NurseKrissy

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1. Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

   NurseKrissy replied to rileygrl11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   We draw from PICCs all the time, you just can't use a syringe bigger than

2. Taking Call

   NurseKrissy replied to Kansas_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   We are on call every other week for eight hour shifts, mandatory. We get a whole 1.75 an hour while on call. If you get called in and maybe you only have to stay a few hours then the rest of your...

3. How much do you make?

   NurseKrissy replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   RN 7 mos. micu

4. Clinical Disaster!

   NurseKrissy replied to miaka's topic in General Nursing

   It's really not that bad. Don't worry so much. Anything you do in clinical that could possibly put someone in danger is monitored by your instructor. If you are doing an Iv, injection, foley, meds.......

5. stress and training

   NurseKrissy replied to mustangsheba's topic in General Nursing

   I am in nursing school right now and I can tell you that there is a lot of practice in lab. Our lab has hospital beds, mannikins, fake arms that bleed, we also have special pillows that are supposed...

6. STRESSED OUT nursing student

   NurseKrissy posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Everyone! I am in my second semester of nursing school in a BSN program. School is really frustrating me right now. I guess I'm looking for the light at the end of the tunnel, hoping that nursing...