NurseyBaby'05 BSN, RN

Neuro/Med-Surg/Oncology

Member

  • Content

    1,110

  • Visitors

    14,284

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    15

All Content by NurseyBaby'05

  1. NurseyBaby'05

    What is it about nursing school....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to nurse34's topic in General Nursing

    What I found hardest was the burnout factor. I thought the first semester was going to be the hardest because everything was new to me. My worst semester wound up being my third. The content was...
  2. NurseyBaby'05

    Pregnant after husbands vasectomy?How common?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to ham22's topic in General Nursing

    Did your dh have to follow-up with semen samples to be tested? It took a few of our friends months to get the green light. Sometimes it takes awhile depending on how "active" you are after the...
  3. NurseyBaby'05

    Can anyone recommend an accelerated RN to BSN program near Pittsburgh?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to BadBird's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    One of my favorite instructors went there and really enjoyed it. I forgot all about Waynesburg. Good
  4. NurseyBaby'05

    Interview Dress??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Try Dress Barn. They usually have a sale going on around this time of
  5. NurseyBaby'05

    Help With A Nursing Dx

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to lilrednurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Welcome to
  6. NurseyBaby'05

    Help With A Nursing Dx

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to lilrednurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Think of your patho with stroke. What is it about hypertension that puts your patient at a risk for CVA? If the arteries narrow the heart is going to have to work harder to pump out oxygenated blood...
  7. NurseyBaby'05

    Classes- it stinks when

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Achoo!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :yeahthat: I usually found that you have to take a certain teacher's reputation with a grain of salt. I always did well with the ones that everyone didn't like. Just wait and see what
  8. NurseyBaby'05

    Should I postpone starting a family?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to jenjen22's topic in Nursing Career

    Jeepgirl- You hit the nail on the head!
  9. NurseyBaby'05

    What Q&A book is the best beside Saunders?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to chipay2brn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I;ve been using Lippencott. I like that they provide the rationale for the wrong answers as well as the rationale for the ones that are
  10. NurseyBaby'05

    Any shoe suggestions for me? Dankso's aren't working...

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to NCNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    I have the same trouble. What I have been doing is alternating between my Dansko's and my Rockers by Cherokee. I think the style is Milano. I spend a little more time in the Dansko's, but my heel...
  11. NurseyBaby'05

    Can anyone recommend an accelerated RN to BSN program near Pittsburgh?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to BadBird's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I found three others. Carlow, Duquesne and LaRoche. I think they're all pretty expensive though. Not that Pitt's that much cheaper. http://www.carlow.edu/academic/nursing/rnbsn18month.html...
  12. NurseyBaby'05

    ATI testing in nursing programs

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to eugenia's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    There's no time limit, but how much time you take is able to be monitored. Some people tried to be slick and make one of the tests "open book." He took four hours for a 100 question test. The...
  13. NurseyBaby'05

    A few Neuro Q's....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to raindrop's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Sorry your test was so bad! At least you know how she gets her questionsfor the next test. Passing is good! The other important thing is learning. A lot of people can spit things back to an...
  14. NurseyBaby'05

    Weekend programs

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to tamir's topic in General Nursing

    At West Penn/Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh, they have weekend programs. They call it "lifestyle choice" option. I'm not sure the compensation is high as whet you're getting in Philly, but I...
  15. NurseyBaby'05

    Working doubles...how do you do it???

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    Borrow the money and quit. At least you know you'll pass and be able to pay the loan back with your new nursing job. If you don't, you're going to leave yourself very little time to study. You'll...
  16. NurseyBaby'05

    A few Neuro Q's....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to raindrop's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I'm so glad we were able to help. I definitely know how you feel though. Our renal is on the final and the instructor is the one who did the cardiac test that the class did abyssmally as a whole. (Me...
  17. NurseyBaby'05

    Advice needed - Should he be fired?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to melissa_rn's topic in Nurse Management

    Canoehead- The only, and I mean only, reason I mentioned placing him in final written warning is b/c many employers require this as a step in termination. Otherwise, it would be "Sayonara, Seymore!"...
  18. NurseyBaby'05

    Advice needed - Should he be fired?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to melissa_rn's topic in Nurse Management

    I think, as another poster stated, that nurse being on your unit would be a hinderance to bringing on staff nurses worth their salt. You also would probably get more cooperation from your existing...
  19. NurseyBaby'05

    A few Neuro Q's....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to raindrop's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Awesome! Thank you! I was fortuante to get clarification when I shadowed today on a Neuro unit. BTW, I loved
  20. NurseyBaby'05

    ATI testing in nursing programs

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to eugenia's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    On the top of the test there are five different numbers. (Printer friendly version.) There are five categories: Your score: Individual Mean-National: Individual Percentile Rank-National: Individual...
  21. NurseyBaby'05

    Venting in progess, unjust termination

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Nursebaby23's topic in General Nursing

    Come on now! Don't be
  22. NurseyBaby'05

    No She/he Did Not!!!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    OMG!!!
  23. NurseyBaby'05

    A few Neuro Q's....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to raindrop's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Now don't quote me on this, but see if this makes sense to you. I think where they are going with nixing the lumbar puncture on these patients has to do with the pressure within the spinal column. I...
  24. NurseyBaby'05

    A few Neuro Q's....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to raindrop's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Yes! You're absolutely correct about wanting to rid the pt. of excess fluid in skull. Now,to monitor ICP, drain fluid if need be, collect a CSF sample and administer meds (be sure they're preservative...
  25. NurseyBaby'05

    ATI testing in nursing programs

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to eugenia's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi Eugenia- Well, they use them at my school and it suppossedly has the highest pass rate in the city so I guess the answer to your question is yes. However, I think if they are going to put so much...