OFFICIAL: Health Care Thread. Health Care Crew Unite!

[StickLegs78]

What the ****. I was driving home and watched someone get in a car accident on the highway. 50mph atleast. I am like ****. I have to respond. I get out of my car, run over there. First driver is ok. He told me to check on the other one. Car is smoking, other samaritan turned it off. He told me her stomach is hurting, I told him to call 911. I go over there and tell her I am a nurse, I am going to look at your stomach. I ripped her shirt. Took a look. No signs of bleeding or firmness. No signs of trauma. She is in the middle of the road(in her car) and I told her she needs to get out because she is in a dangerous place. The other samaritan opens his door for her to get in his car. We stayed with her until EMS arrives. She cried the whole time so that is good(Shows that she isnt losing consciousness).


Now I am at home and only thinking about how full my stomach was from dinner.


-Saw car accident
-ran out to check on person
-ripped shirt to check stomach for signs of bleeding
-Stayed until EMS arrived
-I am full of food

Well done brah!

In OB ...
There is ****.
and vaginal blood
And vomit.


Birth is..... Yeah.

Agree 100%, OB is rough. Just the smell alone when I have to go there......Glad I'm not present for the births, but that place is not for the faint of heart. "Can you come redose the epidural, she tore really badly."

[guyman123]

I remember watching my first live birth. Mirin the size of dat dere vag.

[.:Chris:.]

I remember watching my first live birth. Mirin the size of dat dere vag.

I'm still pissed...was suppose to see this big vag during back as a S-RN but the other nursing student never came to get me. Stupid bitch.

[Brian0602]

I'm still pissed...was suppose to see this big vag during back as a S-RN but the other nursing student never came to get me. Stupid bitch.

Don't be pissed.
I still have nightmares.

[Rabbitw00t]

Well done brah!



Agree 100%, OB is rough. Just the smell alone when I have to go there......Glad I'm not present for the births, but that place is not for the faint of heart. "Can you come redose the epidural, she tore really badly."

Do you even do it? The epidural is unlikely to substantially touch the s2-s4 that is the vag. Seems pretty futile, no?

[kessel81]

Fuarkk brahs I am leaning more and more towards nursing now.

Will be shadowing a RN for a day in the next couple of weeks when I get the chance. I might start with my BScN degree this fall...really don't want to delay further.

[StickLegs78]

Do you even do it? The epidural is unlikely to substantially touch the s2-s4 that is the vag. Seems pretty futile, no?

Seems to work pretty well - obviously lots of labor epidurals are "sacral sparing" - but for lac repairs I usually give 10mls of 2% lido with 100mcg of fent.

[Rabbitw00t]

Seems to work pretty well - obviously lots of labor epidurals are "sacral sparing" - but for lac repairs I usually give 10mls of 2% lido with 100mcg of fent.

Thanks for the tip

[ryantatarniuk]

Not sure if its like this in the states but ill just leave this here


Healthcare is the most cutthroat/fake/mean/pretentious field ive been involved in. Don't get me wrong, everyone is all about patient care

its doctors looking down on nurses, nurses hating on other nurses (LPN), paramedics hating on everyone, everyone hating on security

everyone wants to wag their dick and its fuking disgusting

[kessel81]

Not sure if its like this in the states but ill just leave this here


Healthcare is the most cutthroat/fake/mean/pretentious field ive been involved in. Don't get me wrong, everyone is all about patient care

its doctors looking down on nurses, nurses hating on other nurses (LPN), paramedics hating on everyone, everyone hating on security

everyone wants to wag their dick and its fuking disgusting

Interdasting.

At the two hospitals that I volunteered at during school, everyone seemed to get a long just fine. And this was in the ER. I was there for 4-5 hours at a time and I never witnessed anything like that.

Curious, what do you do?

[ryantatarniuk]

Interdasting.

