heartflutter

heartflutter ADN, BSN

Psychiatry, corrections, long-term care.

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  1. Awful textbook?

    heartflutter posted a topic in General Students

    Just had orientation for my program and they announced we'll be using Pearson's Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning. They're excited about it and the way it's structured. Reading the Amazon...

  2. Awful textbook?

    heartflutter replied to heartflutter's topic in General Students

    All ofhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0781793831 the "specialty" books (med-surg, psych, etc) are ebooks included in the bundle. Naturally they're all Pearson books. A friend sent me a med-surg text,...

  3. Awful textbook?

    heartflutter replied to heartflutter's topic in General Students

    I'm half-tempted to ask the director of the program if she's read the Amazon reviews... We have a separate med/surg text, but I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for replacements for this...

  4. Which off line schools for the LPN in Wa. State

    heartflutter replied to wberger's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I suggest looking into local technical schools for LPN programs. Avoid "private" schools at all costs (pun intended). The program I'm on the waitlist for at Bellingham Tech is around $6000 after books...

  5. Comfortable shoes for the ER

    heartflutter replied to nursegirl75's topic in Emergency

    I have yet to try Vibrams because all I can picture is a toe being sliced off by an unnoticed Vanderlift wheel... but I'm definitely thinking about a pair for non-work uses. I have yet to find a white...

  6. Comfortable shoes for the ER

    heartflutter replied to nursegirl75's topic in Emergency

    Merrell's Pace Glove. Extra "support" isn't how are feet were meant to be. Just let your feet do their evolutionary thing. Certainly helped my back injury when I switched to

  7. US RN to BSN program accepted in Alberta?

    heartflutter posted a topic in International Nursing

    all righty, i posed this very same scenario to carna and they sent me back an e-mail stating: "we will not be able to assess your file until your application and required documents are in the office."...

  8. Civilian Nursing...where do i start?!?!?

    heartflutter replied to serenityk579's topic in General Nursing

    There is an entire sub-forum dedicated to military nursing:

  9. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    heartflutter replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    My wife (a phlebotomist) always says, "There's no such thing as a tough stick, just a crappy

  10. Living with poo

    heartflutter replied to dropbears101's topic in General Nursing

    On a smart-orificed note, I'd just like to take the opportunity to say that I hate, hate, hate the word "poo". BM, void, feces, waste... anything but

  11. US RN to BSN program accepted in Alberta?

    heartflutter replied to heartflutter's topic in International Nursing

    I've dug around a little and found a couple .pdf's that might be helpful, but don't answer my question in all it's specificity. http://www.alberta-canada.com/immigration/media/LPN_June_2010.pdf...

  12. Is anyone else annoyed by the expectations of male nurses in transferring patients?

    heartflutter replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    Don't hospitals have care plans posted just like LTCs do? If my nurse and I ever got caught transferring a patient contrary to care plan, we'd be in it up to our eyeballs. Think of the lawsuit...

  13. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    heartflutter replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Ever seems a bit silly. I can understand the need for maintaining quiet when as convenient as possible, though. If someone's in the hospital, they need all the rest they can get and a quiet...

  14. ER and strange phenomena

    heartflutter replied to EmergencyNrse's topic in Emergency

    That made my day. Gravity bursts and

  15. insulin for non diabetics to prevent diabetes.. and aging? WHAT?

    heartflutter replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    There's a reason my pharmacology instructor told me that the absolutely most dangerous drug I would encounter as a nurse is insulin. What a crazy

  16. What's the craziest getup you've ever seen?

    heartflutter replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like The Todd from

  17. The same old battle - work vs school! Ughh..

    heartflutter replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't give my employer my school schedule. I list my availability and they don't even know I'm a student half the

  18. get ER wait times on your phone ?

    heartflutter replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I heard Alberta just launched something similar. I hope it discourages the... less emergent to just bloody wait to see their

  19. what are these yellow gowns for?

    heartflutter replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I've worn them for precautions at work before. Patients with MRSA and such. Or those really messy ones after chili

  20. ADN=RN

    heartflutter replied to Birdbr's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Get your ADN and be an RN two years before she is. Then ask her if she still thinks her way is better. (Not bashing BSNs. IMO, ADN then BSN is the most cost-effective way to

  21. I'm going to nursing school-That's nice, DO YOUR JOB

    heartflutter replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'd call that a write-up if I ever saw one. That's pretty unbelievable. The most I have ever done to my supervising nurse's cart is restock water, straws, water cups, and emptied the cart trash...

  22. How to get WA RN license

    heartflutter replied to shannalim's topic in Nurse Registration

    Take an ESL (English as a second language) class while you wait to take the TOEFL again? If you want to communicate with your patients and coworkers, you've got to be able to speak to them in English....

  23. Nursing Admissions/Admitting Nurse In Gay Marriage States

    heartflutter replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    "Spouse" seems to be the most common on forms in my experience and I don't see why terms like "partner" or "significant other" would need to be used just because gay marriage is now legal in a certain...

  24. Nursing Admissions/Admitting Nurse In Gay Marriage States

    heartflutter replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I think "spouse" would be appropriate because it's already in common use and carries the legal connotation. It is also respectful of those who do not feel comfortable using gendered terms like...

  25. I just dont know how I feel...

    heartflutter replied to Guest03/15/15's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly what above posters said. Let it roll off your back. You deserve the day shift because with a ****** attitude like that, I doubt the management wanted to reward them with working days!...