OcMurse93

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1. Rant*I hope I'm never their patient

   OcMurse93 replied to xtina334's topic in General Students

   This kind of stuff happens all the time. Nursing school teaches you two things: how to pass the NCLEX, and how to NOT kill patients. Its pretty presumptuous to claim that people saying I need XX to pass the class, "aren't trying." I had several class...

2. BSN or Rn to BSN for impacted programs?

   OcMurse93 replied to R.hankins101's topic in General Students

   Every nurse I have spoken to, (even the people who are hiring BSN nurses) all say it literally doesn't matter where you get your BSN from. As long as they are accredited, hospitals don't care. You can do an online RN-BSN program in less than a year f...

3. Intimidated by being only male

   OcMurse93 replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Male Students

   It depends on where you are going to school. My ADN program was 15 out of 60 or so were guys. The numbers keep increasing every year

4. Debating between ER and L&D for my consolidation

   OcMurse93 replied to laurascarborough1310's topic in General Students

   I haven't done either, but what I can tell you is to look at this as a job interview. Does that hospital/surrounding hospitals hire new grads into that department? In southern california I typically see hospitals wanting L&D nurses to have some e...

5. How do I convince my parents to let me go through an LVN program?

   OcMurse93 replied to RockyRamona's topic in Pre-Nursing

   As someone who lives in SoCal. If you do your CNA, you will only be able to work in a nursing home, if you are lucky. No one will hire you as a CNA in a hospital without experience, and that is what I dealt with. Additionally, CNA work is considered ...

6. Lpn to rn - still need prerequisites?

   OcMurse93 replied to Stephanieperez's topic in Pre-Nursing

   For my program, LVN to RN students entered the program during the second semester. There was maybe 2 or 3 spots if they were lucky. It is expected that they still have the same foundation of medical knowledge as the regular RN students, so all of the...

7. Nurses Week Giveaways - WIN Up To $4,000! Nurses Week 2018

   OcMurse93 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

   a disgruntled patient upset that their roommate is flatlining and annoyed that they keep having to get out of bed to mute the alarm

8. Its 5 months and still no update on NCLEX Results

   OcMurse93 replied to gorgeous_me's topic in NCLEX

   Why are you emailing them? Do they not have a phone number? Hell, I would even try going in person

9. how does potassium affect blood pressure and heart rate?

   OcMurse93 replied to bailyoneohnine's topic in NCLEX

   If a regulatory mechanism is compensating for hypotension, it would attempt to bring the blood pressure closer to the set-point (roughly 120/80) as possible. Once that was achieved it would no longer be attempting to raise the blood pressure. You wou...

10. Does your nursing school offer test review

    OcMurse93 replied to Isabelle49's topic in General Students

    For my program, teachers give you a copy of the test with correct answers bolded after you turn in your scantron. Some offered rationales, while others did not. If you stayed after school for office hours then you could get your graded scantron back ...

11. Nursing school isn't preparing me for the real world

    OcMurse93 replied to yesrun's topic in General Students

    Assuming hospitals in your area even offer summer externships.

12. Burnt out on Working Weekends and Holidays

    OcMurse93 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    I can totally relate. It really wears down on you after a while. Imagine working 5 days per week making minimum wage with the same issues, its not fun. Before I graduated, myself and my 2 other siblings all worked in the service industry so we never ...

13. Trouble Finding Work

    OcMurse93 replied to FatElvis's topic in Men

    I really don't think it has anything to do with your gender. It probably has a lot to do with you only having an associates degree. Also, the fact that your 22 years of experience is in urgent care. Depending on where you apply to, that could affect ...

14. I hate my new grad nurse residency program HELP

    OcMurse93 replied to nursingisfun4lyfe's topic in New Nurse

    I feel for you. It really pays to thoroughly research a position before accepting an offer. I usually use glassdoor.com or ask around. Patient reviews on yelp are also a good way to gauge the culture of a hospital. Make sure you put some time to res...

15. Multiple IV's for one student, none for the rest... Is this usual during clinical?

    OcMurse93 replied to Sherijo71's topic in General Students

    It is your responsibility to seek out learning opportunities. IV insertions are the hardest to do in school because a lot of patients don't like students doing them. Speak to your professor expressing your desire for more opportunities for IV inserti...