CrimsonAlchemist

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  1. Almost new grad who wants to work in psych--advice please!

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to shannarini71's topic in Psychiatric

    I landed a job in an acute inpatient geropsych unit and I'm a new grad. It' very possible! I love it. I rarely enjoyed my medsurg rotations. Loved the psychosocial aspect. Just wanted to say that it...

  2. New grad/New job

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to jnurse21's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Definitely double and triple check yourself and don't be afraid to ask for help/longer orientation. I'm a new grad in a geropsych unit and at 4 weeks in, I'm just now off of orientation. My patient...

  3. Advice from current students or RN school grads

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to ClayH's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Physical assessment, definitely, but in all honestly, as long as you study during school, a good program will teach you what you need to know. If you really want a jump start, though, I would find...

  4. clinical gripes

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to sassynerd's topic in General Students

    I guess my clinical experience was phenomenal, then. My nurses were, for the most part, willing to let us ask questions, very helpful, etc etc. Our equipment worked and, although we had to share it on...

  5. How's your dating life?

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I've been lucky to have a wonderful fiancee that understands how important nursing school is to me. I find time to study while I'm spending time with him. It's hard, but it works. I graduate in...

  6. How to prepare for nursing school

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to gouranga's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Brush up on your critical thinking skills, especially if you're going straight to RN. Assessment is the main part of the RN's job. My program reviewed the A&P, Microbiology and Pharmacology as we...

  7. Starting Nursing School in the fall?

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to NurseKis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm almost finished with my third semester. It is hard. It is probably the hardest thing I've ever undertaken. Hours of studying in hopes of getting a 76C. That being said, it is absolutely fulfilling...

  8. Is it "5 rights" or "6 rights"?

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to CRNBSN18's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We also learned "Right

  9. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    You terrify

  10. Fluids and electrolytes? Help i'm so confused: Sodium and Fluid Volume

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to Newguyy's topic in General Students

    Yes! Thank you!

  11. the "mean girls" of nursing school

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    I'm in an ADN program and we also have a wide range of ages, from 18 all the way to 50s. I'm part of the accelerated group, meaning we started last August with just our pre-reqs. This semester, we...

  12. Is it AAOx3 or A&Ox3

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to Starfish1's topic in General Students

    We actually use A&OX4 for Alert and Oriented to person, place, time, and

  13. Fluids and electrolytes? Help i'm so confused: Sodium and Fluid Volume

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to Newguyy's topic in General Students

    GrnTea, that was amazing! I wish you were my instructor! Your explanation was much better than the handout my instructors use. BUT, could you please explain in a bit more detail what you meant by...

  14. Clinical Site Rules for Your School?

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to lilarox's topic in General Students

    We can do whatever we've learned and checked off on and at the hospital if we did it, we charted it. That included meds, HoT assessments, IVs, Foleys, vitals, blood sugars, etc etc etc. If we noticed...

  15. The best hairstyle for female student

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to Raewynv's topic in General Students

    For my school, If we can look down and hair gets in our face, it has to be secured. I grew mine out so I can just ponytail it and bobby pin any bangs that might escape. Never had a problem with

  16. criminal background

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to rap0713's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Your next step should be calling the Michigan BON first thing Monday morning. Admittedly, this is Arkansas, but we just got a new board that interprets the rules really strictly and denied 3 LPN...

  17. Things you "should" be taught in nursing school

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in First Year After Licensure

    WHERE are you going that is $60,000/year?? I really hope that was a typo and you meant 6,000...My school has one of the highest NCLEX pass rates in the state and our tuition is about $2,000 a...

  18. And the survey says......

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to RottieGrlLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Uh oh....I'm just a student and I'm already having med pass dreams...that and parasites(I'm also in

  19. Med-Surg Unit needs to spend money

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to mstere's topic in General Nursing

    SNACKS!!!

  20. Nursing Acronym Question

    CrimsonAlchemist posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I'm a student and I've recently started having clinical dates. Yesterday, I was looking at the Nursing Notes for my patient and on several notes, by multiple nurses, there was the normal note,...

  21. Nursing Acronym Question

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to CrimsonAlchemist's topic in General Nursing

    I was just CYAing in case someone took it like that =) Even though it's our first semester, my instructors are drilling in how important that it is that we document meticulously. I jumped the gun a...

  22. Nursing Acronym Question

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to CrimsonAlchemist's topic in General Nursing

    It probably was Call Light Within Reach. And just to be clear, I wasn't peeking through other charts. =) I was looking through the notes for my patient to glean any pertinent information about his...

  23. Nursing Acronym Question

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to CrimsonAlchemist's topic in General Nursing

    Hm it could be "Call Light Within Reach"...But the patient in question was very mobile. He was up and walking every chance he got. Lol, At one point, I "caught" him walking down the hall with a...

  24. PACU Clinical?

    CrimsonAlchemist posted a topic in PACU

    Hey, I'm in my first semester of Nursing School on the Generic Entry RN track. Tomorrow is our first clinical date! I'm really excited and terrified, just like everyone else. I've heard that many...

  25. PACU Clinical?

    CrimsonAlchemist replied to CrimsonAlchemist's topic in PACU

    It went really well =) I got to see a lot of really interesting things and although we couldn't do much, we jumped in where we could and learned a lot. Next week, we'll be on a Med/surg floor so we'll...