AliNajaCat

AliNajaCat

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  1. Need a BSN for what again?

    AliNajaCat replied to ModernRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Where I got my MN there were plenty of MNs working bedside-- I was one, and taught students as faculty at the same time. The city had many fine BSN programs, and most bedside nurses were either...

  2. I failed my third semester today

    AliNajaCat replied to na-na's topic in General Students

    Well, that certainly sums it up succinctly. Says it all. :) OP, good luck. Use whatever you have already learned to do better next time, whatever you

  3. Quitting a Per-diem Job when you've been on leave?

    AliNajaCat replied to lar324's topic in General Students

    I would say that they're calling you because they're desperate for holiday coverage. If you never intend to return there, send them a nice note thanking them for the chance to work there (last summer,...

  4. Dosage (Med Admin)

    AliNajaCat replied to Texican67's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My only suggestion would be to use the 1oz = 30cc conversion, and then you can do it in your head on the fly. I&Os are rarely calculated down to the fraction of a cc unless you're working with...

  5. I feel like going to class is a waste of time

    AliNajaCat replied to LibaSkelova's topic in General Students

    I skipped the first day of class my senior year because my cat was in labor. But I don't recommend this as a strategy for

  6. Nursing student getting abuse from instructor

    AliNajaCat replied to Nursingbabydoll's topic in General Students

    I'll respond to this in the way I responded to students I had who said the same thing to me, after about 1/4 of the class couldn't score 74 on a semester exam with test bank questions rated 10% hard,...

  7. I'm baaaack! :)

    AliNajaCat replied to WyVy's topic in School

    I used to teach sexual abuse and neglect prevention (recognize, resist, report) to Cub Scouts. The Scouts actually have a really good award-winning curriculum for that. It's suitable for kids aged...

  8. Bullying online is NOT harmless

    AliNajaCat replied to Dianna11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, WELL, then. Rejoinders, anyone? Perhaps we can help with that. "Isn't it lucky we don't all have to like everyone we interact with! It's great practice for work later." "If I knew it all already,...

  9. Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    AliNajaCat replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    My sweet old grandmother drank like a fish and smoked like a chimney. When she was in for her hip fracture, her old GP came in and wrote for "Spiritus frumenti ad lib." That was to keep her from doing...

  10. Quitting a per diem job

    AliNajaCat replied to 1Jessie86's topic in General Nursing

    "Dear Human Resources Manager Name: "I have decided to pursue another opportunity in nursing. My last day for call at ABC Hospital will be DATE. Thank you for the opportunity to work with you. I...

  11. Bullying online is NOT harmless

    AliNajaCat replied to Dianna11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've quoted it once, I've quoted it a thousand times: Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” ~Ralph Waldo

  12. Status Epilepticus

    AliNajaCat replied to stevosmusic's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Think: Why do they give extra potassium with glucose and insulin? Because driving glucose into cells with insulin take a lot of potassium with it. That works whether or not your insulin comes from...

  13. What sort of graduate degree and experience do you need to teach pharm or path?

    AliNajaCat replied to elephantlover's topic in General Students

    Where I took my MN you could take extra courses in anything. I took extra courses in physiology, curriculum design, teaching, and med/legal

  14. Made a big med error as a student... i'm devastated.

    AliNajaCat replied to FuturePN's topic in General Students

    As an aside, I could never understand the paranoia about checking insulin with another nurse, especially now that every CNA and her brother can check glucoses at the bedside. If you don't give enough,...

  15. Survey for a school project

    AliNajaCat replied to innovative.nurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think that people who scoff at the idea of nursing theory are more task-oriented and less professional than they think. Nobody develops a nursing theory, a theory about what nursing is and how it...

  16. What sort of graduate degree and experience do you need to teach pharm or path?

    AliNajaCat replied to elephantlover's topic in General Students

    Get at least a non-online BSN followed by a master's (and a doctorate would be better) nursing with a physiology or pharmacology focus. Many programs won't hire you as clinical faculty without a...

  17. please answer:) thanks!

    AliNajaCat replied to hiii's topic in General Students

    In that case, take yourself to the nearest skilled nursing facility and ask to make an appointment to speak to the nursing staff development person, who will be thrilled to talk with you! Part of the...

  18. Med surg help

    AliNajaCat replied to Csf102727's topic in General Students

    I used to tell students that the cardiac and pulmonary systems were the absolute bomb, because no matter what was the matter with your patients, if they didn't have hearts or lungs they were dead and...

  19. Made a big med error as a student... i'm devastated.

    AliNajaCat replied to FuturePN's topic in General Students

    Your instructor absolutely nailed it. You made an error, fortunately the patient wasn't harmed, it scared the bejaysus out of you, and you'll never do it again. It will make you a better nurse. And if...

  20. Work from home insight?

    AliNajaCat replied to EmRN14's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, people who don't have babies think that it's easy to have one and working at home will be a piece of cake. I had an embroidered sampler all done while I was pregnant with my first, except for...

  21. Got into CRNA school. Now cold feet?

    AliNajaCat replied to cticunurse's topic in General Students

    You might want to ask over on the CRNA forum... However, while I agree with my friend Ruby's advice to seek clarity, you also want to be sure that you won't wake up three years from now saying,...

  22. Wannabe MDs in Accel Nursing School

    AliNajaCat replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in General Students

    I'm "just a nurse" and am probably earning more (as a nurse business owner and expert) than these fools will ever make. They'll find out the error of their ways soon enough. If they think they are...

  23. Need help with nursing dx

    AliNajaCat replied to msr262's topic in General Students

    Absolutely correct. And there is not a thing wrong c that. The NANDA-I has a whole section on safety, and almost everything in there is a "Risk for" diagnosis, because what is a nurse's primary...

  24. Medication error topics to write about?

    AliNajaCat replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Students

    As an interesting example, one of my patients had a syncopal episode at work while driving his truck (!). His PCP had recently changed his antihypertensive med. The entry in his EHR read "(drug name)...

  25. Did we fail the test or were we failed by our educators?

    AliNajaCat replied to shmajo's topic in General Students

    But you ought to be able to integrate what you know about blood flow (perfusion) and its effects (tissue oxygenation, nutrient delivery, cellular byproducts of metabolism) and normal physiology from...