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That’s your right, but as someone who’s trying to become confident in assessments she should do as thorough an assessment as possible on all of her patients so she knows when something is abnormal. If she never feels pedal pulses then she won’t be confident looking for them in a post op surgery patient. Feel free to add any suggestions to a general assessment she should complete though, I listed a quick run down of what I do.

I think that would be a really cute gift! Also check out "iheartguts". They have really cute plushies with different organs and stuff, not sure if she specializes or not but maybe it'll give you some ideas. Also she would probably really love this A&Ox1 hoodie from Ebieats https://www.nursespeak.com/nurselifern-merch/aoxonesie I think most nurses on instagram follow him and he's pretty amazing so 10/10 would support him as a nurse with a new cancer diagnosis too

So if no one is using stethoscopes, they're not auscultating any sounds, are they charting that they did? Because on my floor you're supposed to listen to every patient. How would you know what resp issues they have if you're not listening? That sounds like an unsafe place to work if no one is actually assessing their patients. Assuming you want to stay where you work, you need to start doing a full assessment on all of your kids so when something is abnormal you can point it out. Check cap refill, pedal pulses, auscultate everything, feel their tummies, feel their skin and temp, etc. You can always purchase a peds book like in nursing school and it should thoroughly review it all for you or watch some videos on Youtube - Sarah with registerednursern is the best. Good luck.

New grads in my area are covid swabbing people only (outside of a hospital) for $43/hr

I have many coworkers who 'crack' $40 an hour. Just depends on what level you practice at and experience.

Everyone says it is very hard to get in, but I got in my first try. This is because I had a lot of points. If you get your CNA or another cert and get work experience that increases your chances of getting in and helps you TREMDENDOUSLY through the program. I'm shocked it's not mandatory. Also if you have all of your prereqs done with good grades and good TEAS scores then you should be competitive. The program is unorganized but so is every other one out there. The difference is it's very affordable and you can graduate without debt.

Learn their normal vital signs. Study the medications if you want to feel prepared with what they'll be getting, which is usually antibiotics, steroids, zofran, fluids and pepcid on my floor at least. Any time you interact with a child on the floor assess them the best you can so you can understand what a normal kid vs a sick kid looks like. But also just try to have fun and try to learn.

Girl, you NEED Dave Ramsey. He will change your life, there is hope. as far as the 10 year working for a nonprofit and them forgiving your loan, thousands of people have applied for that and I believe it is like less than 10% are being excepted. It is literally a scam. Do not rely on that at all! $300,000 is a crazy amount of debt, however once you’re done with NP school you will have a really big shovel to dig your way out of the mess you made. As an NP you should be making around $100,000 a year. If you live frugally, you should be able to pay that off in about 4 years. This means not owning a brand new car, not going out with friends every weekend, not taking vacations that you can’t afford, not buying clothes or nice things, because you don’t have the money to do that. But once that weight is lifted off your shoulders and you’re debt free, it is an amazing feeling. It is so worth it and I know you can do it.

You can expect anything within the Valley Health System (Centennial Hills hospital, Summerlin, valley, etc) to pay around $34-$40/hr roughly. The pension is desirable at UMC, however the culture is not great from what I've heard. I'm not sure if it's because they are/were a union hospital, but most people who have been there a long time slack off work-wise and are not reprimanded. Also, due to its location the patient demographics are not ideal. These are just some things to consider. ICU man is right, st rose/dignity pay the best from what I've heard. HCA hospitals (mtn view, sunrise and southern hills) pay more than Valley Health System hospitals, however their charting system is archaic. Good luck deciding!

I'm in an ADN program now, and have worked as a CNA for 4 years. Most programs (including mine) don't require CNA or prior medical experience, so students don't fully understand what a day in the life of a nurse looks like. My teachers don't fully dive into how stressful the job is, what a 12 hour shift looks like, how many patients you would have on what floors and how to manage your time. I agree, they are doing a disservice. However, the students need to take it upon themselves to look into the career before committing to it.

Hi there! I work at summerlin hospital and it’s in a very good area and very well kept. So I definitely suggest it. Dignity is definitely a good one as well. Do you plan on staying in psych? as for schools, bishop gorman high school has always been talked of highly of, so I would assume that middle and elementary schools near there are also good. Summerlin is more expensive than other areas of town, but for good reason. in my opinion, the south side of town/Henderson is much busier than the north side but also offers more. pay anywhere will likely be higher than where you are now. However, a lot of hospitals are doing hiring freezes right now due to COVID. So it may be best if you wait, but if you can score a job you’re interested in then go for it. let me know if you have any more questions! Good luck!

Hey there I’m currently in semester 3 of the program. 1st semester you have 1 clinical, 1 lab and 2 didactic classes so you’re on campus maybe 3 days a week. Clinical is usually in a nursing home. Clinical is 8 hours long. 2nd semester is very demanding and hard to work during. 5 days a week, 2 clinical and 2 classes and 1 lab. Mental health rotates to places like the jail, north vista, monte vista, AA, etc. Med surg can be pretty much anywhere. Med surg is VERY difficult with lots of paperwork. But you learn good skills. This is when you learn to place IVs and foleys and stuff like that. Clinical for psych is short, usually 6:30-12ish. Med surg is 6:30-2pm ish. 3rd semester is peds and OB. Mine are at sunrise, but Ob is online due to COVID. Peds is fun, OB is more difficult but still interesting. No lab for either of these classes. So one day in clinical and one in class, 2 days a week. Each class is 8 weeks so half and half. Clinical is around 7 hours or so. each semester you have to pass a dosage calculation exam, this gets harder as the program goes on. You get 2 chances to pass with a 95% or better. The first one is easy and they give you practice problems. Take the toolbox class if you can, it only helps and you can make some friends along the way. let me know what other questions you have specifically ? so far 3rd semester is the best!

$18/hr at Summerlin as a CNA vs $23/hr at Sunrise, so yeah that's much better for me at least. Can't speak for the charting system though.

They’re both in a not so great area of town. Valley is really small, lots of homeless people and psych patients. Sunrise is huge and HCA so will Pay much better, I believe they’re union. Like the other poster said they get more traumas. If it was me I would choose Sunrise.

Just wondering if you or any one you know have practiced skills that aren't under your scope of practice under an RN because they know you're a nursing student and want to learn/practice? [obv not the right thing to do]