OKNurse2be

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Mom of 3 and a Nurse

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  1. What's a "difficult pt" to you?

    For me, I think a "difficult" pt is a pt who makes unreasonable demands, or is mean to me, on the call light every 5 minutes for the same thing etc while fully cognitive. At least with a pt who has some type of cognitive impairment (dementia or strok...
  2. NCLEX Question? READ THIS!

    Taking NCLEX-RN on June 16th and I needed to read this today. I'm gonna rock that test!!! LOL
  3. The Nursing Shortage

    I don't know if I would call it a shortage per se, but I do know that my hospital is hiring quite a few new nurses (myself included), and the unit I am hired on to work at is short quite a few nurses and has to rely on float pool to fill the gaps. A ...
  4. OCCC traditional pathway clinicals

    I am an OCCC graduate and I will break it down as best as I can for you to the best of my knowledge. First Semester (NP1) you will have Lecture/Theory 2 days per week (Tue and Thu). You will have Labs on Mondays for the first 10 weeks and Wednesdays...
  5. Post conference ideas

    As a newly graduated nurse, I will speak to what I liked in Post conference and/or wished I had more of. 1: I liked when each person got the opportunity to give report on their patient. Giving a good report is a skill and I wish that more of my clin...
  6. Only a nurse will understand...

    Thanks for the advice. Taking something to help me sleep is actually not a bad idea, and usually Benadryl works pretty good for helping me fall asleep.
  7. Fast Track Option for ADN program

    My college, here in OK, offers a fast track ADN program, however it's for those students who already have a Bachelors degree (related or unrelated) in something else. I wouldn't recommend doing this type of program because it's incredibly fast paced ...
  8. Nursing Students with Kids

    Congrats on your acceptance! I just graduated and I have 3 children ages 8 and under. It is tough to be a nursing student and be a mom (or a dad) at the same time. I also worked per diem as well. You learn to prioritize and delegate your time so that...
  9. Only a nurse will understand...

    I will be starting my new 7p to 7a job next month and I have 3 kids ages 8 and under whom will all be home from school during the summer. Granted, My mom and my husband are both going to take turns on who keeps them during the day when I am supposed ...
  10. Is this common with nurses and doctors?

    I just graduated and I am pending on a test date (but I have a job waiting for me), and one of the things that fills me with trepidation is interacting with physicians over the phone about a patient. In school we have SBAR shoved down our throats, bu...
  11. Color coded uniform vent

    My hospital is also color coded. Navy and/or white for Nursing, Black for ED, Purple for L&D, Royal blue for the lab.. so on so forth. However, we are not limited to brands or locations in which to shop. Cherokee scrubs do not fit me well at all....
  12. My Semester in Review

    It varies from semester to semester, but in NP1 you will have 4 weeks of lab 2 times a week and then the next 6 weeks with lab once per week. Lectures are 2 days a week, 3 hours each time. Clinicals don't start until about week 8, and you will do 3 w...
  13. Study tips pls.

    If the professor talks about it in class or it's on the powerpoint.. highlight it. If it has to do with what a nurse is supposed to do in a situation, highlight it (Interventions). Think of it as an exercise in critical thinking... is this something ...
  14. Pass Rates

    Quality of instruction, clinical experience, realistic practice opportunities, the way the exams are written.. There are a LOT of things, but since I know my school I will say this. It has one of the highest pass rates in this states for the size of ...
  15. I really enjoyed my LTC clinical. We had 3 weeks in the same facility with the same pt each time, which is something we do not get in the hospital rotation. You learn to appreciate the population that is in the facility as well. A lot of the pts suff...