rockexrolloh

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1. IU health and the disappearance of evening shift diff

   rockexrolloh replied to libran1984's topic in Indiana

   Ball still has night shift diff.

2. Is nursing really a dirty job?

   rockexrolloh replied to xobeeautiful's topic in General Students

   Like others have mentioned, it depends on what type of nursing you want to do. You could have a job as a nurse that doesn't involve direct patient care, but you would still have to go through it in nursing school. Our first clinical was a nursing hom...

3. Clinicals??

   rockexrolloh replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

   My first clinical was in a nursing home. I volunteered to do evening clinicals (3p - 11p) but most clinicals at my school are 7a - 3:30p. We would have a pre-conference before we started our day. This would include discussing what we were going to be...

4. Gearing up for next semester : )

   rockexrolloh replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

   Jpeters, we had to do 2 ATI tests last semester or we couldn't go on. However, if we didn't pass, we got to remediate on our own. It was easy. If your school is the same, I wouldn't worry about it.

5. Hi, I'm screwed

   rockexrolloh replied to Snowii's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I agree with everyone else and that you should try not to take as many science classes all at once. It's hard enough just to keep up with one! I did want to add that I failed EVERY single class I took my first semester of pre-reqs. I was discouraged ...

6. Would you take this job?

   rockexrolloh replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in LTC Directors

   Well, it seems like you kind of have your mind made up after reading this: "I didn't spend the last 3 years banging my head against a wall so I could work 2 jobs." I think you should keep looking. Maybe you could find something that offers more hours...

7. Starting to doubt everything...anyone else?

   rockexrolloh replied to rockexrolloh's topic in General Students

   Thanks for the replies everyone. I am feeling a bit better about things today. I thought about volunteering at a Children's Hospital but the nearest one is a little over an hour away. I honestly can't afford the gas money while in school. I did, howe...

8. Starting to doubt everything...anyone else?

   rockexrolloh posted a topic in General Students

   I'm in my second semester of nursing school and I am seriously doubting everything right now. I get good grades and I love clinicals but I know that real world nursing is completely different. My heart is set on working in pediatrics, specifically o...

9. Gearing up for next semester : )

   rockexrolloh replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

   I will be starting my second semester this spring. I have Med Surg II lecture and clinicals at our hospital. I think our Med. Surg. clinical is on a floor dealing with neuro. Then we have Maternal Mother Child and OB clinical. I can't wait. I am rea...

10. Problem with letters for SNT

    rockexrolloh replied to rockexrolloh's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the reply. I just went and explained everything and was told it didn't matter, if I don't have BOTH, I can't start. Guess it just wasn't meant to be.

11. Problem with letters for SNT

    rockexrolloh posted a topic in General Students

    I just got hired as an SNT (student nurse tech). I am excited and was told I would be starting next week. Problem is, I need two letters of recommendation from 2 instructors or I will not be able to start. This wouldn't be a big deal if we weren't on...

12. Ivy Tech Thread

    rockexrolloh replied to stupidcancer's topic in Indiana

    Ilovemywife, we had lab partners for Fundamentals lab. They pretty much just told us to find anyone to pair up with. We kept the same partner for all of Fundamentals. It really didn't matter if we stayed with the same person but we all got use to wor...

13. Ivy Tech Thread

    rockexrolloh replied to stupidcancer's topic in Indiana

    Dang, Jackson! It must vary from campus to campus. Our lab was intimidating because they watched everything we did but if we made a mistake, they gave us an opportunity to correct it before they would. We hardly ever lost points when we did mess up. ...

14. Ivy Tech Thread

    rockexrolloh replied to stupidcancer's topic in Indiana

    I agree completely!! I was so utterly stressed out before the program started that I considered not even going. But it was not even close to being as bad as I thought it would be. Like StacySpacy said, prepare to read LOTS!! I was a huge procrastinat...

15. Ivy Tech Thread

    rockexrolloh replied to stupidcancer's topic in Indiana

    I just saw mine were posted. I got... Fundamentals Lecture & Lab - A Med Surg Lecture - B Med Surg Lab - A Med Surg Clinical - A Pharmacology - A Woo!! We did good. Let's all give ourselves a pat on the back and do a jig. I'm trying to enjoy my ...