LessValuableNinja

LessValuableNinja

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  1. Texas LVN to RN

    LessValuableNinja posted a topic in School, College Programs

    Hey all. I'm an LVN in Texas. I already have a non-nursing BS degree as well. The threads I'm finding on the subject have a lot of outdated information (IE, programs that existed in 2013 but don't...

  2. Nurses! Let's stand up and help the victims of Hurricane Harvey!

    LessValuableNinja replied to guest042302019's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Both the medical nurse corps and red Cross are accepting nurse volunteers for shelter ops and deployment to coastal areas

  3. QT correction methodology

    LessValuableNinja posted a topic in Critical Care

    [h=1]Hey All, While many articles and studies tout the importance of correcting the QT interval for either R-R or rate, there seems to be little consensus on what this means. In fact, many...

  4. NEW RN: Need recommendations

    LessValuableNinja replied to Emilyyredd's topic in Critical Care

    AACN has some useful stuff. Notably their essentials of critical care and procedure manual (2 different books). If you aren't already a member, it's well worth it. You get sent two critical care...

  5. Being called a baby nurse

    LessValuableNinja replied to NurseA1987's topic in General Nursing

    "Baby nurses work in the NICU. I've been an adult nurse for 7

  6. Are My Stats good enough to get me into an Accelerated Nursing Program?

    LessValuableNinja replied to komalshaheen19's topic in School, College Programs

    Depends on the program. Ask them where you fall in a typical applicant

  7. Orders from hell...

    LessValuableNinja replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    "phos was # this am." "Ok. Go ahead and milk him." "Like a cow?" Confused voice, "Oh. No. I mean give him some milk and recheck tomorrow." "So, not like a cow?" "No. Not like a cow." "Alright. Just...

  8. why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    LessValuableNinja replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    $: summed up in one character, but AN makes me provide

  9. First Emergency Scare

    LessValuableNinja replied to basketball13's topic in School

    Psychological versus physical precursor doesn't preclude vasovagal connection. Both can be causal, much like hypertension can have either trigger. People react differently to stressors. The vagal...

  10. Melatonin ok?

    LessValuableNinja replied to Ash2213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know that it's commonly given to patients in substance centers and doesn't show up on standard drug screens. It's also already in your

  11. Newgrad+Nights = Study Time?

    LessValuableNinja replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If your patients are cares for better than any others on the floor, there's nothing wrong with reading professional materials. However, if you're not to the point where you can honestly assess the...

  12. Accelerated Nursing Program

    LessValuableNinja replied to annie1011's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It really depends on the program. I'd advise you to talk to schools of interest, and ask to talk to current students near graduation, or those who graduated in the last couple years. There's a lot of...

  13. University of Arlington Texas bsn program

    LessValuableNinja replied to Jessecor's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    Congrats! And good

  14. ADN to MSN

    LessValuableNinja replied to colbyf's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You need at least an MSN that meets all clinical and class requirements for your state board and whichever exam you plan to take. The programs that meet these requirements are designated by the school...

  15. My ENTIRE 4th Grade Class....

    LessValuableNinja replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Stand By

  16. How do you deal with high pressure and stress as a floor nurse?

    LessValuableNinja replied to nurseburst's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Breathe. You're doing just fine. It's my guess that you've researched your errors. My advice would be to research them more. You aren't quite confident, but you don't feel incompetent. Researching...

  17. Single mom..Nursing school

    LessValuableNinja replied to vaswaby2's topic in General Students

    If your program is too intense for a job, your options are financial aid and outside scholarships. Be aware that there are nursing scholarships. Apply for them, all of them. A scholarship applicant...

  18. What is your practice on notifying surgical team?

    LessValuableNinja replied to azhiker96's topic in PACU

    If a patient is deteriorating, notification is appropriate. If you are completely comfortable with the situation and need no new orders, it isn't. When you look back on your life, you won't fret the...

  19. ER to ICU or vice versa

    LessValuableNinja replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

    If you have any level of OCD, probably ICU. In my anecdotal experience, people who want things very organized do well in an ICU environment. If you'd just as soon remove your larynx with a spoon as...

  20. Psych RN certification

    LessValuableNinja replied to wayemika's topic in Psychiatric

    Your level of consciousness should

  21. How much a CRNA really makes ?

    LessValuableNinja replied to superking's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If you're pay-based, and you made more as a nurse, it's time to move. Base here is 170-230, and it's not even the best paying

  22. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    LessValuableNinja replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    As a manager, I'd find the use of "technically" concerning. You didn't show up for work. You were either scheduled or you were not. There is no technicality. The way it reads is that you disappeared...

  23. How do you feel about being a nurse?

    LessValuableNinja replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    "Nursing is the most thankless, demanding, overworked and underpaid vocation I've ever had." I don't agree that it's thankless, overworked, or underpaid, though the last depends on your location and I...

  24. The 5 S's - Side Effects of Steroids Mnemonic

    LessValuableNinja replied to Ashley Hay, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    6. Super big muscles and organ failure. Or is that the other

  25. Being Managed By Someone Younger

    LessValuableNinja replied to Apple-Core's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was 22, I had people working for me in their 40s and 50s. When I consider those that I remember fondly to this day, it's those who respected both my position and inexperience, and appeared to...