icyounurse BSN, RN

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    Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    icyounurse replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    i think that they should just let that poor woman die with some dignity. i can understand where her parents would have a hard time letting go--but my god its been over 10 years. shouldn't they start...
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    Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    icyounurse replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    in mobile alabama new grad salaries range from 15 to 19 base rate. i make 19.25 :) plus 3 dollars shift diff for nights. i notice i don't make as much as some other areas of the country but my cost...
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    problems with nurses at my clinical site

    icyounurse replied to Honeybun1206's topic in General Students

    when i was in school and a nurse ignored me and there was nothing to do i always asked other students and the cna's if they needed help with anything and found busy work to not look idle [ emptying...
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    ER the T.V. Show

    icyounurse replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    like er okay although i think its a bit too physician centered. was a big abby the nurse fan in nursing school though. i think there needs to be a medical drama centered around nurses instead of...
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    nursing program = biology + chemistry ??

    icyounurse replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

    there isn't really written homework, its more like read 200 pages on heart disorders and take a test. pathophysiology is basically studying the body and different disease processes. like you do a...
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    nursing program = biology + chemistry ??

    icyounurse replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

    i graduated adn and we also took 5 pts while the bsn students on the same unit for the same course[med surg 2] only took
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    icyounurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    we thought it might be some aids related dementia, but this guy wasn't end stage. i think he had been diagnosed 6 weeks or so before all this. but it was very strange because he seemed genuinely...
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    Mobile, AL

    icyounurse replied to ullnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    i have been there in the micu for almost 1 year, and on the whole i like it. i a definantly feel i am getting good experiance- we see a wide variety of pts, everything from psych to vents. its a 14...
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    Nursing School Bloopers

    icyounurse replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    when i was in nursing school, i definantly had some awkward moments.heres a couple i remember from school 1. i was told to get a u/a from a pt with a foley, when i asked how i was told "just draw from...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    icyounurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    i had a pt in the icu i work in who was a major pia. he was admitted for sepsis with a new nephrostomy, he had aids, a platelet count of 4, and could not get a foley. he was incredibly combative. the...
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    Working during nursing school/clinicals

    icyounurse replied to Plagueis's topic in Nursing Career

    you can work and still pass, but just be prepared to be at a disadvantage to those who do not have to. also, be prepared to be pretty stressed out. i worked as a nurse tech 20 hours a week which was...
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    Family visitation in ICU

    icyounurse replied to bfjworr's topic in MICU, SICU

    beautifully put
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    Family visitation in ICU

    icyounurse replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

    beautifully put
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    new grads in critical areas

    icyounurse replied to greerster's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i did too. but i had a good orientation which included 4 weeks of classes and 12 weeks of following different rn's. knew a nurse who graduated with me and went to a different hospital to work in their...
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    Mobile, AL

    icyounurse replied to ullnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    i work at mobile infirmary in their medical icu[there is a surgiacl icu, neuro icu, pacu, and ccu as well]. i can says that mobile infirmary is one of the best hospitals in the area. also theirs...
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    What does STAT mean to your Lab?

    icyounurse replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    we draw all our own labs, unless it is a bleeding time or blood cultures ot the pt is a very hard stick. then you wait an hour or so for
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    Airplane Funnies

    icyounurse replied to AmyB's topic in Nursing Humor

    funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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    delegation and the nursing student

    icyounurse replied to KCRN13's topic in General Nursing

    in our program, we just had to read a chapter in a delegation book, but were never tested on it in a clinical situation. as a student i felt extremely uncomfortable even asking for help, much less...
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    Help with a case?

    icyounurse replied to mspringer's topic in MICU, SICU

    i don't know much about hit but it seems to me if the h/h is steady dropping with the platelets then perhaps theres internal bleeding somewhere. hopefully not cerebral since you were concerned about...
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    Resigning during orientation

    icyounurse replied to lynn27's topic in Nursing Career

    wow. rough week. if it was my child i would have just called in, so i think it shows tremendous dedication that you offered to come at all. i mean "the tardiness issue" after being late twice, once...
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    Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    icyounurse replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    the mds at the hospital i work at are saying that we are going to have to do q1 bgs automatically on any pt whose bg is greater than 120 starting soon. other nurses and i didn't believe this at first,...
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    Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    icyounurse replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i worked my butt off for three years to get my adn and am now going back for by bsn. but only because i want to go to grad school, not because i think there is that much of a differance between an adn...
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    What's the difference btwn a CVN and a CNA? plus other questions

    icyounurse replied to azzurra29's topic in General Nursing

    omigod cna'a who make 18$ an hour? i worked through school for 8$ an hour as a nursing assistant. as a new rn i started out at a base rate of 18 $ an hour, and that was the highest salary in town!...
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    Question about crystal meth

    icyounurse replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    most of the reason it destroys tooth lining has to do with the chemical ingredients. that in combination with poor hygiene and nutrition. meth is highly addictive because of the intense high and the...
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    Question about an ADN Program at a Community College?

    icyounurse replied to MustangMusic's topic in General Nursing

    i got my adn and am now going back for my bsn. there are advantages to getting an adn first, like getting to start making money faster and getting the first year as a nurse over[its a hard year]. but...