NurseYoungGuns

NurseYoungGuns has 3 years experience.

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1. How did she/he get through nursing school?

   NurseYoungGuns replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I was grateful to work with a few of these nurses while i was a LPN going through a RN bridge program... they always made me think to myself that if they could get through school then I could too!! They also always provided examples of what not to do...

2. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

   NurseYoungGuns replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

   I had a patient around my own age on med-surg... paralyzed from the neck down, totally dependent but completely A&O. He kept going on and on about how beautiful I was. While my hand was guiding his flaccid penis into a bedside urinal.

3. Where can I get male only patients?

   NurseYoungGuns replied to Firas5's topic in General Nursing

   Try prison.

4. Relationship with patient?

   NurseYoungGuns replied to Nurse2bklingon's topic in Relations

   There's so many other fish in the sea. So many stable, less manipulative fish who won't cost you your license.

5. Math requirement for RNs?

   NurseYoungGuns replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

   Graduated LPN program in 2015. Starting RN program next week. In the LPN program I had a wonderful instructor. Army vet, OR nurse. He required that we pass dosage calc tests by doing our work longhand with no calculator and score above a 90%; howeve...

6. How did you prepare for NCLEX-PN?

   NurseYoungGuns posted a topic in NCLEX

   LPNs: how did you prepare for NCLEX-PN? What material did you find helpful? I've been quizzing myself with Kaplan's RN 10,000 and I'm considering purchasing some review flashcards to use with my classmates, but I'm wondering what products others have...

7. Nursing school isn't as terrifying as I expected?

   NurseYoungGuns replied to NotAllThoseWhoWander's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I felt the same way in the first semester of my LPN program. I was bored. But then these last two semesters have picked up and been more challenging, which I really like. My advice is to not let yourself get lazy even if the work is easy, and always ...

8. "Throwing Out" questions on a test

   NurseYoungGuns replied to DawnJ's topic in General Students

   Our teachers will throw out questions but only after they've investigated into who got the question wrong or right. If the top scorers for the test got it right, then it's a good question. If everyone got it wrong including the top scorers then usual...

9. Nurses don't know the lab

   NurseYoungGuns replied to ezpzpizzi's topic in General Nursing

   This is probably the wrong place to leave this post considering the ratio of lab personnel to nurses on this site I completely agree with you though. I work in the lab receiving specimens (I have no education in laboratory science, but I am about to...

10. Considering CNA to LPN, advise needed

    NurseYoungGuns replied to ehausler4147's topic in LPN/LVN

    I'm in LPN school right now and I wish that I would have gone straight to RN; but it seems like you don't have the desire to be an RN, so I think that becoming an LPN would work well for you. I agree with dealwithit on going straight to BSN if you ev...

11. Running, Walking, or Cross-Trainers?

    NurseYoungGuns replied to Exhaustipated's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Brooks makes great neutral shoes. I have the Glycerin 13 style and my feet never hurt after a shift (nursing student but work in the hospital lab, many days I am on my feet for the entire shift). The Brooks that I bought were about $150 but to be com...

12. LPN/LVN to RN California almost impossible!!

    NurseYoungGuns replied to KickRox's topic in LPN-RN

    KickRox, I feel ya. I saw your post on another thread about LPN (LVN wherever you are) being a trap and it totally is! I SO wish I would have gone straight to RN because I feel like I'm going to be sitting around for years just waiting for some LPN t...

13. When should I start applying for jobs?

    NurseYoungGuns replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in LPN/LVN

    P.S. good luck in your last semester :)

14. When should I start applying for jobs?

    NurseYoungGuns replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in LPN/LVN

    I'm in the same boat as you; I graduate mid-December and then the BoN (Idaho) is closed for two full weeks for Christmas, causing a delay for test dates. Our instructor said that she is getting our paperwork together ahead of time (mid-November) so t...

15. ER, PEDS or JAIL...hardest decision in my life!

    NurseYoungGuns replied to Ashleyhunleyrn's topic in General Nursing

    First of all... congratulations on 3 job offers! That's great! It sounds like the ER would work best for your situation. It seems to me that having ER experience definitely makes you more marketable (just from articles I've read and RNs that I've tal...