sagelola

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1. Which specialty/area is your externship in?

   sagelola replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in General Students

   WannabeLPN2005...our externships are found on our own. They are a paid position through the hospital that you have to apply for, interview for, and then it is just like a job. However, at our school we also have to be enrolled in Nursing 50, which is...

2. Who applied for HRSA scholarship???

   sagelola replied to Alitia M's topic in General Students

   CNSA sent around an e-mail to all its members about this scholarship. I applied...my EFC is 0, but I am sure that there are those who made less than we did last year who are more "needy" than we are. I agree, it is a LONG shot even hoping for it. Wha...

3. Which specialty/area is your externship in?

   sagelola replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in General Students

   I start my week-long orientation for my externship on Monday, too. I applied to 3 of the hospitals in the area, and had been speaking with the NM on L&D at one of them. She was on vacation and was supposed to call me back, but never did. In the m...

4. How important is a PDA?

   sagelola replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Students

   I know several people that have one...some use theirs a lot, others don't. I still have not seen anyone use it in clinicals. My good friend got one for Christmas as she was starting the program in January. She says it is handy sometimes, but she real...

5. Blah, summer school...

   sagelola replied to LindseyLou2222's topic in General Students

   I will start in 2 more weeks. This is my very last week of vacation EVER (I am starting a job next week, orientation ) Then for the summer I am taking 2 classes that are each 3 weeks long for a total of 6 units. I am not sure how hard they will be, ...

6. Do nursing students practice on each other?

   sagelola replied to Kristy_joyz's topic in General Students

   We did IM and SC injections at the university I attend...my friend at the CC did IV starts, IM and SC injections...they also bathed each other which we did not do. We did BP, HR, pulse, resp. I think that is about it. Each school seems to be a little...

7. I am a male L&D nurse

   sagelola replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   I for one think that is fantastic. It doesn't matter if you are male or female, as long as you are human and give kind, compassionate care that is patient-centered. I don't think it is right to stereotype a man...just because he is a man why couldn't...

8. What positions are available for student nurses, ...

   sagelola replied to studentnurse74's topic in General Students

   In our area students can be a CNA/PCT (after first semester in the BSN program) or extern/apprentice (after 2nd semester). From what I understand, one of the hospitals in the area is paying around $12 for CNA...for externs they range from $13.07 to $...

9. Do LPN's get the pay they deserve?

   sagelola replied to Pedsnrs2003's topic in General Nursing

   I don't want to start anything here...but do RN's get paid what they deserve? They have a Bachelor's degree or higher (well, some have an ADN)...LPN education is much shorter, is it not? And don't RN's have more responsibility than an LPN? I think ma...

10. Child care for students

    sagelola replied to beccaleigh72's topic in General Students

    My school has you fill out an extra verification paper. You have to take it to the provider and they have to sign and verify that you will be paying for childcare and how much it will cost. Also, for those of low income, my school has a subsidized pr...

11. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    sagelola replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

    I used to work for an insurance agency by the name of Sharp Insurance (the owner's last name)... It was my duty as receptionist to answer the phones, among other things. One afternoon I picked up the phone and said, "Good Afternoon, Shark Insurance.....

12. Recommend epidurals?

    sagelola replied to lady_jezebel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had 3 children...the first one with an epidural and the last two without. From my own personal experience, I did not like the epidural...it was bad. What happened...I was 18 yo, and NO ONE told me what labor was like (I kid you not!), so I reall...

13. What specialty do you aspire to?

    sagelola replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Students

    To begin with, Labor and Delivery (although I have accepted an Extern job in pediatric oncology!). I will be returning for my MSN ASAP after graduation for a CNM.

14. For anyone who wears Dansko Professional shoes

    sagelola replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing here...I wear a really large 10 (okay, sometimes 11) and had to get a 42 or size 12 in my Danskos...and still sometimes my great left toe hurts me (I have some other issues with my feet...so it may not JUST be the shoes). They are alright...

15. 4 years to complete an ADN?!?!

    sagelola replied to Lauren3249's topic in General Students

    Around here it takes most people 4 years for the ADN, as well. Unless you are already a hospital employee and can get into the CC's faster program (they go through the summers) which takes a total of 18 months (this is AFTER the pre-reqs, so it is st...