Annath

Annath specializes in Progressive Care/ICU Stepdown.

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1. I harmed my first patient today.

   Annath replied to starwarrior's topic in Safety

   You didn't harm your patient any more than you'd "harm" a patient who bleeds a little when changing a wound dressing. The insertion and removal of a piece of plastic, smooth as it may be, into a very sensitive part of the anatomy that isn't intended ...

2. New grads in specialties without the basics

   Annath replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   As a new grad, we were taught the following explicitly: Nursing school doesn't exist to teach you to be a nurse anymore, it exists to teach you to pass the NCLEX. Your employer will teach you the skills/attitudes they want you to know. Med/Surg is ab...

3. NCLEX Shut off in 75 Qs...

   Annath replied to Annath's topic in NCLEX

   Haha, the Virginia Board of Nursing License Verification phone number just confirmed I passed!!!

4. Quit during orientation

   Annath replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

   I just think its funny they thought 15 patients was unsafe. The nursing home I did clinicals at my first semester in nursing school had a CNA:Patient ratio of 1:18-20 4 CNAs and 2 RNs per wing, (wing=4 halls) 3 wings. Plus various orderly types who d...

5. NCLEX Shut off in 75 Qs...

   Annath replied to Annath's topic in NCLEX

   That's my understanding as well. I am going to check the VA Board of Nursing after start of business tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have an entry in the database! For what it's worth, Pearson gave me an error saying I had recently sat for the NCLEX, and di...

6. NCLEX Shut off in 75 Qs...

   Annath replied to Annath's topic in NCLEX

   Haha, thanks! Rationally, I know I almost certainly passed. I did both the Kaplan and ATI classroom reviews, and I have always been a very strong test taker. I just don't deal with anxiety well. Especially since I was in an unfamiliar city and had ...

7. NCLEX Shut off in 75 Qs...

   Annath replied to Annath's topic in NCLEX

   Kaplan was both harder and different than the NCLEX. I think the Kaplan decision tree was helpful. The actual questions we practiced in Kaplan seemed tailored for the decision tree, while the NCLEX was definitely not.

8. NCLEX Shut off in 75 Qs...

   Annath posted a topic in NCLEX

   Walked out of the testing center about an hour ago. I have no idea what to think about the test. Nothing comes up when looking for myself on the VA BoN license lookup. Although it HAS only been an hour... I was a decent student in Nursing school... N...

9. New Grad Headed to the ICU!

   Annath replied to scheeh73's topic in Critical

   This is part of the reason why I applied for jobs on stepdown/progressive care units instead of trying to jump straight into the ICU (where I want to end up). It definitely seems like the best way to get acclimated to the critical care mindset, witho...

10. Tell me about ICU/Step-down Nursing (please!)

    Annath replied to Annath's topic in Critical

    Fantastic! I'll definitely check out your website! Hungry for knowledge describes me perfectly! I actually just bought myself a copy of the Merck Manual so I could learn a little more about diseases and pathology than we covered in school. Of cours...

11. Working Nights and Having a Life

    Annath replied to Annath's topic in Career Support

    I know they said everyone has to work 2 weekends a month. Honestly that's great for me. The job I'm at now (literally, I'm typing this on my phone) I've been at since before starting nursing school, and I've had to work literally every Saturday and ...

12. Tell me about ICU/Step-down Nursing (please!)

    Annath posted a topic in Critical

    Hi there! I just accepted a position for nights on a Progressive Care Unit as a new grad (busily studying for NCLEX!) I've always loved the idea of working with critical/acute patients. I love organizing my day, prioritizing, and getting to really ...

13. Working Nights and Having a Life

    Annath replied to Annath's topic in Career Support

    They do offer self scheduling. Obviously not everyone can get Friday off for example, but they accommodate employee preferences wherever possible. Shouldn't be too big an issue for me if my goal is having consecutive days off rather than specific da...

14. Working Nights and Having a Life

    Annath replied to Annath's topic in Career Support

    What job works 7 nights a week O_O

15. Working Nights and Having a Life

    Annath replied to Annath's topic in Career Support

    I've heard some people say that maintaining a day life on your days off while working nights on workdays can be really difficult. I'm glad to hear that maybe it's not so bad. I accepted the nights job because the differential is really good, and I ...