KatieBell

KatieBell

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  1. what treatment do patients who present with migraines......

    KatieBell replied to froghair's topic in Emergency

    exactly. and in some smaller ED's the MD's seem to be pretty old

  2. Can you study to be an RN with the army without being shipped off to Iraq?

    KatieBell replied to scoobysnax's topic in Government, Military

    Oh, I think you'd have to at one point be deployed. We have a Physician who has been deployed to Iraq now on three seperate tours of duty, long ones. He is very high up in some super secret areas...

  3. CEN Review

    KatieBell replied to Headtrauma's topic in Emergency

    ENA has put out the core curriculum which is 800 pages of information, but also has put out a study guide which apparently is quite good. In addition if you are an ENA member, you can look in the on...

  4. British Nurse coming to NC

    KatieBell replied to misswoosie's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I think you will probably make a little bit more than 19 an hour...but not a whole lot more, unless you work nights. Duke has an excellent Neurosurgical ICU, and a good program, UNC also has a good...

  5. RNs entering all their own orders - no unit clerks?

    KatieBell replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am now, there is never a unit secretary anywhere, the nurses do it. I agree it is a good skill to have, and it often saves mistakes and extra steps. However, I will be glad when this...

  6. I Passed The Board With 199 Questions!!

    KatieBell replied to Johari's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    COngratulations, glad you survived the

  7. Hired onto my first nursing job

    KatieBell replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    COngratulations! Hope you enjoy it and take good care of those

  8. British Nurse coming to NC

    KatieBell replied to misswoosie's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Which is why Treyburn has just been approved to put a neighborhood middle school on site, seems the people buying there don't want to use the local schools; the schools in Durham, public ones, are...

  9. British Nurse coming to NC

    KatieBell replied to misswoosie's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    You can PM me. I have worked at: Wake Med, UNC, Duke, Alamance Regional, Moses Cone, Rex, and a few others, no I am not a job hopper, I am a traveler. I do have my personal favorite, but I think its...

  10. Refrences for transplants

    KatieBell replied to Gizmo11's topic in General Nursing

    best bet is to use the computer and do a search on either Medline or CINAHL, the library at your school willhave subscriptions to both. It is hard to find transplant stuff that doesn't involve...

  11. license number

    KatieBell replied to groggy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Look on line at your BON and your license number should ocme up under your

  12. Visiting NYC, any hotel suggestions?

    KatieBell replied to jellie22's topic in New York Nursing

    Hotel Deauville. It is in Manhatten. Affordable, I think about 90 bucks a night,and the staff are very helpful with directions etc. I have stayed there about 4-6 times, the company I used to work...

  13. Surgical Tech

    KatieBell replied to Emery's topic in Operating Room

    I just finished a contract at a hospital where I worked with a new grad who had been a surgical tech for several years before she became a nurse. She had also made a pretty good living as a Surgical...

  14. What is considered a Medication Error?

    KatieBell replied to nursemi's topic in General Nursing

    I've always understood that on the floor that there is a window of giving meds, since obviously if you are assigned 6 patients and they all have meds at 10:00 am you can't really be giving them to...

  15. Residents-how do they stay awake for 24-36 hrs straight?

    KatieBell replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    SHe needs to actually find some time for a nap. THis may be difficult to do, but personally, I don't want any resident nurse or MD treating me on their 24th hour. Most residents I work with who...

  16. You caught Cheaters... what would you do or have you done?

    KatieBell replied to SummerGarden's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Cheating is inappropriate and shame on the instructors for not at least walking around and stopping it themselves. It amazes me that two people taking an exam could be talking and it not be noted by...

  17. Input, please! Need to choose where to precept

    KatieBell replied to here_kitty's topic in Nursing Career

    Definitely try for Neuro ICU. You'll be amazed. Some things happen in Neuro ICU that don't happen elsewhere in the

  18. I am a cursed idiot

    KatieBell replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    Not going into self esteem issues, BUT going to just say: I do not ever want to have a nurse, or a midwife who became one to "HAVE A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT" In my pregnancy, I hope to be something...

  19. is this an obstruction?

    KatieBell replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Agree that this sounds like not a patient, if it were a pt, I'd recommend you head to the patient and listen to the bowel sounds, then call the MD. Many pts with Obstruction have HYPER, not hypo...

  20. stethoscopes?

    KatieBell replied to tutusandfrogs's topic in Nursing Career

    the classic II was what my school requested that we get, and I actually still use one (NO, not the same one, that one got lost). Keep in mind, although Littman is a bit more expensive, they have a...

  21. Interview questions

    KatieBell replied to wincha's topic in Nursing Career

    The last interview i had of course did not ask me why I became a Nurse, it is really irrelevant, I am already a nurse, they don't care why. I was however, given several Scenarios and asked what I...

  22. Old nurses dont want to learn new tricks?

    KatieBell replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the MOST valuable nurses we have in our ED are those that have been here for 15-20 years. They know things that those of us who have only been around for 4-5 don't. They have seen all sorts...

  23. my little analysis of the NCLEX

    KatieBell replied to bender73's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thats pretty much what happened to me, at 75. It just stopped. My screen went grey and then some message came up to see the proctor, who made some sort of comment about how short a time I took...

  24. NCLEX-not so good-need support

    KatieBell replied to SerenityRN2006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just to encourage you. I had a similar problem, I actually zoned out in the middle fo the test for about 6 questions and it felt like I was doing review questions, so I just pluned down the answers,...

  25. Job question

    KatieBell replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    Usually, if you are certified as a nurses aide- you can get a job as a student nursing assistant. If not, Unit clerk, or SOmetimes a job in Medical Records. Patient transport, EKG technician, some...