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[DatMurse]

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

not sure, my job wanted me more than I wanted them. I did work in a stroke unit. It was a general hospital unit that got strokes and cancer patients. Even septic. There was no true step down at my hospital which is kind of crazy.

Strokes are easy. You will like it.
Check the senses, have a conversation with the patient if possible. It can test for aphasia, thinking disorders, I once had a patient that was stuck in a loop of naming random Texas towns.

[DatMurse]

studying dat dere hematological cancers.


How come guys are never in oncology?

[guyman123]

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

Just the generic interview questions, but she did branch off from one of my answers and asked about what I knew about the effects of hyper/hypoglycemia on the brain and metabolism or something like that.

studying dat dere hematological cancers.


How come guys are never in oncology?

Because cancer is bad.

[spicyprice]

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.

9-5 schedule??

Lol.

Srsly.


Lol.

[IRockNikes]

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.

A lot of new grads work nights. Some hospitals require rotating days and nights. As for 9 to 5 not in a hospital. Outpatient like the VA (not hospital) works 9-5 but that is a job that you work after you've been a nurse for a long time and don't like excitement.

Thanks for the advice guys interview went well hoping I get the job. Seemed like an awesome place to work and the nurses were pretty cool.

[drFEEL]

questions for P.A's

1) if you did a two year program did you have a life during school? Western University here in california estimates every week to be 87 hours of work, study, and classes. How can you get laid with that type of schedule?

2) are most schools located in boring places? the only school in california in a good location is marshal B ketchum. Im finishing my undergrad in the fuken ghetto right now and i hate it.

[South Side Stev]

questions for P.A's

1) if you did a two year program did you have a life during school? Western University here in california estimates every week to be 87 hours of work, study, and classes. How can you get laid with that type of schedule?

2) are most schools located in boring places? the only school in california in a good location is marshal B ketchum. Im finishing my undergrad in the fuken ghetto right now and i hate it.

1. I studied more in PA school than I ever did before. Many times I spent 16-20 hours in the library/lab/study rooms for gross anatomy. Our first semester was by far the toughest, but we blew off steam after test blocks. You can have a life, but PA school is difficult and it should be your primary focus. Not poose.

2. No.

[drFEEL]

1. I studied more in PA school than I ever did before. Many times I spent 16-20 hours in the library/lab/study rooms for gross anatomy. Our first semester was by far the toughest, but we blew off steam after test blocks. You can have a life, but PA school is difficult and it should be your primary focus. Not poose.

2. No.

it will definitely be my primary focus but i get depressed as hell when i am not getting laid.

can you list a few schools you know of that are in good locations? I dont think you can beat Marshal B. Ketchums location. it is in socal with a 35 minute drive to the beach.

[South Side Stev]

it will definitely be my primary focus but i get depressed as hell when i am not getting laid.

can you list a few schools you know of that are in good locations? I dont think you can beat Marshal B. Ketchums location. it is in socal with a 35 minute drive to the beach.

Why don't you do the research? I've already graduated.

Cornell's program is on Lexington Avenue in the middle of Manhattan. I enjoyed my interview there.

[DatMurse]

Anyone else nursing in the SF bay area?

[spicyprice]

Anyone else nursing in the SF bay area?

New contract?


BTW, they are hiring critical pay contracts in Houston if you're interested and they are looking for strike workers for chicago and CA. Not sure if youre out of work yet..

[DatMurse]

New contract?


BTW, they are hiring critical pay contracts in Houston if you're interested and they are looking for strike workers for chicago and CA. Not sure if youre out of work yet..

Same contract
I am working at stanford. Palo alto, bay area.

[spicyprice]

Guise, help a sista out.....

I never ever ever get sick. and when I do I take zinc tablets and it goes away quickly.

Well, I am in NY, I fly out wed. and I am sick as a freaking dog. I have a CVS bag full of snotty kleenex, my ears are so full I feel like I am under water and I think it might be heading south into my lungs since the dry coughing is getting more productive.

