AceOfHearts<3

AceOfHearts<3

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  1. Should I buy or rent my nursing books?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Chikki_Noodle's topic in General Students

    Some books you might use for more than one class- my med surg textbook was used for 3 and my pharm textbook for 2. In instances like those I found it was cheaper to buy a used older edition off of...

  2. Future Pediatric Nurse: UC Berkeley vs Sac State

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to habi14's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm a 2nd degree nurse. I went back to school for nursing in my mid 20's. I'd had doubts when getting my first degree and had thought about nursing then- but my school didn't have a nursing program...

  3. Need some tips avoid panicking when pt condition declines/need immediate intervention

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to mugs's topic in General Nursing

    It's honestly probably just going to take time and experience working through situations. I started on a tele unit that could get very critical patients. About 8 months in I had a patient who had...

  4. Accelerated BSN = no life?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to cn4207's topic in General Students

    I did an accelerated program that was under a year long. I still had a life and so did many classmates. I saw my friends every week (except during midterms and finals), visited friends out of town,...

  5. Best telemetry/ECG teaching

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to bostongirl128's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.icufaqs.org/ArrhythmiaReview.doc It takes practice to get comfortable. I found picking the brains of more experienced nurses and hearing the reasoning behind their interpretation to be the...

  6. Should I take Developmental Psychology online or in class?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to CedarGirl10's topic in General Students

    I did it online and with the shorter session (only half a semester). I had no issues with it and was so happy I did it online instead of wasting my time commuting to a

  7. Vitamins are a controlled substance?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Volley88's topic in Patient Medications

    That's super nice. We were reminded the Pyxis is an extension of the pharmacy, so stealing from the Pyxis is the same as stealing from the pharmacy. We even had to count Tylenol for a while because...

  8. Nasty ....

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

  9. Nasty ....

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh please, get off your high horse. I would have done my patients no good if I'd passed out because I hadn't eaten anything. Most days when I took my lunch I sat in the breakroom charting while eating...

  10. 5 8s or 4 10s???

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Would doing the 4 10's save you the cost of a day of daycare? Might be worth it if it

  11. New grad - did I choose the wrong specialty?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to AORN1994's topic in General Nursing

    There might not be a position in the ICU for you anymore. You turned down that offer and it most likely went to somebody else. I'd stick with the OR and really give it a chance. You don't want them to...

  12. Received job offer, but have interview for my first-choice facility?!

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to MotesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't mention the job offer. At the end of the interview you can ask if they know the time frame for when a decision will be

  13. Will I study here or in the US?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to BWaldorf's topic in Nurse Registration

    Nursing school isn't like most other programs and typically doesn't allow for transferring between programs without starting totally from scratch. All programs are different and want to make sure...

  14. Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I had a coworker pulled over very close to the hospital and wearing scrubs. They still got a

  15. ANA New Membership: Join or shred?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to nursewall-e's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I just shred the stuff. I don't feel they are focusing on the things I want them to. I also think the fee is outrageous- if it was half the amount I keep getting quoted then I might consider...

  16. Clinical Advice! Please help!

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Ilovenursing15's topic in General Students

    I'm not a peds nurse, but I found when I was doing clinical that some good ol' stickers can make a big difference. Sometimes the kids are scared and something to take their mind off what is going on...

  17. I hate Sim Man's Genitals!

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    Yes, people do cath themselves at home. A person who straight caths themselves does so to avoid a burst bladder, UTIs from urine sitting there, kidney damage due to the urine backing up from the...

  18. Struggle Bus!

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to de05432's topic in General Students

    Olfactory is cranial nerve 1- there is one nose Optic nerve is cranial nerve 2- there are 2 eyes that just leaves oculomotor for the last and third

  19. Choosing between jobs

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to de05432's topic in General Nursing

    It's business- if your current employer doesn't have a position for you and/or finds somebody more qualified they won't feel bad about it and will drop you. Apply to many places, go on interviews,...

  20. Dilemma - family as a possible patient on my unit

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Nurseannieb's topic in General Nursing

    It's a nonissue. The mother of a nurse on my unit was admitted to our unit- it didn't create any

  21. UTI Quiz - Submit Answers RN's Only

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to salimah16's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with the statement to clean tubing q shift, at least in regards to the catheters my facility uses. As the nurse on the infection control and prevent committee for my unit I have had...

  22. Other degree besides nursing

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to lynn_702's topic in General Nursing

    If you get a bachelors degree in something else you will likely use up all your allotted federal funding which means you would have to use pricey private loans or fund it out of your own pocket or...

  23. Deciding which accelerated nursing program to go to

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to CRam1990's topic in General Students

    That is pretty standard. I took the HESI. Now that you know that information you need to find out: 1) what happens if you fail? Do you have multiple attempts? What type of remediation is offered 2)...

  24. Heparin: to pinch or stretch?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Tink87's topic in General Students

    I was taught to pinch. Keeping a firm pinch and going slower and at an even rate (not super fast) with the injection reduces the burn the patient feels. I have many patients compliment me and tell me...

  25. Deciding which accelerated nursing program to go to

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to CRam1990's topic in General Students

    You need to find out if either of them participate in high stakes testing. I did a different ABSN that was 11 months long. We had 2-3 clinicals a semester. It was a lot of work, but it was...