devi ADN, BSN

devi has 16 years experience as a ADN, BSN.

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1. Working from Home During COVID-19 Shut Down

   devi replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

   My schools have been closed since Friday, but school nurses are employed through the health department here, so we're being utilized as public health nurses while this is ongoing. We've done everything from phone triage to covid-19 swabbing to active...

2. How often do you go to the office?

   devi replied to devi's topic in Private Duty

   Thanks for the response, Kitiger. I'm hoping my agency works the same way. If you have to take a verbal doctor's order, does that get faxed or mailed, too?

3. How often do you go to the office?

   devi posted a topic in Private Duty

   I'm totally new to PDN. I was offered a job for an agency and will start training next week. There are a handful of cases in my area, but they're split among multiple offices, the closest of which is over an hour away. The cases won't be too difficul...

4. Has Your Facility Ever Tried to Have a Set Schedule?

   devi replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric

   It must be catching. The NM on my surgical floor just decided to put all the nurses on a track for weekends. We're supposed to start working every third weekend. Our input wasn't requested in the decision-making process at all...we were all simply pu...

5. Will you work during a Pandemic?

   devi replied to Goju's topic in COVID

   Thought this would be the thread to share this, since we've discussed availability of appropriate PPE during a pandemic. Anxiety in Mexico City Near the end, there are a few healthcare workers complaining about not being given masks at the hospital. ...

6. Is it just me? (Nurse/patient ratio related)

   devi replied to devi's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the input, everybody. I found out last night that I'm not the only nurse on the floor who's upset about this. It reassured me to hear that even nurses with 10+ years experience are worried about it. Many say they're going to voice their co...

7. Is it just me? (Nurse/patient ratio related)

   devi posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hope it's alright to put this under general discussion. I just wanted to get some other nurses' opinions on a new staffing grid that's supposedly going to be unveiled during our next unit meeting at work because I'm not sure if I'm overreacting. I'm...

8. Passed! *happy dance* :)

   devi posted a topic in NCLEX

   Took NCLEX on Saturday, June 7th. I wasn't feeling too great about it. I took it out of town (in Asheville, NC) and spent the night before with my best friend who lives there. Well, there were 4 kids at her house that night...4 very hyper, unsleepy ...

9. I'm graduating

   devi replied to GeorgiaPeach2008's topic in New Nurse

   Me too, me too!! Well, I graduated Tuesday night. Pinning ceremony was the night before. I had this horrible nightmare the night before graduation that one of my instructors came up to me right before graduation - already in my cap and gown and all...

10. A little experience please...

    devi replied to MissERN's topic in General Nursing

    Very little experience here since I'm still a student, but thought I'd give it a go. One of the ways the kidneys help control acid-base balance is by forming and reabsorption of bicarb. In kidney failure, they don't do too great a job of that (among ...

11. new/old nursing student soon at cpcc

    devi replied to islamujeres's topic in North Carolina

    Like a previous poster said, CPCC is all about the points. I was never put on a waiting list.

12. new/old nursing student soon at cpcc

    devi replied to islamujeres's topic in North Carolina

    I started the ADN program at CPCC in fall '06. I finished Fundamentals and Psych and then withdrew near the end of last spring semester during Adult Nursing. I've been accepted to start back this coming spring semester with the graduating class of '...

13. Which is quicker when applying for college and financial aid

    devi replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing

    online, definitely. Good luck!

14. Gay / Lesbian patient resources for nurses?

    devi replied to glbtnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, this isn't true in all states. In NC, sexual preference isn't added to the list of protections against discrimination unless a company adds it by free choice to their employment practices. I was fired 5 years ago from a job (not in hea...

15. Ok, whats the secret 4.0 students???

    devi replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing

    To be honest, I really don't know. I don't study any more than my classmates do - in fact, I'm pretty sure I study less. I'm never the best clinical student, either, but our clinicals don't affect our final grade - just whether we pass or fail. And I...