bitter_betsy

bitter_betsy BSN

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  1. Married or in a committed relationship students

    bitter_betsy replied to TwinDaddy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Let me add that I divorced my grade school sweetheart for a myriad of reasons - mental health mostly. If we had some older, encouraging adult support - we might have made it. What it did require was...

  2. What was your ABSN program like? Was it hard?

    bitter_betsy replied to starter12345's topic in General Students

    Mine was exhausting but certainly doable. I had a 1.5 hour commute each way on normal days without additional traffic so that added some stress. I started in January, so my first break over 4 days...

  3. Are Certifications Necessary?

    bitter_betsy replied to JayMal0110's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Most of the time after you complete foundations, you don't need to sit for a CNA license - just do PCT. Many PCTs get their first job on the floor where they worked. Maybe work a float pool at first...

  4. How to pay for ABSN? Tips?

    bitter_betsy replied to starter12345's topic in General Students

    For me - ABSN was my only option. It wasn't cheap. Student loans was the answer. Its a terrible answer. On the other hand, I did work 4 jobs for the year before I went to save up $$ to pay my...

  5. Married or in a committed relationship students

    bitter_betsy replied to TwinDaddy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Before you really decide to get a job to "help out", figure out if the strain of the hours away from home and your family really do "help out". There is a financial cost for keeping up a home. If...

  6. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    bitter_betsy replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    Tomorrow I start week 3 of my orientation as a new grad. From a preceptee point of view - this is what my preceptor does: 1) we have paperwork we both fill out every day and she has to complete...

  7. New ER Grad Resources - Help Please??

    bitter_betsy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad in a and ER residency program. I just completed my first week on the floor with my preceptor and I feel overwhelmed and underprepared. My preceptor is great, but sometimes she moves...

  8. New ER Grad Resources - Help Please??

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Nursing

    @HiddencatBSN do you have an outline for what you use for your preceptees? I feel like maybe I could use some overall direction to realistically keep me on task if I find myself in the weeds again....

  9. New ER Grad Resources - Help Please??

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Nursing

    @JKL33 this whole # of pokes for rabies literally came from her. I have spent the majority of the day on IM injections because she asked me how much can go into a deltoid and I said up to 2ml. She...

  10. New ER Grad Resources - Help Please??

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Nursing

    We do have a full assignment (4 pts). We were in prompt care on our last shift and that helped a lot. Although we saw over 20 patients for the day, it was a lot of triaging, medicating (mostly IM...

  11. New ER Grad Resources - Help Please??

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Nursing

    We don't use EPIC (I did in school). We use Meditech and it is just so different. We do have a test environment, but I'm not really allowed to be there off the clock during orientation as they...

  12. New ER Grad Resources - Help Please??

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Nursing

    @HiddencatBSN I don't think we are specifically doing ENO - but they did say we had access to all of Elsevier. They also said that when we complete our 12 weeks that we would essentially be prepared...

  13. What are they teaching?

    bitter_betsy replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

    @Newishnurse1995 @Hoosier_RN Thank ya'll so much! Luckily I do have a good residency program behind me and thankfully I was smart enough to delay going back to school for a year. The ER alone is...

  14. What are they teaching?

    bitter_betsy replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

    Tomorrow I will begin week 2 of my floor orientation. I didn't expect it to be easy and I didn't expect to have fun (I am also on my 2nd career so I knew better to begin with). What I also didn't...

  15. White Pants That Pass a Tattoo Test?

    bitter_betsy replied to cmabadie's topic in General Students

    I purchased slip bottoms in nude - sorta look like spanx. Koi originals are all cotton and a little thicker but once you start washing them they get thinner. My friend had figs but I’m not sure they...

  16. Need shoes that feel as good as Asics, but are as easy to clean as Danskos?

    bitter_betsy replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Sadly Asics aren't asics anymore either. They changed their toe box and they are not nearly as comfortable. I actually switched to brooks - don't love them but they are better than the new asic fit....

  17. Pregnant during nursing school or as a new grad?

    bitter_betsy replied to KW8788's topic in General Students

    Pick one. Trying to get a job as a new grad visibly preggo will be difficult. You may have it a little easier if they continue to do video interviews, but its still rough to graduate, have a few...

  18. 63K ABSN - Yes or No?

    bitter_betsy replied to Cmor's topic in General Students

    I would do whatever grants you peace and study time. My daughter was in college as well but she lived on campus - studying when she was home was significantly more difficult. My fella understood not...

  19. Plastic clip for badge holder

    bitter_betsy replied to Nurse Pompom's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I purchased a badge clip off of Etsy and its a magnet. I realize you can't have metal, but this sucker is strong and its entirely possible you could put the portion that goes inside your blouse in a...

  20. Is now a good time to go into nursing? I would be leaving my well paying career to pursue this

    bitter_betsy replied to Divalish918's topic in General Students

    I did it but I waited until my child was in high school. In the non-covid world our graduations from college would have been in the same week. We were actually afraid that we were graduating on the...

  21. 63K ABSN - Yes or No?

    bitter_betsy replied to Cmor's topic in General Students

    I went the ABSN route and I'm older than you. I'll make the difference up in salary. Also - it seemed almost impossible to get through the community college pre-reqs. I seriously had a pre-req to...

  22. New grad hiring

    bitter_betsy replied to DrER0802's topic in Emergency

    While I had only been a nurse intern for a few months - I was promised a job as well (and the whole reason I was a nurse intern was to start the training process early so my transition into a nurse...

  23. BOARD VITALS NCLEX REVIEW

    bitter_betsy replied to juliet29's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have board vitals through ATI and I don't really understand it. The questions seem "normal" compared to the ATI (which I don't love - like UWorld so much better). At the end of an exam which I...

  24. Nursing.com Prep Academy vs. NCLEX Mastery?

    bitter_betsy replied to Casandra K's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I like nurse achieve as well. There are some on here who think that Archer is comparable to UWorld. When I had archer the rationales were incomplete and it had plenty of room for growth. They are...

  25. HCA Interview

    bitter_betsy replied to bluescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even get to the interview stage before I decided it was a no go for me. While the recruiter from the hospital north of me was fantastic, I still have not spoken with the recruiter from south...