mom2michael

mom2michael MSN, RN, NP

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  1. What items/books do you take with you to clinicals?

    mom2michael replied to JGLPN2BE's topic in General Students

    I found a clipboard at Wal-Mart with storage inside, inside it I keep my RN Notes, lots of extra pens, a cheap calculator and loose leaf paper (we have to pre-write all our documentation). In my...

  2. Medication Aide - good as pre-nursing class?

    mom2michael replied to nadjjaa's topic in General Students

    Med Aids have been outlawed where I live. But a friend of mine got her Med Aid cert years ago and she said it did nothing for her in nursing school. She is also an EMT-B and a CNA, both of which she...

  3. Documentation

    mom2michael replied to ernrs579's topic in Emergency

    I work as a tech in a very small ED (8 bed). We use T-sheets. Front is assessment, back is procedures done to the patient while in our care. The Drs. have theirs, we (the nurses and techs) have...

  4. Have you ever had CNA's/MA's who dont want to work?

    mom2michael replied to exodusgo's topic in General Nursing

    I work as a Student Assistant (which is really a NT) PRN for the summer on a Med/Surg floor. I have anywhere from 6-13 patients working day shift. I took the job for the exposure to the patients,...

  5. Doctors who used to be nurses...?

    mom2michael replied to javanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

    I work with 2 drs. that worked their way through med school. Both went from U/S to tech to LPN to RN and then finally Dr. They have the utmost respect for the entire team and they are good with...

  6. Triage in rural hospitals

    mom2michael replied to 1nuttynurse's topic in Emergency

    I'm an ER tech in a small hospital (working on the RN thing now) and what we do is once the patient comes in, admission starts the basic questions (who are you, what is wrong, etc...) they then call...

  7. Can a 1st Semester Student work as a Tech?

    mom2michael replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Students

    The hospital where I work hires 1st semester students as a Unit Secretary and then after your 1st semester of clinicals, you can start applying for Student Assistant positions. Its a great way to get...

  8. Question ABout Clinicals

    mom2michael replied to cdietrich404's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, you have it in you - you just don't know it yet.....Doing the "undesirable" part of nursing is not always fun, but it's part of your job no matter what field you go into. You'll learn that...

  9. My Aching Feet!

    mom2michael replied to TINAMARIE28's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Well, I'm not sure if these classify as "nursing shoes" but I have a pair of Crocs, in the pearl white. I wear them 36 hours per week at work and then another 12 hours a week at clinicals and they...

  10. a *really* stupid question

    mom2michael replied to andreamae's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.arsbn.org/links.html Arkansas is a mutual licensure compact state. If you go to the above link and look, you can find out about how that works in the other 18 some odd states that...

  11. Question about med control (volunteer)

    mom2michael replied to justavolunteer's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds so frustrating for you. Have you thought about talking to the manager of the dept about perhaps getting you a cart with all your supplies on it that isn't locked up or perhaps an area you...

  12. Book Smart or Common Sense?

    mom2michael replied to GWENLYN18's topic in General Students

    Well...I'm not in my 2nd+ semester, but we do clinicals starting our 1st semester and I've seen it go all different directions with my fellow students. I think it's important to be well rounded and...

  13. Are Dr.'s really this way?

    mom2michael replied to ebrooks's topic in General Nursing

    I've encountered 1 nasty Dr. in the time I've been working at the 300+ bed hospital. The physical therapist and I made a complaint about the way he treated me (he screamed I was a stupid idiot - our...

  14. Head to Toe Assessment Guide

    mom2michael replied to kmalensek's topic in General Students

    Cut and paste to the word processor of your choice, color code it to make it easier to read at 1st glance. I folded mine in half and then I've laminated it and I keep it in my pocket during clinicals...

  15. Shoes...omg my feet are in heaven!!

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

    2 thumbs up for Crocs, I wear them for clinicals and at work. LOVE THEM and will never buy another pair of shoes again. The girl at the shoe store said the Crocs are re-designing several of their...

  16. stethoscopes--- need advice

    mom2michael replied to katy_kenemy's topic in General Nursing

    I went from the cheapo one to a Littman Classic II and let me tell you....wow....what a difference it makes. You'll hear things you have never heard before. Mine cost $80 (we purchased a huge...

  17. Care Plans

    mom2michael replied to Julie029's topic in General Students

    Here is a great website that I totally love to go to when I have to write a care plan. http://www.rncentral.com/ Click on the task bar on the left under "care plans" and you'll get a whole list of...

  18. Another criminal background check Q...

    mom2michael replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Contact the Highway Patrol (State Police...whatever it is called in your state) and they can direct you in the right path of who you need to contact or go to the state in question website and look for...

  19. Nurse's Waist Pack

    mom2michael replied to mspringer's topic in General Nursing

    I saw this the other day on their website. They have fanny pack styles as well as the belt styles.

  20. CNA Information please

    mom2michael replied to cnaanswers2005's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the Kansas BON website http://www.ksbn.org Good

  21. Wireless headsets????

    mom2michael replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - you think you've heard it all and then you hear about something like this...... Work is work....but obviously not everyone in the world shares that idea :) Can you imagine how the patients...

  22. Associates Degree vs. Diploma

    mom2michael replied to witchypu13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have a previous BS degree and the fast track option for a BSN wasn't really an option for me because #1 the distance factor and #2 the cost. So I've gone the ADN route. Because I already have 1...

  23. hourly RN pay vs. salaried?

    mom2michael replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Nursing

    Been there and done that on both sides and I would never again take a salaried position again. I worked an average of 60 hours per week, every week. Because of my *position* I was not entitled to...

  24. Weekend Warrior - Pros/Cons

    mom2michael replied to ckkala's topic in General Nursing

    I work EVERY weekend (notice how I stress that) and I hate it, really. The job I work is easy and I even have time to study....but I miss being with my family on the weekends. The other people I...

  25. How is BSN training different than ASN?

    mom2michael replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The biggest difference I've noticed from the ADN program vs. the BSN program here.....the BSN program has more required classes that present the material to the student where the ADN program (due to...