Ami_J

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1. Concerned and wondering....

   Ami_J replied to dansamy's topic in Pediatric

   Sounds like you work on my floor! Except I am in Minnesota... we are a peds floor with a bunch of adult over flow in the summer. Usually Hyst's or appys, stuff like that. We sometimes have an NA if we have more than 6 pt's on the floor AND another f...

2. Floating Policy

   Ami_J replied to Ami_J's topic in General Nursing

   Wow that is a good idea! I am for sure going to bring that up. I think that would maybe work for our unit... at least a little, because there are some people that don't mind floating. We take turns the same way... we write down the date of the last t...

3. Floating Policy

   Ami_J posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was wondering what everyone's floating policy was, and how you like it? Does it work well? I am on a board to work out the problems in our policy, particularly our floor being dumped on. I work on a 16 bed pediatrics unit, our policy says we are ...

4. keep getting cancelled/put on call

   Ami_J replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a non-union hospital, and it is VERY common on my floor to be put on call 2-3 times per pay period. They have started floating us to help us keep our hours (but personally I would rather stay home than float so often) Are you able to floa...

5. How did you get medical insurance while at school?

   Ami_J replied to julsywulsy's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I had health insurance through my schools health services, check online there are companys that provide cheap insurance for students... I think I paid around $250 per semester for mine.

6. Getting Your First Job - RESUME BUILDERS

   Ami_J replied to mom2three's topic in New Nurse

   My summer internship made a huge difference according to my boss... also many internship programs offer you a job after graduation!

7. How long is your shift report?

   Ami_J replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

   We use a system called voice care. It is a taped report by phone. We enter the phon number, and our user name and password, and then either listen to report on just the room number you enter or record report on those rooms. It cuts down on having ...

8. # of Questions before Nclex...

   Ami_J replied to nursing 101's topic in NCLEX

   I didn't do even close to 100/day... on a good day I maybe did 80, but usually I did 25. It's better to do a few and get them RIGHT, or if you get it wrong truely understand what you did wrong. Passing the NCLEX is more about how you reason things ...

9. Help with pharmacology

   Ami_J replied to bonnieL123's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Flash cards work well. I also bought the book "Pharmacology made incredibly easy"... and found it to be very helpful

10. Did you live off of student loans while in school?

    Ami_J replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I lived off my student loans. I worked part time for awhile, but clinicals made it hard to get hours. With the costs of school plus what I took out for living I now owe $60,000 which I will begin paying next month! Yikes!

11. NCLEX RN today. I must be really dumb.

    Ami_J replied to ZZTopRN's topic in NCLEX

    I took the test and passed with 108 questions, my friend had all, what 265? Both of us thought we failed... but we passed! Almost everyone thinks they failed because the questions get harder with each one you get right... so they are ALL hard!

12. Advice needed on Personality 'Fit' to Specialty Choice

    Ami_J replied to RebaAdams's topic in General Nursing

    That is a cool test :) I took it and many of the top answers are things I am interested in... I work in pediatrics now, and that was 6th on my list, and number 1 was psych and I am VERY interested in doing that later in my career!

13. How will this affect my future?

    Ami_J replied to freetobe83's topic in General Nursing

    My friend got 3 dwi's while in nursing school (dumb her) but it didn't have any impact on career. She did have to write a statement on her application for her license but that is it... but maybe it depends on where you live.

14. How many Pt do you take care of?

    Ami_J replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    Pediatircs Floor day shift 3-4 pts, no techs Minnesota

15. Having a strong stomach

    Ami_J replied to nev's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I get the same way, when it looks like something that is painful for the pt. Blood and wounds don't bother me at all but if it looks painful I get all tight in my shoulders and neck and if I don't notice my tension I get lightheaded. I have found i...