S.T.A.C.E.Y

S.T.A.C.E.Y LPN

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  1. Prep course for CRNE....

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to mgill32's topic in International Nursing

    I felt that the book was good enough. I actually found that it was good for just getting used to their wording on the questions, and to get an idea of what kinds of things they are looking for in the...

  2. Just starting your career in nursing

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to elizabethtxcanm's topic in General Nursing

    Some were rude and nasty, no doubt about that. But, at the same time I'm sure it wasn't easy orienting a new group of people every couple of weeks and some of them were getting burned out from it....

  3. First patient death, first Code Blue!!!!

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to pddk87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My advice: Run through it in your head! Step by step, everything you will do if: - you walk into the patient's room and they're unresponsive on the bed. - you walk into the patient's room and...

  4. How long was your resume?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to rigatoni's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One Page.....Keep it short & sweet. Theres not too much more managers are going to want to read, or will have time to read. Plus, with nursing you don't need to explain too much. For teaching...

  5. who are qualified to teach ana&physio?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to phil_boyNursestud.'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My human A & P instructor was a specialist in marine neurochemistry, so it wasn't his specialty either, but he was an AMAZING professor. As for an RN being qualified to teach A&P just...

  6. First Year Finally Over!!!

    S.T.A.C.E.Y posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Today marks the final day of my first year practicing as an RN. Its over, and I really can't believe it. One year ago I never could have imagined how far I've come. - I've been doing courses,...

  7. RN or paramedic

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to codeblue20's topic in International Nursing

    I know where you're coming from 'cause I was in a similar place myself. This is how I saw it. In Ontario, having the paramedicine degree does nothing more for you as a medic other than MAYBE helping...

  8. STEMI vs NSTEMI

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to MrsRNn2009's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    STEMI goes directly to the cath lab for primary PCI (angio & balloon/stent) or if in a smaller hospital without a cath lab, may get TNK. Non-STEMI does not go to the cath lab. Non-STEMI gets lots...

  9. How soon to teach ACLS?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y posted a topic in Emergency

    So it's been nearly a year that I've been in the ER. Theres an ACLS instructors course coming up in a few months, and I know this is definitely something I want to do eventually, so I'm curious what...

  10. are care plans a joke for you?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to MoopleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, careplans were just another hoop to jump through in nursing school. A way to learn how to be a nurse. Now that I work in the ER I haven't seen or done a single careplan in over a year!...

  11. Tricks for putting down NG tubes?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to Dancin'Mom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know some nurses who put the NG tube in the freezer, to keep them stiff. And one doc who tells us to use xylocaine jelly in the nare a few minutes before we insert the tube, to make it less...

  12. RN to Paramedic in Canada

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to fhcp1220's topic in International Nursing

    Training for medics varies province to province. Paramedics in Ontario complete a two year community college diploma as a minimum. U of T has a set up with Centennial (?) where they do a joint...

  13. RN to Paramedic in Canada

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to fhcp1220's topic in International Nursing

    Paramedic.

  14. Can anyone suggest a drug calculation book?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Dosage Calculations: A ratio-proportion approach. Author: Gloria Pickar I found this book very helpful when I was in school, and LOTS of practice problems. Brand new, mint condition with CD. I'd be...

  15. RN to Paramedic in Canada

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to fhcp1220's topic in International Nursing

    Check out this website: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/ehs/edu/equiv_qa.html In Ontario, you don't even need to do the college program to become a medic if you are an RN. The...

  16. How do you manage EMS pt's?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Well EMS gets triaged by the triage nurse, as does everyone else. We get report PTA on anything that is serious. If the person is well enough, they go to the waiting room. If they are resus, a bed...

  17. May I speak to Dr. so&so?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Awesome job on her part. I love that kind of

  18. top 5 things to monitor for a post CABG PT

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to ilovematt48's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Monitor INR/PTT.....don't want any clots with a-fib. Monitor CP for occlusion of grafts Monitor surgical site for bleeding, healing, infection. Monitor Vitals for acute changes or

  19. What is a code gray?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe just ask a security guard next time you see them.....they always know all the

  20. CRNE Scrapped Short Answer?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y posted a topic in International Nursing

    So I was reading in one of the other threads that the reason the results for the CRNE have come so quickly is because the short-answer questions were scrapped? Is this true? Does anyone have any...

  21. Does anyone else still have bad feeling for thier past clinical instructors?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to racing-mom4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had one clinical instructor that hated me, was unfair and rude to me in SO many ways, and allowed me to JUST barely pass her clinical course. I hate that woman. I really honestly do. Even now...

  22. Lavage and the GI bleed

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to olddog1's topic in Emergency

    Not here. Pantoloc bolus & infusion, and an octreotide infusion sometimes

  23. How do nurses get into their specialties?

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to saramorris78's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did my final school placement in an emergency department. I was offered a job in that department, but turned it down to go to a bigger and better ER. The ER i'm working in now does hire new grads,...

  24. Education topic ideas

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to TriageQueen's topic in Emergency

    I've heard of some places that have "Emergency Rounds". Staff submit serious cases that they would like reviewed, and the educator pulls the chart, presents the case with the group, reviews things...

  25. Documention in the Emergency Dept.

    S.T.A.C.E.Y replied to UP Nurse's topic in Emergency

    This is one thing I'm glad that we don't have where I work. Here in Ontario its a government run health-care system, so we don't have to worry about billing insurance companies. I dont have to keep...