audiothologist

audiothologist has 5 years experience and specializes in emergency, oncology.

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1. Where do I go from here?

   audiothologist posted a topic in General Students

   Hello, I am a second degree RN student (I have an AS is liberal arts-science, and a BS is communications sciences and disorders (pre-professional speech language pathology/audiology). I have 1 semester left of an ADN program. I am a practicing LPN is...

2. Which stethoscope to buy???

   audiothologist replied to kelseymalynn's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I love my 13 dollar sprague. I use it in educational, personal, and professional life. Since I am a nursing student, EMT, and HCW I go through between 2 and 3 a year. Everyone has a different taste in scopes. One person in my class had a littman card...

3. white scrub tops and males

   audiothologist replied to jltbone's topic in Men

   They are just trying to keep us down. Florence Nightengale liked nurses in white. She also didn't like men in nursing. She beleived only woman should be nurses. yes this was routed in that in her time it was one of few jobs woman could have. Just whe...

4. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

   audiothologist replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN/LVN

   or (and this is just me) WORK IN HEALTHCARE BEFORE GOING TO NURSING SCHOOL Every single nurse I have met who worked/volunteered in healthcare before they even started nursing school had a job w/i 3 months... some w/i 2 days, of getting their license....

5. HELP! Full-time job with nursing school, will that work?

   audiothologist replied to mabdirahman's topic in General Nursing

   to quote an old instructor of mine "Are you crazy, nursing school takes up 75% of your time, sleep takes up 5% of your time, that only leave 20% for work" Would it be nice to have a full time job, yes. but realistically unless you are a masochist it ...

6. HIV Positive Nurses

   audiothologist replied to JeepDudeRN's topic in Student Assist

   I've worked with patient with AIDS and cancer.... to tell you the truth the cancer scared me more, not because I would cartch it but becuase cancer scares me. I only care if a patient has AIDS or HIV if I come in unprotected contact with their body f...

7. What's the nicest thing a patient has done for you?

   audiothologist replied to Cyndi13's topic in General Nursing

   Hug me and told me I am already a nurse and no school or person could change that. I've had this happen 3 times in my life. First was a pt in an ED who came in with a simple tib/fib fracture but the nurses would not talk to her or beleive a word she ...

8. Am I likely to pass my NCLEX-PN?

   audiothologist replied to audiothologist's topic in NCLEX

   Only practice questiosn I have are the tests (proctored and unproctored) and ATI books the school gives us. I found the books written by Saunders and Kaplan (for other things I have taken) to be as worth while as an oil retention enema to a person wi...

9. My ex-employer is ruining my life! How can I get past this?

   audiothologist replied to Nurse_Breonna21's topic in Career Support

   I haven't dealt with this from a nursing standpoint yet, but I had things similar happened when in AP positions. Sometimes it isn't even what is said but how it is said. Case in point; I left one job becuase a tech was trying to bring me down becuase...

10. Already an RN first DUI, board of nursing

    audiothologist replied to RNfornow2011's topic in Criminal

    I would contact a lawyer. While I think you should be punished for your poor choice... I personally feel you are punishing yourself. We all make mistakes and I hope nothing severe happens to you. Just be open and honest. A lying nurse appears to be m...

11. Am I likely to pass my NCLEX-PN?

    audiothologist posted a topic in NCLEX

    My school uses ATI testing. I have scored level 2 or 3 on nearly every test. My lowest is a 70% in pharmacology (level 2), next is Mental health 84% (level 2), next is management 85% (level 3), next is med/surg 71.1% (level 3). On the newest (pre-use...

12. Why do you feel that nursing is for you?

    audiothologist replied to nyroshan's topic in Male Students

    Before I went into nursing I got a bachelors in speech pathology/audiology where I found out I liked the more invasive area... Then I got my emt-b and that made me love nursing even more.... Then I worked in a level 2 trauma center for 2 years and th...