HelloKittyRN

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1. WHEN Do I Stop Feeling Stupid?

   HelloKittyRN replied to hangnon's topic in General Students

   I have been a nurse for a year now, and I will NEVER forget those days in clinicals! And when I really think about it, some of the stuff that the teachers say and even the other nurses, it was so uncalled for! Because I work on a general medical fl...

2. Working, school, family

   HelloKittyRN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Students

   Right now I am currently in school to get my BSN. I graduated in Dec of 2004 with my ADN. I currently work full-time. (I work 12 hour shifts so I only work 3 days a week). I only go to school once a week, but things are still hard. I remember ba...

3. drug cards

   HelloKittyRN replied to Maisie's topic in General Students

   It depends on what area of the hospital you are working in. Yes, lots of meds are IV, but we also give a lot of oral meds, too. I work on a general med floor and most of our patients are on 15-20 different medications. A few of our biggest ones wo...

4. are patients in danger

   HelloKittyRN replied to b.tell's topic in General Students

   I have already graduated, so I have done all my research about the different hospitals in my area and what type of nursing they have (team or primary) and what their patient loads are like. The hospital I finally chose and work at now is so great! ...

5. Stressed out from school?! Any tips?

   HelloKittyRN replied to skatoliki's topic in General Students

   I graduated from nursing school in December 2004, and I will tell you, I never learned how to manage my stress! There was always so many things to be done! I guess after I graduated and started working I found out just how well I had managed. I wa...

6. HESI CD scores vs actual HESI test scores?

   HelloKittyRN replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Students

   I have already graduated, but we had to do this in our last semester. We had to take at least five tests, and print out our test results. I think my highest score was a 76. I was so worried about passing the HESI on our last day. Because of exams...

7. Did I Make a Big Mistake?

   HelloKittyRN replied to RNLauren05's topic in New Nurse

   When I first got out of nursing school I worked 3-11 5 days a week! I absolutely hated it! But, I now work 7a-7p and absolutely love it. I only had to work 3-11 for 6 months. Check out other floors and other hospitals. Everyone needs nurses, and...

8. I'm feeling dumb........

   HelloKittyRN replied to FreshRN05's topic in New Nurse

   About when you were mentioning calling DR's and taking orders.....I remember this was the hardest thing for me. I always talked my preceptor in to calling for me. Then one day, they made me do it. Of course, the doctor was not very nice (depends o...

9. Need an experienced opinion please!

   HelloKittyRN replied to HelloKittyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the advice, that was what I was thinking, too. To answer some of the questions, I'm not sure if it is end stage renal failure or not. I know he has had renal failure many times before so I know it isn't the beginning stages. He is in ano...

10. Med-Surg Roll Call

    HelloKittyRN replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

    I currently work on a medical floor and have worked their for 18 months as an aide and 13 months as an RN. I am constantly busy and always learning new things, I truly enjoy it. I don't plan on being on the medical floor forever. I currently am wo...

11. New Grad Pay Rates

    HelloKittyRN replied to ctunurse's topic in Indiana

    I work in Elkhart and I started out at $18. After I passed my boards, I got a dollar raise. I currently make 19.50. We don't get sign on bonuses as new grads, but our hospital does offer tuition reimbursement and scholarships. They also have a BS...

12. ASN to BSN

    HelloKittyRN replied to courtneyalissa's topic in Indiana

    Since I'm not sure where you live, I'll just tell you about the ones I know about. Indiana University of South Bend has a BSN completion program that takes approximately two years. Classes are around $200 a credit hour. I just started back to get ...

13. I'm feeling dumb........

    HelloKittyRN replied to FreshRN05's topic in New Nurse

    Wow, that patient load sounds like a lot to me! No wonder you feel overwhelmed! I remember my first few days on orientation......so much stuff to learn! I think nursing school tries to prepare you for this, but no matter what, your first few days ...

14. Need an experienced opinion please!

    HelloKittyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've only been a nurse for a little over a year and I don't have a lot of experience with death and dying. A family member of mine was in the hospital for a few weeks. He is 78 years old and has every health problem you can think of. He has had pr...

15. Advise for new grad. What questions should I ask?

    HelloKittyRN replied to jamielyn_1981's topic in Career Support

    The advice from the others is great, I just have one little thing to add....be sure to ask what the nurse/pt ratio is and if they are centered in primary care or team nursing. This may make a big difference for you in selecting which hospitals you w...