North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

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Congrats to all of us that were accepted to the nursing program at either campus for Fall '06!!!!

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I'm going to be at the NLC campus! See you in June for orientation!

Also, congrats for making it to the next semester to all new 2nd - 4th semester NLC/ECC student nurses & congrats to the graduates! :balloons:

Good luck to everyone!

Specializes in Operating Room.

Everyone rest up really good, and get ready to work hard, hard, hard come January!

(Katie....all of y'all will be really working hard.) :lol2:

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Specializes in Operating Room.

ok....questions for 4th semester....

No careplans at all, not even psych careplans?

No picking pts before at all?

With a preceptor, you make your own schedule according to your preceptors schedule?

How many pts do you start out mainly? (I know different instructors vary.)

How many pts do you finish the semester with?

Never, never, never are you allowed to do an IV push?

As far as paying the testing fees, etc for Pearson Vue, the BON, etc, when do you pay those...about a month after the semester starts?

What were y'all's hardest concepts to grasp? Anything in particular you had a hard time with and recommend us to focus on now?

Do y'all have a list of values we should make sure we know? (I've started a powerpoint quiz, and would like to finish it up and post it!) :)

Ok....that's all I can think about right now. :lol2:

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.

no careplans at all, not even psych careplans? big psych and big ms careplan but no weekly (for my clinical group.)

no picking pts before at all? no, you pick rn for the day.

with a preceptor, you make your own schedule according to your preceptors schedule? yes, flexible schedule but you are on one floor only.

how many pts do you start out mainly? (i know different instructors vary.) 3-4 ms, only observe in icu, some activities in er. (for my clinical group)

how many pts do you finish the semester with? it depends on the unit.

never, never, never are you allowed to do an iv push? never, ever.

as far as paying the testing fees, etc for pearson vue, the bon, etc, when do you pay those...about a month after the semester starts? yes, first bne, next month pearson. info on nclex: http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/#tutorial

what were y'all's hardest concepts to grasp? anything in particular you had a hard time with and recommend us to focus on now? advanced lecture (for me), respiratory-cardio-gi stuff needed for icu.

do y'all have a list of values we should make sure we know? (i've started a powerpoint quiz, and would like to finish it up and post it!)

most "popular" electrolytes, lab values: k, na, cl, mg, ca, phosphorus, glucose, glycosolated hgb, h&h, wbc, platelets, pt, ptt, inr, bun, creatinine, abg (ph, o2, co2, hco3) digoxin, lithium, urine spec. gravity. liver test values anyone? :lol2:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele.
no careplans at all, not even psych careplans? big psych and big ms careplan but no weekly (for my clinical group.)

no picking pts before at all? no, you pick rn for the day.

with a preceptor, you make your own schedule according to your preceptors schedule? yes, flexible schedule but you are on one floor only.

how many pts do you start out mainly? (i know different instructors vary.) 3-4 ms, only observe in icu, some activities in er. (for my clinical group)

how many pts do you finish the semester with? it depends on the unit.

never, never, never are you allowed to do an iv push? never, ever.

as far as paying the testing fees, etc for pearson vue, the bon, etc, when do you pay those...about a month after the semester starts? yes, first bne, next month pearson. info on nclex: http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/#tutorial

what were y'all's hardest concepts to grasp? anything in particular you had a hard time with and recommend us to focus on now? advanced lecture (for me), respiratory-cardio-gi stuff needed for icu.

do y'all have a list of values we should make sure we know? (i've started a powerpoint quiz, and would like to finish it up and post it!)

most "popular" electrolytes, lab values: k, na, cl, mg, ca, phosphorus, glucose, glycosolated hgb, h&h, wbc, platelets, pt, ptt, inr, bun, creatinine, abg (ph, o2, co2, hco3) digoxin, lithium, urine spec. gravity. liver test values anyone? :lol2:

we have to write a careplan in psych , arghh. :uhoh21:

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Specializes in Operating Room.

THANKS KATIE!!! YOU'RE SUCH A BIG HELPER! :lol2:

lol...Mysterious....I'm feeling it too! uggggh is right!

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Specializes in Operating Room.

Exactly what tests are there in 4th?

One psych, one HESI, what else? (Thanks.)

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
Exactly what tests are there in 4th?

One psych, one HESI, what else? (Thanks.)

Cancer, endo, resp/cardio, neuro, psych and hesi as final.

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Specializes in Operating Room.

I got the clinical with F.Y. It's not a preceptor clinical, but oh well...it works better with my family schedule.

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
I got the clinical with F.Y. It's not a preceptor clinical, but oh well...it works better with my family schedule.

:) She is lovely. She was one of the few instructors who attended our pinning ceremony.

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Specializes in OR Internship starting in Jan!!.

Hey Fun -- Did they tell you they would post them today; was it posted today?

Mine isn't posted yet, but should be posted today. I'm just trying to figure out if they're on schedule before I decide to stalk my computer. :D

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Specializes in Operating Room.

They said today, but not to check before 3 PM. :chuckle

I could never follow the rules.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.
They said today, but not to check before 3 PM. :chuckle

I could never follow the rules.

Haha - I have been checking since last nite!

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