BonnieSc

BonnieSc

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  1. Mental Health Clinicals

    BonnieSc posted a topic in General Students

    What are your mental health clinicals like? What did you actually do there? I'm curious about how other schools do this. We had about 48 hours in acute care (short-term inpatient) and 18 in...

  2. Help for TEAS test?

    BonnieSc replied to butterflygirl's topic in General Students

    The study guide should be all you need. Are there concepts within the study guide you're not

  3. pls explain..hypothyroid how can you have..

    BonnieSc replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, my TSH really was 120. And get this, the doctor didn't believe me when I said I thought I was hypothyroid, because I'd gained TOO MUCH weight. He claimed hypothyroid only ever results in a...

  4. pls explain..hypothyroid how can you have..

    BonnieSc replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in General Nursing

    (this was in response to runningfool) No, not quite. Remember that TSH is thyroid STIMULATING hormone, not thyroid hormone itself. You can have hypothyroidism due to low levels of TSH... you're not...

  5. Is doula training useful?

    BonnieSc posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a BSN student, finishing second semester of clinical. Originally my focus was on becoming a CNM eventually, but I realize now that I don't have enough information/experience to make that...

  6. When do you medicate?

    BonnieSc posted a topic in Camp

    A camper comes in with a headache. How do you decide whether to give her Tylenol, have her lie down and rest in the health center, or tell her to go back to her group and drink some water? This is...

  7. Charting at camp

    BonnieSc posted a topic in Camp

    Counselors start arriving for staff training in one month, so I've been thinking about camp more and more... I have a lot of freedom to basically make health center policy, so I'm trying to decide if...

  8. Adult ICU --> camp nurse?

    BonnieSc replied to apaisRN's topic in Camp

    How was your summer? Haven't heard much from anyone about last season! I was at a Girl Scout camp--happily, not much happened. A couple of sprained ankles, and a couple of psych...

  9. help planning to move in Sacramento,advice

    BonnieSc replied to napoca's topic in California Nursing

    Don't forget the UCD Med Center... it's very easy to get to from midtown/downtown and the area around Sac

  10. New Image Weight Loss Camps

    BonnieSc replied to gambroRN's topic in Camp

    It's too bad you had this experience. Unfortunately, too many of the camp nurses around here seem to have been unhappy... some of what you describe is typical--working/being on call 24/7, being the...

  11. Hi, I'd really like to be a camp nurse

    BonnieSc replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Camp

    I think if you practice in a state when you're not licensed in that state, you could face legal troubles for practicing nursing without a license--isn't that right? Every camp I've heard of requires...

  12. Medication Policies/Procedures

    BonnieSc replied to michilu15's topic in Camp

    If there's anything you liked about it, I hope you'll consider trying a different type of camp. There's a real need out

  13. When do you medicate?

    BonnieSc replied to BonnieSc's topic in Camp

    I generally do what Glascow describes, unless I have further information. Because our girls only come for a week at a time (sometimes less), I try not to keep them in the health center unless it's...

  14. Nursing student needs advice!!!!

    BonnieSc replied to galaxy781's topic in General Nursing

    What specialties do you have to choose from? What have you enjoyed most / disliked most so far in your clinicals? Let us know a little more about

  15. what's the common pay rate per week?

    BonnieSc replied to menetopali's topic in Camp

    A good way to check this out is simply to go to a few camp websites in your area of the country (or wherever you want to go). Look at private camps as well as "agency" camps (such as Girl Scouts and...

  16. Medication Policies/Procedures

    BonnieSc replied to michilu15's topic in Camp

    I'm not sure if I can mention the website on here? (I have no affiliation with them and my camp doesn't use them.) But if you do a google search for "camp meds" you'll find the website of a company...

  17. Adult ICU --> camp nurse?

    BonnieSc replied to apaisRN's topic in Camp

    Most summer camps have some international counselors. I love having them, and they present some interesting challenges. For one thing, when they first arrive, a lot of them have GI upset due to the...

  18. Adult ICU --> camp nurse?

    BonnieSc replied to apaisRN's topic in Camp

    I know this is an older post, but figured this will still be useful... Lice are pretty easy to spot once you've seen a case. My best advice is to make sure there's plenty of light, and to concentrate...

  19. Medication Policies/Procedures

    BonnieSc replied to michilu15's topic in Camp

    We use labeled cups with lids, which I pre-pour. (Though with the number of inhalers, sometimes it barely seems to save time to pre-pour the POs...). The campers come up one group at a time and I...

  20. 1950s nursing

    BonnieSc replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    For a really wonderful look at student nurses in the 1930s and 40s, read the books about Sue Barton by Helen Dore Boylston. The author was a nurse