cajunnga

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1. New Grad wants to pursue L&D

   cajunnga replied to mzjennx's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was able to obtain a position in L & D upon graduation. I work at a small facility and L & D includes all facets of maternal issues. We ship out what we aren't equipped for. I think all...

2. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

   cajunnga replied to Fairlythere's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Depends, I think sometimes they are accurate and obviously sometimes they aren't. In the ER, triage is supposed to always do manual--L&D--we have no CNA and most of the time, no time to recheck....

3. taking students, precepting

   cajunnga replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

   I am in my last semester. We went through skills labs and checked off on everything we needed to, however on somethings that nursing students fight over like foleys and IVs--everyone doesn't get to do...

4. ER Pet Peeves

   cajunnga replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

   drunk people. the police have to bring in the public drunks who have urinated on themselves and the GBI has to bring in the the alcohol kit thing so everything will be legal, the drunk people who were...

5. NG tube question-please help!

   cajunnga replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

   I thought so too. In fact, I gave meds through NGT last semester with my primary nurse, but a little while later I removed the tube. My pt was NPO all she could have after removal was ice chips....

6. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

   cajunnga replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am going to school and working a full-time third shift job in plant where unless you are the plant manager or the office personnel you are a peon. I am a lab technician in one of the nastiest...

7. CRNA school at my age! Am I crazy?

   cajunnga replied to IRBsleeping's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   No you are not crazy. Looks like they would want a mature person with experience. Perhaps you should apply to another school? If that is an

8. care plans in nursing school

   cajunnga replied to cajunnga's topic in General Nursing

   I have had the pleasure of redoing nurse's notes two weeks in a row now--I am doing okay in everything but this and this is getting on my last nerve. My instructor is busy when we go for clinicals, I...

9. care plans in nursing school

   cajunnga posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey. I am a first semester nursing student. It is taking me hours to do my assessment tool, pathophysiology sheet and care plan-- Any recommendations on good care plan books would be much...