ChristineN BSN, RN

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  1. ChristineN

    Can a Nursing student cover an MA?

    ChristineN replied to grownuprosie's topic in General Students

    I would talk to your office manager. It sounds to me like your MA co-worker may be jealous of the fact that she has potentially years of school training and possibly student loans, while technically...
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    Not ACLS certified pulled to Tele floor...

    ChristineN replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I agree with the other comments, tele nurses do not need ACLS. Your tele pts are no doubt fairly stable, so there is no reason for
  3. ChristineN

    Working third-shift while attending school for nursing?

    ChristineN replied to heidster's topic in General Students

    It can be done, but if you have AM classes it won't be easy. If you have to go straight from work to class you may be
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    Uranalysis help! can't decide what the disease is

    ChristineN replied to maanggohs's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why are you trying to pick a diagnosis from a UA sample solely? Oftentimes UA's can be contaminated. With that high a bacteria count it would be interesting to do a Urine Culture (and ensure it is...
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    Nurse's getting younger

    ChristineN replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I think bemoaning the fact that nurses are younger than they were "back in the day," is silly. I got my RN at 20, so now at 24 I have 4 years experience, where as most young'uns my age are just...
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    Was your nursing program in a dangerous area?

    ChristineN replied to CNA1991's topic in General Students

    I went to nursing school in a large metro city, with my nursing school located in one of the less than ideal neighborhoods. There was a homeless shelter right behind the nursing school building....
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    I like being different.

    ChristineN replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used to work at a large inner city hospital that specialized in oncology and cardiology. When we went "smoke free" (no smoking on campus, could smoke on side walk), the staff that complained most...
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    I like being different.

    ChristineN replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh lord, not the "should nurses smoke" debate
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    I like being different.

    ChristineN replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Pic of Monroe:...
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    Per diem policy question

    ChristineN replied to MinnieMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do PRN at two separate facilities. This makes it nice because sometimes the one facility has low census or starts canceling me alot, and then I'll just pick up more at the other hospital instead....
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    What is the most interesting case you've seen in the ER?

    ChristineN replied to BigDiesel's topic in Emergency

    The most interesting case I ever saw in the ER was a pt who came in and found out she was pregnanat--despite IUD being in place The most interesting case I ever saw when working a peds medical unit...
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    ma2cna = a well rounded nurse?

    ChristineN replied to Kaligirl02's topic in Nursing Career

    While I don't believe in knowing what goes in what tube to be a super important nursing skill, I just wanted to say that not all hospitals have a phlebotomy team. In fact, I have worked at 3...
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    Advice for amping up my resume in the future

    ChristineN replied to Just_Kidney's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Spanish would really only help if you know enough Spanish to meet a facilities requirements for working as an interpreter on your unit. My facility allows nurses who know foreign languages to take a...
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    Can I take all these classes in 1 semester??

    ChristineN replied to jellybean321's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That looks doable. Good
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    Pediatrics patient and their family

    ChristineN replied to Student_nurse_SMC13's topic in General Students

    What do you mean by a creative project? Is that like a care plan or concept
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    first day at hospital>>

    ChristineN replied to smily11's topic in General Students

    Congrats to starting your clinicals. I'm assuming you have already learned some sort of basic skills in a skills lab or something, even if it's just basic ADL's. Try to observe as much as you can,...
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    Can't Find Varicella Vaccine Anywhere!

    ChristineN replied to x_factor's topic in General Students

    I echo the other recommendations to contact the health department. Also, any place that offers the varicella vaccine for peds should be able to vaccinate you. You would just need 2 shots instead of...
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    Questions for mother of sick child...

    ChristineN replied to lulain's topic in General Students

    All good questions posted in previous post. I would also discourage the mom from trying to feed the child milk until vomiting has resolved as it may further upset the child's stomach. I would...
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    Will I be able too survive nursing school?

    ChristineN replied to ImScared2BANurse's topic in General Students

    Study, study, study. Since you are still in high school, you may want to even see if you school offers a high school version of anatomy and physiology (mine did), for you to take senior year to help...
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    Abrupt A-fib causes?

    ChristineN replied to whitecat5000's topic in Cardiac

    I have had young 20 something man come into the ER, that presented in new onset afib. Neg tox screen. Sometimes you just don't know what causes
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    Arrested while Occupying Wall Street - Will I Be Hireable?

    ChristineN replied to LookingAhead's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Obviously we can not give legal advice here on Allnurses, but if Occupy Wall Street is something that truly matters to you as well as a future in nursing, then I would call your state's Board of...
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    on the verge of failing!

    ChristineN replied to Daisy02's topic in General Students

    Have you identified what specifically it is in your classes you struggle with? I would set up a one-on-one meeting your instructors to get their feedback and see if they have some advice for what...
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    Thoughts on using donor breast milk in NICU?

    ChristineN replied to HeartNIC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey just wanted to say that while I do not work in NICU, I do float there occasionally and was surprised when I found out my facility uses donor breast milk. As a result it encouraged me to do a...
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    Potentially great job while in nursing school "unoffered" because of HR

    ChristineN replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

    If you were going to contact anyone, I would e-mail the ER manager just to tell her, nicely, that you are sorry to lose the opportunity, maybe express how eager you were, and say that you would still...
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    Critical Hgb value changed

    ChristineN replied to ukjenn231's topic in General Nursing

    For our ortho and gen surg pts there is normally a protocal to transfuse during the first couple days post-op if the Hematocrit drops to less than