TreeSawRN

TreeSawRN

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  1. Bella: If you are already an LVN you will do fine. I remember having diarrhea my first clinical day. My first patient was a nursing instructor (Yikes!). She was really great though and I did fine. As...
  2. Hey Bella: I graduated from Mt Sac in 1978. I have been a nurse 30 years. I went on to get my BSN and now have a MS. Congratulations and best wishes. BTW- I never remember having to take a test like...
  3. Bay Area Burn Nursing

    Have you tried Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, Childrens Hospital in Oakland or San Franciaco? UC Davis Med Center near Sacramento also has a good burn unit. California has the biggest nurse staffing...
  4. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    Dear rpic: I graduated in June 2006 from an all online MS in Education program. Where are you enrolled? I went to California State University East Bay. I have my BSN and have somewhat regreted that I...
  5. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    You used bendable metal foot cradles and wooden foot boards to prevent foot drop (do they still use those?) There was no PPE or MSDS's. You sloshed Cidex in a basin [without any PPE] and soaked the...
  6. BEST/WORST/least__ __online NP pgms?

    I also am researching online NP programs. I just completed a 100% online MS degree in Education program [also earning a certificae in online teaching and learning] thorugh California State University,...
  7. Share Your Saying

    Pain is inevitable, misery is
  8. What nursing Managers fail to see

    Dear NurseKata: As an RN for 28 years, who has been in the ED, ICU, CCU, Med-SURG/ Clinics/ Advice, Education and Management, I think you should be aware that most managers have been on the...
  9. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    Dear 99: I'm not sure why you are asking about the difference between human resource management and personnel management, perhaps it is a difficulty in understanding the English terms. From my...
  10. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    You might try meeting with your risk management, medical records and biomedical folks to help identify high risk/high volume and problem prone trends. Also input from frontline charge nurse staff and...
  11. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    Hi Lprnc: Welcome. I coordinate nursing and other clinical staff education from a corporate regional perspective and can relate to not having been at the bedside in quite a while. Although I did get...
  12. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Dear Sapphy: I remember the first time I saw a prolapsed uterus like that too. It's pretty scary. I thought the woman's "innerds" were gonna fall out and I wondered if I should be shoving something...
  13. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    When I was an ED nurse we kept an informal translators dictionary of patient terms. *These were things we actually had heard patients say "Smilin Mighty Jesus"- spinal meningitis "phenobasketball" -...
  14. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    I am going to California State University, East Bay. U of Phoenix was too expensive ($18,000) and I didn't want to have to re-take statistics, pathophysiology, or physical assessment, so I'm working...
  15. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    Hello Organgichombre: I have much in common with you. I am working on my MS degree in Education (100% On-Line) and am a BSN . I have been an RN for 27 years in California and have a broad nursing...