NICUmiiki DNP, NP

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    Oral Dosages Help..

    NICUmiiki replied to RN_TOBE's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is 500mg per 1 tablet which is the same as 1 tablet per 500mg. The order is 1000mg per 1 dose. The math would be... 1 tab/500 mg x 1000mg/1 dose (Notice that the mg cancels out) So after all...
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    Passed First Semester-now I need your help

    NICUmiiki replied to BeccaC623's topic in General Students

    Wildly unpopular, but I love having all ebooks. I only carry around my MacBook Air (really light). It's great cause I have my books anywhere I want them with the devices I already
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    To CNA or not to CNA? I have a question ... !

    NICUmiiki replied to zjtaylor85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It can help, depending on the employer and job market. All four of the ER Techs at the ER I work at who graduate this month have gotten job offers at our ER upon receiving their graduate nurse temp...
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    Student nurses, what will you different when you have student's?

    NICUmiiki replied to stunurs08's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry that's how your clinical was. We did almost everything for our patients including assessments, meds, wound care, baths, feeding, calling the pharmacy to find meds, patient/family education,...
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    Student nurses, what will you different when you have student's?

    NICUmiiki replied to stunurs08's topic in General Students

    The hospital could give us badges.. I spend a lot of time standing outside the med/supply/biohazard rooms waiting for and employee to pass and open the
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    How do clinical placements work?

    NICUmiiki replied to erint91DC's topic in General Students

    We have no say. We get our schedules about a week before class starts with our instructor and our unit (almost all of our clinicals are at the school's parent hospital). Sometimes the school will have...
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    Female cathing

    NICUmiiki replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I'll have the older ladies who can't spread/lift there legs (many times contracted) lay on their side. You can usually get a pretty decent view of the lady parts like that. I'm interested...
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    What are your pet peeves?

    NICUmiiki replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

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    Female cathing

    NICUmiiki replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

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    Female cathing

    NICUmiiki replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Hehe... I was embarrassingly old when I figured out that urine, in fact, did NOT come from the clitoral
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    ER tech

    NICUmiiki replied to FutureRNGreen's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

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    CNA/OB Tech

    NICUmiiki replied to ti66's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    All of the OB Techs that I have seen are Surgical Techs who work in
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    Hesi every semester, this time over fundamentals

    NICUmiiki replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    Duplicate
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    Hesi every semester, this time over fundamentals

    NICUmiiki replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    Evolve has HESI Case studies and reviews and it has practice tests and quizzes for each of the different subject exams and the comprehensive. I'm not sure how much it costs since my school gave us...
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    does anyone else dread the clinicals?

    NICUmiiki replied to sweetiepie92's topic in General Students

    I also dreaded clinical days, but it was mostly because of all of the clinical paper work involved. I liked the clinical itself just fine especially as I got more familiar with our
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    Can CNA's have other certifications?

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

    If your state allows it, certification to pass meds in a LTC
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    ED Tech

    NICUmiiki replied to Dom3269's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'm a ER tech. In my ED, we draw blood (no IV's), straight cath or place foleys, apply splints, get vitals, hook patients up to the monitors, we don't do EKGs since we have separate EKG techs. We're...
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    Wait to apply for jobs after holidays?

    NICUmiiki replied to Theor23's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Apply now to have your name in the stack for when they do start hiring whether there is a New Year rush or
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    Oh man bp is tough

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

    I usually hear things before the needle jumps and after it stops jumping. DO NOT use the needle jumping to determine
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    ok whats up with my posts

    NICUmiiki replied to mvm2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    All that info used to be in the header where you clicked to see more details or something like that. I like seeing it, so I always had it set to automatically
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    What's the nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    NICUmiiki replied to Niki_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The med/tele unit I'm doing clinicals on is 1:5. Most of the time that's the case, but today the nurses all had 6 and my nurse had 7. In the ER where I work, the nurses have 3 or 4
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    Places to study

    NICUmiiki replied to lollipop032's topic in General Students

    I always study the best at a coffee shop without friends. I plug in my headphones playing talk radio and I completely tune it out. I'm able to get more done like that than anywhere
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    I want a medical job!!!!

    NICUmiiki replied to quintishaf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CNAs work in hospitals where I'm at. Maybe the hospitals around you require EKG/Phlebotomy certs
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    Blood alcohol

    NICUmiiki replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

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    Worried about paying off student loan debt

    NICUmiiki replied to metallicaman1031's topic in General Students

    I normally don't jump in unless I specifically have something to say, but that article is pretty much worthless as far as proving points and such. I can write an article about why the moon will turn...