At the two hospitals that I volunteered at during school, everyone seemed to get a long just fine. And this was in the ER. I was there for 4-5 hours at a time and I never witnessed anything like that.

Curious, what do you do?

Hospital Peace Officer

[spicyprice]

Hospital Peace Officer

No offense, but security seems to be the only ones trying to have a pissing contest.

9 times out of 10 they are on that barney phiffe mode

[ryantatarniuk]

No offense, but security seems to be the only ones trying to have a pissing contest.

9 times out of 10 they are on that barney phiffe mode

Im dating a nurse so I know it happens on each side. Maybe that's just it though, Clinical staff all think we are dicks and we all think they are dicks har har

[icetrauma]

I remember watching my first live birth. Mirin the size of dat dere vag.

Other than my kids the only birth I saw in school was a 39 wo still born.

[icetrauma]

No offense, but security seems to be the only ones trying to have a pissing contest.

9 times out of 10 they are on that barney phiffe mode

Depends on the hospital. One hospital they did their job and the 2nd hospital all they do is pacify the patients and let them get away with piss poor behavior.

[StickLegs78]

Thanks for the tip

Obviously don't do this for second stage pain or you probably will have just bought her a c-section as she won't to push (or really move her legs).

For sections with a labor epidural I do 20cc 2% lido with epi or chlorprocaine (plus duramorph at the end).

It's the Wild West down there, I'm just trying to survive!

[Rabbitw00t]

Obviously don't do this for second stage pain or you probably will have just bought her a c-section as she won't to push (or really move her legs).

For sections with a labor epidural I do 20cc 2% lido with epi or chlorprocaine (plus duramorph at the end).

It's the Wild West down there, I'm just trying to survive!

Sounds good. 4mg duramorph?

[StickLegs78]

Sounds good. 4mg duramorph?

That's a fine dose, I typically give 2.5mg right before I pull the epidural as we are leaving the OR - as I think the lower dose might result in a little less itching. But 2-4 is OK for sure.

[guyman123]

^^^I will understand this language one day

Much respect for you two.

[StickLegs78]

^^^I will understand this language one day

Much respect for you two.

Sounds fancier than it is, just local anesthetic cocktails for labor epidurals. Duramorph is just preservative free morphine that you give in the epidural or spinal space for pain relief that last long time (12-24hrs), it's one way to treat pain after a c-section.

[Brian0602]

Graduating soon brahs!

I have an interview for a GN position at a local hospital next week.
Did anybody go the GN route before taking NCLEX?

Also, any tips for the interview?
Any questions I should be prepared for?





Special thanks to the brah that sent me his resume; definitely helped me out with mine.

Tips brahs?

[.:Chris:.]

Tips brahs?

I reviewed a bunch of interview questions couple days before the interview.

Tell me about yourself.
Tell me what you know about our company. 
So, tell us what you know about _____ nursing. 
Tell us what your current/former boss would say about you. 
Tell me why you want to work here. 
Discuss your biggest strengths and weaknesses. 
Recall a difficult situation and describe how you handled it. 
-------
-You have a recent gap in your employment history. Why haven’t you worked in more than a year?
-If you could choose between living alone in a mansion on a deserted island or dwelling in a crowded apartment with multiple people, which living situation would you pick?
-Discuss a time when you provided excellent customer service.
-How would you occupy your personal time if you did not need to work for income?
-Discuss your greatest regret and the lesson you learned from it.
-If you could become any animal, which one would you choose to be?
-------
-Tell us about an idea or suggestion that you made. Was it implemented?
-What do you enjoy the most about nursing?
-Describe your greatest weakness. 
-------
-What are your feelings on working nights, weekends, or occasional overtime?
-Tell us about your leadership/management style.
-If we hire you, how long would you plan to work here?
-Tell us about a previous mistake and the lessons you learned from it.
-Describe how you maintain competence (stay current) in the nursing profession.
-How did you like working at _________?
-Describe your former nurse manager or supervisor.
-How would a job with our company help you meet your personal goals?
-To date, what has been your greatest achievement?


