Arievilo

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1. What you wished you had known before you started your first job?

   Arievilo replied to AndreaBallard's topic in General Nursing

   -When to contact the doctor about your patient - I discovered its better to **** off the doctor than not contact them when you need to clarify something (orders, plan for the patient, ect.) about your patient. Better safe than sorry...you and your pa...

2. Will this get any easier?

   Arievilo replied to MLMRN1120's topic in Oncology

   I understand what you are going through. I am 6 months out of school and I went directly into oncology because that's what was offered to me. I have a hard time disconnecting myself emotionally from all the sad stories. Just this week we have lost s...

3. Let's Make a Deal

   Arievilo posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ida came to us from an understaffed and unsafe local nursing home. She had type II diabetes and as a result, had necrotic toes on her feet. Infections were common in her feet, and they tried relentlessly to treat in the nursing home. But one of the s...

4. Giving injections!

   Arievilo replied to MIA-RN1's topic in New Nurse

   I completely understand about injection fear! I don't think I've ever given an IM except in nursing school...on a baby. I work on a unit with immunosuppressed cancer patients who also have really low platelets, so an IM is usually a big no no there. ...

5. I took my NCLEX today,,,,,

   Arievilo replied to kemshara's topic in NCLEX

   I found out today that I passed mine too! :-D Totally worth the $7.95 to get the early results! So Happy! It will be so nice to sign RN next to my name now. Haha

6. I took my NCLEX today,,,,,

   Arievilo replied to kemshara's topic in NCLEX

   I just took mine today and it shut off at 75 questions!! I was thinking it would. I got so many of the same type of questions! I kept thinking...OMG, am I answering these continuously wrong so they are giving me the same type of question over and ove...

7. WCU Accelerated BSN, any thoughts?

   Arievilo replied to mcolli02's topic in Pennsylvania

   Human disease course? Do you mean pathophysiology? If so...thats the toughest class you'll have and has the highest probability of flunking out of it. Its pretty much the weed-out course. Its rough, but study a lot and you'll be fine. Clinicals were...

8. WCU Accelerated BSN, any thoughts?

   Arievilo replied to mcolli02's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hello WCU BSN 2 Advance hopefuls. I just wanted to see what you think about the program and am updating my post from about a year ago. I just graduated a little less than a month ago from the program. I found the program to be very unorganized. Very...

9. Dec '09 Grads, raise your hands!

   Arievilo replied to Bobbkat's topic in New Nurse

   Graduate on Sunday from second degree program just outside oh Philadelphia PA! Just passed my HESI exit exam today!

10. Christiana Care Internships for new Grads

    Arievilo replied to NEWRNDE's topic in Delaware

    Wow! 181 applicants! But that's the story of new graduate positions today. *crossing fingers*

11. How Exactly Does One Gain Experience If No One Is Willing To Hire You?

    Arievilo replied to NewTexasRN's topic in New Nurse

    I understand what everyone is saying. I have no experience except for clincials in school. I graduate this December, have been applying everywhere and everywhere is saying the same thing. I am in an accelerated program...so no externship and no time ...

12. In desperate in of some pointers!

    Arievilo replied to mRpeNa's topic in General Students

    rewrite your notes - I always find that helps me!

13. First Clinical

    Arievilo replied to Goldenatom's topic in General Students

    Good Luck! Learn lots! :)

14. Student Uniform - My Gosh!

    Arievilo replied to Meg_student's topic in General Students

    Wow, I thought my white scrub top and pants were bad! A scrub dress is in no way practical in clinical.

15. Human Nature Question

    Arievilo replied to sparky99's topic in General Students

    I would think you'd get this in any profession. But I have already seen it quite a bit in clincials already. I had one rotation where the floor nurses wanted nothing to do with students, constantly complained we were getting in their way, and we were...