douxmusique

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1. New Job in postpartum/advice?

   douxmusique replied to MarrahRN91's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I know this thread started a year ago, but to help any newer viewers looking for tips: I recently started as a new grad on a mother/baby unit. Remember that culture dictates raising of children. There...

2. Dizzy during circumcision

   douxmusique replied to RavensNation's topic in General Students

   I actually had the same thing happen to me, I didnt realize it would hit me so hard. I wouldnt say I am not "cut out for that kind of nursing" though.... I would say I had an unexpected reaction and...

3. ATI Fundamentals

   douxmusique replied to HeiragoNurse's topic in General Students

   Yes the focused reviews helped. I did the practice assessments and then was able to narrow down what I needed to study based on the

4. ATI Fundamentals

   douxmusique replied to HeiragoNurse's topic in General Students

   There is an ati app in the play store as well. Honestly read your book word for word. I had to remediate for fundamentals and every question I got wrong was in the book word for word. I have taken 4...

5. Stratford University need advice and feedback please!

   douxmusique replied to Mommy2Cru's topic in Virginia Nursing

   We have our clinicals in hospitals. If thats what on site means. And yes the two programs are completely separate and have their own accreditations. Good luck to you as well

6. Stratford University need advice and feedback please!

   douxmusique replied to Mommy2Cru's topic in Virginia Nursing

   Speaking on woodbridge campus program only......Yes the program is very new and not regionally accredited. Those are the two major downsides to the program. However...... the program is ccne...

7. First day of clinical rotation - your experience?

   douxmusique replied to simplyblissful's topic in General Students

   I have the hardest time with alzheimers/dementia/confused patients... I am not sure how to respectfully and effecivelty communicate with them. Those have been my most challenging moments. I wish I...

8. Can't we all just get along??

   douxmusique replied to Cal-Neva's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

9. Growing Up Unvaccinated

   douxmusique replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

   There is a poison ivy

10. Why do some choose to pursue BSN over ASN first?

    douxmusique replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They might be out there but I havent heard of any asn programs being 18 months prereqs to finishm like a pp mentioned many/most have at least a year of prereqs, sometimes three semesters, then an...

11. I'm a terrible patient now...

    douxmusique replied to douxmusique's topic in General Students

    Yeah thats not what was

12. I'm a terrible patient now...

    douxmusique replied to douxmusique's topic in General Students

    This is exactly why I tend to struggle with saying something or not. And hand sanitizer is considered washing hands from what the hospitals have taught me. So even some hand

13. I'm a terrible patient now...

    douxmusique replied to douxmusique's topic in General Students

    Youre absolutely right I am definitely going to need stop worrying about not offending people when standing up for stuff like.....

14. I'm a terrible patient now...

    douxmusique replied to douxmusique's topic in General Students

    Suturing. I wasnt sure if it was surgical or medical so I didnt know when/if the way he was laying everything out was contaminating a sterile field or even if it was sterile or not. I havent studied...

15. I'm a terrible patient now...

    douxmusique replied to douxmusique's topic in General Students

    I struggle with some ocd stuff and figuring out what is normal germ awareness and what is hyper obsessive germ awareness (im talking about in therapy once a week for this) so my experiences since...