katmarieRN

"Wound irrigated with litters and litters of worm saline" Op note for abdominal washout.

1/2 NS w/ 20KCl. = house wine GBGB = Gastric bypass gone bad

Quick question for those who work for the VA. I know the initial application process takes a while (I was told to expect 6 months), but once in the system, how easy is it to move to different specialties, if I wanted to try different things (i.e. f...

I'm so sorry you are going through this. But I understand it. I do agree you should talk to your manager about it. If anything is being reported about you, your manager should be discussing it with you also. Unfortunately, what you are seeing is ...

For what it's worth, I was hired in an ICU as a new grad and have been a critical care nurse for a couple years... If you are willing to learn about the pathophysiologies and become more of a critical thinker more than a task orientated nurse, you ma...

Heidi, Sounds like you have a good package: extra curriculars, hospital experience, grades. I know they also look at GRE scores. As far as being out of state... I'm a 2010 grad and we a several out-of-staters... I don't think that will play a fa...

I work at a Trauma ICU where often our patients are in C-collars until spines are cleared-- presuming ligament damage when no vertebral damage is seen in CT. I know this is a silly question... but I cannot find it anywhere. Do you hold C-spine when...

Thank you!

When I'm caring for a prisoner, I usually don't know their crime....nor do I want to know. They are usually accompanied by 2 guards, so I feel relatively safe. I never give information, and if they do inquire, I either give something very general...

Because you are graduating in May, you'll have more opportunities outside of UVA than we did being August graduates. Most everyone that applied to UVA got a job there (maybe not your choice unit...but somewhere close). Some got jobs out of state. ...

RN'ti4uva and Meg11, Really excited to hear you both got in! Congratulations!!!! :yeah: Kathleen

Curious. At my facility, we spike the blood bag with tubing and let the blood prime the tubing.... we never use saline. Anyone else?

Does everyone feel like they've been hit by a mack truck after taking the nclex? Took it today... all the statistics say I should pass.... but holy moly--- I'm not feeling that confident! That was a freakin' hard test!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!! :yeah: :yeah:

YAY!!! The wait is over! I passed! WHEW!

UGGG! Tortorous weekend! Serves me right for taking the @#$% thing on a Friday. Still getting the good pop-up. Aside from a few bald spots on my head.......I'm hanging in there.

Did the PVT.... got the good pop-up.... still nauseous... but now hopeful. (praying)

I believe the VA hires for the position of CNL. But I know noone at the VA. Calling any CNLs!! What do you all do?!?!?

I'm in a CNL program now, but the hospital I'll be working at does not hire for the position of "Clinical Nurse Leader". I understand I'll be going in as a novice nurse when I graduate..... but wanted to inquire to what "real" CNLs do in the "real"...

I'm in one now. There's something called a Direct Entry MSN (often its the Clinical Nurse Leader-- CNL) track that takes people with degrees from other disciplines. I'm at the University of Virginia, but I think there are a number of these programs...

Meg11, I've pm'd you also

RN'ti, This week is crazy b/c of the last week before exams. I'll pm you w/ my email addy. For your questions: Are there a lot of students in your class with spouses/children? There is one other in my class with younger children and a few with gr...

RN'ti, I am a career changer, 36 w/ 2 kids under 4yo. I am in the DE CNL program at UVA, to graduate in August. I had no clinical experience entering but did volunteer in hospitals. I have a BS and MS... not healthcare related. I was a data ana...

Mattva, My undergraduate was a 2.89 (or something like that). Like you I had a 4.0 on pre-reqs. In your application I would be upfront about your undergraduate grades and acknowledge that you've grown since then. I would highlight your prereq sc...

I was caring for a patient who had c.diff during my first clinical. Its all apart of the grand experience. If you do indeed get one, follow the nurses lead, trust me...they don't want it either, so they'll protect themselves. I'd also take the ...