sommeil

sommeil ASN, RN

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  1. New RN...need help with resume and cover please

    sommeil replied to little2one's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think your resume looks great. I'm going to graduate soon and I have no idea where to start. Also before nursing school I was an

  2. What textbook do you use for Pediatric Nursing?

    sommeil posted a topic in General Students

    I HATE our peds nursing textbook. i'm thinking of buying another one. what do you guys use at your

  3. What textbook do you use for Pediatric Nursing?

    sommeil replied to sommeil's topic in General Students

    i'll check that one out.

  4. What textbook do you use for Pediatric Nursing?

    sommeil replied to sommeil's topic in General Students

    We use Maternal-Child Nursing by McKinney, et al. I really like our med-surg book (Lewis). I wish McKinney was more like

  5. What textbook do you use for Pediatric Nursing?

    sommeil replied to sommeil's topic in General Students

    i'll probably just get a very cheap second textbook on peds. just to clarify the stuff my text makes totally confusing or doesn't shed enough light

  6. nursing policy on handling infant that is not bathed

    sommeil replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    diligent-trooper: isn't it great that we have a choice to wash or not! does it bother you if mom doesn't want to wash her baby? we have a large native american population here and some of the moms...

  7. nursing policy on handling infant that is not bathed

    sommeil replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With my 2 born in the hosptial we allowed them to wipe them off with warm cloths. With my two born at home (waterbirth) I just put them up against my skin and then put a towel over us. The place...

  8. nursing policy on handling infant that is not bathed

    sommeil replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We didn't have our babies washed because we didn't feel that they needed it. Vernix has good anti-microbial properties (see journal article, Antimicrobial polypeptides of human vernix caseosa and...

  9. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    sommeil replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Just because you worked in the or, er, dialysis unit, icu, etc... does not mean you're qualified to teach the class or throw FYIs in during lecture. Shut up. We have a limited time for lecture and I...

  10. How many people did you lose?

    sommeil replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    dont know for sure but i think weve only lost

  11. what are you doing during the break?

    sommeil replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    Read for Fun. Enjoy watching TV without feeling guilty that I should be studying. Hang out with my family. ACTUALLY cook a meal. Sleep. Exercise. So many things. looking forward to my month

  12. Care plan help - psychosocial potential complications

    sommeil posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm usually REALLY good with care plans but we're doing a mental health week during which our Nursing Diagnoses and Potential Complications have to be psychosocial. I'm at a rehab place and my pt is...

  13. Care plan help - psychosocial potential complications

    sommeil replied to sommeil's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i know.. right? i'm going with STRESS as my PC and Powerlessness for my ND. Our school is pretty good. If your careplan isn't great they're good about helping you get it right rather than failing you....

  14. help a student nurse out? :)

    sommeil replied to butterfly134's topic in General Students

    i think our med-surg is called Care of the Adult Client or 'Level 2'. Not sure what they do yet.. i think it's a lot of Patho and clinicals in a surgical or post-surg unit. I'm starting in two

  15. ATTENTION MOMMIES!

    sommeil replied to mommy_5's topic in General Students

    i have four kids. 3 girls (14,12,2) and a newborn boy 4 days old (i had him three days before Level 1 nursing finals). It's been difficult but not impossible. Fortunately, i have my mom to help so I...

  16. What is muscle tone and how's its assessment is done in an unconscious patient?

    sommeil replied to Rajveer Kaur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    we discussed it in class but were never told how to 'assess'. i'm so glad you asked the question. i hope someone has an answer!

  17. Which stethoscope to buy???

    sommeil replied to kelseymalynn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    wow.. that's so cool that you are able to use a sprague. i didn't want to buy a pricey steth but i couldn't hear anything with my sprague.. works fine for BP but i had an awful time hearing valve and...

  18. Age and Nursing School

    sommeil replied to NursingGCW's topic in General Students

    at my school there is still the same range (18-50) but most people seem to be in their mid-twenties.. and except for the really young people (18 and 19) everyone seems to be just as focused but i...

  19. Reading, reading and more reading but not enough time.

    sommeil replied to sweet_von's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ended up with an 86 on the first test.. seems like i've got an 'okay' method so far but there is def. room for

  20. Reading, reading and more reading but not enough time.

    sommeil replied to sweet_von's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i've got Fundamentals of Nursing made Incredibly Easy and Med Surg made Incredibly easy and i've been reading those FIRST and then reading whatever I can in the books paying close attention to Chapter...

  21. OB Rotations

    sommeil replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    I was wondering what a natural birth advocate would think about doing an maternity rotation. I think I would just be irritated by suggested inductions, c-sections, and circumcisions. My biggest...

  22. Help with Pharmacology homework

    sommeil replied to futurenurse505's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There's big controversy about Cytotec (drug for stomach ulcers) being used off-label to induce labor even though the manufacturer has issued a warning AGAINST using it in pregnancy. Women have died...

  23. How many semesters is your program?

    sommeil replied to JustDes's topic in General Students

    4 semesters. started two weeks ago and will finish August 2012. the summers are 12 weeks and the spring and fall 16

  24. New Nursing Student- Anxiety?

    sommeil replied to lindsmichelle's topic in General Students

    i couldn't even relax and enjoy my pre-nursing school time off because i was so worried about it. i felt like all my free time had to be studying up on patho or reading about how to take critical...

  25. Which stethoscope to buy???

    sommeil replied to kelseymalynn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i'd love to hear suggestions as well. the ones we got with our program