nrse2B2005

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1. How to choose? Decisions, decisions.....

   nrse2B2005 replied to JourneyCC's topic in New Nurse

   If any of you are in so.cal, UCI will let you preceptor in three different areas and then pick your permanent placement; its part of their new grad program. good luck.

2. Advice: new grad programs in orange county, ca

   nrse2B2005 posted a topic in California

   Hi, I graduate in December and attend school out of the area. I am interested in ending my hellish commute and working closer to home. However, I know very little about the hospitals in my area, and no new nurses around here to speak of. Do any of ...

3. I am new here and not in school now, I am trying to go back and have a question

   nrse2B2005 replied to Lorel's topic in General Nursing

   hi laurel, i made a career switch to nursing and also have a ba. i shopped around to schools who would take classes more than five years old; about half of them would. i did have to take some general education-like prep courses anyway, though, so b...

4. Paxil Doesn't Work Anymore---What's Next?

   nrse2B2005 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I have been on Prozac, Celexa, Zoloft, Effexor, and Luvox (bit of a sad kitty, aren't I ?). Celexa made me sleepy, Zoloft was like taking acid (only paradoxically more fun), Effexor didn't do anything one way or the other, and Luvox only worked...

5. Is anything ever good enough in nursing school?

   nrse2B2005 replied to Shastalee99's topic in General Students

   Its OK. I have one just like her. What I have done is talk to the vice chair, who told me to write everything down and photocopy all your stuff she gives back to you, in case she tries to fail you. My instructor has been a continual problem I gues...

6. No more careplans!

   nrse2B2005 replied to michelle95's topic in General Students

   Suzanne, Since you teach, I was wondering.. wouldn't it be time better spent if students did really extensive patho workups for prep rather than lots of careplans afterword? I've always been told that mine are too long and detailed, but in the long ...

7. No more careplans!

   nrse2B2005 replied to michelle95's topic in General Students

   Do wherever they tell you to, just dont do what I did and say, "No one else seems to have the problem you do with my careplans" Really unfortunate, no...maybe Unsat is a better word, outcome on that one. Careplans seem to have a way of creating a r...

8. No more careplans!

   nrse2B2005 replied to michelle95's topic in General Students

   I see that you are highly educated. Do you recall a time when you spent several hours developing careplans for your patients, only to have to redo them to the specification of that particular instructor's criteria? I live this everytime I get a diff...

9. Horrible clinical day. Just horrible.

   nrse2B2005 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

   I know the feeling. I am in third semester and have all sorts of similar stories. One of the things you can take away from this is the following: 1) chart on the med sheet that the pt refused the medication and the time(CYA-you may have already don...

10. Hospital staff mean to students, advise needed from an instructor

    nrse2B2005 replied to nrse2B2005's topic in Educators

    Where are you when we need you? If you ever decide to work in LA and can handle clinical rotations at county, please help a bunch of us needy students out. Its one thing to berate your students, another to take the time to educate them as to how t...

11. Hospital staff mean to students, advise needed from an instructor

    nrse2B2005 replied to nrse2B2005's topic in Educators

    Thank you for your reply. I was wondering, how do you cope with the med students? They often are taking up valuable space, computer and otherwise, and chatting away while you are trying to do your job. How do they differ? The disparaties in treat...

12. Hospital staff mean to students, advise needed from an instructor

    nrse2B2005 posted a topic in Educators

    I am in third semester and am doing a peds rotation in a county hospital in LA. I have done clinic here before and none of the staff is too remarkably pleasant, but I have been able to get through it and have learned a lot in the process. In this pa...

13. boneheads who want to be spoonfed!!

    nrse2B2005 replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

    I personally hate fill-ins. But a friend of mine just took the NCLEX and stated that there were fill-ins!. I guess your pre-reqs will prep you well. Lots of luck, Andrea

14. How to become a nurse in San Diego

    nrse2B2005 replied to alicai's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Alicia, I had a similar situation, too. I have two bachelors degrees and decided to pursue nursing much later. I was told that there are some schools that will allow a candidate such as yourself ( and me, for that matter), to pursue an MSN direc...

15. Would u consider working at an AIDS/HIV facilityas a new graduate?

    nrse2B2005 replied to aruray's topic in Career Support

    Try middle aged, wealthy white females. Gay, wealthy white males. Educated, middle-class and upperclass infected mommies with disease-free children tagging along. Working professionals with their laptops. That is what an HIV clinic looks like. So...