NICUmiiki DNP, NP

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    concept maps

    NICUmiiki replied to suni's topic in General Students

    Same here. We were forced to do them our first semester. I hated them because it's not the way I
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    Starting Nursing School in January and I Got Summoned for Federal Jury Duty!

    NICUmiiki replied to afowler77's topic in General Students

    Jury duty summons are always hand-delivered by the constable around here. There's no saying you didn't get it, and you face jail time if you skip it without being
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    Starting Nursing School in January and I Got Summoned for Federal Jury Duty!

    NICUmiiki replied to afowler77's topic in General Students

    Plenty of classmates ( including myself) have been summoned for jury duty. It would cause a significant hardship for students. It would cause you to fail or have to drop out for the semester, and that...
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    Done! Time to graduate.

    NICUmiiki replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    An ATT is an Authorization to Test. It is not a study tool. It is the approval from your state's BON that allows you to schedule and take the NCLEX. The ATT allows Pearson Vue (the company that...
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    Bummed about GPA

    NICUmiiki replied to Success89's topic in General Students

    It is completely dependent on the school. My school only uses pluses except for A, which is just an
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    Done! Time to graduate.

    NICUmiiki replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    No crongrats here... I'm super jealous!
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    Suturing

    NICUmiiki replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Advanced Practice

    The FNPs in my ER do plenty of
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    Hurst Review Question

    NICUmiiki replied to Zelda21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's my plan. There are a couple live reviews in my area coming up and I want to take it early before the HESI exit exam and again before the
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    Uniform Advantage scrub sizing?? help please!!!!

    NICUmiiki replied to amyshell's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The sizes run about the same as grays anatomy. They both run a bit
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    Next steps

    NICUmiiki replied to UNC4me's topic in General Students

    I know a couple of schools that keep the 10 point grading scale, but require an 80% to pass the nursing courses. C's are under 80% so they are
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    Next steps

    NICUmiiki replied to UNC4me's topic in General Students

    Try to appeal and retake the
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    Infusion Pump - I feel stupid!

    NICUmiiki replied to skewlgurlRN's topic in Patient Medications

    150mL/90min * 60min/1hr = 100mL/hr OR 90min=1.5hr 150mL/1.5hr = 100mL/hr This is some really important
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    Hurst Review Question

    NICUmiiki replied to Zelda21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You get a year access to specialty
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    Hurst Review Question

    NICUmiiki replied to Zelda21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Specialty topics are: Maternity Nursing Complications of Maternity NCLEX® Strategy Questions I NCLEX® Strategy Questions II Pediatric Nursing Management and Delegation Everything else is core. I'm...
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    How do I keep integrity

    NICUmiiki replied to Iwander's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    4. I work in an ED. We people leave on their own 4 hours after taking a narc. I don't know how long it was since your patient took hers, but it was most likely
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    Refused admission

    NICUmiiki replied to savoytruffle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our Geri psych is one of the few in the state that will take dementia pts, but they have to have a psych problem on top of the dementia. They won't accept dementia-only pts or they'd turn into a...
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    Refused admission

    NICUmiiki replied to savoytruffle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We get patients like this in our ED whose home won't take them back. It's a shame that they get dumped into the ED like that. It not really our place to find them somewhere to live. We have...
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    Advice about E book and instructor highlights?

    NICUmiiki replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    Let's see. We use several books in each class. The only thing I bring to class is my computer (back saver). Also I can make pdf files of just my readings (print a selection, save as PDF). You can...
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    Advice about E book and instructor highlights?

    NICUmiiki replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    You can subscribe to you instructor's highlight (and anyone else's). I loved it. You can see exactly what the instructor wants you to focus
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    Acronyms: Where's the COW?

    NICUmiiki replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Has DFO been mentioned? Done Fell
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    Do I get paid for orientation??

    NICUmiiki replied to peachescna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Make sure you get your wages in writing before you
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    IV pushes

    NICUmiiki replied to #NurseB's topic in Patient Medications

    Nope. It's the actual pump. The B port is in the cartridge allowing you to screw the syringe right at the pump, and it can infuse it for you....
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    Nursing School Schedule??

    NICUmiiki replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Students

    My 4th semester: 2 three hour lectures and 1-2 8 hour clinicals. Monday's are test days for everyone. 5-6 tests (including subject HESI
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    better to do ASN at a community college?

    NICUmiiki replied to mangoman's topic in General Students

    That's not true in all cases. Technically, I attend a private college that is regionally accredited, but it is hospital based. My hospital started its diploma nursing program way back. They sought...
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    Informal poll on grading scale

    NICUmiiki replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

    We need an 80% with grades calculated to the hundredths place and rounded to the nearest whole number (so we can get a 79.5 and still pass). 80-86 C, 87-93 B, and 94-100 A. Only the nursing classes...