WalterWho

WalterWho

Intensive Care and Perianesthesia Care

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  1. "I am a nurse!"

    WalterWho replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, that's the worst! I feel like saying, "well then, being a nurse you should know how frustrated you're making me!" I was in the hospital when my daughter was born for two days before one of the...

  2. The Unsung Heroes of the PACU

    WalterWho posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today I renewed my BLS with some fellow nurses and support staff at my hospital. Yes, the dreaded basic life support class. The one we drag our feet to every two years and desperately try to stay...

  3. Pre-Op/PACU Charge Nurse?

    WalterWho posted a topic in PACU

    I've been working Pre-op/PACU for two years now and I've always wondered why we don't have any charge nurses. We're a smaller regional hospital with 98 beds, so we don't have extremely high traffic,...

  4. Nursing nightmares.

    WalterWho replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Arriving to work and realizing I left a patient in

  5. Was I wrong?

    WalterWho replied to Munch's topic in General Nursing

    You are a good

  6. Opinion about a nurse's erros

    WalterWho replied to PNPss's topic in Advanced Practice

    Oh yes, if I am ever that off-put by someone else's findings, I do them myself. Even if for peace-of-mind. I trust my coworkers, but I trust my gut

  7. OR to PACU??

    WalterWho replied to asnewnurse2017's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly believe that having the OR background would give you a very well rounded and functional understanding of the patient's entirety of care throughout the perianesthesia process, but I must...

  8. Funniest Nursing Situation

    WalterWho replied to Neats's topic in General Nursing

    I was recovering an older guy in PACU and every time I attempted to get close to him, touch him, or even talk to him he would bat me away and sternly tell me to "behave, Cody". I tried to listen to...

  9. How frequently do you wake the patient in the recovery room?

    WalterWho replied to raine22's topic in PACU

    My rule of thumb is more or less every 5 minutes. Of course, by ASPAN standards, we record vital signs every five minutes in phase I and i use that time to assess pain/nausea as well. It also helps...

  10. Nursing Professors: Good or Evil?

    WalterWho posted a topic in General Students

    Hello Everyone! So I thought It might be funny and uplifting at the same time to hear from some of my fellow nursing students about their professors. Are they awesome? Do they make your blood curdle?...

  11. Nursing Professors: Good or Evil?

    WalterWho replied to WalterWho's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! I hope you rock nursing school! You're right though, all you can control is yourself. You'll find that nursing school is quite different than any other courses you've taken and it'll...

  12. Nursing Professors: Good or Evil?

    WalterWho replied to WalterWho's topic in General Students

    That would be interesting to read! I guess until one is created we'll just have to rely on grades and clinical

  13. ICU Straight outta school?

    WalterWho posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello Everyone, I'm coming into my last year of BSN school and I've decided to go on to grad school as soon as possible after I graduate. The programs I'm looking require at least one year of...

  14. GALEN 2014!!

    WalterWho replied to sillyy816's topic in School, College Programs

    Thanks for the info! As of now, she doesn't have any prerequisites completed, but she is always talking about maybe taking a class here and there at least until I graduate when she can maybe work less...

  15. ICU Straight outta school?

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

    Thanks everyone for all the great replies! I am aware that EMTs and RNs have very different scopes of practice, I was simply hoping that my experience as one would illustrate my ability to handle high...

  16. Tips on acceptance to UT Houston

    WalterWho posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hello All, So I'm a BSN student coming into my last school year of nursing. I've always wanted to become an NP until one clinical I had the chance to shadow a CRNA. I fell in love with their job!...

  17. GALEN 2014!!

    WalterWho replied to sillyy816's topic in School, College Programs

    Hello there! Are you currently working while you are attending galen? My wife is an LVN and works full time. She has looked into galen in the past but is afraid that it would be too hard on her to...

  18. CNA while in a BSN program

    WalterWho replied to lakmom12's topic in General Students

    I may not be the most qualified person to help you out here, but I know a ton of people in my BSN class that work as aids and go to school full time. Working in a hospital would be beneficial to you...

  19. Nursing Student Struggles

    WalterWho replied to IanTeig1982's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    From my experience so far, the types of questions that professors give you on test are the same style as NCLEX, which is the ever frustrating "which is the best right answer" type of testing. What I...

  20. Excited to start 2014 Aria School of Nursing!

    WalterWho replied to Djronnied's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well I'm not a nurse yet, I'm in the third semester of my BSN program, but I can tell you this much; when you start to feel like you're drowning, just keep your head above water! Nursing school can be...

  21. TEAS test scores

    WalterWho replied to wgraybill's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Look at your school's website. I know that's the generic answer, but the admittance requirements should be posted. My school required an over all score of at least a 72%, but I've heard of other...

  22. Taking the TEAS test in August

    WalterWho replied to JLW1622's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    If I remember right, you are allowed to take each of the two practice tests once with ATI. Kinda foney I know. I studied the practice guide book and took the tests on each subject in the book once,...

  23. Generic name for vitals machine?

    WalterWho posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know of a simple generic name for the vitals machines that roll around? We've been talking about different terms like the "COW" and I was curious if this device had a nickname like...

  24. Generic name for vitals machine?

    WalterWho replied to WalterWho's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! Sounds good to

  25. How much is too much?

    WalterWho posted a topic in General Students

    Okay, so I'm a junior in a BSN program and am really wondering if my school is taking things too far and here's why; first, we were required to purchase 16 books, that's right I said 16, and that's...