MRed94

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1. Comments about clinical rotation.

   MRed94 replied to MRed94's topic in General Students

   I certainly will tell her. I tell her when I see her doing something special, and I ask a lot of "why did you do it that way" questions. She is so patient.

2. Comments about clinical rotation.

   MRed94 posted a topic in General Students

   I started my next to last rotation about 3 weeks ago, and ended up in Hospice for my Home Health rotation. I am the only one in the class who wanted to go to Hospice. I am also the only LPN in the...

3. Help me study for A&P

   MRed94 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Students

   I loved my coloring books. I am very much a visual learner, and that really cemented the facts for me. I used a lot of flash cards, the Hole's anatomy site, and various diagrams and sayings and etc...

4. nursing math

   MRed94 replied to shelby88669's topic in General Students

   It's all dimensional analysis. You use the fractions. It's not that hard. Check out the sites, they help a lot.

5. Sewing your own scrubs

   MRed94 replied to obeyacts2's topic in General Nursing

   My ma makes all my uniforms, tops, pants, jackets. It's nice to have them only cost about 15 dollars for the 3 pieces. And I get to have the special occasions ones. Plus, none of mine look like...

6. Stripes

   MRed94 replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

   Graduated in 88. My poor cap resides very smashed in a box in another box of mementos. Our cap was white, with a narrow light blue and white stripe for the LPN, and black stripes for the RN. I think...

7. Sent home after 4 hours...AGAIN!!!!

   MRed94 replied to NURS4GOD's topic in Agency Nurses

   OH! Had an AWESOME experience in a new facility I started at tonight. EVERYONE welcomed me, THANKED me for coming, and wanted to know when I was coming back to help them out!!!!!! My jaw is STILL...

8. Sent home after 4 hours...AGAIN!!!!

   MRed94 replied to NURS4GOD's topic in Agency Nurses

   Grrrrrrrrrrr. Got there last night (after driving an HOUR), and found out that I had been cancelled.....NOBODY told ME. I couldn't get a hold of my scheduler, so I have no idea if she knew or not....

9. How are you supposed to answer the phone?

   MRed94 posted a topic in General Nursing

   We are supposed to answer the phone as thus: "Good morning (what ever time of day it is), G_____ Elder Care, Home of the best care ever, M______C______, This is so and so, how might I help you this...

10. How do you stay cheerful and bubbly during work?

    MRed94 replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I find that when I am with a resident, I am the most gentle and compassionate that I can be, and when I get to the linen room is when I start screaming. I have managed to train myself over the years...

11. acidious vs alkalosis (forgive the spelling)

    MRed94 replied to lindahanna's topic in General Nursing

    With this, our teacher gave us a tic tac toe board, and had us use it always to determine what kind of problem it was, and then to determine if it is fully, partially, or not compensated. Let me see...

12. acidious vs alkalosis (forgive the spelling)

    MRed94 replied to lindahanna's topic in General Nursing

    With this, our teacher gave us a tic tac toe board, and had us use it always to determine what kind of problem it was, and then to determine if it is fully, partially, or not compensated. Let me see...

13. Nursing Theory???

    MRed94 replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    It is all through what we are learning in our ADN classes, but is there more for a guide, not necessarily to be the most important part of the learning. I am finding it is barely there in the...

14. Nursing Theory???

    MRed94 replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    It is all through what we are learning in our ADN classes, but is there more for a guide, not necessarily to be the most important part of the learning. I am finding it is barely there in the...

15. Poor Organizational Skills in Clinical??!!!

    MRed94 replied to lauraw's topic in General Students

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