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  1. Does anyone work for HCA? I need to know how long their orientation is?

    delirium replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know, 6 weeks doesn't sound like an adequate orientation for a new grad. But maybe that's just me. Mine is 12 weeks with an 8 week

  2. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    delirium replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first visit to the gyn was horribly traumatizing. I was 12. There was something wrong with me... I had just reached menarche a few months before, and I was bleeding excessively. I remember one...

  3. New Grad sign-on bonus negotiation

    delirium replied to sitterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. This is what I did: I attended a few hospital open houses, I went to the job fair at my school, and I sent out my CV and a cover letter to area hospitals that I was interested in. I received...

  4. Let's talk about acrylic nails ...

    delirium replied to SC RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    They're against policy at my hospital. Also at my nursing school. So guess who doesn't have acrylic nails? My nails are nice and strong, though. Attractive.... but what I wouldn't give for a full set...

  5. What does med/sug. nursing entail?

    delirium replied to Kim33's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I had a great time in my med-surg clinicals, nasty unit secretaries notwithstanding. We take 5-6 patients each. I even did my first NG tube the other day. That was, uh,

  6. Jessica's family's lawyer opposes medical mal. cap

    delirium replied to Tilleycs's topic in General Nursing

    I should have been a lawyer. Maybe there's still

  7. how do you keep a nursing cap on?

    delirium replied to PowerPuffGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe there are places where you still have to wear the caps. I think it reinforces a lot of negative sisters of mercy stereotypes about nurses, but that's another thread. I'm just glad we...

  8. how do you keep a nursing cap on?

    delirium replied to PowerPuffGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Staple it to your head using one of those high powered staple guns as seen on Trading

  9. Physical Assessment lab sign off?

    delirium replied to javamom's topic in General Students

    You'll be fine. All check offs are sort of nerve-wracking because your instructors hover over you waiting to pounce on any mistake (or mine were). Did they teach you the ape to man heart auscultation?...

  10. Physical Assessment lab sign off?

    delirium replied to javamom's topic in General Students

    We had to do this with no cheat sheet and really its a piece of cake. Have you been in clinicals at all? Just truly do it from head to toe, think of the body systems.... like start at the head, do the...

  11. Time you can miss in your program (absence)

    delirium replied to LPNtoBSNstudent's topic in General Students

    We cannot miss any clinical. If we do miss, for a *really* good reason, we have to make it up by a certain time. GIT is "mandatory" but so far they haven't punished anyone for not attending. If...

  12. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    delirium replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess she's referring to a particular

  13. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    delirium replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    We also have an instructor with us on the floor at all times. If we float to specialty areas such as ER or ICU there are only limited things we're allowed to do.... passing meds is *not* one of

  14. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    delirium replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    I was not suggesting that any nurse graduates feeling competent and secure in his or her abilities. If you'd read my post in its entirety, you'd know that. I am suggesting that if you continue...

  15. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    delirium replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about having to repeat. More likely is that you'll graduate and feel clueless once you're actually working as a GN or an RN on a unit. You are paying to be trained, and you deserve...

  16. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    delirium replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    I am giving you advice not as a veteran RN but as a nursing student. Go to your instructor. The last semester of your nursing program is supposed to be for developing management skills and maybe...

  17. Speciality Differential?

    delirium replied to Chiaramonte's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I work pays incentives for specialty CERTIFICATIONS, such as the CCRN, CEN, yada yada yada. Those RNs who work in specialty areas but do not have the certifications are not paid...

  18. Am I just being petty?

    delirium replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds terrible. I don't think you're petty at all, I doubt I would have stayed as long as you did. Good luck on finding a nurturing, supportive environment at your next place of

  19. Do you have to be "super smart" to be a nurse?

    delirium replied to Rootbear76's topic in General Nursing

    You know its true, Deb. In fact there is one particular nurse in the ER that I credit with getting me through nursing school. So many nights I said to myself, "Dood, if dumb ol' Bonnie can do it, I...

  20. Do you have to be "super smart" to be a nurse?

    delirium replied to Rootbear76's topic in General Nursing

    Ah. But here we are describing the difference between a nurse and a good nurse, which I don't think was the question. Do you need to be super smart to be a nurse? No, in fact, some of the nurses I've...

  21. Do you have to be "super smart" to be a nurse?

    delirium replied to Rootbear76's topic in General Nursing

    Um, based on some of the nurses I have known and worked with, no you certainly do not need to be 'super smart' to become

  22. Anybody work in a religious hospital?

    delirium posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm considering going to work at a (*gasp*) catholic hospital when I graduate. Has anyone ever worked at a religious institution? What do you find the differences are between these and public,...

  23. Anybody work in a religious hospital?

    delirium replied to delirium's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your responses. I was actually raised Catholic (*gasp*), but have no experience with catholic (or any other religious affiliation) hospitals. All of my clinicals have been in...

  24. Quit nursing school due to head games.

    delirium replied to BioRN's topic in General Students

    I wonder if Bio is even hanging around to read any of this

  25. Quit nursing school due to head games.

    delirium replied to BioRN's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you had such a lousy experience, Bio. I was close to quitting nursing school last semester but it was nothing close to the situation you're describing. As an aside, perhaps you should look...