Cari1030

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  1. COVID Misinformation/Ignorance

    Cari1030 replied to GS ED RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I also keep getting asked my opinion about the vaccine, if I'm getting it, etc...and then people go into a rant about how it's not safe and I'm probably going to die and blah blah

  2. COVID Misinformation/Ignorance

    Cari1030 replied to GS ED RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I feel this in my soul, ha. I just graduated in August, I was doing clinicals when Covid showed up here (I'm only about 45 mins from where the first cases showed up in the US; my older daughter...

  3. New Grads with no patient care experience in the O.R

    Cari1030 replied to Joanni61's topic in Operating Room

    I'm a recent grad and we did clinical throughout our program, including a 2.5 month preceptorship, all of which were primarily in med/surg. I hate med/surg. I HATE IT. I feel like forcing me to...

  4. Precepting in ortho

    Cari1030 posted a topic in Orthopedic

    I'm in my final quarter of nursing school, preparing for my preceptorship (which starts this week). I was initially placed in the OR, which is what I wanted, but the unit backed out last minute, so I...

  5. ADHD in the OR

    Cari1030 replied to Silver_Rik's topic in Operating Room

    Ouch. Maybe take this as a sign that you aren't doing as bad as you thought? I mean, you would think if they'd given up all hope for you, they'd just tell you you aren't a good fit and reassign or let...

  6. Tacoma Community College Fall 2019

    Cari1030 replied to katieholmen's topic in School, College Programs

    Bahaha, wait till quarter 3.

  7. Tacoma Community College Fall 2019

    Cari1030 replied to katieholmen's topic in School, College Programs

    I got mine full price at Walmart for ~$200. It's like a Chromebook but it's a Windows computer instead, works great and the battery lasts 9+ hours. I'm at TCC. You guys will have access to a ton of...

  8. Tacoma Community College Fall 2019

    Cari1030 replied to katieholmen's topic in School, College Programs

    That^. I'm also going into third quarter. Also, make sure you have a computer or a tablet, I tried to get away with just my heavy laptop and ended up buying a lightweight, long battery life tablet...

  9. Failed for Clinical-but no proof

    Cari1030 replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    I'm still in my first quarter in the RN program, I have five kids, I'm a single mom, and when I'm in clinical, I keep my phone on me, but it's on silent. The ONLY time I look at my phone is on...

  10. Weed

    Cari1030 replied to apsent1's topic in General Students

    I'm in Washington. My nursing program does not test for weed themselves; however, the clinical locations do, and if you test positive, you are unable to complete clinicals and therefore are no longer...

  11. Different Sort of Shoe Question

    Cari1030 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a different sort of question. It was strongly suggested we get non-permeable shoes for nursing school, which I get-safety, cleanability, etc...but, what are your experiences? So far, I haven't...

  12. Studying on the Job?

    Cari1030 posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I searched for this and couldn't find much. A little background: I'm a single mom of five, all older kids (8.5 to 18), and I've been in school for years, so I'm not new at the school + work thing....

  13. Lippincott-Which Tablet??

    Cari1030 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm wondering if anyone who has used Lippincott The Point (ie DocuCare, VSim, CoursePoint, etc) could recommend a tablet. I read their technical info and it's very vague. I was initially planning on...

  14. Different Sort of Shoe Question

    Cari1030 replied to Cari1030's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've tried on several NB styles and they weren't comfy for me It may just be that I'm so used to this particular shoe I wear normally that nothing feels right, but then buying something and having it...

  15. Studying on the Job?

    Cari1030 replied to Cari1030's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I found out we can't work nights during the week, only Friday/Saturday, but I'm still going to look for something during those days. Right now, I'm just going back to days in my retail position and...

  16. Job vs grades while in school more important?

    Cari1030 replied to Mikespeese's topic in General Students

    I agree with them^ I'm haven't started nursing school yet, but as someone who has worked full time and went to school almost full time (10 credits vs the 12 that are full time) for the last 2 years,...

  17. Hep B Vaccine Question

    Cari1030 replied to flo123's topic in General Students

    It depends on your program, I believe. I had a titer done for my MMR as I was missing my records showing I'd had more than one as a child. My titer came back showing no immunity to measles, but they...

  18. Graduation Hold

    Cari1030 replied to bnm65435's topic in General Students

    Can you pull a single student loan? I can't help with the other stuff, but a subsidized loan literally won't cost you anything if you pay it off as soon as you get money in Jan. Even if you have to...

  19. Pain control in pt. With hx of opiate abuse

    Cari1030 replied to anewsns's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, this seems to be a problem even for non-addicts. I'm not a nurse yet, so I can't comment on the issue as a whole, but as a person with a chronic issue (I have idiopathic intracranial...

  20. Alternate stethoscope ID?

    Cari1030 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I mean, technically you *could* just show up and ask about it, but probably not suggested. Lol. However, if it were like the pp, where you literally left it 10/20 minutes ago, whoever took it would...

  21. Best Shoes to wear during 12 hour shifts

    Cari1030 replied to TinaKris's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I absolutely agree with her. It sucks but ultimately, every single person is different. You can read reviews and try to get something others find comfortable but that doesn't mean they will definitely...

  22. Lippincott System Requirements?

    Cari1030 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm trying to find out if there are any specific system requirements for Lippincott's online course material. We use DocuCare, CoursePoint, etc and all of our books are online as well. I have a great...

  23. Denied from nursing school...

    Cari1030 replied to callmeachilles1's topic in General Students

    She should try calling the school she went to and failed and seeing if she can actually have those grades completely removed. I did this at my current school; I messed up when I first started college,...

  24. Studying on the Job?

    Cari1030 replied to Cari1030's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't even know what that is, haha. They just answer phones? I was looking into a call center too, as I know there can be down time in between calls, but I really dislike talking on the phone in...