LessValuableNinja

LessValuableNinja

Cardiac (adult), CC, Peds, MH/Substance

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  1. Laptop for LPN Program

    LessValuableNinja replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Of note, it comes with a second bay to add another hard drive, and has an extra bay for ram. You can add up to 64 megs of RAM, but you won't need to. After it goes through updates it takes maybe 5...

  2. Laptop for LPN Program

    LessValuableNinja replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Amazon.com: Acer Aspire E5-575G-53VG Laptop, 15.6-Inch Full HD (Intel Core i5, NVIDIA

  3. Laptop for LPN Program

    LessValuableNinja replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Doesn't have to be expensive. I paid about $550 for the one I

  4. need advice

    LessValuableNinja replied to crisdi88's topic in General Students

    Research ABSN programs in your area. With a prior degree, many find a ABSN faster than an ADN, about the same length as

  5. Accelerated nursing program as a single mom--is it possible?

    LessValuableNinja replied to ATXhippie's topic in General Students

    Depends on the program, your financial situation, age and personality of child, social and logistic support systems, and so

  6. Working while in school?

    LessValuableNinja replied to laurenhas5girls's topic in General Students

    It depends on the nursing program and you. Some programs are more time consuming than others. Some people have better time management skills. Some people so the parent thing. And so on. The short...

  7. an ICU nursing book please?

    LessValuableNinja replied to txsky SRNA's topic in Critical Care

    AACN just released a procedure manual. They also have "Essentials of critical care." Both are available from the AACN website and Amazon. There are a ton of good books on critical care. Kinda...

  8. "System-wide" Prerequisites

    LessValuableNinja replied to emilystarr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I second spreadsheet. I prefer to use either gsheets or Excel online, since either can be edited from many

  9. Laptop for LPN Program

    LessValuableNinja replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Solid state drive. Much faster. You can actually have more than one drive with the secondary one for file storage being an old fashioned hard drive that spins. Just make sure the one with the OS and...

  10. AECP friendly schools in Texas

    LessValuableNinja replied to ochukoo's topic in Government, Military

    Are you a Texas resident for tuition

  11. AECP friendly schools in Texas

    LessValuableNinja replied to ochukoo's topic in Government, Military

    The TXBON publishes the last five years of nclex pass rates. Texas Board of Nursing - Education

  12. MRSA Tracheal Aspirate precautions

    LessValuableNinja replied to avekrism's topic in General Students

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  13. Laptop for LPN Program

    LessValuableNinja replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Regardless of what you get, make sure the OS drive is SSD. Makes a world of

  14. Are fibrinolytic agents and thrombolytic agents the same thing?

    LessValuableNinja replied to IJ_606's topic in General Students

    If a clot falls in the forest, and there was no fibrin to see it, was it ever really there in the first

  15. Question about Cardiac Caths

    LessValuableNinja replied to Tneo8385's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yup. Curious what rationale was given when you eventually asked. You asked,

  16. Do all LTC facilities have RN's?

    LessValuableNinja replied to cgb937's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The short answer is "yes." The long answer is longer and depends on state and

  17. Medscape career satisfaction survey

    LessValuableNinja replied to Jules A's topic in Advanced Practice

    Yup. I've worked with plenty of NPs and PAs I wouldn't trust with a yeast infection, and an occasional MD/DO. And certainly true of new grad RNs as well that tend to be better from some schools than...

  18. Probation friendly places in texas

    LessValuableNinja replied to noctanol's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Depends what the probation is for. Substance facilities are often prone to giving second chances, but you have to be clean a certain amount of

  19. IV insertion-met resistance?

    LessValuableNinja replied to BekahDavis's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Sounds like either a valve, or that you went through the vein. Both get a flash, then resistance when advancing. Next time try pulling out a little then letting saline flow , and see if you can...

  20. Uncooperative Kids

    LessValuableNinja replied to Minnesota123's topic in Pediatric

    Depends on the age. There was much therapeutic holding (restraint) when I was in peds. If it's less urgent, emla works decent, but there are a variety of sprays that are faster. If there's a protocol...

  21. Is it right for me?

    LessValuableNinja replied to KaylaMayorga's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can offer some reassurance. I worked inpatient peds for 3 years without ever being pooped on. At, around, but never

  22. CNA Survival Kit

    LessValuableNinja replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What they said + Excedrin + Aleve + back support for lifting. If night shift, headlamp, preferably with a red option in addition to white light. I like having two hands, and find the all too common...

  23. Injured nurse, out of work a year, feeling lost

    LessValuableNinja replied to lostinjurednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I generally read people pretty well. I'm wrong from time to time, but not often. While I feel PRN would be better for you, I don't believe you would be happy with insurance. Part time may be not half...

  24. Nurses pulling rank on assignments

    LessValuableNinja replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I mean, it's the devil known and accepted. You get the short end as contract, until you don't. If you don't, it's usually because they want you to stay, even though they know you're paid better....

  25. Most diverse nursing specialty

    LessValuableNinja replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

    Actually: also inpatient psych. Because you never know when you'll have a plate thrown at you, because nutrition services provided sliced pears, rather than diced