NICUmiiki DNP, NP

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    Patient's responses to students during clinical days

    NICUmiiki replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    I only had two patients at most last semester and only did basic care and physical assessments on them. My patients always seemed to enjoy having someone that could take their time instead of a CNA...
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    How many scrubs do you own?

    NICUmiiki replied to Mell101's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have about 4 sets of navy blue scrubs for work, but I need to buy new one since I lost 20 pounds this summer. I also have a hospital t-shirt that I can wear with navy blue pants. I have two sets of...
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    NICUmiiki replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    We got a "Heat Exposure" the other day... I was thinking that I get that everyday walking to and from my car... Maybe they meant "Heat
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    Is it bad I dont care?

    NICUmiiki replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    It's called being burnt out and I've been there before. I took this summer off because I've been going non-stop for so long... I knew that I couldn't pass up the break and still be ready for school in...
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    Denied into the Nursing program?

    NICUmiiki replied to stratus93's topic in Male Nursing Students

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    Undressing Dependent Patient With Tight Fitting Shirt?

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

    I like to pull one arm out, pull it over the head, then take it off of the other arm. It tends to work with most shirts, especially with unconscious
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    Ebooks

    NICUmiiki replied to BBB<3's topic in General Students

    oops... double
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    Ebooks

    NICUmiiki replied to BBB<3's topic in General Students

    Going against the flow, I love my ebooks. My program requires ebooks (and laptops) in class, and love only bringing my computer (I have a Macbook Air) and a pen to class; a real backsaver. We use...
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    Hospital Clinicals

    NICUmiiki replied to doxielover304's topic in General Students

    Pre-nursing (CNA class required for acceptance): We had lab the first 6 weeks then had clinical at a nursing home. Nursing: Had clinical in the hospital on week 2 for Health Assessment. There was only...
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    Unusual Names for Medical Diagnoses

    NICUmiiki replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Until they stop taking it because their feet are too cold or their blood is too
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    Can a nursing student transfer into a program elsewhere?

    NICUmiiki replied to danedsel's topic in General Students

    I've seen it happen in my program. A girl in my class took the first semester at another school and transfered to my school, but she had to start at the beginning with the exception of one class. A...
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    How many people are in your nursing class?

    NICUmiiki replied to Kskar91's topic in General Students

    I'm going into my second semester. My class has two sections with 62 students in each
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    I am DISSAPOINTED in myself...

    NICUmiiki replied to NurseKis's topic in General Students

    All of the masters and doctorate programs that I looked at require that you graduate from an RN school that is CCNE or ACEN (formerly NLNAC) accredited, so I would
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    NICUmiiki replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    A woman came into the ER because she took her temperature at home, and it was 120 F (48.9
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    How many of you are in your 20's?

    NICUmiiki replied to kstrac13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll be 25 when I graduate. I live with my boyfriend and we have a 4 year
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    didn't start school til age 50

    NICUmiiki replied to Whit'sBetterHalf's topic in General Students

    Have you completed your prereqs yet? Usually the prereqs take a year and the nursing program takes 2 for a total of 3 years. Maybe 2 1/2 years is possible, but I don't see it being any less than that...
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    How much of your cohort did you "lose"?

    NICUmiiki replied to LoriRNCM's topic in General Students

    I have to start proof reading before I
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    How much of your cohort did you "lose"?

    NICUmiiki replied to LoriRNCM's topic in General Students

    We will begin starting the fall (our second semester) with 13 less than last semester. We had a total of 141 students last semester so we've lost about a tenth of our
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    Unusual Names for Medical Diagnoses

    NICUmiiki replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    If a pt comes into my inner city ER and says he/she "got dat gangsta," they are
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    NICUmiiki replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    We got an OD pt with respiratory arrest (takes Lortabs and Morphine for sickle cell anemia pain). Gave Narcan and the pt promptly woke up and asked for narcs for pain... Umm..
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    NICUmiiki replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    "Something's growing out of my lady parts" She had stuck a piece of potato up herself, and it was
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    Working while in nursing school?

    NICUmiiki replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Students

    Almost all of the nurses that work in my ER were ER Techs (like me) and were hired directly out of nursing school. Each semester an ER Tech graduates from nursing school and is hired as a graduate...
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    Red/Black/Grey Maternity Scrub Top

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

    My hospital allows you to wear a button-up scrub top (unbuttoned) with a uniform colored undershirt. Maybe your hospital would allow something like
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    Denied into the Nursing program?

    NICUmiiki replied to stratus93's topic in Male Nursing Students

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    Supplies a new grad ER Nurse should carry

    NICUmiiki replied to Belle2013's topic in Emergency

    Nurses in my ER tend to have with them: stethoscope (usually not the expensive cardiology type and most leave them at the desk) Hemostats (provided by hospital) Tape (provided by hospital) Black good...