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  1. Process recordings

    NurseBranch posted a topic in General Students

    Hey, I am in my third week of nursing school and I am already stumped. We had to do a process recording and I didn't do too well on it. Can somebody give me a website, a book, something to help me to...

  2. RN tattoo

    NurseBranch replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    I have Betty Boop as a nurse with my name,RN and my graduation year. I got Betty about 2 yrs ago and my name added last year when I graduated and passed

  3. CNAs or no CNAs? Primary or Team? What do you think?

    NurseBranch replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    As a CNA i have wondered the same thing. CNA's usually have 15-20 patients (noc shift) and are under 3-4 nurses. I have gotten asked on more than one occasion where I was when I was helping another...

  4. Correct me - MRSA

    NurseBranch replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started my CNA classes my instructor would always talk about an infection called "Mercer" we needed to be aware of. Not having any education, I kept googling and trying to research Mercer...

  5. OB Clinicals in 3 weeks!

    NurseBranch replied to NursesRock83's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, I am doing my OB rotation now and I wouls say be prepared to know the different standards of vitals signs for the newborn and also about fetal heart tones. I don't know if you have had an OB...

  6. For Peds Nurses

    NurseBranch replied to NurseBranch's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate it. It is easy to teach them out of a book, but helping me to share real life treatments is invaluable information. Thanks

  7. For Peds Nurses

    NurseBranch posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am a sophmore nursing student and I am doing a presentation tomorrow on femur fractures in children for my clinical group. My question is I have all the general infomation dx, tx and such but...

  8. Can Your Nurses Stop a Surgeon

    NurseBranch replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As an employee of Advocate Health, I work as a CNA on a post surgical unit and I can tell you that we are very committed to doing the timeouts everytime. We do them 3 times, on the unit, in the...

  9. CNA input please

    NurseBranch replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    1. I really admire someone who doesn't talk down to me and that teaches me things. As a nursing student, I appreciate that. Also, someone who can tell the supervisor or whoever needs to be told no....

  10. Nurses - Leading your subordinates (Nurse Aides, Nurse Techs, Med Aides)

    NurseBranch replied to brotherbear's topic in Nurse Management

    i couldn't have said it better myself...thanks for this

  11. Chicago ADN programs

    NurseBranch replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I attend Prairie State College in Chicago Heights and right now I can say that there is a waiting list to get in there. I had to repeat second semester with about 30 others, and we had to do a...

  12. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    NurseBranch replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    As a CNA myself, I can not fathom the idea of taking on a position such as this one....very scary. As a mother, be a thorn in the school districts side and continue to follow up. If you don't get...

  13. Funniest Write Up You have Every Recieved?!

    NurseBranch replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a nurse, yet, but when I was in clinical this past Wednesday my instructor told me I charted too specifically. I put that the pts wound was on "the right side of his

  14. Quick help, please.

    NurseBranch replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    This was my first thought,

  15. Anyone sew their own scrubs?

    NurseBranch replied to AMR21's topic in General Nursing

    My dear mom made some scrub tops for me using a "Sew Easy" pattern...however either she made the head hole too small or I have a big head because my head did not fit in them..lol. After some...

  16. Anyone attending SSC-Illinois

    NurseBranch replied to Reese17's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know, there is a waiting list at all the JC's in our area, unless you have most if not all of your prereq's done. There is no job placement either at SSC, PSC, or MVCC. Class size from...

  17. Anyone attending SSC-Illinois

    NurseBranch replied to Reese17's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I do not attend SSC, but I do got to Prairie State. However, I work with several people who do go to SSC if you want me to ask them some questions about thier

  18. One Hour Rounding

    NurseBranch replied to tickle's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, have what they call the "three P's" for potty, position, and pain. The nurse is to round at the top of the hour and the CNA at the bottom of the hour, so the pt will see someone every...

  19. Hey, CNAs.......got a question for all of you!

    NurseBranch replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good Morning! I had a first responder class to which the instructor did tell us that if you are having a hard time hearing the pounding to watch the needle bounce and that would give you an good...

  20. How safe are IUD's?

    NurseBranch replied to eng_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, I had my 10 year IUD inserted on August 25th, and although the insertion was very painful for me, it wasn't anything that motrin didn't take away. With my first cycle, I had pretty bad cramps...

  21. Some advice please

    NurseBranch posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, This is my first post here, but something happened at my job and I really feel I need to speak out about it and get opinions from other professionals. I currently work as a CNA in a hospital....

  22. All 3rd shifters

    NurseBranch replied to URO-RN's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital, the night CNA, (me) does q6's at 0600 and the night nurse covers, the BID's and TID's are for 0700, so I do those at about 0715 because it is the day shift RN who covers these and I...

  23. Just An Aide Venting

    NurseBranch replied to Nikki69's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work as an aide in a hospital on third shift so my work is not nearly as stressful as yours, although there have been some nights I ask myself why. I am also a nursing student and I did my clinicals...

  24. Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

    NurseBranch replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    ditto

  25. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

    NurseBranch replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate...but as a CNA, i think of passive range of motion