With my degree in Anthropology, I found that I could play a mean game of trivial pursuit and also work as a restaurant manager. You think nursing has long crappy hours, wait until you open and close a restaurant! Wanted to do something that didn't ...
Seems like the hospital has a lil cash to throw around so our inpatient rooms are getting cardiac monitors. I have been gifted with writing the process standard for this. I do have a big question though, what do you do when you have monitored pa...
Don't be afraid to ask questions to people with more experience. I have found that nobody will say no, especially if you are completely honest. I hit month five today and I have to say that the older RN's and NP's at my hospital have been invaluab...
atomRN replied to reformedlibrarian's topic in New Nurse
Poop and pee are no problem for me. For me, the worst of the worst is trying to put in an IV line on a patient who has no veins whatsoever. All the old pros tell me that after 500 trys I will be good. I have about 450 more to go!
Spend as little as possible, I would say. Everybody takes the same NCLEX exam. Have the hospital you work for pay for the BS in BSN. I did an accelerated BSN and I can tell you our passing rate was something like 15 points lower that the CC's and ...
Technology means you need to own a computer and probably and PDA. You should be able to get government loans. Depending on the state you live, you also may qualify for state loans. I ended up getting an extra $2k in scholarship money by basically ...
Oh my undergrad was pretty terrible, like a 2.7 with a BS(tell me about it) in Anthropology. But when I did my pre-req core classes, I had a 3.5. I also had eleven year of work experience including 2 as a manager and 4 as a lab supervisor for a phy...
atomRN replied to njmonsterboi80's topic in New Jersey
Keep calling if you don't get a response. They are a little slow. I can say that at least as far as my experience, UMDNJ churns out the best self taught nurses out. It really depends on the luck of the draw with your clinical instructors. Oh yeah,...
I had an awesome time that I can remember the first time as an undergrad. Starting school 6 years after I some how got my first degree seemed daunting. I thought I was going to f up chem, A&P and Micro. I ended up getting all A's. I finished ...