Cari1030 RN

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 blah.

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 went to school with the teen known as the second p...

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 work in med/surg for a year would be absolute tort...

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 was placed in ortho (not sure why? Maybe because o...

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 you go, but instead they're wanting you to push a...

Bahaha, wait till quarter 3. :D

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 NCLEX content via the Point as well. There's so m...

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 computer thing. Fo' real, it's necessary. Good luck g...

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 bathroom breaks, lunch break, or when we're in the confer...

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 in the program, though I'm not sure if they direct...

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 found any leather/rubber type shoes that are even ...

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. However, I know nursing is an entirely different bal...

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 just lugging my laptop around, but the battery life...

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 make my feet hurt is just a waste of money. I hav...

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 switching to very part time with the ability to pick...

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, along with being a single mom of five-I will agree,...

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 only required one shot, not two, and I don't have t...

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 take a small unsub loan, it'd be paid off quickly. O...

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 hypertension/pseudotumor cerebri) who very, very rarely a...

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 probably still be in the building and you could just...

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 work for you. It's a good start though. Or, you c...

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 laptop but they specifically want us to have a tab...

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, had a bunch of real life issues, and didn't even ...

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 general. I do like the idea of working as a caregive...