shortlilgirl02

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shortlilgirl02 specializes in floating.


Been in the medical field for about 10 years - first MA, then EMT, CNA, RN and am still premed. I've worked clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, spinal cord rehab, LTC, and every possible floor in an acute care setting. I favor ICU. Educationally, while I have been around the block, I have three associate degrees, am 20 credits shy of my BSN, and have under a year left of a double bachelors in biochem/molecular bio. After much thought, I am planning to finish a BSN next year and continue toward medical school from there.

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  1. Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    To me, this attitude ranks up there with, "Well, if one has a certain hair color, they must not have a thought in their head!" I hum subconsciously a lot of the time, and I don't have any issues with keeping up with my patient care or assignments. Fo...
  2. I'm venting!

    I'd keep applying places while you have your current job. For some reason it seems easier to get hired if you're already employed. Also, I'd suggest that if patients yell at you and call you names, your best bet is to avoid reacting - especially if i...
  3. Number of Hours per Week in RN School

    For me during two consecutive semesters of nursing school, it was class mon tues 9 am-330 pm, clinical wed thurs 6 am-6 pm
  4. Patients with sitters

    I'm going to be defensive here as well. I have been a CNA for 7 years, and have taken care of every type of patient population imaginable. I've been an agency aide for full time hours since 2009, and my record is pretty well "untarnished" at this poi...
  5. Buy or Rent Nursing Textbooks

    I didn't buy or rent any books in nursing school. We had to purchase ati, and each class session got notes, handouts, powerpoints, and so on. I filled in the blanks from ati, the lectures from our instructors, and google.
  6. Med/Surg Floor help

    The main thing that sets surgical apart from medical, at least in my experience, is all the drains. In one hospital, I worked on an 18 bed surgical unit and normally at least half the patients had two or more drains - chest tubes, JPs, HVs, foleys, N...
  7. Family Members/Patients Who Write Down Your Name

    I absolutely agree. My place of employment puts first and last names on badges. I covered up my last name with labels and I never give out any other identifier. I usually turn my tag around too because I don't use the legal name on my badge and it ge...
  8. What did you do the day before your test date?

    I was so burned out from moving, unpacking, cleaning, working, and trying to study the previous four weeks that I slept about 18 hours the day prior
  9. Feeling so discouraged.

    With chemical equations, you have to have the same number of each type of molecule on both sides. What's one you're struggling with?
  10. Horrible time management... Any advice?

    How many patients do they have you taking care of by yourself? While time management skills come with experience, unfortunately we all have days where we sink more than swim. Is there a way to answer the lights outside of the room, such as a call lig...
  11. Don't feel too bad - I failed my first skills test for not talking to the mannequin. On my second try I had none of the same skills and passed easily.
  12. quick results

    My link came up 46 hours after the start of my nclex. PVT was right in my case.
  13. Home Health Aide w/ VERY difficult transfer case

    Size isn't necessarily an issue, depending on your level of strength. Because I'm 4'11, I have had to modify my own techniques for patient transfers. That being said, I would use a similar technique to what your PCA showed you if the patient is tall ...
  14. Mosby's Review or Hurst... insight please :)

    The Hurst book from Amazon wasn't like the review itself. There wasn't a lot of content in it, which is what the Hurst review covers - It was mostly practice questions. I'd say if content is your struggle, do the Hurst review.
  15. CNA while in school

    I disagree. Being an RN is not much different than being a CNA - many floors in hospitals do not utilize CNAs between the hours of 2300 and 0700, unless they are a 1:1 companion. That being said, the RNs wind up doing the work of both the CNA and the...