elijahvegas ASN, RN, EMT-P

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    This are interview questions I'm supposed to ask an RN as a homework assignment.

    elijahvegas replied to anallely16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1. What makes nursing a profession rather than simply an occupation? college. 2. What employment opportunities have you had(or plan to pursue)as an RN? my employment opportunities included working as...
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    Would you work outside of your scope of practice to save a life?

    elijahvegas replied to metallaces's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If only in theory i knew how to do it, absolutely not. If i had never done it before, absolutely not. This sounds like every episodeof greys anatomy scrubs night shift and every other med drama where...
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    Need some ideas please !

    elijahvegas replied to Eeramsey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Staffing. Patient to nurse ratios. I could write a book on how screwed up it can
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    I need answers to 6 interview Qs from experienced RNs for an assignment

    elijahvegas replied to Brookelynne's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My thoughts exactly. As if this assignment will profoundly change her practice, or better yet, her being face to face with whom she interviews will drastically change the outcome. This is classic...
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    Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    elijahvegas replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Double post
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    Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    elijahvegas replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Tncc is open to any one level 1 through 3 trauma and nontrauma centers..dunno the relevance of that statement. My initial statement was directed to the op to offer a contrast to what other posters...
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    Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    elijahvegas replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Our er requires 9 certs to maintain employment along with a number of competencies to be completed monthly. Dont comment on how hard tncc is if you dont have the
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    When will everyone understand things are different in the ER

    elijahvegas replied to ClayH's topic in Emergency

    Floor nurses annoy me to no end with their stupid questions they want on report. I mean i can see the relevance to some but a lot of them they ask just so they can bypass half their charting and...
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    What is a typical day?

    elijahvegas replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Emergency

    Was a new grad straight to er. In a level 1 trauma facility smack dab inner city. Depends on the night and your facilitys criteria. Some days weve seen p some days weve seen 7 in a shift. Majority of...
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    Getting better in codes?

    elijahvegas replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    its the grimmest but most crucial piece of advice ive ever received during my EMT and paramedic training that stays with me during each code "they're already dead. you're not going to kill them any...
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    I need answers to 6 interview Qs from experienced RNs for an assignment

    elijahvegas replied to Brookelynne's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    her assignment is to ask professional practicing nurses interview questions and she does exactly that by going on a forum full of nurses to get these questions answered, and all anyone can seem to...
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    BSN with recent dui denied to sit for the nclex California

    elijahvegas replied to Timboslice's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    you've gone and offended every CO nurse because theres an implication that getting your license will be easier there than CA if you're wondering about all the questions regarding it haha. At any rate,...
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    if i do not get into ADN, good to apply LPN?

    elijahvegas replied to hope_1992's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Definitely a longer route. And the bridge program at my school o ly allowed for takibg the first semester off, which doesnt save much time. Actually it didnt save any time because you still had to...
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    Soon to be nurse student needs advice

    elijahvegas replied to Béltéfí's topic in Nursing Career

    what you WANT to be in life isn't always what you're MEANT to be in life. I personally don't believe anyone is "meant" to be anything other than what they become personally, but putting mantras and...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    elijahvegas replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Ever given a transoccular medication? I have. Its when you go to inject air into a morphine vial but the pressure blasts out the back end and shoots out right into your patients eye like a water gun....
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    Going out with your co-workers (Mixing Business with pleasure)

    elijahvegas replied to Plumrose15153's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well if you are genuinely interested in being friends with them then sure why not ? For a while I kept a professional relationship with my classmates. Kept it simple with just eating lunch together...
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    Go Fund Me for Co-workers?

    elijahvegas replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]24296[/ATTACH] This gets the same reaction as other things that don't directly affect me
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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    elijahvegas replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've found that women aren't so much attracted to the nurse aspect in and of itself, but they enjoy the knowledge you can flex. I can see them get more interested when I express a passion for what I...
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    Being Managed By Someone Younger

    elijahvegas replied to Apple-Core's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's simple. Drop the ego and think of it in terms of work experience. Who is really the elder when comparing someone who has 5-10-20 years more experience than the newbie to the floor
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    DNP enquiry

    elijahvegas replied to Edisonaidor's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    What..? Are you already working as nurse ? Or are you trying to circumvent that and become an np as soon as possible ? DNP is mostly an Academic degree, itll add very little to the way you practice as...
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    Slow nursing jobs? So I can go back to school.

    elijahvegas replied to countrygirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    All the snark is coming from insecurities that someones spefialty will be considered "easy" or "slow" so everyone will jump to talk about how hard it is where they work and how fast everything is....
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    Trauma Room MEds

    elijahvegas replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    I suppose youre right. But this trauma center is all i know. We see and receive the worst of the worst. and things tend to flow very well with that many hands on. I think during the trauma if so many...
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    Trauma Room MEds

    elijahvegas replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Because that means youre either understaffed, or staffed with people unqualified and untrained . And im sure i don't need to go into detail about how thats bad for everyone
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    To tell or not to tell?

    elijahvegas replied to nursingRN123's topic in General Students

    I say no, and heres why. Nursing school is nothing like real life nursing. You want to glorify that you earned yourself an A, and you feel like your gold star isnt that shiny because everyone else...
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    Trauma Room MEds

    elijahvegas replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Level 1 trauma center here. If you don't have a dedicated trauma team per shift, that soubds like a real dangerous place to work. There should always be at least 2-3 nurses, and another 2-3 medics all...