nicolel1182

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  1. SCRIPPS New Grad Program August 2012

    Hey Guys... I work for Scripps Enc and I just wanted to say good luck to all of you! I graduated with my RN in 2009 and I remember how stressful it was trying to get into a new grad program with a hospital, and all the disappointment I felt knowing t...
  2. Vermont or San Diego for NP program?

    for an $80,000 difference i would chose san diego!
  3. Question About COPD Patients

    Can SomeBody Tell Me Why You Don't Give a COPD Patients More Than 3 Liters Of Oxygen? I Know It's A Silly Question But I've Always Wondered Why They Tell You Not To? Nicole
  4. Pain medication in Postpartum

    only from personal experience, for hemrroids I was given witch hazel pads just in case for tearing down below I used lidocaine spray
  5. RN JOB southern california

    for those new grads out there that didnt get a jon in a hospital, where do you work?i apply everywhere, but i cant find a job that doesnt tell me they want one year acute experience and i cant get that one year acute experience in the hospital becaus...
  6. Sirs and sepsis help

    wow...im a little taken aback by all the responses. She just asked a question, if she wasn't a student would you have helped her? I'm sure. I knew when I was a student I didn't always understand the textbook and would seek other places for advice. g...
  7. Nurses and Med Techs: Meds in Asst. Living Facilities

    You'll probably end up stepping on toes...how long has the med tech worked there? and no, somebody else shouldn't be doing it? you will see that to do it the right way with 3 checks and everything it will take longer than 2 hours for 50 people, regar...
  8. Nurses and Med Techs: Meds in Asst. Living Facilities

    while its not the "right way" there is a time frame within to give the medicine and pouring meds to 50 residents doing it the right way will take longer than 2 hours... most med techs/med aides/nurses know the residents and know what long term meds t...
  9. Tracheostomy care

    sounds to me like you need to do lots of google research are you taking a trach case?
  10. Frusmide and WFI!!!

    wfi - water for injection?
  11. Any school nurses?? I Need help!

    what about HIV/AIDS, scoliosis, how to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on someone who is choking (for the older kids), cuts, burns, fire safety, poisons, diabetes prevention, how to protect themselves from the sun, cold, rain, etc, nutrition, exercise,...
  12. Relocating to San Antonio this Jan 2007

    you need to go in and apply, you will get responses quickly
  13. Caught something yucky at work

    I'm pretty sure you will be itching for a while since those little buggers got down deep into your skin, you will have to wait until all that skin dies and falls off... that must be awful, I cant imagine they couldn't dx you right away and you had to...
  14. Advice/suggestions.....

    where do you live? some states don't accept an online program.. i would suggest you go to school for 8 more months to get your RN and then do an online to get your BSN
  15. any comment?

    Houston is a pretty big city - you can work in a ltc facility or home health care. There are plently of oppurtunities to work other than in a hospital
  16. Lost in a sharps box

    I agree with the above
  17. Some MCQs, help needed for tml exam

    see what a little google search can do: ANATOMY OF THE SINUSES * OTOLARYNGOLOGY HOUSTON OEDEMA - a guide for patient's and honestly looking back at these questions, I think you are trying to look for an answer thru either this forum or google, when m...
  18. Legal/Ethical staff issues

    I know it sucks, but yea they can do that, its all part of thinking of the whole, not the individual. just try to hang in there
  19. "Treatment Consent Form" for nursing school?

    I would just sign it, and stop trying to be so difficult, theres gotta be at least one person that always has to twist everything around. How likely is it that you are going to need to have surgury, and if you do, you better be happy you signed the c...
  20. Question about dying ....

    so sorry, glad he is at peace
  21. Co-worker hitting up the Dr.s for meds during shift?

    I don't see the problem if you know the Dr
  22. Union- good or bad?

    actually I did a search and it looked like one 3 out of 275 threads were closed. Don't know where you think they always end up bad. Seems pretty civilized to me
  23. CVP Line Question

    gosh, i dont know, but I hope somebody here can answer you fast
  24. I think I made a mistake.

    wow, 117 views and only 4 replies :) guess people were looking for more drama. Its good that you decided it wasn't for you. I had people graduate who knew it wasn't for them, but did it anyways because they thought they would be rich, it was sad. Yo...
  25. Malpractice insurance?

    I work thru the state of California and needed to get my own - it was $45 thru NSO. Not bad!