Experience questions
1. Identify a time when you were distressed by your ability to provide care for a patient within the constraints of the health care system and maintained a relationship with the patient afterwards. What happened? What is the patient doing now?
2. Identify a time when you had a problem with a coworker. What happened, and how did it turn out.
3. Tell of a time you failed at something. What was it, and how did it turn out.
-------
1. What was your favorite place to preceptor at?
2. How long were you at in each of your clinicals?
3. How many patients did you see on your own?
4. How long did you see each patient for?
5. What are your resources that you go to?
6. What was your GPA?
7. How many MDs did you work with?
8. Do you know current pap guidelines?
9. Do you know current screening recommendations?
10. Do you know how to start antianxiety, antidepression, hypertensive meds?
11. What EMR systems are you familiar with?
12. Why did you apply to this position?
13. How much are you worth? (I thought this was a rude question, anyway, the interviewer was asking how much I would want….tip: always give a range)
------
-Tell me about yourself
-Why do you want to work here?
-What would your mangers say about you?
-Tell me about something you've improved?
-What have been you're biggest accomplishments?
-What do you do if you're not familiar with something (procedure etc)?
-How do you deal with conflict?
------
- Tell me about a time where you know what the right thing to do was but you decided to confer with your colleagues first. (My first question and I completely froze, I feel like this is a horribly vague question)
- Tell me about a time where you broke the rules. (total trick question)
- Tell me about a time where your actions or communication were misperceived? How did you rectify the situation?
- Tell me about a situation where you were really proud of something you accomplished. And oppositely, something you wish you hadn't done or wished you handled differently.
------
Tell me about a time where you had to adapt to a change in the workplace over which you had no control.
What was your least-favorite nursing class?
Tell me about a time you had to find out more about a patient’s situation before treating the patient.
Tell me about a time a patient complimented you.
Tell me about a time you witnessed an unsafe situation. What did you do?
Tell me about a a time a group member didn't pull their own weight. What did you do? 
------
-Describe the most creative solution you've had to making a difficult solution
------

Other than that, be yourself, dress very nicely, ask questions, show interest in the position/company/hospital, show confidence [especially if its a group interview], stand out but not too much in front of the others [if group interview], and I brought a copy of my resume in a folder with an extra blank paper to write on.

[IRockNikes]

I reviewed a bunch of interview questions couple days before the interview.

Tell me about yourself.
Tell me what you know about our company. 
So, tell us what you know about _____ nursing. 
Tell us what your current/former boss would say about you. 
Tell me why you want to work here. 
Discuss your biggest strengths and weaknesses. 
Recall a difficult situation and describe how you handled it. 
-------
-You have a recent gap in your employment history. Why haven’t you worked in more than a year?
-If you could choose between living alone in a mansion on a deserted island or dwelling in a crowded apartment with multiple people, which living situation would you pick?
-Discuss a time when you provided excellent customer service.
-How would you occupy your personal time if you did not need to work for income?
-Discuss your greatest regret and the lesson you learned from it.
-If you could become any animal, which one would you choose to be?
-------
-Tell us about an idea or suggestion that you made. Was it implemented?
-What do you enjoy the most about nursing?
-Describe your greatest weakness. 
-------
-What are your feelings on working nights, weekends, or occasional overtime?
-Tell us about your leadership/management style.
-If we hire you, how long would you plan to work here?
-Tell us about a previous mistake and the lessons you learned from it.
-Describe how you maintain competence (stay current) in the nursing profession.
-How did you like working at _________?
-Describe your former nurse manager or supervisor.
-How would a job with our company help you meet your personal goals?
-To date, what has been your greatest achievement?


