Sparrow91

Sparrow91

Acute Rehab, Neuro/Trauma, Dialysis

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  1. Off the floor jobs?

    Sparrow91 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So I have been fighting increasingly worse back pain since before nursing school. It has built to a point now where its becoming difficult to do my job. The pain radiates down the back of my legs and...

  2. Charting Bloopers

    Sparrow91 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Went to a new pcp office as a patient. I was asked the typical screening questions, "Do you have any STDs, Hep B, Hep C, etc..." I started "no, but I work in dialysis so I am at a higher risk of...

  3. Anxious mommy here.. will take nclex soon.

    Sparrow91 replied to Nursewifeymomma's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    First take a deep breath and try to stay calm. You have made it through one of the toughest college degrees with success. You have what it takes to pass the exam, you just have to focus and stay calm....

  4. Post PEG tube removal dressing

    Sparrow91 replied to Cristina_Bambina's topic in General Nursing

    Based on the description I would think gauze and tape would do but I would clarify with the doctor on what they

  5. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    Sparrow91 replied to knoxnurse236's topic in General Nursing

    This was the video that was emphasized in my orientation... It drove me nuts the entire time of orientation that the patient was always referred to as the "customer". That really rubbed me the wrong...

  6. PPD Allergy?

    Sparrow91 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sine I have been 17 I have had PPDs done, at first I never had any reactions to it, but every year that I have had it I have gotten more and more of a reaction. Two years ago I had one done and I...

  7. PPD Allergy?

    Sparrow91 replied to Sparrow91's topic in General Nursing

    @ roser13: I told them that I would be more than willing to take an IGRA or Gold test but they said without documentation they were not willing. Thank you for help though! @ dishes: I spoke with the...

  8. Which is a better path?

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

    I would say look at your job listings for ICU. In all the ones I have looked at they say they want either previous ICU experience or several years of medical surgical

  9. what to bring? besides my brain.

    Sparrow91 replied to itisabouttime's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Bring a drink A snack with both carbs and protein, I bucked the system and instead of bringing a healthy snack I brought my lucky chocolate milk! It has carbs, protein, and CHOCOLATE! Seriously how...

  10. Help! Assited living OR Urgent care??

    Sparrow91 replied to PD82's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think it all depends on what your long term goals are. If you want a job within the nursing capacity were you work closely with patients and gives you a structured routine, a regular schedule, and a...

  11. Taking NCLEX Jan 7th

    Sparrow91 replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Seriously the BEST advice! When I took mine I went the day before thinking it would be easy to find. I went around in circles for over an hour until I got a hold of a friend and found out it was on...

  12. Last 2 days before NCLEX-what to do

    Sparrow91 replied to ICUnurseAJ's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I asked the same question when I took the exam a few months ago and the pretty much unanimous vote was to do NOTHING! Get out of the house and away from the computer/study materials! What I did was...

  13. New Grad orientation...

    Sparrow91 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was just curious on what the average amount of time orientation is for new grads. How many weeks do you get? What type of facility do you work for (Hospital, LTC, ect)? What

  14. Where do we keep our stuff?

    Sparrow91 replied to NurseYomi's topic in General Students

    For class I had a basic tote bag (Vera Bradley pleated tote). I never carried my books to class, there was just not enough room on the little desk tables to have a note book and text book. Plus in...

  15. Crazy state regulations

    Sparrow91 replied to MizMaverick's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wash cloth on the floor of the linen closet shampoo/soap stored in the linen closet 3 loop fibers pulled up from the carpet Patient missing a black pair of sweat pants Trash can without a bag liner I...

  16. New Grad orientation...

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

    Thanks for all the feed back. I have started my job and will have about 6 weeks of orientation and then I am on my own. Just does not seem like it is

  17. Seminars and workshops for nursing students

    Sparrow91 replied to lbeh1986's topic in General Students

    Have you thought of taking a pals of acls course? It would keep you busy and it will look good on a

  18. What age did you complete your BSN or ASN?

    Sparrow91 replied to mee9mee9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    BSN

  19. Graduating and depressed

    Sparrow91 replied to frustrated in AL's topic in General Students

    Don't let one group of nurses or facility get you down. There are some jobs were the work loads are intense and there is a high burn out rate. But here is whats great about nursing, you can do...

  20. My NCLEX story...RN

    Sparrow91 replied to SMB_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS SMB_RN!!! Just a tip I know I have heard from several different resources that the trick to answering SATA questions is to treat each answer as a True or False question. It made a big...

  21. How many pre-reqs?

    Sparrow91 replied to user_rachael's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did my first year of nursing school I had... Intro to Nursing (with a 3 hour lab) Promoting Health and wellness (nursing) Chemistry (with a 3 hour lab) Nutrition (which was considered a BIO class)...

  22. Courses you found useful...

    Sparrow91 replied to yopinkman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not sure what your school offers but one of the classes I took when I was on a wait list for an ADN program was a Death and Dying class. It was very interesting to learn about death and dying in other...

  23. How I passed the NCLEX-PN, 2nd attempt.

    Sparrow91 replied to adgn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    @Sierrarox: I used this thread to help give me an idea. It is pretty out dated but lab values don't change a lot. I wrote down all the ones that seemed to pop up the most and then looked them up in my...

  24. How I passed the NCLEX-PN, 2nd attempt.

    Sparrow91 replied to adgn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CONGRATULATIONS adgn!!! You have worked hard, now time to celebrate! Good luck with the job

  25. any nursing programs with no waitlist and with housing anywhere in the United States

    Sparrow91 replied to rokive's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to the University of Maine at Fort Kent. I applied in April and was accepted into nursing for that fall. The reason why the college has no waitlists is basically because it is in the middle of...