Bunsen

Bunsen

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  1. 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...
  2. 6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    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...
  3. Cardiac PCU. 1:3-4 nights and days. 3 if they have
  4. 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...
  5. 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....
  6. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    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
  7. 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...
  8. 5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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
  12. New Nclex format

    Maybe I don't understand correctly, haha. This is different from select all that apply
  13. New Nclex format

    All of these things (except fill in the blank?) are already on the
  14. Something Positive: Your 5-Year Plan

    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...
  15. I want a new word.

    Seasoned or experienced sounds 100x more