AmyRN303 BSN, RN

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    Most terrifying thing?

    Hahaha. No. We did however practice putting a bedpan under each other...fully clothed of
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    Is It Necessary?

    We had a few people who took notes on laptops but that was not most of us. I learn better personally when I write rather than type so I didn't use one. I have one, but I didn't use it in class. The...
  3. I haven't posted a whole lot, as I've been searching through the old posts and getting the lay of the land. I'm a new grad as of January and passed NCLEX RN in March. I had an interview last week...
  4. Thank
  5. Thank you for your reply. It was somewhat nerve-wracking in the anticipation of it, but I felt really comfortable on the floor and in the interview. Cutting to the chase....they called this evening...
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    two more math questions

    I said that first sentence out loud when I read this problem
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    The Face of a Medical Error...

    Thank you for sharing your experience. Big hugs and best wishes to
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    lets have a fun

    https://allnurses.com/showthread.php?t=904760 This may be more of what you were thinking of,
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    Advice ...contracts and health insurance

    Why was your child's coverage
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    Would you do that?

    Compression only CPR has been shown to be as effective as conventional 30:2 CPR for the layperson in the field. Personally, I'm not highly worried about the possibility of "catching" something from...
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    Didnt attemp CPR to a rigor mortis patient

    If the patient signed a DNR, one shouldn't have done CPR (even if it had worked) I'm surprised that any facility's policy would have employees doing CPR on someone with a signed DNR. Am I missing...
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    two more math questions

    I used the info for the first question as an umbrella info for both questions. Unless you have a specified amount of mg or g in mL, you can't solve for
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    two more math questions

    Your original says dig is available in 250 mg/5 mL. So, if 5 mL is ordered, how many grams is 250
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    NICU New Grad Residency Interview!

    I'm thinking
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    Stumped on this math question

    Total per day would be the 20mg x18 kg....360/ day, which you calculated....divide by 3 for the dose. Same with the 40 mg. you'll then have a range for both total/day and dose. You did it
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    Last weeks interview

    Congratulations!
  17. Any suggestions? I plan to ask about nurse to pt ratio, what the nurse I shadow values most about the unit...any other questions or tips? I've never shadowed for an
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    NICU New Grad Residency Interview!

    I would send one. I interview Friday and I plan to send
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    Anxiety

    Frequent regular exercise has been keeping mine at bay for two years. Starting nursing school exacerbated my anxiety attacks to the point of needing meds...I've had almost complete elimination of my...
  20. I meant for me, that was the last time I had any flexibility of that sort. I didn't mean to offend. I graduated with many people who are relocating for employment, of many ages. I had my oldest child...
  21. A three bedroom for $1200 is impossible to find where I live in the Northeast....I think that's a steal! That being said, I'd have to find a really good reason to uproot four children and a husband...
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    Wish me luck

    Good luck! Breathe! Consciously try to relax...I know it can be
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    NICU New Grad Residency Interview!

    Yeah, no. He brings her along to the first interview. He's been hired for every job he's interviewed for, so it's working for him. I just couldn't imagine. Gave me a giggle. I have an interview with a...
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    NICU New Grad Residency Interview!

    I mentioned this to my husband and he told me a coworker of his brings his wife to every interview....to negotiate salary and benefits for him. What?
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    Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    My sweet grandfather proposed to his nurse once (he was oriented to my grandmother only when she was visiting him) and his nurse reminded him that he was married to Ruth....as I recall, he did not...