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  1. Manual Dexerity

    kaylee. replied to Big_Mike's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You need "average" manual dexterity to do nursing skills, so good in this sense means good working condition. There is no special qualities required. I am comparing this to things that require some...

  2. Ethical Dilemma

    kaylee. replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    I read your paper and I feel like it really missed the mark-you may have read through the concepts of nursing ethics without fully understanding what is meant by an ethical dilemma. "If the patient...

  3. I don't know if I still want to be a nurse?

    kaylee. replied to hockeygirl1031's topic in General Students

    Hi! It seems like the most important question is to really figure out if this is what you want. You have been going along with "the plan" so far and a major roadblock happened-failing nsg school-which...

  4. Help! How to proceed? Blood Transfusions; Ddocumentation

    kaylee. replied to MillionReasons's topic in General Nursing

    When you go back to work if the pt is still there just backchart it. Its not something to worry about terribly. I see it occasionally, there will be a transusion recorded as "transfusing" but it was...

  5. Why is it that I come early and I still finish last, and am the slowest at handles :( (nic

    kaylee. replied to tmjwe3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Think about in terms of neuroscience: When you are learning a new skill, be it learning an new instrument, or new nursing tasks, each step is taking alot of mental energy, you have to remember what to...

  6. International Physician - include in RESUME?

    kaylee. replied to meesarjarjar's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes its a significant part of your work history! Ask yourself, did this role influence you and bring tons of valuable skills and experience? If yes, then it would be crazy to leave

  7. Opinions on summary

    kaylee. replied to muggs's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you are going to do a summary, it should focus on nursing. It comes off like you are downplaying the fact that you are a new grad. That is how it read to me. The other jobs gave you applicable...

  8. Irritated MDs: to SBAR or not to SBAR?

    kaylee. replied to Melanin's topic in General Nursing

    Thats interesting, yeah i rarely do a full sbar because all the docs know the patient...but sometimes if its a covering and its kindof a detailed call, describing a chain of events, i will start with,...

  9. Nursing specialties

    kaylee. replied to Mc111901's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was gonna say post-partum? Not in this specialty but i think this is the one you are thinking...

  10. Acquity of tele patients

    kaylee. replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    Acuity encompasses all the nursing care required for a giving patient as well their overall stability /instability. Its the hours of nursing work required. So the stage 4 with complex dressing change...

  11. Messed up bad.....

    kaylee. replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi OP, I sorry to hear your story. Just curious though, you said you tested positive for "meth". If you diverted narcs wouldnt that show up as the metabolite morphine or some opiate? Were you taking...

  12. I feel so incompetent as a student nurse..

    kaylee. replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Students

    If there is a specific BP parameter that is hold for sbp Only thing would be stop and consider, if you are unsure. Also, when NO parameter is there, i am holding to clarify before giving generally if...

  13. Giving report/day shift probs

    kaylee. replied to scooterscamp123's topic in General Nursing

    Uggh! I hate the quizzer types! Sometimes what i do, is when giving less relevant hx i eliminate the window of questioning myself by saying: "they had chemo in 2006 for xyz, not sure which drugs they...

  14. Help, I got a tough choice to make

    kaylee. replied to morganm_0819's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what you are interested in and where you see yourself in the future. If you see ICU in your future then the stepdown would be the best place to go. Also you will want to make sure they...

  15. Do You Have a Toxic Boss? (eyeroll)

    kaylee. replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    The manager on my unit is someone I deem to be toxic. She spends every pre-shift huddle discussing things we are doing wrong that she has gotten in email complaints. In her tenure NOT ONCE has she...

  16. Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    kaylee. replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    I do agree that there are many aspects to bedside nursing that make me feel like a glorified waitress and i think its about the service oriented nature of healthcare today, with HCAPS scores. It does...

  17. I need help to connect my pathophysiology for my case presentation. Thankyou

    kaylee. replied to Janeeeee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    They aren't necessarily related from a patho standpoint. Whether diagnosed or not the pt already had CAD -- you dont develop this in a hospital stay. So they probably had developed acute resp failure...

  18. I'm not "intelligent." Do I have any business being a nurse (and other questions)?

    kaylee. replied to The_Muffintime's topic in General Students

    I echo the above post that what i read was a post from someone with an analytical mind, someone who thinks about ideas. You may be analyzing the world around a fixed point, that being you are not...

  19. Best cardiac arrhythmia resources?

    kaylee. replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I like 'Rapid Interpretation of EKGs'. Its an older book but the subject matter is basically timeless as ekgs have not changed fundamentally since their invention. It takes you from very simple to...

  20. I'm not sure I'm cut out for this

    kaylee. replied to coffeeaddict15's topic in General Nursing

    The disillusionment of new grad nursing is EXPECTED, but there should also be some concept of big picture here; at this point yes there is disappointment but with the understanding that eventually you...

  21. I'm not sure I'm cut out for this

    kaylee. replied to coffeeaddict15's topic in General Nursing

    How much experience do you

  22. Help! Need some advice

    kaylee. replied to rosylove18's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are still able to apply for "new grad" positions since you were only at the acute position 2 months. Im not sure what the nature of your resignation was but if you left on ok terms, you...

  23. doea nursing cause health problems?

    kaylee. replied to Jay1900's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure how the OP's question demonstrates "crippling anxiety" as PPs mentioned. Orthopedic injuries are a big risk factor in hospital work, which is why they make us take 'safe pt handling' class...

  24. Cover Letter Help

    kaylee. replied to eckesler's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is really good. You describe previous experiences that make you a good candidate (capstone and president of sorority). That is what they want; a letter that elaborates on your credibility...

  25. E-books in Nursing Programs

    kaylee. replied to Find's topic in General Students

    I use text to speech all the time on my mac, particularly when I am tired and dont feel like reading. I find it to be pretty good. Might be tricky for medical term pronunciation though. I have alot...