BlondeAndBold

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1. Hessi Exam

   BlondeAndBold replied to amsama's topic in New Nurse

   So here's how the HESSI works at my school... You take the Hessi right after you finish the peds class...you must make an 850 to pass. If you are unsuccessful - you must sit out of classes for 5 weeks and do a remediation packet (I'm talking this th...

2. make me feel welcome please

   BlondeAndBold replied to LPN nursing student's topic in General Students

   I guess I take for granted that my school's nursing program does not differentiate between the LPNs and the ADNs...we take the same classes, go to the same clinicals, etc. After the spring semester our LPNs can exit or chose to move ahead with the A...

3. Calling All CNA's!

   BlondeAndBold replied to nightingale's topic in CNA/MA

   Hey there...I'm Holly...I've been working as a PCT (basically a CNA that can draw blood, haha) at a local hospital on the Vascular floor for almost 4 months now. I recieved my CNA cert this past January (that's also when I started nursing school). ...

4. Do you run to bed alarms?

   BlondeAndBold replied to TiggerBelly's topic in CNA/MA

   I work on a Vascular floor and rarely have bed alarms set...however; if we have a confused and/or fall risk patient and I hear their bed alarm being to sound I walk briskly to their room...I'm on a 32 bed floor, if I try to run around all the corners...

5. Favorite Mnemonics / Memory Tricks

   BlondeAndBold replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

   Diabetic patients...think "ZIP" when thinking of allergies... Zinc Insulin Protamine Hope this helps any/everyone... -=-holly-=-

6. school schedule?

   BlondeAndBold replied to achapman's topic in General Students

   My schedule changes every 5 weeks...but I can pretty much bank on something close to this... Monday: 9-12 lecture, (SOMETIMES) 1-4 lab Tuesday: 9-12 lecture Wednesday: 9-12 lecture, 1-4 clinical Thursday: 6:45-11:45 clinical Friday: 6:45-11:45 clini...

7. Age you will/were graduated?

   BlondeAndBold replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

   I have nearly 40 students in my class, we range from 19 to mid-50's...I'm the second youngest - haha! I'll be 23 when I graduate in December 2008! But age is nothing but a number - my best friend will be 40 when she graduates! :) -=-holly-=-

8. Should I talk to my clinical instructor about this????

   BlondeAndBold replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

   I wouldn't bring it up...several people have made some good comments here...she might have just been a little nervous to just jump in and start doing the bath (doesn't really excuse her sassy remark...). My first clinical rotation I was the "take ch...

9. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

   BlondeAndBold replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

   I wish I could've found this thread about 4 weeks ago! That's when I did my OR observation - and I just LOVED it!! OR is definately in my "top 5 places to work" when I become a nurse (one year left!!)! :) These are really great tips - spoken by a t...