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  1. Average nurse/patient ratio?

    LadyLamp replied to annak92's topic in Psychiatric

    I work on a busy inpatient psych unit, day shift, and have a maximum of 6. With the heavy charting requirements, especially with regard to admissions, there is no way we could take on more. Plus, in...

  2. Experience Psych RN Looking for a Change

    LadyLamp replied to ChiNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, psych nursing is not a huge jump into OR nursing, given how applicable communication and conflict resolutions skills are to surgical teams. During my interview for a Level I OR training...

  3. How many care plans do you do?

    LadyLamp replied to Rionoir's topic in General Students

    I should add that not only are our care plans detailed, but they're due 72 hours after clinical. That's the kicker. With the workload we have in our accelerated program, it's rough. Is the 72 hours...

  4. How many care plans do you do?

    LadyLamp replied to Rionoir's topic in General Students

    One?! This semester (my second), we did 5. But I'm in an accelerated program. Still, for med-surg I and II, for example, we did 3

  5. ABSN VS ADN

    LadyLamp replied to amas's topic in General Students

    I'm in a prestigious ABSN program: The education and opportunities because of the connections are invaluable. However, I'm in a fortunate position in that I received a partial scholarship and am...

  6. Trying to choose between 3 NP programs

    LadyLamp replied to SopranoKris's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    SopranoKris, what is the advantage of getting the DNP in addition to the FNP/ACNP for the ER? I'm just curious. Would you like to teach at some point...and/or does it make a difference on the clinical...

  7. MedStar WHC rotating shifts question

    LadyLamp posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, could anyone who works at Washington Hospital Center, or has worked there, shed some light on the rotating shifts: How long do you typically work on day shift, for example, before switching to...

  8. MedStar WHC rotating shifts question

    LadyLamp replied to LadyLamp's topic in General Nursing

    CodeRed5, thank you so much for responding to this post. I thought it had long been buried. This is very helpful. Thanks again, and best wishes with the new

  9. Help! Nursing 2nd Career

    LadyLamp replied to alinalina's topic in General Nursing

    Not, it's not crazy! I used to feel the same, but a BA does not equate to a BSN, so it is not redundant. I have a background in literature too, though I went the route of publishing. I became...

  10. Students Forty and over pre-reqs now

    LadyLamp replied to BRIGHTEYESv's topic in General Students

    I was in a car accident several years ago, which left me with some spine and hip injuries. The sciatica was awful. I did physical therapy, went to an orthopedic surgeon, neurosurgeon, and did...

  11. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

    LadyLamp replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Such a great thread, thank you. I am curious about a couple things regarding the perioperative umbrella. So is it correct to say that the AORN is the association of perioperative nurses, but only...

  12. OR hazards

    LadyLamp posted a topic in Operating Room

    Inquisitive pre-nursing student here who loves to read all the OR threads---thank you for all the great info. I have a question about hazards particular to the OR that may be different from other...

  13. OR hazards

    LadyLamp replied to LadyLamp's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you, Rose Queen. Good to know about your coworkers. I'll also check out Google Scholar, keeping in mind what you said. (I'm embarrassed to say that I was not familiar with Google Scholar as a...

  14. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

    LadyLamp replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Oops, moving my question to separate thread because I think I may be too off-topic. Thank you for this thread, though---I am really enjoying it!

  15. Making the transition to night shift - new nurse

    LadyLamp replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Nursing

    I've been following this thread because I was curious what a first-time experience on night shift was like. How did you

  16. Brian Short News

    LadyLamp replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I was in such shock hearing this news. I was always impressed by how hands-on he was with this website. This is such a great loss. I'm so sorry for his family and for those who worked for him. His...

  17. What is your dream unit?

    LadyLamp replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    (What is MCS? Got the NICU part.

  18. Classes to take while waiting

    LadyLamp replied to bridgegeisler's topic in General Students

    What have you taken in terms of psychology? Developmental psychology and abnormal psychology were recommended to me. Chemistry is another good one. You'd think it would be a requirement for all...

  19. Should I retake A&P (soon to be nursing student)

    LadyLamp replied to bbmsn5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    @AngelKissed857, this is a really great, comprehensive list (love that it's in order!) of the Marian Diamond lectures. Thanks so much for posting. I've seen a lot of people recommend Mandi Parker as...

  20. Should I retake A&P (soon to be nursing student)

    LadyLamp replied to bbmsn5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wait, not to derail the subject here, but you worked with cadavers in undergrad A&P...no pig, no cat?

  21. What is it really like to be a psychiatric nurse?

    LadyLamp replied to gracecov's topic in Psychiatric

    What a great post, @JustKeepDriving. Thank you for taking the time to share all that info.

  22. New grad interested in operating room nursing

    LadyLamp replied to Nicole018's topic in Operating Room

    Hi, Nicole. That is really cool that you had a chance to shadow a circulating nurse in the cardiovascular OR for 4 weeks. I'm not a nurse, but level 1 trauma hospitals in my area (large metro) require...

  23. Crimson Field on PBS

    LadyLamp posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I'm really sorry if I've posted this in the wrong place: not sure where it goes? Anyway, just saw a notice on Facebook about this PBS show, Crimson Field, which details the lives of a medical...

  24. Any older students?

    LadyLamp replied to Dodie_A's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Color coding different parts of my life on my Mac calendar (school is gold, home is blue, work is pink, etc.) has been tremendously helpful. Every morning, I look at my rainbow and can easily keep...

  25. Microbiology & A&P Together

    LadyLamp replied to 1naturalhealer2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am taking Micro and A&P II in the spring, in addition to another class. If you've already taken A&P, then you will most likely be reviewing vs. learning from scratch, so it sounds doable,...