AliNajaCat

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  1. I Graduated Nursing School, Now What?

    AliNajaCat replied to mnurse2016's topic in General Students

    Just a few small cavils: Schools graduate students; students graduate from schools. Instantaneously isn't the same thing as immediately. And there is a HUGE amount of information on SCI and many, many...

  2. Feeling Forced to Stay Late?

    AliNajaCat replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    No, this is not it. You don't just stick it up on the med room door with a piece of tape and walk away. You hand the paper report to the supervisor, who is a nurse. Believe me, once supervisors have...

  3. Influenza Epidemic Declared in Western WA

    AliNajaCat replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    We're in New England. Hubs got the "flu shot,"I didn't. We both got the same nasty flu-like illness after a weekend with snot-nosed grandchildren with generic daycare kennel cough. We were both...

  4. Eating Their Young

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

    Agree. When in an environment where accuracy and precision are more critical (that's why they call them "critical care areas"), anybody with insecurities based in inadequacy (read: almost anybody new...

  5. Prioritizing in emergencies

    AliNajaCat replied to whatdayisit11to7Nrse's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you assign one of them (administratively, that is) to do this chore? Besides, there is no one-size-fits-most answer for this. That's one reason you're having a hard time inventing one, LOL....

  6. NCLEX practice question help

    AliNajaCat replied to Charisma20's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey, the question is like most others, where you can eliminate two choices and then have to decide between the two remaining. This stem asked about a CARE PATHWAY. Therefore, the the distractors that...

  7. Did I get in based on a quota?

    AliNajaCat replied to LibaSkelova's topic in General Students

    ^^^ I'm with her. You've got better things to think about now. Congratulations! Now go be

  8. ADN program student

    AliNajaCat replied to hbw_093097's topic in General Students

    The faculty are your friends. Yes, they are. Show up in somebody office once a week to give and receive feedback on anything you don't feel completely comfortable with. Get some expert input into your...

  9. What to do with a bf who just wants me for my degree

    AliNajaCat replied to mstaurus2016's topic in General Students

    Absolutely. So many women do the right thing for their kids (i.e., dumping the loser) and then discover it hasn't done them any harm to dump him either. You will be a far, far better role model for...

  10. Gap between consolidation and graduation

    AliNajaCat replied to Fyts's topic in General Students

    Well, that's life. You can still learn, think about what you could be doing, and be glad you have this opportunity to be a learner in a protected student role. In ten years -or two- it won't matter a...

  11. Only charting?

    AliNajaCat replied to Niquolea26's topic in General Students

    Well, Wuzzie, ya gotta consider that as a new nursing student the OP doesn't know anything more about nursing than the average lay person, which is to say, not much at all. This is why one of the...

  12. What Do You Love About Nursing?

    AliNajaCat replied to Allison007's topic in General Nursing

    You're just beginning, so you can't possibly begin to appreciate the immense numbers of opportunities that will open up for you. You'll do most of your clinicals in hospitals and other inpatient...

  13. Sick of floor nursing, what now?

    AliNajaCat replied to r0seRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Get out of the hospital. There is a huge big world out here where you can have greater control over your work-life balance. I hear you about not be interested in case management but if all you know...

  14. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

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

    No, we have not all been there. That is to say, we've all been students but I pray most of us never had that sense of entitlement I hear in your post. And I never once felt put down or ignored or...

  15. Understanding trachs??

    AliNajaCat replied to danceyrun's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Look at the illustration linked above. Do you see how the trachea extends below the larynx? If there is a tube entering the front of the neck below the larynx air will go in and out of that tube-- but...

  16. Stank Face during Clinical: How to prevent?

    AliNajaCat replied to hepnande's topic in General Students

    Pretend it's your baby instead of an

  17. Failed a Nursing Class, Need Advice

    AliNajaCat replied to Samm06's topic in General Students

    I took a year off from college after my freshman year (back when this was considered a very radical thing to do) and then took one summer school course before resuming my BSN program as a sophomore....

  18. Not to fail again

    AliNajaCat replied to soshm's topic in General Students

    I say this over and over again, so here goes: Your faculty want to see you succeed. They teach because they want to see people go out into the world with knowledge. In just about every post like yours...

  19. Feeling Forced to Stay Late?

    AliNajaCat replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    It is a fallacy that you can't leave unless your relief is there. You can leave if you give report to a supervisor or DON. Prepare for the idea that they might not want to accept it by giving it in...

  20. Help Choosing a Nursing School

    AliNajaCat replied to futurenurse168's topic in General Students

    Having lived and worked in most of those cities, I'd say take Seattle U. Marvelous city, great, great medical facilities and opportunities, and temperate weather. But my very excellent thesis adviser...

  21. RN fundamentals 2016

    AliNajaCat replied to breahabigail's topic in General Students

    If this is a roundabout way to find out whether recognizing things you saw in a review book is a winning strategy for passing the test, you're missing the point. And the answer is probably, "I...

  22. LPNs that became RNs...

    AliNajaCat replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Students

    Small recommendation, kindly meant so please don't anybody take umbrage... Don't advertise your previous licensure until you are well-settled into your new role, which could be a year or more. This...

  23. It seems like everyone but nurses make more money

    AliNajaCat replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    Fallacies abound here. But clearly your experience isn't wide enough to have a wider perspective, so let me help. The first and prime assumption here is that all (or even most) nurses are working...

  24. Relocated from NYC to Missouri to be denied a license please help

    AliNajaCat replied to Nazarr77's topic in General Nursing

    The VA (or other federal agencies) may not allow her to work as an LPN anyway, as they change their rules as the times change, too. If she's smart she'll keep paying to renew her NYS LPN license just...

  25. Quick IV calc. question

    AliNajaCat replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Now, for extra credit, what if it's to be infused over 15 minutes? 10