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  1. Advice Needed - Clinical Instructor on New Unit With Eight Students in My Group

    Carrollrn posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This question goes to everyone. I am instructing at a new unit, I will have 8 students. I am a very engaged instructor and want the best for my students to learn. When I asked the educator if the...

  2. Advice Needed - Clinical Instructor on New Unit With Eight Students in My Group

    Carrollrn replied to Carrollrn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi guys! I don’t have those sheets anymore. my biggest advice would be to go to that unit and shadow somebody for an hour or two and make up your own sheet with all the body systems. or ask one of...

  3. Vital signs in Phase II

    Carrollrn posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I need info from all the PACU nurses! w hen patients are in Phase II of recovery, how frequent are you taking vitals signs? where did your policy of vitals derive from? Do you employ Critical care...

  4. PACU documentation

    Carrollrn posted a topic in PACU

    Hi everyone: question. When admitting a patient into the PACU, besides documenting LOC, vitals etc, do you document on PERRLA or just document PERRLA on neuro

  5. What computer system do you use in the OR?

    Carrollrn replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in Operating Room

    HI!! I have a few questions re: EPIC with CPM- Can we discuss

  6. Drips

    Carrollrn replied to A_Simp's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Good point- if u find out this answer tag

  7. Help..teaching med-Surg

    Carrollrn replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Delmar? I will check it out! Thanks for the

  8. Drips

    Carrollrn replied to A_Simp's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thank u! Will print and

  9. Drips

    Carrollrn replied to A_Simp's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Awwww thank u!! Any more issues ur my

  10. Drips

    Carrollrn replied to A_Simp's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    What I meant was when I get a pt with a neo drip (rare) I don't know if the Mcg per minute is too low or too high-this goes for all drips. Is this info just memorization? If so- Is there a quick way...

  11. SUNY To Close Long Island College Hospital

    Carrollrn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in New York Nursing

    Lol I'm in Carroll gardens Yea guess ur right! I Was asked to work there but didn't wanna do the FT

  12. SUNY To Close Long Island College Hospital

    Carrollrn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in New York Nursing

    Wow- thanks for the info- dang. Keep me

  13. Drips

    Carrollrn replied to A_Simp's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Is there a quick way to knowif the dose I administer is therapeutic? Or must I multiply the Mcg X KG to find out how much they get per minute. Im sorry I am not familiar with cardiac meds, but would...

  14. SUNY To Close Long Island College Hospital

    Carrollrn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in New York Nursing

    they (the state) has done this many times. They are not going to allow the hospital to close. There is no hospital beside BKLYN and Methodist nearby- def not enuff space to serve the

  15. Help..teaching med-Surg

    Carrollrn replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thank u for your response- do u mean the multiple choice questions from the case studies? They are to complete them before coming to class. Do you think I should go over each one? Or just lecture...

  16. Help..teaching med-Surg

    Carrollrn replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Unfortunately no. I asked another prof and I was to make my own! Kinda last minute and the topics are VAST. There is no case studies

  17. Help..teaching med-Surg

    Carrollrn replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am having the same issue- I guess the faculty will provide u with the syllabus and instructor manual with pre assigned content and questions? when u have the answer let me

  18. Needing Advise

    Carrollrn replied to Brianrn's topic in General Nursing

    still a weird story- you needed to clarify an order- you did the right thing- dr said d/c home- but actually patient needed to leave next day- you clarified that... you work at topsy turvy

  19. Experienced RN Applying to Numerous Jobs- Overkill

    Carrollrn posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello nurses, NEED ADVICE!! I am per diem- which makes me VULNERABLE to cancellations. I have NOT worked for 3 weeks, due to low census. I have no paycheck- no way to pay bills. I have applied to 9...

  20. Experienced RN Applying to Numerous Jobs- Overkill

    Carrollrn replied to Carrollrn's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, so the recruiter never called me back after I mentioned that information. She said she was going to. I totally screwed myself. Should I call her

  21. Experienced RN Applying to Numerous Jobs- Overkill

    Carrollrn replied to Carrollrn's topic in Nursing Career

    FML!!!! I cant believe I told recruiter my days needed off!!! I bet I wont get a call back. I just screwed

  22. Dear Boss

    Carrollrn replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    @Vishwamitr These nurses are 'sustaining' their job- 20 years in... all came in from other hospitals together.I agree doesnt always happen that way, In your facility its different.. I just happen to...

  23. People think I am stupid

    Carrollrn replied to nikkole318's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so sorry you are going thru this- I am not BULLYING YOU. But I want you to know something. I been there and Done that. U need to wake up and FIX whats happening. Watch ur back, Ur License and...

  24. Dear Boss

    Carrollrn replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree- I feel its who u know.. not what your credentials

  25. Experienced RN Applying to Numerous Jobs- Overkill

    Carrollrn replied to Carrollrn's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you for your quick reply! I got a call back the other day- but she wasnt happy about my "required days off". should I leave my clinical instructor job? I feel really bad and its unprofessional.....