belabelisa

belabelisa specializes in Oncology.

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1. CNA Instructor - Need Advice for Clinical

   belabelisa replied to belabelisa's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Thanks, everyone, for your replies. They are very helpful. I do want to clarify - I see the students do every skill I check off on in the lab - which turns out to be about 50-60 skills. So, by the...

2. CNA Instructor - Need Advice for Clinical

   belabelisa posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Hi There! I am a relatively new CNA instructor and I'm loving (almost) every minute of it. I feel like my classroom instruction is excellent but I'm just having a hard time with clinicals! At my...

3. teaching cna students with only psych background

   belabelisa replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I was in a similar situation and found that Mosby's CNA video set was VERY helpful. It's great too because they do the skills on real people. I was nervous about teaching CNAs since I had no long term...

4. Please Help With Antibiotic Teaching

   belabelisa posted a topic in General Nursing

   A good indication to me of my teaching skills on a particular subject is how well I am able to explain it to my 75 year old dad. I love him dearly but he is completely clueless when it comes to all...

5. What area of nursing do you like most and why?

   belabelisa replied to sfreders's topic in General Nursing

   I absolutely LOVE oncology. People often think of oncology as a depressing specialty, but it is really just the opposite. I have not yet met an oncology nurse who doesn't love it - I'm serious. Yes,...

6. Essential Nursing Knowledge

   belabelisa replied to belabelisa's topic in General Nursing

   As with my other post, since it's my question, I'll go ahead and respond with some of the things I think are good to know... Lab Values: PT, PTT, and INR. White Blood Cell Count Platelets The...

7. Essential Nursing Knowledge

   belabelisa posted a topic in General Nursing

   I really need your help. I'm about to graduate and feel as if I don't know nearly enough! In school, we are taught SO MUCH and retain SO LITTLE. I feel like my brain has been overloaded with details...

8. Essential Nursing Knowledge

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

   Since it's my question, I'll go ahead and respond with some of the things I think are good to know... Lab Values: PT, PTT, and INR. White Blood Cell Count Platelets The Cardiac Enzyme Markers How to...

9. Essential Nursing Knowledge

   belabelisa posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I really need your help. I'm about to graduate and feel as if I don't know nearly enough! In school, we are taught SO MUCH and retain SO LITTLE. I feel like my brain has been overloaded with details...

10. Navy Nurse Questions

    belabelisa replied to belabelisa's topic in Government, Military

    Oh - and one more thing. Someone said that you have to remember that a Navy Nurse is an Officer first and a Nurse second. Could someone explain to me what the officer part of the Nurse's role entails?...

11. Navy Nurse Questions

    belabelisa replied to belabelisa's topic in Government, Military

    Hi, it's me again - it seems that I started a rather interesting thread... but I haven't been back to say thanks. Thanks! Many of my questions have been answered (again, thanks!), but I do still have...

12. Navy Nurse Questions

    belabelisa posted a topic in Government, Military

    I'm sure this question has been asked more than once, so please bear with me. I've been sifting through all the information I can find, but I still don't quite understand... I've just started toying...

13. nurses in combat areas

    belabelisa replied to dm22's topic in Government, Military

    So, no "boot camp" or anything similar to that? What kind of training do you

14. Borderlines.......

    belabelisa replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry, I don't have any advice, but my mother is borderline and I'm looking forward to the

15. Charting Bloopers

    belabelisa replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    A diabetic candy... that's