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  1. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    ICULINDA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

  2. D/Cing an IV

    ICULINDA replied to happynurse49's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I use to put the alcohol swabs on top of the tape to soak in a bit before lifting the tape especially on the hairy people. It seemed to help sometimes depending on how fresh the tape was. Sent from my...

  3. D/Cing an IV

    ICULINDA replied to happynurse49's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also instead of pulling towards the IV try pulling away from the IV that way your not pushing the IV in further or moving it around. If the tape is stuck to the IV it's ok since your taking it out...

  4. D/Cing an IV

    ICULINDA replied to happynurse49's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Some facilities have a adhesive remover, if not alcohol works just fine. Sent from my iPad using

  5. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    ICULINDA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I love the threads that say "nurses eat their young" if we ask them to show what research they have done prior to us helping them. I also love the ones that will complain and play victim for a "write...

  6. Help please HPN with DM Type 2 patients

    ICULINDA replied to Jared1990's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What do you know so far about the

  7. Nurses vs Phlebotomist

    ICULINDA replied to Caleb_RN225's topic in Emergency

    I guess it depends. On our unit the RT does the ABG and runs the results on the unit. For VBGs the RNs draw it and give to RT in a blood tube and they run it. We don't use the syringes for VBGs....

  8. Nurses vs Phlebotomist

    ICULINDA replied to Caleb_RN225's topic in Emergency

  9. Is Med Surg Pre-cursor for Critical Care Success?

    ICULINDA replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in General Nursing

    Using "auto correct" as an excuse is lame. Proof read before you hit

  10. Compact State

    ICULINDA replied to Special_KB's topic in General Students

    Why do student nurses assume nurses "eat their young" because seasoned nurses don't give them a straight forward answer and actually make the student nurses think! I have yet to find a seasoned nurse...

  11. New grad RN into ICU

    ICULINDA replied to jennymarie1218's topic in Critical Care

    I went straight into ICU after graduating. The facility I work for put us through 2 weeks of advanced/intense critical care classes and orientation on the unit is 16weeks, more if needed. We started...

  12. Nurse Interview- I need a BSN Nurse to interview!

    ICULINDA replied to briannaxox's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Contact your local ANA chapter. The nurses would be more than willing to do a interview for you. And it's a great way to network with some awesome

  13. Heparin Nomogram

    ICULINDA replied to Emily24's topic in Patient Medications

  14. Disappointed in my clinical rotation..

    ICULINDA replied to robdob's topic in General Students

    I was hired in ICU right out of nursing school. And just this week both my patients were PNA with CHF. I'm so glad I paid attention and seeked out opportunities during my med surg rotation otherwise I...

  15. GCU 2014 Summer

    ICULINDA replied to amberdawn85's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Oh for anyone that works for a healthcare facility check if they have a medical library. If they do find out about getting off campus access usually the hospitals have all the reference and journal...

  16. GCU 2014 Summer

    ICULINDA replied to amberdawn85's topic in Arizona Nursing

  17. Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    ICULINDA replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    I have dextrocardia with situs in versus. I'm 100% mirrored

  18. GCU 2014 Summer

    ICULINDA replied to amberdawn85's topic in Arizona Nursing

    As a former graduate of GCU the scholarship is automatically applied. Also if you currently work for a hospital ask your financial advisor about a discount. Depending on the facility GCU will give you...

  19. What is in your clinical bag?

    ICULINDA replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    Anytime:) they really do come in

  20. What is in your clinical bag?

    ICULINDA replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    Hmmmm try googling mdpocket.com. I wonder if I'm in the mobile site since I pulled it up on my ipad. Whitecoatclipboards has a link to them as we'll. they cost about 30 bucks. You can get your name...

  21. What is in your clinical bag?

    ICULINDA replied to VAgirl247's topic in General Students

    Go mdpockets.com. They have awesome clipboards that have great assessment info on one side. They fold in half and fit in your scrub

  22. Nurses vs Phlebotomist

    ICULINDA replied to Caleb_RN225's topic in Emergency

    Being a former phlebotomist and now a RN I have seen both sides of frustration. As a phleb we had more than just 1 patient. We usually had a whole floor to draw sometimes two or three. We were on a...

  23. How to chart I&Os

    ICULINDA replied to RNstudent13renee's topic in General Students

    Depends on the unit,the order,policy,etc. I work ICU we chart I/Os every hour. We don't have a PCT to do this for us. So I chart every hour the ins and outs. When I was a PCT I did them as it was...

  24. Conscious Sedation Cath Lab

    ICULINDA replied to percy-rn's topic in Critical Care

  25. Conscious Sedation Cath Lab

    ICULINDA replied to percy-rn's topic in Critical Care

    I work in ICU. We do bronchs on the unit because our docs are critical care/pulmonary.we are a closed unit so our team of docs don't leave the unit unless a code is called. We are also the code team....