DisneyNurseGal

DisneyNurseGal BSN, RN

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  1. [Med/surg] What are top 5 drugs your floor uses?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to icarr757's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Vanco, Zosyn, protonix, Lovenox, Morphine, Metroprolol, Heparin (Injection and GTT), All kinds of insulin, gabapentin,

  2. Commute...or Settle

    DisneyNurseGal replied to FutureNurseK's topic in General Students

    I would not say this this a true statement... I choose ADN because the BSN was hour away. I was able to get a job IN A HOSPITAL and I start my bridge to BSN next month. Now, I am not saying that you...

  3. Med-surg, tele or rehab for 1st job?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to NightBloomCereus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say go Tele or Med-Surg. I choose med-surg for my first job because I thought it would give me the most experience and expose me to the greatest variety of patient types. Tele is a good...

  4. Kaplan Entrance Exam! Please Help!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Arlene15's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    With Kaplan each school, gets a unique test with the content the school asks for, so no two schools have the same test. I kinda felt like there was nothing to study for (you either know it or your...

  5. Need your opinion/thoughts

    DisneyNurseGal replied to nlitened's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My financial aid department gave me a good rule of thumb... you total tuition for your degree should not equal more than 110% of what you expect to make PER YEAR in your new career. Not sure if this...

  6. My school says to only buy books from their bookstore...

    DisneyNurseGal replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    My school said the same thing, that we had to buy from the book store. My textbook "kit" contained 12 textbooks that I would need for all three semesters of the program. They told us we had to buy...

  7. New Grad orientation...

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Sparrow91's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work for the only hospital in my area, it is a 200 bed facility, and I work on a Med Surg/Oncology Unit. My orientation was 3 months long, and I spent 4 weeks floating to all 4 floors, then an...

  8. New Grad offered position at Newark Beth, night shift, HELP!!!!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to meeta404's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I. LOVE. WORKING. NIGHTS. If you would have told me (before I started this job) that I would love working nights I would have told you that you were nuts. I started my first job on a Med Surg /...

  9. Trouble Choosing a Capstone

    DisneyNurseGal replied to desiruns's topic in General Students

    In the hospital system that I work for you can not get your foot in the door with Pediatrics, L&D or NICU without two years MINIMUM of Med/Surg, ICU or ER experience. As boring as it sounds to...

  10. How do I respond to a bad Clinical Review?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to ZBianca's topic in General Students

    I am sorry this is happening to you. In my experience, you can not change people's perception of you from events that have happened in the past. Next clinical, you might have to work twice as hard...

  11. ICU Straight outta school?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to WalterWho's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my hospital, without prior nursing experience, we had to get hired on through the residency program. In my program, one girl was hired direct to the ICU (she too had EMT experience). I won't say...

  12. How long does it take to get used to it?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to MilliePieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am 6 months in and I have gotten used to the schedule, but still not 100% comfortable with the job. I find myself asking my charge alot "I feel like this is a question I should know but..." Give...

  13. SO MUCH SWEAT!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to attreau259925's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think she is asking for medical advice, I think she is asking for non medicinal ideas. My feet sweat a lot, nothing like what you are going thought I use aerosol Secret deodorant on my feet...

  14. When to ask for rectal tube?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to mandypants08's topic in General Nursing

    Rectal Tubes are famously leaky. Only once in a blue moon does one seal 100% and catch everything. Also if the consistency changes, it can get clogged and the patient could retain, causing them...

  15. How often do you see/ deal with vomit as a nurse?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to AspiringRN27's topic in General Students

    I work on a Med Surg/Oncology unit and I am with you vomit is tough. I see vomit quite a bit, actually I hear it more than see it as most patients will vomit in the appropriate bags. I will say this...

  16. Vaping as opposed to cigarettes?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Students

    I did not say that this was MY advice/opinion, I said it was the opinion of the hospital I work

  17. Vaping as opposed to cigarettes?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Students

    Our hospital's position is no they are not better, because while they solve the problem of some toxins, they aren't toxin free. Also they still contain the nicotine, so they are not addressing the...

  18. Pharmacology Textbooks

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Just_Kidney's topic in General Students

    Honestly, I would save your money. I felt like my pharm education at school was lacking as well, but when we covered drugs (when we discussed diseases and disease processes) I studied the drugs a...

  19. Failed nursing school to psychology major?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to nursing212's topic in General Students

    You need to ask yourself... why did you fail and what would you do differently next time. Nursing school is HARD and nursing itself is harder. If you don't love it, are you expecting to wake up one...

  20. Is Trendelenburg Truly Best Practice for Hypotension?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to caramela's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing we use trendellenberg for is to scoot someone larger up in the bed (save our backs, use gravity). It is my facility's policy NOT to trendellenberg for hypotension as (others have said)...

  21. Does anyone actually read all the reading assignments?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to vettechtoRN's topic in General Students

    I did NOT read every word of every page; I did however skim every section to get the main idea and I did read every picture, graphic, chart or table (I am a visual learner, who does not learn by...

  22. Calling All First Year Med-Surg RN's!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Catherinexi17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am 6 months in on a Medical Surg/Oncology floor. I love working nights (I am a night person) and am learning a lot. We have a 6:1 ratio and most patients are quite involved. We get alot of...

  23. New grad.. Any suggestions on a pocket reference book?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to codiebartleyrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would save your money for now and wait and see what you need. You also might be surprised that the hospital provided e-resources for you. Everything thing I have needed for my med-surg floor has...

  24. Where Can I find this online?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to EMEddie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just finished Patho onlne through Weber State College in Utah and it was about $1050 with textbook. I am a state resident tho, so I am not sure what that would do to the

  25. Couple of Questions

    DisneyNurseGal replied to aimbig's topic in General Students

    Communication got easier for me when I started talking to the patient first about non medical subjects. When I first go into a patients room, I strike up conversations about what they are watching on...