SBarn

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1. Iv/blood draw Skill set in the home

   SBarn replied to csaylor290's topic in Home Health

   I do a ton of PICC care and a fair bit of implanted port access and care. Blood draws and IV starts are pretty stressful in the home if you aren't confident you can do it. If you aren't confident in...

2. Will I have to give up my nurse dreams if I'm on dialysis?

   SBarn replied to dreamon's topic in General Nursing

   There is a girl at my school that was on home dialysis. She seemed to be able to handle everything. She did say though that if a kidney came along she would walk away from nursing school in an...

3. Risks & Benefits of Hospital Birth vs. Birthing Center

   SBarn replied to chanelagonzalez's topic in Ob/Gyn

   "If there were some kind of happy balance... a carefully monitored pregnancy, in hospital, but hands off unless a complication develops, fewer women would take these risks" My thoughts exactly. I...

4. breastmilk=cure for cancer?

   SBarn replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting reads. Thanks for

5. I didn't know I was pregnant?

   SBarn replied to cali_rusk's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Amazing and beautiful story

6. Jeff State St. Vincent's program

   SBarn replied to SBarn's topic in Alabama Nursing

   I have already completed a semester of an ADN program. At the end of each semester you take a test called the ATI that is used as a predictor for passing the NCLEX. The highest level is a Level 3....

7. Jeff State St. Vincent's program

   SBarn replied to SBarn's topic in Alabama Nursing

   Oh I hope not. I have great grades - only one B - and scored Level 3 on the ATI. I guess it is good to hear a hard truth now though rather then spend the next 5 months pumping myself

8. Jeff State St. Vincent's program

   SBarn replied to SBarn's topic in Alabama Nursing

   I don't want to hope for anyone to fail but I am hoping that someone wins the lottery or their husband/wife gets a huge raise to take a job out of state or something :) I want a spot in your

9. Jeff State St. Vincent's program

   SBarn replied to SBarn's topic in Alabama Nursing

   That does say a lot. Thank you for the info! I just wish I had researched the RN programs better and started there! I hope this is a great semester for

10. My best orientation mistakes

    SBarn replied to skicoachrn's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is hilarious. I needed that

11. Jeff State St. Vincent's program

    SBarn posted a topic in Alabama Nursing

    Are there any current students in 102 in the night program at Jeff State? I am trying to transfer in to the program joining in 106 in the summer and am curious about the progression rate. Put...

12. Need some advice...fast

    SBarn replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Nursing

    I might would try get in touch with my contact for the interview and ask if they have time to perform the interview given the current circumstances. Say something like you understand things are...

13. Just wondering....

    SBarn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have read and posted on the thread Snow Days and it got me thinking. Is it standard to expect nurses and other healthcare workers to pay for hotel rooms and spend possibly days away from their...

14. Snow Days....

    SBarn replied to Kareylea's topic in General Nursing

    Keeper, lol at snopocalypse - we have been calling it that too here in

15. Snow Days....

    SBarn replied to Kareylea's topic in General Nursing

    I am also in Alabama and understand how impossible it is to get anywhere once there is ice on the roads. Several of our interstates are closed and there are many cities that have simply closed all of...