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1. Head to Toe Assessment

   hippie_runner replied to Tiffc88's topic in General Students

   Start at the top and work down by body system. Ask questions about the body system you are assessing. For example, after you auscultate the bowel sounds and are palpating, ask about bowel habits and their GI history. It is really not complicated. ...

2. Nursing Student Working as PCT

   hippie_runner replied to tonya2980's topic in Technicians

   I am in nursing school and working as a PCT has helped me immensely. While my fellow students are trying to find their grove with time management, getting used to talking to patients, and all the charting, I already have the experience. Aside from ...

3. Waiting List!

   hippie_runner replied to FAITH_NURSE's topic in General Students

   I second the getting a PRN PCT job. In my program, a lot of the work we do in clinical is PCT work. We do the baths, the vitals, the bed changes, and everything else the patient needs during our time there. I work as a PCT now and I wish I had the...

4. Upgraded Wardrobe

   hippie_runner replied to I<3NEPatriots's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I understand the guilt. I am currently in nursing school but work as a PCT. For clinical, we wear these horrible uniforms. They are boxy and unflattering. Everyone hates them. The hospital where I work as a PCT is not color coded so I get to wea...

5. Jobs while studying Nursing

   hippie_runner replied to BWaldorf's topic in General Students

   I am in an ADN program and I pay everything out of pocket. After I work there for awhile, I am going to look into tuition reimbursement for the RN-BSN program. I didn't work until this past month. I don't think I could have made it through the fir...

6. Jobs while studying Nursing

   hippie_runner replied to BWaldorf's topic in General Students

   Wow! I get 8.70 an hour. I am in Mississippi though.

7. Jobs while studying Nursing

   hippie_runner replied to BWaldorf's topic in General Students

   I work as a PCT. I had no training other than what I have gotten my first year in nursing school. The pay is not great, but it gives me more hands on experience than I get in clinical and I am already employed at the hospital where I want to work a...

8. Instructor giving away test questions!

   hippie_runner replied to nursingforme2's topic in General Students

   Do you live in Tennessee by any chance?