Trigirl.m

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1. how much orientation did you receive as a new grad?

   Trigirl.m replied to tokmom's topic in New Nurse

   2 weeks of classroom, 2 weeks of day shift, 2 weeks of nightshift.

2. Let's introduce ourselves...

   Trigirl.m replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hi everybody! I recently passed my boards and will be starting my first nursing job at the hospital I worked at as a CNA during nursing school. How is everyone else doing? I hear the first year can be rough. Any words of advice? I hope we can all ...

3. Which program to choose- RN or BSN

   Trigirl.m replied to apoppyfield's topic in General Students

   There are a number of things to look into aside from the ADN / BSN issue. What are the NCLEX pass rates of the two schools? Can you find out the attrition rate? How many clinical hours will you be getting? Rural does not necessarily mean that the...

4. abington hospital dixon school of nursing

   Trigirl.m replied to jo'ee's topic in Pennsylvania

   Mommi97 That is for E/W students. Day students get the whole summer off.

5. abington hospital dixon school of nursing

   Trigirl.m replied to jo'ee's topic in Pennsylvania

   Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! We get two weeks off in April, four weeks in Aug/Sept and two weeks over Christmas.

6. abington hospital dixon school of nursing

   Trigirl.m replied to jo'ee's topic in Pennsylvania

   Prncesslaur, Hi! I am currently a student at Dixon, one semester away from my senior year. We get about 2 weeks off between semesters and 1 week off in the middle of the semester. They gave us our clinical schedule for the year in August. Let me ...

7. About Bedbaths and Stool

   Trigirl.m replied to WaddleDoos's topic in Student Assist

   I am a nursing student in my second semester of clinicals. We use ABD pads as wipes and an incontinence foam spray for cleaning fecal incontinence patients. Could the nurses or other clinical personnel on the floor help you locate the appropriate t...

8. Nurses with Vasovagal response problems?

   Trigirl.m replied to RyanAL's topic in General Students

   I experience a vasovagal response to severe pain or moderate cuts, but only on myself. I have been in nursing school for 6 months and have removed IVs, given several injections, seen PICC lines removed, stage 4 pressure ulcers dressed, blood draws, ...

9. Hepatitis D and G

   Trigirl.m replied to Amy'sGrandbaby's topic in Student Assist

   I just did a quick google search and came up with: http://www.noah-health.org/en/kidver/liver/diseases/hepatitis/what/atog/ http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/8/1/36 Definitions for both can also be found in the 21st edition of Tabor's Cyclopedic ...

10. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    Trigirl.m replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

    Before nursing school, I got straight As in all my prereqs without having to do much more than review the material 30 minutes or so before the test (almost never read the textbooks unless it was a subject I found interesting). Now I review the mater...

11. abington hospital dixon school of nursing

    Trigirl.m replied to jo'ee's topic in Pennsylvania

    Good luck to all of you!

12. abington hospital dixon school of nursing

    Trigirl.m replied to jo'ee's topic in Pennsylvania

    2004newmom, Although it is more difficult to complete nursing school while raising a child and working full time, it is not impossible. There are several students in our e/w class that work full time and have small children. By reading your post, i...

13. You know you're a student nurse when...

    Trigirl.m replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    So true casi! My boyfriend says it's like "having a long-distance relationship with the girl you live with"

14. Nursing Programs with Night Class in Philadelphia?

    Trigirl.m replied to southphillywoman's topic in Pennsylvania

    Abington Hospital also has an evening/weekend diploma program that runs continuously for 2 years, after prerequisites are met.

15. Abington Dixon SON Interview

    Trigirl.m replied to nervousme's topic in Pennsylvania

    Good Luck! Let us know how you do and whether you are day or evening/weekend