Deargceann

Deargceann

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  1. Air Force Psychiatric RN

    Did not even realize this was a thing until I was browsing the local job boards? A little background about me. I have a MEd. in counseling and a BSN. I've been working in psych for almost 2 years now, a RN for almost 3. My question is what is the pay...
  2. Feeling really discouraged

    So it's my first job out of nursing school and despite the fact that I like most of my co-workers, I really want out of my unit. I have had 2 separate instances with 2 separate preceptors who have given me misinformation on how to do a procedure. The...
  3. My Experience With The Four-Day Live Hurst Review For NCLEX

    I also took the 3 day live review. While some concepts were explained so that I could understand them better, I don't feel that any of the reviews I took helped. Honestly, I think only 2 questions on my NCLEX-RN were even addressed in my reviews. BTW...
  4. OR Pet peeves

    A. I actually had a resident tell me the other day that he needed me to page someone but he didn't know their name or department. B. Surgeons who have their own nurse they like and there is nothing you can do to make them happy. C. Surgeons who hold...
  5. Psych nursing...don't know if I can do this

    May I ask why you are leaving the OR? I'm trying to get a summer internship there but have not been able to get an observation day there yet. I was able to watch a PEG insertion and that was one of the coolest things ever.
  6. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

    Psych nurses have to take the same exam and get paid the same amount as a floor nurse. I'm in nursing school and had my med/surg evaluation with my professor. She knows I want to be a psych nurse and during the eval she stated that I should follow th...
  7. Psych nursing...don't know if I can do this

    Right now I am just a student PCT on a psych unit 2 1/2 more semester to go), but I find that a smile and respect go a long way. I've been cussed out and threatened, but never actually swung on.
  8. Medical College of Georgia- BSN Summer 2010

    I took A & P right after high school (when ASU was still on the quarter system), played around and made a C & D respectively. I had to retake them and made B's for both courses. However, ASU had converted to the semester system so the hours c...
  9. Medical College of Georgia- BSN Summer 2010

    That's the funny thing, my GPA was lowered because quarter grades count for more than semester. I can only assume that they took that into consideration. Even though I haven't used my counseling degree in a paying job, it definitely helps on the floo...
  10. Medical College of Georgia- BSN Summer 2010

    Mine was lower than yours but they might have looked at it differently. Originally I had a C in A&P on the quarter system but when I retook them got B's on the semester system and lowered my GPA. I had A and B in everything but nothing like a 3.8
  11. Medical College of Georgia- BSN Summer 2010

    I honestly have no idea how they accept people. My GPA was a 3.6 I think and SAT was an 1130 and I had no community service as far as a hospital. They might have looked at my volunteering with a rape crisis service and the fact that I had a Masters. ...
  12. Nurses with tattoos

    I hear Hawaii is pretty lax about having tattoos.
  13. Nurses with tattoos

    I never meant to imply that tattoos= hot, just that I'm pretty sure that when I'm 80 I'll be a lot more concerned about keeping track of my meds than whether I look good in a bikini.
  14. Nurses with tattoos

    I hate that whole "How are you going to look when you're 80?" comment. As far as I know, I've never seen any hot 80 year olds.
  15. Nurses with tattoos

    Thanks everyone. I pretty much figured L&D was out, I don't really want to be elbow deep with sleeves on. lol. I wasn't sure about OR since they are usually knocked out anyway. I'm used to people judging me by my tattoos, that's why I cover them ...