mom2michael

mom2michael MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Need advice badly.

    mom2michael replied to clee1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am assuming your next phase of school is a year, why make the decision "right now", you have a year. I would stick it out with the current job and see how school goes for you. Only you can decide...

  2. med surg

    mom2michael replied to TamaraG's topic in General Students

    Our 1st semester was I guess what you would call Fundementals. It was a basic overview of patient care. 2nd semester we covered all the body systems from top to bottom, but it a very basic fashion....

  3. new grad.

    mom2michael replied to LCSAR38's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the state I live in, prior to graduation you sumbit some paperwork to the state (not sure of the entire process, haven't made it that far yet) which allows you to work as a GN after graduation. You...

  4. Need help on stethoscopes!

    mom2michael replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    Littman is a good stethoscope and I've been happy with mine. Now, in my program we are required to buy a certain type and everyone must have the same one in the same color, so before you go out and...

  5. Is it legal/ethical for preceptor to sabotage student?

    mom2michael replied to Roland's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have no doubt what your wife said happened or your account of the story. I do however doubt that the preceptor actually did remove the chest tube for 4 hours because I truely believe a nurse with...

  6. Med-Surg Next: What's your most helpful book

    mom2michael replied to anfe's topic in General Students

    I have to know why something is the way it is - so I love NCLEX review books so I can read the rationals. My fav. is Saunders NCLEX review (big blue book). Can't say enough good things about that...

  7. Looking for practice test questions

    mom2michael replied to genhen's topic in General Students

    I used Saunders NCLEX review (giant blue book). It is broken down into areas and while a lot of the information is "advanced" for 1st year students, it does have some basic care information in each...

  8. a Question about HIPPA, the police, and etoh levels on a pt

    mom2michael replied to godzilla's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Where I live, yes. They are required a chain of custody form and they are allowed only the copy of the ETOH lab report, no other reports. It doesn't happen often though because they have their own...

  9. STUDENTS: what do you want out of staff nurses? NURSES: vice versa....

    mom2michael replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    From a student: I just want to be treated like a human. I don't expect the red carpet to be pulled out when I arrive and I don't expect to have my day catered by the staff present at the hospital....

  10. Unit Secretaries

    mom2michael replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a U/S the 1st 6 months of nursing school, made about $10 an hour and I loved it. I got used to med. term. order entry, etc....it was great, but the drive was horrid, it was over 150 miles...

  11. AAS vs. BSN

    mom2michael replied to LWildman's topic in General Students

    Yup, I'm going to have to agree with the other posters, the ADN route is "not the easy route". My school is tough to get in to, it's tough to stay in and it's more demanding than most of the BSN...

  12. CoWorker Problem

    mom2michael replied to carolh's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is there anyway you can talk to the DON about going back with the 1st nurse? It sounds like you learned a lot from her and you were progressing in your training. It appears the nurse you are with...

  13. Curious about salaries??

    mom2michael replied to HomeofLove4Him's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.salary.com Great tool. Lots of info. You can research all different types of nursing, degrees, etc.. You can tailor to location, general area (like the midwest). Hope this

  14. NSNA membership?

    mom2michael replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Students

    It's required for our school and included in our registration fees each semester to be a member. Have you started school yet? If so, you may want to make sure that you aren't already a member of it...

  15. Opinions on Crocs

    mom2michael replied to BowlerRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    So I was walking down the hallway one night, getting ready to clock out. This nice looking ER intern is walking towards me - I'm trying to.... you know...look cool and I fall flat on my freaking face...

  16. Are nursing students allowed to give IV push meds?

    mom2michael replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    We can give any drug we feel comfortable giving as long as our instructor is present and she also feels comfortable with us giving it to the patient. I'm in my 2nd semester and I've done 30 or so...

  17. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    mom2michael replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know this might sound crazy....but contact an attorney, especially one that deals with employee issues and/or healthcare issues. I've contacted one for information for a school project and they...

  18. nursing care plans

    mom2michael replied to goziem72's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a link for an online care plan constructor which is free and very easy to use. It's better than any book I've found on the market, not to mention it's free and I'm too poor to buy anymore...

  19. Failed because of the HESI? Huh?

    mom2michael replied to jeepgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Missouri Southern used to be an ADN program and their pass rates for the NCLEX was one of the best in the state. Since moving to a BSN program...they've dropped to what the school believes a horrid...

  20. Received an "F" for a "B"!

    mom2michael replied to Anjann's topic in General Nursing

    We are not taught dosage calculations. We are required to purchase a CD and book the 1st semester and we are "self taught" our 1st year off of those materials. We have tutors available if there is a...

  21. Nursing Fundamentals

    mom2michael replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    We have a Nursing Fund book similar in size that it is actually used the entire program, so it's not just one class per se that uses that book, every nursing class we have for 2 years uses that book...

  22. Drunk on the job?? Need advice bad!!

    mom2michael replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    If your partner hasn't been doing anything wrong then he has nothing to worry about. He should submit to all necessary testing, etc... if they require it....but if it was me, I would be looking for...

  23. Ed Techs

    mom2michael replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    I'm a tech in a VERY rural and VERY small ER (most people laugh when they find out the size). I'm also in nursing school. My experience there has been invaulable..because of the size, we are not...

  24. What shifts do you work? Do you like it?

    mom2michael replied to TRINI_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work 10a-10p and I love it. I don't have to get up early, I'm home usually in enough time to see my husband before he goes to bed. I can eat dinner, watch a little TV (study when I'm in school)...

  25. What did you put in your storage clipboards??

    mom2michael replied to Mandarella's topic in General Students

    We have to pre-write all our documentation, so I have loose leaf paper inside. I also keep my RN notes inside (small notebook full of very useful facts) and a cheap calculator. I also like to keep...