studentnursemon86

studentnursemon86

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  1. Best Type of Watch for Clinical Sites?

    studentnursemon86 replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Students

    $10 white watch from Walmart. I spent enough on scrubs. As long as my watch is white and works, they shouldn't

  2. Facebook questions.

    studentnursemon86 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Not just Facebook, but social networking in general. I have a Facebook account (as many 20somethings do). It's nice to keep in touch with old classmates and long distance family. I had my coworkers...

  3. Facebook questions.

    studentnursemon86 replied to studentnursemon86's topic in Nursing Career

    Since making this post I have deleted all of my coworkers. I now have only 83 close friends and mostly family on there. If I make friends in nursing school I may add them since there is apparently a...

  4. The real reason your failing in school

    studentnursemon86 replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Students

    #3 for me for sure. And the first time around it was also #5. It took a long time to get my GPA to anything my ADN program would accept, and I'm nowhere near what the BSN programs in my area would...

  5. Allentown/Bethlehem

    studentnursemon86 replied to shayk16's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Lvh and St. Luke's are the big hospitals in the Lehigh Valley. Each have a few different campuses. There is also one in lehighton/Palmerston as well as Easton Hospital, though I haven't heard much...

  6. Voluntary vs Involuntary Admission on Psych Unit

    studentnursemon86 replied to Dhingli's topic in Psychiatric

    I think it varies from state to state, especially the involuntary. The voluntary is basically a patient signing him/herself in for psychiatric evaluation and treatment. Involuntary varies. Usually...

  7. The rolling backpack debate

    studentnursemon86 replied to winterlights08's topic in General Students

    This popped up on my feed. I got the High Sierra also. Same price. I got all black because it looked professional to me. I can bring it to class and clinicals

  8. How much do you make as a tech?

    studentnursemon86 replied to RCBR's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I started at $10.50 in 2006. After 8 years I'm at $14.80 for my base pay. I get a 75 cent differential for working nights I'm in

  9. CNA ratios by state

    studentnursemon86 replied to ctmed's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I worked in PA in a nursing home I worked all 3 shifts. Days 1:5 residents Evenings 1:8ish residents Nights 1:25 residents I worked on a locked Alzheimer's/dementia

  10. The real reason your failing in school

    studentnursemon86 replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Students

    Perhaps, people fail because they don't use their time wisely; don't study for exams or cram before them; or take too many credits at one time and overload themselves with work. Some of my...

  11. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    studentnursemon86 replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    Sputum, especially if it is any color other than clear, and most definitely of it comes out of a trach or endo tube.

  12. I missed my second PPD shot reading please Help I need advice

    studentnursemon86 replied to qowpel's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I don't know if it is an option, but would your school allow the quantiferon gold tb test? My PPD was positive for the last 6 years, so my school allowed me to do the blood test instead. Unfortunately...

  13. Why can't we tell pts/families we're understaffed?

    studentnursemon86 replied to delphine22's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It is hard. I have many patients staying overnight in the ER because they capped off beds in the med-surg units to save money, thus reducing staff. I don't tell this to my patients though. I simply...

  14. Just curious..what color is your stethoscope?

    studentnursemon86 replied to Bubbly26's topic in General Students

    Littman 3M in Seafoam green. My hubby bought it for me as a present when I got my acceptance letter. Good timing, too. I had a black prestige medical one that my cat literally chewed in half! I keep...

  15. Common nicknames for hospital items.

    studentnursemon86 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is fun. I love how some of the slang is the same. We have Christmas trees to hook up our oxygen tubing to the wall. Scuds to help prevent blood clots. Hats to collect urine/stool specimens....

  16. Newlywed starting nursing school

    studentnursemon86 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi all, just looking for advice once again. I got accepted to an ADN program in the spring and I start this month. Since then it has been a busy summer of getting ready as well as getting married! I...

  17. Is it normal to not know your clinical location until the first day of class..

    studentnursemon86 replied to Kandake's topic in General Students

    I start the 25th. I still don't know who my professors will be or where clinicals will be. Also, no one mentioned to is when/how to get out nursing student ID's. I'll show up the first day prepared...

  18. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    studentnursemon86 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Working in the ER, we have screening questions to ask patients regarding travel. I'm not sure on the legality of refusing to take care of patients with infectious diseases. I think unless you were...

  19. post your fall class schedule

    studentnursemon86 replied to reka2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Introduction to Basic Human Needs: lab lecture and clinical. (I guess this would be like nursing 101) Where I go it is an ADN program. It will be my first core nursing class. I'm so

  20. Poll: Do you wear your wedding band to work...?

    studentnursemon86 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my wedding band (it's a channel set and pretty flat), but not my engagement ring. The gloves can damage the prongs that hold the diamonds in. Also, mine has Victorian etching which can harbor...

  21. Wedding rings at work

    studentnursemon86 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just recently got engaged, and while I love my ring, I'm afraid to wear it to work. I'm an ER technician at a relatively busy ER. My nurse and doctor coworkers wear their rings but I am afraid. It...

  22. Wedding rings at work

    studentnursemon86 replied to studentnursemon86's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I decided not to wear my real ring to work. I actually found a web site that makes fake rings with CZ and sterling silver that are quite pretty. I got one that is amazingly similar to my real ring,...

  23. What do you think of fibromyalgia?

    studentnursemon86 replied to Emergent's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I always believed it was a "catch all" until the last year so when I noticed some changes in myself. Joint pain, headaches and fatigue; more so after working 3 12 hour shifts or even after getting...

  24. Statistics

    studentnursemon86 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So, I had to drop statistics today. Since my midterm grade was an F, I decided to withdrawal and then retake it, so now it won't hurt my GPA. I was taking this class with chemistry while working full...

  25. Why isn't anyone hiring in PA?

    studentnursemon86 replied to strawberryluv's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm in PA. I was lucky enough to get a CNA position in Manorcare and then after a year I got a job in a hospital for better pay. Home care is great, but some facilities don't count that as experience...