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  1. Questions about morning blood sugars/insulin

    guest908299 replied to Logracia's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's really helpful, gives nurses a little time to check the blood sugar, give the tray, give insulin. Patients do sometimes get frustrated with the delay in getting their trays/food not being...

  2. Questions about morning blood sugars/insulin

    guest908299 replied to Logracia's topic in General Nursing

    Day shift does glucose check and insulin on my unit. Additionally, our diabetic patients have trays labeled with a "Med Alert" label, meaning they are delivered to the nurse's station and not directly...

  3. Central Line Securement Devices

    guest908299 replied to Moe12PMs's topic in General Nursing

    Typically you want the entirety of the securement device to be completely underneath the dressing, both for reliable securement reasons but also infection prevention reasons. On occasions I have seen...

  4. Patient with platelet count of 3?

    guest908299 replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto. No need to place this patient on bedrest, just education. After seeing quite a few thrombocytopenic patients develop SDHs or other brain bleeds I definitely take headache complaints fairly...

  5. UC Davis Nurse Residency 2017

    guest908299 replied to MissyRN2016's topic in California Nursing

    There's a Facebook group for those accepted. Look for UC Davis New Grad Residency

  6. UC Davis Nurse Residency 2017

    guest908299 replied to MissyRN2016's topic in California Nursing

    Anyone else hear back yet? is anyone interested in a FB

  7. UC Davis Nurse Residency 2017

    guest908299 replied to MissyRN2016's topic in California Nursing

    I've been told managers have until Jan 4th to call for

  8. WANTED: New Student Advice

    guest908299 replied to Allison007's topic in General Students

    First off - nursing school is challenging but ENTIRELY doable. Literally millions of nurses have made it through school, some smarter than you and some not as smart. I just graduated from an...

  9. UC Davis Nurse Residency 2017

    guest908299 replied to MissyRN2016's topic in California Nursing

    Hi all - I just accepted a new grad position starting Feb 27, can't

  10. Moving out of oncology

    guest908299 replied to guest908299's topic in Oncology

    Thank you all so much for the positive feedback. I've accepted the position

  11. Moving out of oncology

    guest908299 posted a topic in Oncology

    Hi all - Wanted to seek some advice and opinions about a general topic. What are your thoughts about how easy it is to move out of oncology and into another speciality, and about how applicable...

  12. intake and output

    guest908299 replied to marthy055's topic in General Students

    Hmm... I've generally never counted solid foods as intake in mL. When looking at intake & output, we're usually concerned about fluid balance, so PO fluid intake (water, milk, soda), IV fluids, or...

  13. ABSN Competency

    guest908299 replied to cdavissmall's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll be graduating from an ABSN program shortly, and I believe the reputation of the individual ABSN program is more important than the general reputation for all ABSN programs. My school has a good...

  14. Any Hesi fundamentals exam experiences?

    guest908299 replied to VJN11's topic in General Students

    I agree with AceOfHearts above. If this was your first HESI, don't stress too much. It is likely a different type of testing than you are used to and the "right answers" will not always be identical...

  15. New Nurse Guidance- California

    guest908299 replied to atorres0509's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you automatically need to move. I know plenty of new grad RNs with jobs in the Sacramento area. I know of at least a few hospitals in the Northern California area that will only hire (or...

  16. You Can Do It

    guest908299 replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the positive post! As a nursing student about a month away from graduating, I am so looking forward to all the learning experiences to come and to the day when I realize I am starting to...

  17. ABSN Programs

    guest908299 replied to vinderbread's topic in General Students

    I'm currently half way through an ABSN program (my program is 12 months, super accelerated). It's been a crazy 6 months but I've enjoyed it immensely so far. I was warned that the first 6 months were...

  18. Time+Cost+Distance , Parents/Fam

    guest908299 replied to mattestin's topic in General Students

    I'm currently in an ABSN program, and while it's an incredible amount of work and information condensed in a short amount of time, I'm still very glad I choose to go the ABSN route. I would rather...

  19. Nursing podcasts

    guest908299 replied to mattestin's topic in General Students

    I'd love to hear suggestions as well! I can recommend the "New Nurse Podcast." It's hosted by an newish ICU nurse and discusses a variety of topics such as an average day in the ICU, sepsis, and...

  20. Recent undergrad graduate but wants to pursue nursing

    guest908299 replied to AlanxYu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Definitely don't give up yet! I'd start looking around for ABSN programs (Accelerated BSN) near you and see what specific prerequisites they require and how they calculate their GPAs. There are quite...

  21. Samuel Merritt ABSN Sacramento cohort 2016

    guest908299 replied to jessicaraejames's topic in School, College Programs

    They told us we have 10 days to pay the tuition deposit :) So hopefully the wait list will start moving

  22. Samuel Merritt ABSN Sacramento cohort 2016

    guest908299 replied to jessicaraejames's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi All, I too was very excited to receive an admissions email yesterday! Mine says Peninsula, and I have been unable to speak with anyone today, but I am hoping it is supposed to be Sacramento. Does...

  23. Samuel Merritt ABSN Sacramento cohort 2016

    guest908299 replied to jessicaraejames's topic in School, College Programs

    From what I've heard (at least from previous timelines), applications typically don't get passed on to Samuel Merritt and the admissions committee until early August. I think July is used for...

  24. ER Experience - I'm A Wee Bit Upset

    guest908299 replied to emmjayy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a (hopeful) pre-nursing student who currently works full time in the ER. I've noticed a huge difference in how I process things which occur at work vs. outside of work. While working, you go...

  25. Samuel Merritt ABSN Sacramento cohort 2016

    guest908299 replied to jessicaraejames's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi everyone! I had the same problem with the documents section, and like luxi07 replied, I just updated my same TEAS report five times. About myself: UC Davis B.S. in Cell Biology Last 90 quarter...