AZirish

AZirish

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  1. Private duty patient orientation

    AZirish replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    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

    AZirish replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in Private Duty

    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!

    AZirish replied to madricka's topic in General Nursing

    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!

    AZirish replied to madricka's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    AZirish replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in General Nursing

    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)

    AZirish replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

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

  7. mature student

    AZirish replied to weebarra73's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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.

    AZirish replied to studentnursemon86's topic in General Students

    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..

    AZirish replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    So happy for you! Happy for the time off and happy for you that you spoke up and were

  10. Help with Nursing diagnoses

    AZirish replied to aimes.k559's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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?

    AZirish replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    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

    AZirish replied to LoriRNCM's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    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

    AZirish replied to ellaballet's topic in General Students

    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

    AZirish replied to Spunj13's topic in Arizona Nursing

    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?

    AZirish replied to e_mac682's topic in Arizona Nursing

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

  16. Ten Tips for New Grad Nurses

    AZirish replied to JayPeacock's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm wondering if any hospital would even let a licensed nurse work in a volunteer capacity? Wouldn't that possibly set them up for a lawsuit? If something happened in a patients room while the RN...

  17. Using "Medical" terms

    AZirish replied to Episteme's topic in General Students

    Yes, this is ours as well, we are not allowed to use medical terms in our assessment date.... only in the "secondary to" of the nursing

  18. PLEASE HELP!!! Pediatric Dosage Calc.

    AZirish replied to #NurseRiley2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The flow rate is always in mL/hr. So, you need to do the calculation to get your current flow rate of 9mL/20 mins to mL/hr 20mins x 3 = 60 mins (1hr) and 9mL x 3 = 27 mL So, your answer is

  19. Those Kind of Tears That Make Your Throat Burn

    AZirish replied to nursey246's topic in Nurses Rock

    Beautiful post. What a difference you made to her, she will never forget you. When my father was in neuro ICU after a pulmonary embolism amd prolonged CPR that "brought him back", we were all around...

  20. Please help me :(

    AZirish replied to rosemary_petals's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Risk for complicated grieving of family member r/t anxiety of unfamiliar procedures, pain of labor, fear of fetal complications, and effects of labor on maternal health I am also a student and...

  21. fainting

    AZirish replied to NurseSN45696's topic in General Students

    I actually thought I might feel lightheaded and faint when having to put in IVs, but you end up concentrating on the patient and making them as comfortable as possible that you forget about yourself....

  22. What do you carry your gear to clinicals in?

    AZirish replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in General Students

    One of the clipboards that open to hold paperwork..... to hold your pen and care plan paperwork. Put your money, drivers license, etc in your badge holder. No need for a cuff. Put your stethoscope...

  23. How to be confident without appearing arrogant

    AZirish replied to heartsgal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is a great thread! How to interview for a first job in a new field when you had your interview for your first job in your old field many years ago! Soaking up all the

  24. What to do about talkers!

    AZirish replied to Mainergal2000's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I agree! Keep saying "I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" to the teachers and they'll get it! The teachers may not be able to hear the talking from where they

  25. failed first nursing test

    AZirish replied to dawnand1son's topic in General Students

    Yes... our pass is a 76 and I got a 70 on one as well. After years of being a straight A student, "failing" a test with a 70 is shocking! Don't freak out. If the questions you missed had more to...