I have been doing 10mg sudafed q 4-6, zinc as much as I can, started a z-pak yesterday (I never do this but Im desperate), and just decided to add in tylenol cold and flu sever for more sudafed, and added guaifenesasin, and other potentially useless stuff.

The only thing I can think to do is get afrin to try and get my ears to drain. I know I have a history of drainage problems and have lead to horrible flight experiences while sick.... imagine someone shoving a hot ice pic through your eardrum from the inside during the descent. That about describes it.


I am open to any suggestion whatsoever. Please halp :'(

[spicyprice]

Same contract
I am working at stanford. Palo alto, bay area.

My GF worked there last year. you looking for housing?

[.:Chris:.]

Guise, help a sista out.....

I never ever ever get sick. and when I do I take zinc tablets and it goes away quickly.

Well, I am in NY, I fly out wed. and I am sick as a freaking dog. I have a CVS bag full of snotty kleenex, my ears are so full I feel like I am under water and I think it might be heading south into my lungs since the dry coughing is getting more productive.

I have been doing 10mg sudafed q 4-6, zinc as much as I can, started a z-pak yesterday (I never do this but Im desperate), and just decided to add in tylenol cold and flu sever for more sudafed, and added guaifenesasin, and other potentially useless stuff.

The only thing I can think to do is get afrin to try and get my ears to drain. I know I have a history of drainage problems and have lead to horrible flight experiences while sick.... imagine someone shoving a hot ice pic through your eardrum from the inside during the descent. That about describes it.


I am open to any suggestion whatsoever. Please halp :'(

Lol, fluids and rest.

[DatMurse]

My GF worked there last year. you looking for housing?

I took their housing... was too hard to find one when I visited...

[spicyprice]

Lol, fluids and rest.

you and your GD generic answer!!

BUT ZE DRUGZ!!!! MOAR DRUGZ!!



sadly, I know you're right. FML.

[spicyprice]

I took their housing... was too hard to find one when I visited...

Yeah, she ended up renting a room in SF and driving in every evening. said it wasn't too bad. But he loved her time off living in a great neighborhood.

[guyman123]

Lol, fluids and rest.

Lol this. I just recently got over a cold myself. Gallon of water a day when sick, but should be drinking that much a day anyway crew.

Also, lots of ramen for dat dere fluid. I like to put my face over the pot when it's cooking for the steam.

[DatMurse]

i never ever ever get sick. And when i do i take zinc tablets and it goes away quickly.

but who was replicate studies?

[StickLegs78]

Guise, help a sista out.....

I never ever ever get sick. and when I do I take zinc tablets and it goes away quickly.

Well, I am in NY, I fly out wed. and I am sick as a freaking dog. I have a CVS bag full of snotty kleenex, my ears are so full I feel like I am under water and I think it might be heading south into my lungs since the dry coughing is getting more productive.

I have been doing 10mg sudafed q 4-6, zinc as much as I can, started a z-pak yesterday (I never do this but Im desperate), and just decided to add in tylenol cold and flu sever for more sudafed, and added guaifenesasin, and other potentially useless stuff.

The only thing I can think to do is get afrin to try and get my ears to drain. I know I have a history of drainage problems and have lead to horrible flight experiences while sick.... imagine someone shoving a hot ice pic through your eardrum from the inside during the descent. That about describes it.


I am open to any suggestion whatsoever. Please halp :'(

Anyone look in your ears?

[J_dazzle23]

Dang guys. Floated up to the ICU today to tech, got my first code under my belt. paraplegic pt with a pretty odd case hyponatremia.

Last meds were 2 hrs previous and he just bottomed out. Checked pulses, code button, backboard for the nurse starting compressions and got the hell out of the way for the code team. 1 min of compressions and got him back.

Now I get why I chose to go to nursing school.

Feelsgud.jpg

[spicyprice]

Lol this. I just recently got over a cold myself. Gallon of water a day when sick, but should be drinking that much a day anyway crew.

