Megsd

Megsd BSN, RN

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  1. Do nurses only "eat their young" in certain departments?

    Megsd replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I have come to the conclusion that (in general) individual shifts on individual units have their own personality. I would simply chalk up your lousy experience to the overall morale on that shift on...

  2. Is It Crazy to Have 3 Part-Time Jobs?

    Megsd replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Working multiple jobs is really complicated sometimes. Before I started nursing school I had 2 part-time jobs in home health. I meticulously arranged my schedule at both companies so they wouldn't...

  3. Hardest part of nursing school

    Megsd replied to amf1987's topic in General Students

    I'm in an accelerated program too, with a similar schedule to yours. Here's some advice I have gathered on accelerated programs: * First and foremost, you will probably always be scared of something....

  4. Professor claims Wellbutrin does not have a lethal dose

    Megsd replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in General Students

    If this were me, I don't think this is the atrocity I would be willing to switch nursing schools for, especially considering how difficult it is to get into a program in the first place. I'd probably...

  5. Tips for looking more professional

    Megsd replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Where's a good place to go for makeup advice? For whatever reason I never got any passed down through my family and am utterly clueless, so I seldom wear any (and luckily most people say I don't...

  6. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    Megsd replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    As a patient, it would probably depend on the procedure and how comfortable I felt with that particular student. As a student (currently) I have bowed out of doing two IV starts because I just...

  7. Jobs for student nurses?

    Megsd replied to RunnerLuvLisa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd look into being a home health aide. I worked as one for about six months prior to nursing school and it was really nice because I pretty much made my own schedule and there were always extra cases...

  8. Iv Therapy

    Megsd replied to DAMomma's topic in General Students

    I know NS and LR are isotonic. The other two escape my brain at the

  9. **nurses Who Eat Their Young Should Be Kicked To The Curb***

    Megsd replied to suziesunshine's topic in General Nursing

    The only example of "eating their young" I have personally "witnessed" as a student was a classmate of mine. This is a very opinionated individual, both parents are nurses, worked in the medical field...

  10. Accelerated BSN Advice

    Megsd replied to jspacegirl's topic in General Students

    I'm finishing my second quarter (of 5) in an accelerated BSN program and also feel Annabelle gave excellent advice. I would also add: * Use every possible opportunity in clinical to try new skills....

  11. Advice from Last Year Nursing Student

    Megsd replied to CrazyHands's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, that's my impression so far too. And really, I don't remember most of what I listed from chemistry -- I've pieced it together from my nursing books. I've found A&P to be a bigger aspect of...

  12. New Program- To RISKY?

    Megsd replied to ksc0723's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    New programs can be kind of risky, and kind of annoying. I'm the third class in a new program (accelerated). The first class had just graduated when I applied, but they did have a 100% NCLEX pass...

  13. Thick or thin?

    Megsd replied to jewelsg627's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mine was a thin, regular sized envelope. I almost started crying before I opened it because I *knew* it had to be a rejection letter because it was so thin. The first sentence of the letter thanked me...

  14. Ohio Accelerated programs

    Megsd replied to NewDeb07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For my class, I interviewed in late-January, was accepted in February, and started in September. They have just changed the start dates to March, but application date is the same, so you pretty much...

  15. Advice from Last Year Nursing Student

    Megsd replied to CrazyHands's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I started college, I HATED chemistry. Still do, really. Managed to scrape by with a low B and purged all chemistry from my head. I had to take organic chem for my program but honestly I haven't...

  16. Ohio Accelerated programs

    Megsd replied to NewDeb07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in BEACON. BEACON has a deal with Miami Valley Hospital for a stipend in exchange for 1-2 years of employment (which isn't a big deal to me -- I want to work there anyway). It used to be open to...

  17. ERI Testing - WHY???

    Megsd replied to MySimplePlan's topic in General Students

    We take ERIs during finals week (as if we didn't have enough to worry about that week) and are told that if we fail one (and fail a make up exam) we fail out of the program. They say that we take them...

  18. ABG help

    Megsd posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I need to explain the rationale for two abnormal sets of ABGs for a patient. Both values were taken on his surgery day for a AAA repair (I'm not sure if they were before, during, or after surgery)....

  19. I need help with preclinical paperwork!

    Megsd replied to dreamBIG's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had to do roughly the same thing last term for preclinical and honestly, it STILL took hours, but I did find a few ways to make it take slightly less time. I went and bought a lab test book with...

  20. ABG help

    Megsd replied to Megsd's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Unfortunately I do not know what was going on at the time these two ABGs were drawn. I am responsible for interpreting all lab values for my pt for a certain number of days. He did have surgery on...

  21. Did we fluid overload her?

    Megsd replied to Megsd's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, her Hgb was around 6.8 prior to the transfusion. Originally we were told to push lasix between the transfusions, but that order was canceled by the time the second unit arrived (I questioned the...

  22. Does this sound like a good orientation?

    Megsd posted a topic in General Nursing

    Earlier this week I had an interview for a stipend at a local hospital (who I want to work for when I graduate). I start an accelerated BSN program in... oh man... 10 days. I managed to ask (I...

  23. C'mere and share your on-the-job laughs!

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

    When I worked as a CNA in a nursing home we had a funny 95 year old woman. Her friend brought her a jar of jellybeans and she would sit in the halls and munch on them periodically. One day she was...

  24. Having a boyfriend while in nursing school....

    Megsd replied to sheridan3456's topic in General Students

    I really think it depends on you, the guy, and both of your expectations for the relationship. My boyfriend and I were together before I started nursing school, which was when he was in paramedic...

  25. Home Health Care Kettering for STNA?

    Megsd replied to IWANT2BE's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I worked with Fidelity Health Care for about 6 months and I found them to be a really good employer. You have to do a week-long orientation with them, but you pick an area (around where you live) and...