PDXSammy

PDXSammy specializes in Community Health & MedSurg.

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1. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

   PDXSammy replied to aidensmom403's topic in Pre-Nursing

   How old would you be if you didn't go to nursing school? ;-) I didn't start pre-req's until I was 47, and got my RN license the same year I turned 52. Like you, I wanted to be a nurse after I graduated from hs, but that didn't happen, and regrette...

2. I need your help Allnurses.

   PDXSammy replied to Prettyladie's topic in General Students

   I had to get 9 Arts & Humanities credits, so I signed up for Ceramics, Photography and Abnormal Psych summer term. Ceramics was WAY fun, and photography was a breeze - it was a list of subjects to shoot (a thin blue line, a yellow circle, a refl...

3. Male Nurses

   PDXSammy replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in General Nursing

   I have a t-shirt that reads "That's MR. nurse to you", and wear it to work regularly. The only problem I have is correcting people that automatically assume I'm a doctor. What you do in the bedroom has nothing to do with your chosen career. Unless...

4. Is it unprofessional for instructors to do this?

   PDXSammy replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

   I feel sorry for the students who didn't study and/or blew off clinicals and still passed. Karma will catch up with them when they're suddenly faced with test questions they can't answer (or even guess at an answer), or are asked to do a procedure t...

5. Nursing school weight gain

   PDXSammy replied to rocket2010's topic in General Students

   I got addicted to pretzels and choc milk while studying. Anybody know how to turn a stack of 33x36 501's into a quilt?

6. I think my professor is making up stuff.......not sure what to do.

   PDXSammy replied to katmarieRN's topic in General Students

   i was immediately curious about your professor's fact and found this at the new york-presbyterian the university hospital of columbia and cornell website. she's partly right, but i'd be very careful to not make waves while in ns. being of advanced ag...

7. Can't get a job :(

   PDXSammy replied to cheesecake89's topic in Massachusetts

   Stop at the public health clinics in your area and talk to the nursing manager about doing on-call work. There are no benefits and the schedule changes fast, but it's a great way to get to know community health. I'm at a county clinic and usually w...

8. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   PDXSammy replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   I know this is slightly off subject, but I had to tell it after I read about the male chauvinist pig resident. During one of my med/surg rotations, I was alone in a private room doing vs and morning care on a patient in 4 point restraints. This ar...

9. job etiquette question

   PDXSammy replied to kadell's topic in General Nursing

   I would call the person that offered the job and let her know you haven't heard from HR. She can let you know if HR's swamped and haven't gotten to your paperwork yet, or (gawd forbid) if the offer fell through. I was recruited by the unit where I ...

10. Questions for a new nurse

    PDXSammy replied to abanks9's topic in New Nurse

    1. What is your title and what kind of unit do you work in? RN and Community Health Nurse, working at a county health clinic 2. How long have you worked in this unit/department? 2 months 3. What are your nursing responsibilities? advice nurse calls...

11. nursing grad who cant seem to pass boards

    PDXSammy replied to angieb82's topic in General Nursing

    What helped me pass on my 3rd try was NCLEX for Dummies. I tried Kaplan and Saunders the first two times. Please don't give up. You've invested too much time and work to let it all slip through your fingers. If you passed nursing school, you WILL...

12. Nursing Supervisor Problems

    PDXSammy replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    It might be easy to say something like, "Suzie, your tone of voice really sounds angry, so if I did something to set you off, let's talk. I really don't want you upset with me." I think she's running down the pier to hop on the Titanic. As long a...

13. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    PDXSammy replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    Or how about, "Are you messing with me, or are you really that stupid?"

14. Kaplan scores and nclex

    PDXSammy replied to Tamstermb's topic in New Nurse

    I know what you mean about forgetting material right after the test! As far as keeping track of 6 patients - get organized now! Use your favorite patient organization sheets and keep lots of notes as you go. If you don't have a favorite sheet yet, ...

15. Am I too old to just be starting?

    PDXSammy replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    I'm repeating myself here, but it's easier than getting into the "read up" thing. I started pre-req's at 47 and passed the NCLEX last month at the age of 53...but a young 53 :chuckle Go for it, Sistah!!!