Also, lots of ramen for dat dere fluid. I like to put my face over the pot when it's cooking for the steam.

Been pouring the water down my throat. I am actually going to take a shower today (gross, I know...) and steam my nose out. so is there magic in ramen? Cause I'm currently in little Arabia and there is no noodle soup to be found LOL. Lots of hommus, not much noodle

but who was replicate studies?

I really want to know how the doses were taken. I swear that letting the disc melt under your tongue and then not drinking like the directions say is the key. And every three hours. I was actually just looking at some writeups on it and some of the studies used used a syrup, which maybe hats the difference. Sublingual is better than into th stomach. All I know is, Ive been using it for YEARS, since the nose swabs started (yes, decreased sense of smell...) and now use the meltaway discs. The last time I was even remotely sick was probably 2 years ago and like this on it came on super fast and strong. Any time I start to feel the burning on my hroat/nasopharynx and the impending cold feeling, I start popping it. Might gt a little stuffy nose bt it never turns into anything more. And thi is while people at work are calling out for 2 weeks being sick the whole time with bad upper/lower colds. I used to get a bad cold every spring and every winter at a minimum.

Doubt it all day, but that **** has proven itself to me time and time again

Anyone look in your ears?

Yeah, they dont drain well. Hx of ruptured eardrums from a minor cold, last time I had a bad cold I had to fly so I went to the doc before hand to see what I could do and I had hemorrhaged behind the eardrum somehow and they were all bloody. Getting on that flight terrifies me...

Dang guys. Floated up to the ICU today to tech, got my first code under my belt. paraplegic pt with a pretty odd case hyponatremia.

Last meds were 2 hrs previous and he just bottomed out. Checked pulses, code button, backboard for the nurse starting compressions and got the hell out of the way for the code team. 1 min of compressions and got him back.

Now I get why I chose to go to nursing school.

Feelsgud.jpg

That adrenaline rush!!!! GJ!!!

[.:Chris:.]

Hx of ruptured eardrums from a minor cold, last time I had a bad cold I had to fly so I went to the doc before hand to see what I could do and I had hemorrhaged behind the eardrum somehow and they were all bloody.

Probably from the increase in pressure within the ear due to the altitude. I dont fly too often anymore but my ears pop whenever I do fly.
Try these tips below to equalize pressure for your next flight.
http://gizmodo.com/why-your-ears-pop...dont-505598950

[spicyprice]

Probably from the increase in pressure within the ear due to the altitude. I dont fly too often anymore but my ears pop whenever I do fly.
Try these tips below to equalize pressure for your next flight.
http://gizmodo.com/why-your-ears-pop...dont-505598950

The crazy thing is this is before I flew! I took a ton of sudafed the day prior and another dose before the flight and a few puffs of afrin right before the flight and the day before.

I think the eustacion tubes are either small or something weird.

[StickLegs78]

The crazy thing is this is before I flew! I took a ton of sudafed the day prior and another dose before the flight and a few puffs of afrin right before the flight and the day before.

I think the eustacion tubes are either small or something weird.

Ear tubes 'ain't just for snotty little kids, just saying. Time to see an ENT doc.

[hidingwithmusic]

I completed my admission requirements to start college. I am going to start prerequisites my first semester. The nursing associates degree is very competitive. I really would love to work in a nursing home after graduation. Is this a hard field to find a job as a nurse?

[.:Chris:.]

I completed my admission requirements to start college. I am going to start prerequisites my first semester. The nursing associates degree is very competitive. I really would love to work in a nursing home after graduation. Is this a hard field to find a job as a nurse?

Not sure if srs but no, its not a hard to get into a nursing home with a RN title. Actually I should probably not say no, will depend on your area. For the most part, nursing homes love to hire RN's. RN's at nursing homes usually work as the supervisor.

[DeeNewguy]

RN brah checkin' in. Missed out on this thread fuark :-(

[guyman123]

RN brah checkin' in. Missed out on this thread fuark :-(

Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, nomsaiyan? Ayyylmao.