E.

    PatMac10,RN replied to RZobel's topic in General Students

    We were required to have a dual head stethoscope. I like the Littman Classic II! I have no issue with BP's bc my cuff is usually a little higher above the site I'm trying to auscultate. A comparable...
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    Why can't nurses intubate?

    PatMac10,RN replied to natnat122's topic in Emergency

    I think nurses should be able to. Even if it is only when there isn't a Doc
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    Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    PatMac10,RN replied to jilljw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Very good
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    Attention DNP students

    PatMac10,RN replied to Dr.Naija_Glam's topic in Advanced Practice

    I like the set up that MUSC has, with the option yo recurve your MSN along the way. I plan to apply there when the time