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  1. Looking for some advice before making a mistake.

    Studentnurse365 replied to italianlifter's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what courses you have under your belt already, but the pre-reqs for nursing and the pre-reqs for a basic bachelor's in biology are similar. You need your writing, math, chemistry,...

  2. Looking for some advice before making a mistake.

    Studentnurse365 replied to italianlifter's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, I would recommend going though an associates program first to save money. Most employers in my state will still hire an ADN nurse and encourage a bachelor's degree. I can't say how other...

  3. Looking for some advice before making a mistake.

    Studentnurse365 replied to italianlifter's topic in General Nursing

    In my setting, ICU, we do total care. We rarely delegate to a tech because we either don't have one or there is 1 for 20-30 patients. I am also not a fan of giving baths and dealing with poop/peep,...

  4. Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    Studentnurse365 replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    If you go on the gcu website you can see the list of classes that are required for the program. You can match up ones you've taken before and ones you need to take to see how accurate it is. I always...

  5. Started GCU online RN to BSN! Go Lopes!

    Studentnurse365 replied to nursgirl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm in my 5th week of nrs433 or intro to nursing research. So far it has been my favorite class, but I do tend to be a more black and white thinker and research is very black and white! I'll be...

  6. Research PICOT-Grand Canyon University

    Studentnurse365 replied to heather092800's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm in the intro to research class right now too! Maybe use a specific amount of pitocin that way it can be measurable. During the immediate postpartum period will continuing xxxml/hr or [xxx mg] iv...

  7. Best one sentence handoff report

    Studentnurse365 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    She pulled out her pacer. She literally ripped the wires from her chest. [Temp. Pacer] She's crazy. Oh, keep the code cart near she has a third degree heart block. Have

  8. Started GCU online RN to BSN! Go Lopes!

    Studentnurse365 replied to nursgirl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I started in January and am in my 5th class. I took a couple breaks along the way :] Even though I haven't completed the program yet, I completely agree with what flames

  9. Short staffing incentive ideas???

    Studentnurse365 replied to kms6417's topic in General Nursing

    We were offered bonuses as well. Ours were 1 exta shift a week for 4 weeks. The 1 extra shift got you an extra 200$ each week and after completion of all 4 weeks you got $500

  10. fat in nursing school

    Studentnurse365 replied to FuturePN's topic in General Students

    I feel ya. I gained 30 lbs in nursing school and another 10 when I started working night shift. 1 positive is I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism- I guess that's a positive... was put on meds but...

  11. CNA/patient ratio

    Studentnurse365 replied to ashleed's topic in Rehabilitation

    I work in an icu and we were recently bought out by a new company. With that change we were told 1 tech to 21 beds. We are looking into changing the duties of the techs so they don't feel so...

  12. So I kind of messed up

    Studentnurse365 replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Employee health has had to look through my rx and they just glance at them. I bet someone wouldn't even notice a difference in dates from drug test to rx. Just a thought. It's a tricky sticky...

  13. So I kind of messed up

    Studentnurse365 replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Can you get a prescription from your doc? Tell the doc how anxious you've been and that you think you need an rx for lorazapam. Then if the doc gives you a rx you have the rx to show them and you...

  14. 3/19 What I learned this week: more about employment laws than anything else

    Studentnurse365 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that you have to be employed for a year before you can qualify for FMLA and you can only call in 2x within a 90 day period or you will get written up. I had a stomach bug a couple weeks...

  15. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    Studentnurse365 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I had to get approval from 3 different docs to be allowed to work while having a dx of epilepsy, depression, and anxiety. Recently my thyroid has been acting up and my doc increased the dosage....

  16. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    Studentnurse365 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I was scared to death to tell mine I had epilepsy after the crap I got in school about it. Turns out I had an awesome employer and a crappy school! I don't have bipolar so I can't relate, but if...

  17. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    Studentnurse365 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Ughh cymbalta... I had to do the bead method too. Horrible horrible side effects. The brain zaps felt like my aura before a seizure. It was the first time I had heard it described and could say, yes...

  18. Student nurses with disabilities

    Studentnurse365 replied to sara2013's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Sara2013- first of all, congratulations on making it to nursing school with memory impairments/cognitive deficits. I know how challenging that is first hand. Can you go through nursing school with...

  19. Question from a doc on NP education

    Studentnurse365 replied to clamchow's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've been searching for one of these schools! What school is

  20. 2/6 What I Learned This Week: If you annoy them, they will order

    Studentnurse365 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that. .. Some people are either lazy or just like taking advantage of people. What nurse goes to take a nap in the middle of her shift for over an hour gives you her phone number and says...

  21. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    Studentnurse365 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    The BP going from 90 to 190 in 30 min. Could it be

  22. MRSA

    Studentnurse365 replied to LetsFixNursing's topic in Patient Education

    That's what we do too but we don't treat the nares with anything. Almost everyone comes back positive for Mrsa in the

  23. 2016 Salary thread

    Studentnurse365 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    Tucson az 6 months experience - icu. Base pay= 25.22 Night diff= 5$ No call, weekend, or unit diff Cost of living depends on area in tucson. Can range from 500$ a month for a 2 bed apt to 1500$ a...

  24. MRSA

    Studentnurse365 replied to LetsFixNursing's topic in Patient Education

    I'm a new nurse and thought about this the other day. Why do we swab everyone's nares for Mrsa then put them on iso when it comes back positive? It isn't an active infection, it is just colonized in...

  25. Discharge Lounge

    Studentnurse365 replied to imbatz's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has half of a discharge lounge. The hospital has been pushing to admit ed patients faster which means discharging patients faster. They gave us goals and I guess we weren't meeting those...