Becca123183

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1. Need a job...

   Becca123183 replied to EpopBSN's topic in General Students

   depends on the hospital...usually u can start working as a nurse tech after you have had all of your main med-surg clinical rotations.

2. A question about the uniform

   Becca123183 replied to 2bnurseyjim's topic in General Students

   Like everyone else said..it depends on your program and instructor. Personally though...you will probably get so busy on the floor that you will get hot and will regret sleeves, lol. I usually do.

3. What do you look for in a CNA

   Becca123183 replied to J_PIERCE_823's topic in General Students

   The best CNA's i have seen are the ones that really care about their patients. They project a positive attitude toward their coworkers and patients. As long as you show compassion i think you will be great at your job =)

4. CNA's giving meds....WHAT???

   Becca123183 posted a topic in General Students

   Hi Guys, I live in Louisiana and i'm in my 3rd quarter of an ADN program. I am hearing rumors that the state is trying to get something approved that would allow CNA's to give meds. From what i hear other states already do this. Is this true? and ...

5. I need stethoscope suggestions

   Becca123183 replied to JettaDP's topic in Uniform/Gear

   You can get a littmann lightweight for about $40 on allheart.com. Thats what i have and i really like it. I got a littmann select as a gift when i started, and i actually prefer it over the lightweight, but it doesnt have a bell...and my teachers h...

6. Curious about your opinion

   Becca123183 replied to Bicster's topic in General Students

   At my school adult health nursing I and II are the med-surg classes....and pharm and patho are integrated into each class. They are integrated so instead of having 1 semester or quarter of it you learn it gradually over the course of the program and...

7. To work or not to work?

   Becca123183 replied to f1ourish's topic in General Students

   I worked full time while doing pre-reqs, but when i started the actual nursing program i decided not to work. At my school they recommend you not work, but if you have to they understand. There are 2 classes in particular that they definitely say n...

8. What company do you get your uniforms from?

   Becca123183 replied to MedicalNerd's topic in General Students

   we get our white uniforms (very uncomfortable) from landau, but for our surg scrubs (ceil blue) we can get them from where ever we want to in whatever style we want (within reason).

9. Good Rolling Bag For A 17" Laptop For Ns?

   Becca123183 replied to luckylin08's topic in General Students

   half of my class brings their laptops to class...and i am one of them. I couldnt get by w/o it. I type my notes and have found that i have more thorough notes when i type them as opposed to handwriting them. Other classmates actually ask me for th...

10. How many classmates have you lost?

    Becca123183 replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Students

    Started with 37 and lost 6 before the end of the first quarter (2 yr ADN program). I am curious to see how many we lost after the final..the new quarter starts in a week so i guess i'll find out then. We lost one to a medical problem, one b/c all o...

11. THE NS To-Do List

    Becca123183 replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in General Students

    -Definitely go with the nude undergarments....white shows through more. -i suggest a clipboard that you can store your paperwork and small clinical guides in. (walmart has a great one) -as for shoes i recommend either nursemates or cherokee rocker...

12. how much time

    Becca123183 replied to dallet6's topic in General Students

    I just finished my first quarter of NS. This quarter we were in class for 20 hours/wk and had skills scheduled outside of class that took up about 2 hours per week on average..give or take some depending on the skill we were working on. Plus 24 cl...

13. Officially done with first semester - anyone else?

    Becca123183 replied to LMRN10's topic in General Students

    Ive also been told that this one would look easy compared to the next one. I took my final this morning, and we start again in a week and a half. i wish we got more time off, but at this point i am ecstatic to have at least a week and a half.

14. How Much in Student Loans Do YOU Have?

    Becca123183 replied to Brookes1129's topic in General Students

    so true!! at least i know that regardless of whether it takes me the rest of my life to pay it off, i will be able to afford to. as opposed to what i can afford to do now (which is not much, lol).

15. How Much in Student Loans Do YOU Have?

    Becca123183 replied to Brookes1129's topic in General Students

    I paid for all of my pre-reqs out of pocket. But since starting NS so far i have about 8,500 but by this time next year it will be about 20,000. I took out more than i actually needed to help with living expenses... i know that a lot of ppl think t...