all4schwa

all4schwa

Neuro ICU, Neuro/Trauma stepdown

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  1. nursing caps

    all4schwa replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    NO WAY!! i cant hardly believe that

  2. BMT Unit vs General Oncology

    all4schwa replied to MsBruiser's topic in Oncology

    yes, i think so. they aren't as sick on the general onc floor, you would have more patients with less going on. also, generally speaking, because that is typically a monitored unit, you get overflow...

  3. A day in the life of a Registered Nurse....

    all4schwa replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    I work neuro also, and i can't understand why people act that way about having to float there. or, you meet someone in the hospital and they ask where you work and you get the big eye roll/gag myself...

  4. what to do?

    all4schwa replied to chadash's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    it's almost like a proving ground. yeah, it's hard and maybe some schmo off the street wouldn't be able to come up, but youre not that guy. once you get a feel for the routine, you'll be in there....

  5. what to do?

    all4schwa replied to chadash's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    haven't you been in the biz for

  6. posotive thread

    all4schwa replied to staygold's topic in General Nursing

    I never thought I would be so happy with my new work place. I did rotations on other units in this hospital in a new grad internship and have floated to other units with my preceptors and I really...

  7. How can I say anything?

    all4schwa replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    in my case my depression is the cause of my weight. when my depression is better treated, so is my weight. unfortunately neither one is on the up and up at this

  8. Is Nursing School more difficult than working?

    all4schwa replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated in june. And my first thought when i read the OP was 'heck yeah, and not only that, i wish somebody had told me that when i was in school.' but i attribute that to a couple of things...

  9. Residents up all night!!

    all4schwa replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    this is why nursing is 24 hours a day. sometimes it's nice when they're all up, they start entertaining each

  10. Colostomy bags

    all4schwa replied to jmwhitt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    1. don't fart the gas towards your face and 2. talk to the person attached to the bag while youre emptying it. that'll distract you some and remind you not to make gross out faces while you're doing...

  11. A positive newbie thread...

    all4schwa replied to ortess1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in June and I LOVE being a nurse. I'm uncomfortable a lot and admitting 20+ times a day that I don't know the answer isn't alway fun, but I knew I had that coming to me. And working in a...

  12. NOC shift-how do you arrange your sleep?

    all4schwa replied to supernova004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    once you get used to night shift you just get into the swing of it. i stay up later, but not till dawn. and if i do sleep all night, i get myself up early and go back to bed from 1-5, so i'm not up...

  13. Is night shift easier?.....

    all4schwa replied to RN1263's topic in Medical-Surgical

    this is what i find to be true as well. also, i work neuro, so either it's the pts on the floor wiggin' out or its the intoxicated patients we get from the ER after they've managed some incredible...

  14. How True Is this?

    all4schwa replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    the difference between big and small is that big hospitals don't have (typically) a 'med-surg' floor. they may have floors that turn into hodge podge, but for most part they are broken into specialty...

  15. What Three Words....

    all4schwa replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    compassionate, dedicated,

  16. Needed More Clarification on Piggyback.

    all4schwa replied to DJ Trance AZ's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    it's a piggyback because you are using the same line that their fluids are already infusing into, borrowing the line. yes, that's why you hang it higher, but an infusion pump will pull from wherever...

  17. Crocs!

    all4schwa replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    she probably fell in the fake crocs. shall we call them 'frocs'? crocs were first marketed as boat shoes, specifically non-slip. did i mention i got the new mary-jane style crocs in gold!! love

  18. C-DIFF.. anyway to avoid it??

    all4schwa replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    yogurt and soap, no

  19. How Did you survive???????

    all4schwa replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    because i knew i was destined to be a nurse and had to pay my dues like everyone else. that gave me an advantage, not all the girls were so sure they were cut out for nursing. that and working as an...

  20. What was your gpa when you got accepted to an RN or LPN program?

    all4schwa replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    4.0, to which i soon said

  21. CNA Certification in Ohio

    all4schwa replied to greatan's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i don't live in dayton, i just had to drive there to take the test, because they didn't offer it where i live. i didn't think any hospital's required you to take the state test, i thought it was just...

  22. What have your interviews been like?

    all4schwa replied to Hooligan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i only applied at one hospital, because i knew where i wanted to work, but the people interviewing me (3), seemed very genuine and interested in me and what i had to

  23. CNA Certification in Ohio

    all4schwa replied to greatan's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i took mine in downtown dayton, i think it was a school for nurse aide training. i'm under the impression that they don't offer it very many places, and it costs a couple of hundred dollars. ( i...

  24. crocs

    all4schwa replied to RN2B07's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i just ordered the gold mary-jane

  25. report sheet

    all4schwa replied to Fairy5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i print this and then copy it two sided on the copier at work Report