Bunsen

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1. Help I want to get into an ABSN program! Low GPA

   Bunsen replied to shenouve's topic in General Students

   I did an absn program with a 2.9 gpa going in. Finished with a 3.5. My nursing school took into account that my undergrad is a very good, difficult school, as well as the fact that I volunteered. I did take a couple of prerequisites at a community co...

2. 6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

   Bunsen replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

   I learned that you can be awake and asymptomatic with a blood pressure of 300. TPN tubing can bubble out, forcing you to replace the entire length of tubing that isn't stocked on the floor for some reason. Having to take 8 am classes for work as a n...

3. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

   Bunsen replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

   Cardiac PCU. 1:3-4 nights and days. 3 if they have titration.

4. 5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

   Bunsen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I learned that there is a lot more charting that needs to be done than what we learned in school. There is so much. Cardiac cath patients stay awake during the procedure. They also have to stay flat for at least an hour afterwards. One of the ICD's w...

5. 5/14 WILTW: Healthcare Gymnastics and Revolving Doors

   Bunsen replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

   Lots of unit-specific policies this week. You have to keep replacing potassium and magnesium even if it's within normal range but not quite at the benchmark. Potassium powder does not taste good. Apparently I developed a sense of "something isn't rig...

6. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

   Bunsen replied to twss2323's topic in Relations

   A tote bag, free ice cream, car chargers (this one was weird), free massages... AND I've only been here a week - picked a good time to start!

7. 5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

   Bunsen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   First week as a new grad at this hospital, so lots of basic stuff. Two nurses can declare a dead pt, but the doctor still has to sign the certificate. PIV's can be left in indefinitely if they don't become red and painful, as per a Cochrane study a c...

8. 5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

   Bunsen replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

   I learned that the hospital doesn't expect you to know /anything/ when starting as a new grad. Ironically, except blood administration, which I never did as a student. Test tomorrow! I could have done without the half-hour video on how to ambulate pt...

9. HOW to Pass NCLEX, KAPLAN and Saunders, NCLEX 2016

   Bunsen replied to baharehm's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats on passing! I also did an accelerated program - 13 months non-stop. I just used Uworld and did 150 questions/day for a couple weeks, although my classmates used Kaplan and it apparently worked since nobody has failed yet. Almost everyone in...

10. 4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    Bunsen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I got my first pair of compression socks about halfway through school. Magically, my hip pain disappeared! Sockwell has a ton of cute options that I can actually choose from now that I'm not decked out in all-white seethrough scrubs.

11. 4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    Bunsen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that it takes about 3 days to get a license number from the NCBON after taking the NCLEX. Also, that I should save all of my receipts for scrubs and shoes for tax writeoffs in 2016.

12. New Nclex format

    Bunsen replied to Dikid's topic in NCLEX

    Maybe I don't understand correctly, haha. This is different from select all that apply questions?

13. New Nclex format

    Bunsen replied to Dikid's topic in NCLEX

    All of these things (except fill in the blank?) are already on the NCLEX.

14. Something Positive: Your 5-Year Plan

    Bunsen replied to Wrench Party's topic in General Nursing

    Just finished my BSN in March. Work for 2-3 years in the stepdown unit, not sure if I would want to move to a different floor eventually or not. Apply for a 3 year DNP program and work PRN on the side while that's going on. Then hopefully practition...

15. I want a new word.

    Bunsen replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Seasoned or experienced sounds 100x more natural.