Experience questions
1. Identify a time when you were distressed by your ability to provide care for a patient within the constraints of the health care system and maintained a relationship with the patient afterwards. What happened? What is the patient doing now?
2. Identify a time when you had a problem with a coworker. What happened, and how did it turn out.
3. Tell of a time you failed at something. What was it, and how did it turn out.
-------
1. What was your favorite place to preceptor at?
2. How long were you at in each of your clinicals?
3. How many patients did you see on your own?
4. How long did you see each patient for?
5. What are your resources that you go to?
6. What was your GPA?
7. How many MDs did you work with?
8. Do you know current pap guidelines?
9. Do you know current screening recommendations?
10. Do you know how to start antianxiety, antidepression, hypertensive meds?
11. What EMR systems are you familiar with?
12. Why did you apply to this position?
13. How much are you worth? (I thought this was a rude question, anyway, the interviewer was asking how much I would want….tip: always give a range)
------
-Tell me about yourself
-Why do you want to work here?
-What would your mangers say about you?
-Tell me about something you've improved?
-What have been you're biggest accomplishments?
-What do you do if you're not familiar with something (procedure etc)?
-How do you deal with conflict?
------
- Tell me about a time where you know what the right thing to do was but you decided to confer with your colleagues first. (My first question and I completely froze, I feel like this is a horribly vague question)
- Tell me about a time where you broke the rules. (total trick question)
- Tell me about a time where your actions or communication were misperceived? How did you rectify the situation?
- Tell me about a situation where you were really proud of something you accomplished. And oppositely, something you wish you hadn't done or wished you handled differently.
------
Tell me about a time where you had to adapt to a change in the workplace over which you had no control.
What was your least-favorite nursing class?
Tell me about a time you had to find out more about a patient’s situation before treating the patient.
Tell me about a time a patient complimented you.
Tell me about a time you witnessed an unsafe situation. What did you do?
Tell me about a a time a group member didn't pull their own weight. What did you do? 
------
-Describe the most creative solution you've had to making a difficult solution
------

Other than that, be yourself, dress very nicely, ask questions, show interest in the position/company/hospital, show confidence [especially if its a group interview], stand out but not too much in front of the others [if group interview], and I brought a copy of my resume in a folder with an extra blank paper to write on.

Have an interview next week. Good list, thanks. What kind of things were you writing down during the interview?

[.:Chris:.]

Have an interview next week. Good list, thanks. What kind of things were you writing down during the interview?

Guess it will depend on how the interview goes. I always just kept a pen and paper just in case. For example, the interviewer may speak for the first 15-30mins talking about the position, company, hospital, or whatever. Thats a good time to listen and maybe write things down to ask as a question later.

Edit: Also be careful with this question: "Describe your greatest weakness". Make sure you think hard about how you will answer this. Kind of a trap, make sure you dont mention anything that will make them think that you are not the person for the position.

[guyman123]

Have an interview next week. Good list, thanks. What kind of things were you writing down during the interview?

I didn't write down anything but I did bring a binder with a couple copies of my resume, license, B/ACLS, and diploma (Neuro ICU manager asked me for this). Just a suggestion.

[hidingwithmusic]

How tough is human anatomy and physiology? I need to make at least a B on this prerequisite.

[SpyderTT]

How tough is human anatomy and physiology? I need to make at least a B on this prerequisite.

The easier that it is for you is a good sign of your success in the core nursing courses down the road.

[guyman123]

feels.

[kessel81]

Curious, how often do you have to work night shifts if you work at a hospital? Is it even possible to stick to a 9-5 schedule for a nurse?

Personally, I would want to work in a hospital because I've volunteered at two different ERs and I love the whole atmosphere, fast paced, meeting different patients, etc.

[IRockNikes]

I didn't write down anything but I did bring a binder with a couple copies of my resume, license, B/ACLS, and diploma (Neuro ICU manager asked me for this). Just a suggestion.

Any advice for a Neuro/ stroke unit interview? Did they ask you any specific questions r/t strokes/ head injuries?