fullco

fullco specializes in Intermediate Care/Telemetry Unit.

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1. Let's introduce ourselves...

   fullco replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hi! I am a new RN on an Intermediate Care/Telemetry Unit. I passed boards on June 18th and have been on my own for a month. It has been a bit scarey but I have loved every minute of it! Nice to meet everyone.

2. Let's introduce ourselves...

   fullco replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hello. My name is Stephanie. I just graduated in May and passed the boards in June. I work on an Intermediate Care Floor/Telemetry unit. I really enjoy it and cannot believe I am actually done with school and passed boards! Working on the unit h...

3. Any Vincennes University students out there??

   fullco replied to fullco's topic in Indiana

   Hey Shorty! Glad to see you are still in Vincennes!! Are you in transitions now or are you done?? I just finished my Med Surg Final with Mrs. Lafferty it was difficult.....I had Litherland for peds last 8 weeks. I just want to get next semester o...

4. Is anyone going to VU for nursing?

   fullco replied to Heynurse87's topic in Indiana

   Hello! I am a second year nursing student at VU! It is a very good program--it begins to go really fast your second semester....just plant down and learn everything really well your first semester and you will be set. The instructors are very good...

5. What does this mean?

   fullco replied to NY Nurse's topic in General Students

   Signs And Symptoms Of Congestive Heart Failure

6. First fundamentals test done

   fullco replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

   The first test is more general, as you go along in the class. The questions will become trickier and more in depth.

7. Does anyone use the cd roms that come with the book?

   fullco replied to traumaQN's topic in General Students

   Always do the review questions on the CD that comes with your book. Sometimes profs will use questions similar. It really helps a lot--we use them often--esp in med/surg

8. preparing myself for nursing school tests

   fullco replied to tookewlandy's topic in General Students

   Unfortunately, there is no right way to study for a critical thinking exam. You just have to know your material backwards, forwards and sideways. Then when you read the question--read each answer carefully and decide which one is most important to ...

9. Test taking policy, does your school do this too?

   fullco replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in General Students

   We are allowed to see our exams after the grades our posted. We review the material and then our tests are destroyed. While testing we only get one minute per question. Our bags, etc have to be on the floor--no books, etc on the table. ...

10. RN Report Sheets

    fullco replied to skye1571's topic in Student Assist

    On our report sheets we have spaces for different things--are they diabetic, activity--a assist t total p partial. Ambulation assist 1 or 2 people. IV size, gauge, with iv fluids running or sl for saline lock. There is a line for diet ,O2 info, DNR...

11. WOOT! Semester is OVER!!!! How did y'all do?

    fullco replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Students

    Congrats everyone!!! I am so glad for this semester to be over. I got an A in Fundamentals and OB but I got a B+ in Med Surg--only one point away. I was disappointed but at least I did well. In our school a 90-91 is an A-. The lowest grade you c...

12. ATI testing in our school

    fullco replied to EDinPA's topic in General Students

    This is our first semester for ATI at our school. I don't think it will be too bad, but then again....who knows. We have to take testing at the end of the semester and if we score within the 60th percentile we get 5 bonus points for the class. If ...

13. Was your 1st Clinicals wose or better than expected??

    fullco replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Students

    :chuckle I have been going to clinicals for a month now. I thought I would be too nervous to do anything but have found that I am very relaxed once I start working with the patients. I didn't know what to expect but I am loving every minute of i...

14. What part...

    fullco replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Indiana

    I am from Vincennes Indiana, attending Vincennes University. This is my first semester in the RN program. :)

15. OMGosh.........3 weeks from today!

    fullco replied to JGLPN2BE's topic in General Students

    I am starting also on August 22nd. I am really excited and scared. They only take 30 people per year so I was lucky enough to get in...Now I just want to be the best I can be. I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old and my oldest starts Kindergarten ...