NICUismylife

NICUismylife ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Meeting with the nurse manager?

    NICUismylife replied to EaRNednotgiven's topic in General Students

    I just met with 2 nurse managers yesterday (also in my final semester), and it was recommended that I wear business casual. I'm glad I did because I really left feeling like I had just had my first...

  2. How to get textbooks

    NICUismylife replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Students

    A few of my books have been used for more than 1 semester, it was cheaper to buy them than rent them for multiple semesters. I wouldn't wait. I know in my nursing school, you were expected to have...

  3. Graduating w/ only 1 pair of scrubs

    NICUismylife replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    Cherokee has $11 scrub pants on Amazon in every color imaginable. The fit is good on me (I need tall option), tons of pockets, and

  4. Teacher said "...."

    NICUismylife replied to Isaac86's topic in General Students

    Agree with pp, but also what kind of help are you looking for? That seems to be a fairly rude answer if you were asking for 5 minutes of time. However, if you were asking for an extra hour of...

  5. Is having a 3 month old too young to start nursing school?

    NICUismylife replied to knapi433's topic in General Students

    I, personally, couldn't have done it. No sleep = no brain function, at least for me. Plus 60 hours a week for the program. I would have been physically, emotionally, and mentally wrecked. I'd have...

  6. Is California still hiring ADNs?

    NICUismylife replied to jennmerr77's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the Central Valley and we are very under-served, so new ADN grads can actually go straight into their specialty of choice in my

  7. ABG

    NICUismylife replied to kaitlynpaigew's topic in General Students

    Ditto the others, you don't have acidosis. Then think about what would cause CO2 level to be low. Also, keep in mind that when both Bicarb and CO2 are out of range, that there is SOME compensation...

  8. Fair salary

    NICUismylife replied to pjsrav's topic in California Nursing

    I'm from the central valley and not super familiar with pay rates in San Jose. But I do know that their cost of living is very high. For 10 years of experience, I'd think you'd get more than that, and...

  9. Calling All California ADN Nurses

    NICUismylife replied to NursingHopeful95's topic in California Nursing

    Many new ADN grads in CA have to either work outside of a hospital, or relocate in order to get acute experience. I'm in an under served area (Central Valley) and we have new grads from all over the...

  10. Fair salary

    NICUismylife replied to pjsrav's topic in California Nursing

    Where in CA? In some areas, that's good, in others it's paltry. CA is a big

  11. Lovenox administration

    NICUismylife replied to GoanO's topic in Patient Medications

    I ask my patients where they prefer it. It's usually a pretty even split between arms and abdomen. I've never once administered in the

  12. Dosage Calculation-Please help!

    NICUismylife replied to preepgirl101's topic in General Students

    After you solve any problem, always ask yourself "does this answer make sense?" If you have to get 400 mls into a patient in 15 minutes, looking at your answer, you have to know that 100ml/hr doesn't...

  13. Dosage Calculation-Please help!

    NICUismylife replied to preepgirl101's topic in General Students

    At 100 ml/hr, it will take 4 hours to infuse the 400mls. You just did the problem backwards. It would be 1600 ml/hr. And yes, the second problem doesn't require any

  14. Final Nursing School GPA?

    NICUismylife replied to nstepp5970's topic in General Students

    I can tell you right now that many of those in my current nursing class (I'm 4th semester, class of 56 students) went into the program with a 4.0 GPA in the pre-reqs. But there have been nursing...

  15. Critical Thinking

    NICUismylife replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    It's the ability to "connect the dots." To know a piece of information and be able to infer possible consequences or outcomes. For example, if your patient is on enoxaparin and their platelet count is...

  16. What are core measures criteria?

    NICUismylife replied to lola8penny's topic in General Students

    correct

  17. One thing i dont understand(at the nurses' station)

    NICUismylife replied to BellaCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I bet it is a relief to them to be able to speak their native language with someone. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to always have to speak a second/unfamiliar language all the time....just...

  18. What are core measures criteria?

    NICUismylife replied to lola8penny's topic in General Students

    These are set by the Joint Commission. Here is a link. Off to the right, you can see the different core measures. For example, acute MI, pneumonia, HF, etc all have core measures in place. If a...

  19. Lbs to Kg conversion help!

    NICUismylife replied to Squidney's topic in General Students

    Just divide the lbs by 2.2. 1 step, super easy. So, 220 lbs/2.2 = 100 kg 100 lbs/2.2 = 45.45 kg 150 lbs/2.2 = 68.18 kg Stop using 4 steps, it's a simple 1 step

  20. Applying for Licensure by Examination for NCLEX in California (CA)

    NICUismylife replied to alh167's topic in General Students

    Do you already have a job offer in CA? The wait times (not just for exam but for endorsement to other states) coupled with the oversaturated market make getting your license in CA risky unless you...

  21. Dating while in nursing school?

    NICUismylife replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    Wow, you seem like a peach. Can't imagine why she wasn't interested. Or why she might have been afraid of being more direct about her

  22. Bicarbonate in the kidneys and elevated K

    NICUismylife replied to Lanie_82NS's topic in General Students

    #1: bicarb is not secreted by the kidneys, it is reabsorbed by the kidneys in the tubules, is that what you were referring to? #2: Bicarb is a base, so an excess of bicarb would cause alkalosis not...

  23. Nursing school as a mom

    NICUismylife replied to perfectohno's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you should encourage her curiosity. That is awesome that she is interested. I wouldn't show her something traumatizing, like a decapitated head or anything, but wounds and such are not a big...

  24. Dating while in nursing school?

    NICUismylife replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    To recap: She said she didn't want to date you. Then you continued to email her once a week for over 5 months and she didn't respond. She didn't encourage you. She didn't waste your time. You saw her...

  25. Questions about application

    NICUismylife replied to aram2088's topic in General Students

    Yes. "I am the first person in my family to ever attend college" should be sufficient. However, that said, if it's for a scholarship or something, I'd probably elaborate. (randomly making this up) "My...