EDGRADNURSE replied to Nikki69's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Ugh. I remember shifts like that when I was a CNA in a LTC facility. One time I had 18 patients on a.m. shift (breakfast/lunch-vitals, a.m. care, get them dressed, get them up, feed some of them and...
FCC has an excellent nursing program. It's hard to get into as there are so many applicants and your GPA has to be pretty high (3.5 or above). They also have an evening/weekend program which may help...
I had my first child, when I was 36, at the beginning of Med-Surg II (pregnant during M/S I). My instructors worked with me (for instance, putting me in psych clinicals right after the baby was born...
Hello all, I am a graduate nurse who will be starting work in an ER in 2 weeks. I just had my work physical and got a call from HR re: my eyesight. HR asked if I had any problems/limitations. HR...
EDGRADNURSE replied to EDGRADNURSE's topic in General Nursing
Thank you both so much for your replies. They are much appreciated. To tell you the truth, I never thought of my eyesight until HR called and then I panicked and am very worried now about working in...
During the second semester of nursing school, 2 of my friends were assigned to an unconscious patient. I heard a strange noise coming from the room and smelled something very offensive. Being the...
Having just graduated with an ADN, my opinion is that Med-Surg I is the most difficult class. It more than builds on Fundamentals. It seems to be the class that has the hardest material (coming off...