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AZirish

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  1. Private duty patient orientation

    Agree with JustBeachy. I'm experienced PDN, but not trach/vent. I would ask for either in office training before or to be met at the pt house for
  2. Vent Alarms Ordered to be Turned Off

    I'm also a private duty nurse. If you are being asked by the family to do something outside the written protocols in the plan of care, then document that in your chart and contact your clinical...
  3. It Ain't Like The Movies!

    That actually happened to my Mom during surgery to remove a huge tumor. Surgeon owned up to it, saying it was his decision to do that rather than replace it with PMMA or another prosthetic flap....
  4. It Ain't Like The Movies!

    My husband puts the show on pause to say "okay, what would really happen?" and he is already indoctrinated to yell "that's not a shockable rhythm!" at the screen. Good
  5. Do you dream about work?

    Don't worry, it's not at all unusual to dream about working. When I sold jewelry at Christmas (way back when) I would sell jewelry all night in my
  6. Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    This made me laugh aloud! (Out loud? Discuss. ). Love
  7. mature student

    I'm 49 and a new grad! Look at it this way... you're going to turn 45 someday. Turn 45 as a nurse, or still dreaming of being one. Go do
  8. What to wear to lab/clinical training.

    We had to wear our scrubs for lab... we had to dress for lab exactly as we would for a clinical day. Badge and
  9. So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    So happy for you! Happy for the time off and happy for you that you spoke up and were
  10. Help with Nursing diagnoses

    Just wondering....are your clinical experiences completely separate from the rest of your program? If not, I think you should let someone know that you are being told NOT to use NANDA diagnoses. I...
  11. What is a "passing grade" for your nursing program?

    Ours is a 76% on exams and a 76 overall. We cannot use non-exam grades to boost our exam
  12. Conducting a group in psych clinical

    We had to lead groups also. We were allowed to do art therapy, so we had our group do art journaling and we brought the supplies. Some people did relaxation exercises, written journaling, aroma...
  13. First Clinical Jitters

    You will probably have jitters every single clinical day from now on, I know I did, but that's okay! From what I understand, the jitters get worse when you start your first job as a nurse! Lol Do...
  14. Block 4 maricopa community college advice

    I am finishing Block 4 now. We only had two days between block 3 and 4, but knowing what I know now, I would have taken an ACLS class. I had a difficult time reading the EKG strips and...
  15. Which MCCCD Nursing Programs?

    There is a lot of information on the AZ BON site. Here is a multi year comparison of schools.