Love4Me RN

Love4Me is a RN and specializes in NICU.

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1. shift question

   Love4Me replied to boofish's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I thought I would hate midnights but have come to realize I LOVE them. Couldn't pay me enough to work straight days. And yes I have a husband and 3 kiddos. At my hospital new grads hire in on days...

2. Best Stethoscope?!

   Love4Me replied to jillnurse2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I use the Neonatal Littmann and it works just

3. Can you work in NICU right out of school?

   Love4Me replied to Krissyone's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Yes U can. I did it. I work in a teaching hospital and got my foot in the door during my last year of nursing school. I started in our NICU as a student nurse. It is definately

4. Calculating PGE drips

   Love4Me replied to Love4Me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   You guys are right. My original post should have had the concentration 500mcg/50ml.

5. Calculating PGE drips

   Love4Me replied to Love4Me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am okay with calculating the rate. It ran at 0.6 ml/hr. I use the dose desired/dose on hand calculation method: dose desired: 0.025mcg/kg/min = 0.025/3.9 = 0.0975mcg/min (then...

6. Calculating PGE drips

   Love4Me posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hi everyone! I am a new nurse still in orientation and working in the NICU. Yesterday was my first time having an intensive assignment (as opposed to progressive) and I was taking care of a little guy...

7. Oakland Community College nursing program

   Love4Me replied to buRNer's topic in Michigan Nursing

   As far as the question concerning how long it took to get accepted...I applied in May of 2004 and was accepted in July of 2004 and started the program in August of 2004. I did not apply until I had...

8. Paid Training

   Love4Me replied to SraKristina's topic in Michigan Nursing

   Call around to the local nursing homes. Before I started nursing school I got certified as a nurses aide. I did 2 weeks of unpaid training at a Nursing Home in Waterford and then was eligible to take...

9. Oakland Community College nursing program

   Love4Me replied to buRNer's topic in Michigan Nursing

   You will do just fine in the LTC. You will do alot of the things that you learned in the lab. Expect to give a bed bath and do AM care. Change bed linens. Do lots of transfers and toileting. You will...

10. Oakland Community College nursing program

    Love4Me replied to buRNer's topic in Michigan Nursing

    So how is everything going for all of you? Has clinical started yet? The semester is almost half way

11. Oakland Community College nursing program

    Love4Me replied to buRNer's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yes, I am a second year student. Each instructor tests differently, so the only way to really know is to go by previous tests. Some universal pointers: the prep points usually cover alot of the info...

12. Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

    Love4Me replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    We use the Ackley book. It helps with activities and rationales but not all that great with the related to. Our instructor explained it to us that the related to is like the cause of the diagnosis....

13. Oakland Community College nursing program

    Love4Me replied to buRNer's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I agree about the prep points. They do seem like busy work and take FOREVER to finish. But hey, we have no choice in the matter. They do help when it comes to the tests. Usually whatever is in the...

14. Oakland Community College nursing program

    Love4Me replied to buRNer's topic in Michigan Nursing

    http://www.oaklandcc.edu/iic/iichl/nursing_candidate.htm Hope that link works. If not, go to the occ website, click on the "campus" link. Click on Highland Lakes. Then click the department...

15. Oakland Community College nursing program

    Love4Me replied to buRNer's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hi Dream. I also took Pharm in the summer of 2004. Had the same instructor and she is great. Pharm covers everything you need to know for the calculations test. However, they only go over it briefly....