This story is the original poster's and it is extremely well done for someone who is mad and tired. I think this is a terrific point of view. I'd be curious to know how things are going all this time later. I'm not sure what "true feel" means. Th...
Reddy,RN replied to thetaterelate's topic in General Nursing
I've read through these pages and the question in the title only seems to have a couple of answers. One is to offer verbal support to the parent; the other is to offer to spell the parent with the contribution of time. Unsolicited verbal support mak...
Reddy,RN replied to kimnstanley123's topic in General Nursing
A&P is short for Anatomy and Physiology. http://books.google.com/books?id=Dzr2pRTzxaEC&dq=anatomy+and+physiology&printsec=frontcover&source=bll&ots=AIlNXIi__Z&sig=sQxaqsHd65YS5kAZWxm8zUQdlmo&hl=en&ei=1ClES5SlGJS1lAeDqp...
You will love being a nursing student because at first your clinicals will give you time to listen to stories. As a nurse, listening for the patient's cues that could show physical or mental issues are the skills needed. Not small talk.
Reddy,RN replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing
The rewarding moments are tantalizingly few and far between. Also, the interruptions are themselves interrupted, sometimes to a laughable degree, but laughing is not encouraged.
Reddy,RN replied to Suzanne44's topic in Massachusetts
My advice is enjoy your day job with weekends off and your 65K. Neither is realistically possible for a new RN. Start taking the prereqs in the evenings to see how it goes. Nursing is not a stepping stone to Physician Assistant AFAIK. It can be ...
True. I even remember a House episode where a perfectly healthy woman in Antarctica had an undiagnosed broken toe. It created fat emboli which traveled through her system and caused all sorts of symptoms. Not a likely scenario but a possibility. Lett...
Reddy,RN replied to melgrek's topic in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Registration http://http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Researcher&L2=Physical+Health+and+Treatment&L3=Nursing+Statistics&L4=National+Council+Licensure+Examinations+(NCLEX)+by+Schoo...
Reddy,RN replied to kellyx218's topic in Massachusetts
The video of the UMass Amherst Nursing Clinical Sim Lab makes it look like a really great place to get to practice what you need to know before meeting real patients. Thanks.
Whew! What a thread. These may be in pages 25 to 89 but they're my pet peeves so, in no particular order: 1.) jewelry is not joo-ler-ee. It's jew-el-ry. 2.) unique doesn't get qualified: nothing can be most unique. 3.) Why not use "use?" Why "util...
Sorry it didn't work out the first time for you. Glad to hear you're determined. I stand by my advice in the other thread. Good luck. https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/i-need-help-382650.html#post3548282
Reddy,RN replied to aspiring_midwife_wi's topic in New Nurse
Thanks for your post. The NCLEX was the single most disorienting test of my life, including the GRE. I remember getting angry too at so many "You are the nurse..." questions. I remember clicking those answers wishing I could tell someone in person wh...
Less time a day than TOG but closer to 4 weeks. And yes, every bit of that little book was mine by the time I was done. One thing that proved enormously helpful in practice and on GRE day was to start writing 1 2 3 4 in columns over and over before...