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1. Give LTC a chance, or get out now?

   mc-escher replied to mc-escher's topic in New Nurse

   Ooh definitely don't mean to imply that I'm not interested in learning things! I've already been studying up on vents, catheter care [i've seen some... interesting foleys here], pharmacology, and I'm starting to go back to my med surg book for in-dep...

2. Prefer being up all night even when not working?

   mc-escher replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I know 12 hours is 12 hours but it's so much easier for me to stay awake and alert at night! I'm staying up right now! Granted my schedule is insane at the moment and requires me to flip back and forth, but it's nice being up late. When I have errand...

3. Coworker had a needle stick, HR is not supportive

   mc-escher replied to mc-escher's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the insights! For the record, I do agree that it was unwise to refuse testing and treatment when it happened. I'm just presenting the facts. My first response was telling her nicely that refusing the testing may have taken away her cha...

4. Give LTC a chance, or get out now?

   mc-escher posted a topic in New Nurse

   Recently licensed ADN graduate in Illinois, I took the first job offered to me after being rejected from some big hospitals. RN position in a LTC facility, started on the vent floor. Was overwhelmed by how many patients there are, the physical condit...

5. Coworker had a needle stick, HR is not supportive

   mc-escher posted a topic in General Nursing

   So the patient doesn't have any communicable disease via blood according to his most recent tests, but this is in long term care and they're probably old [i'm uncertain]. She reported right away but said she felt ok and didn't need to go to the docto...

6. Recovering from a broken leg and starting my career

   mc-escher replied to mc-escher's topic in General Nursing

   The leg factor is still up in the air while I try out compression socks, lots of ibuprofen, and other pain management techniques. So 100% honestly, the main reason I want to leave LTC is that I feel it's not for me. This may even warrant its own post...

7. Recovering from a broken leg and starting my career

   mc-escher posted a topic in General Nursing

   So to get right into it, I graduated last July, got hit by a truck a few weeks later and spent months focusing on recovery, then had to deal with the state of Illinois dragging their feet before I was able to take the NCLEX in January. Thanks to more...

8. Has anyone used NRSNG.com?

   mc-escher replied to mc-escher's topic in NCLEX

   Thank you for your answer! The misspellings were making me uneasy about actually paying for any of the courses so hearing someone vouch for the information is good. Though now that I'm thinking about it I guess it's always good to fact-check any reso...

9. Has anyone used NRSNG.com?

   mc-escher posted a topic in NCLEX

   So I've been looking around for resources to help me get ready for my last semester of my ADN program and found nrsng academy. I like the ideological stuff they're saying, but I'd never heard of them before and don't know how legitimate they are. Fo...

10. Day 1: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

    mc-escher replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Man, I can't see anything through this!

11. Laminate diagrams

    mc-escher replied to JoanBourne's topic in Share Tips

    Yes, this! I'm taking a break from drawing and labeling the respiratory tract. :] What kind of diagrams would you make for micro? Different details about different organisms? I have friends going into micro this semester and I'd love to give them mor...

12. Why to give fat-soluble vitamins for cholecystitis

    mc-escher replied to mc-escher's topic in Student Assist

    Ohhh, so they're not recommended for treatment, they're just recommended because the absorption isn't as strong so they need to take in more to have an adequate amount available! I see, I was stuck on the idea that they were recommended to help treat...

13. Why to give fat-soluble vitamins for cholecystitis

    mc-escher replied to mc-escher's topic in Student Assist

    I did?! I don't see it yet, but I'm glad it's somewhere in there somewhere! My thoughts are that if the gallbladder is diseased, it will have a harder time releasing bile to help with the digestion of fats and absorption of fat soluble vitamins. The...

14. Why to give fat-soluble vitamins for cholecystitis

    mc-escher posted a topic in Student Assist

    So one topic on my upcoming test is Nutrition, and I'm having trouble understanding one treatment for cholecystitis my classmate posted in a study guide forum which is that fat-soluble vitamins can be given for gallbladder disease. If gallbladder fun...