AliNajaCat

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  1. Yacker Tracker in the NICU ???

    AliNajaCat replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    When I had ICU orientees one of the first experiential exercises I had them do was sit just outside their patients' open doors (it was a converted m/s unit and there were actual doors on the single...

  2. Getting around the 18 y.o requirement

    AliNajaCat replied to npaar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not an attorney and don't play one on the net. However, my very first thought was that unless she's an emancipated minor (a particular legal status, for which in many states you have to be at least...

  3. Is it legal..

    AliNajaCat replied to L&DRN93's topic in General Nursing

    Your state nursing association can back you on the concept that you cannot be floated to an area where you do not feel competent, and you can get it in writing from them. However, you will not get any...

  4. Is not answering the phone for work bad?

    AliNajaCat replied to CedarGirl10's topic in General Nursing

    Notice that this excellent advice does not include the phrase, "I'm sorry, but ..." I read somewhere that women apologize something like a dozen or more times a day. Unless you have done something...

  5. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    AliNajaCat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Accepted/excepted confusion ATM machine = automated teller machine machine With au jus = with with juice Shrimp scampi = shrimp shrimp Vwahla or walla (and variations) for "voila", French word meaning...

  6. advise on long lasting insulin

    AliNajaCat replied to Jennifer-RMA/CNA83's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps if the NP doesn't have time to educate you, you can call the pharmacist; they're usually a great source of information when you have a question like this. And don't think that because the NP...

  7. Admission Essay

    AliNajaCat replied to shamarie86's topic in General Students

    As an editor I could cut at least 25% of the word count here without losing an iota of content. Simplify, simplify, simplify. More big words and convoluted phrases don't make you sound smarter or more...

  8. How many times were you rejected before getting into nursing program?

    AliNajaCat replied to gp14's topic in General Students

    Zero. Actually, maybe less than zero, because I applied to college early admission and was accepted in November of my senior year of high school, started the next

  9. Nursing During The HIV/AIDS Crisis

    AliNajaCat replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/nurse-colleague-patient/aids-during-the-915983-page3.html Here's a whole thread on this, with some very poignant

  10. Nursing career? Advice.

    AliNajaCat replied to sparkles226's topic in General Nursing

    We can't offer you any substitute for the professional therapy you need, for your anxiety, eating disorder, and need to be in control. So -- go find a good therapist and stick it out no matter how...

  11. Overwhelmed and anxious new grad

    AliNajaCat replied to rkapadia's topic in General Nursing

    OK. To recap. You graduated from a good program, passed NCLEX, and got a job on your first try out. Good on ya! Do you know how many people would give their left (pick a body part) to have all that?...

  12. How long did it take you to feel confident as a nurse?

    AliNajaCat replied to future_nurse_d's topic in General Students

    Old, old news: Anesth Prog. 1978 Sep-Oct; 25(5): 158–160. PMCID: PMC2516026 [h=1]Solubility of Injectable Valium in Intravenous Solutions[/h]Marvin F. Grower, Emery A. Russell, Jr., and Lee...

  13. LSBN denial/delay advice

    AliNajaCat replied to Rockanurse's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Never, ever lie. Give them what they want. Recognize that BoNs were not created to benefit nurses but to protect the public. If you have to speak with anybody there, get advice from TAANA (TAANA...

  14. CEU

    AliNajaCat replied to sashaq's topic in General Nursing

    As you go along you may advance your practice and even get certified in something or other. Save all those certificates (I scan mine and keep them electronically in the cloud, but whatever works for...

  15. Lacking confidence.

    AliNajaCat replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously? If this is a life-long problem and you don't see a way to make it get better on your own, please go to your college health clinic and get a referral to a psychological support person....

  16. Eating Their Young

    AliNajaCat replied to futurelnd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you want to change a cultural thing in your unit, realize that it didn't get that way overnight and you're not going to change it overnight even if you're reaeeeealllly passsssionnaaaate about...

  17. Why no sticks after mastectomy

    AliNajaCat replied to wannadowell's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ^^^Awesome. Excellent point. This could be a good'un to remember when that exam question comes around. Read the descriptors... for example, many premenopausal women who have a hysterectomy do not...

  18. Parameters and trends

    AliNajaCat replied to EmxoRenee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good example. One small cavil: the adrenals, not the kidneys, are the source for adrenalin (catecholamines). Absolutely the reason why you want to have a really good handle on physiology. If people...

  19. Parameters and trends

    AliNajaCat replied to EmxoRenee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm also not entirely clear on what you're asking. Parameters are included in the physician/provider prescription to indicate when a medication or treatment could be held (not given) or given. Esme...

  20. Math student looking to transfer to school with nursing program

    AliNajaCat replied to Palindromordnilap's topic in General Students

    It is competitive, so widen your net to UMass Lowell and Dartmouth, Northeastern (looks longer, but the coops are great learning and networking chances that other students don't get), and the other...

  21. Nursing school

    AliNajaCat replied to Passion2cure's topic in General Students

    If you want to know what prereqs to take, and other things on "how to get started," what you do is call the admissions counselors at some of the schools around Boston and ask them. That's part of...

  22. ER rushing patients to the floor

    AliNajaCat replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    We don't get to choose which patients and what their conditions are that show up for care. The ER's job is to stabilize and transfer, and they should be doing it. I think the problem may lie in the...

  23. Only charting?

    AliNajaCat replied to Niquolea26's topic in General Students

    Thanks to Esme for editing this troll-y thread. I think you might have missed a few teeeeeny bits, LOL. {::hugs and smudge::} As for Lightning, I just can't wait to see how he or she cuts the first...

  24. Reapplying

    AliNajaCat replied to Mcl1980's topic in General Students

    Finally, do not confuse tasks that LPNs and RNs may both do with what LPNs and RNs are. No passive aggressive here, just ... advice. Good luck to

  25. Do profs usually go over parts of A&P that are relavent to the topic they are teaching?

    AliNajaCat replied to annieelu's topic in General Students

    What do you think the definition of the word "prerequisite" is? It means you need to take this course before that one, because you will need a good working knowledge of the material in this one and we...