summertx

summertx has 4 years experience.

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1. Stay or go?

   summertx posted a topic in General Specialties

   I am new to the department at a hospital and the environment is very toxic. Rude staff, not a good learning environment, walking on egg shells around my preceptor. I don't feel comfortable. I have heard some terrible things about this company as far ...

2. PLEASE HELP. What else can I do to pass my last class and graduate?

   summertx replied to C_Bay's topic in General Students

   Was there a pattern of concepts that you missed? If you know what topics are going to be covered try to study in advance (weeks), but don't limit yourself to just 3 resources, find whatever resources you can to get a good understanding of the topic. ...

3. Anyone else taking the NCLEX soon?

   summertx replied to futurenursemar's topic in NCLEX

   Congratulations!

4. Anyone else taking the NCLEX soon?

   summertx replied to futurenursemar's topic in NCLEX

   Did you pass? How did it go?

5. Accelerated Nursing

   summertx replied to NursingiA2023's topic in General Students

   I believe BLS is required. CNA or PCT certification could also strengthen your application and also prepare you for some aspects of nursing.

6. Study tips for 2nd semester?

   summertx replied to May2024's topic in Student Assist

   Here's some suggestions: 1) Maybe find resources that would speed up processes, such as for clinical if you're weak in an area, for example, looking up meds, or care plans get an app on your phone that makes it easier to look up such as Lippinc...

7. Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

   summertx replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   They were mocking patients, not just 'venting'. If I were the patient I wouldn't want to see these nurses working there again or would want these nurses being my nurse.

8. Need guidance from seasoned leaders

   summertx replied to ComeTogether's topic in Geriatric

   Well, you if you give an inch, they take a mile. You know that's how it works in LTC. You shouldn't accept that as a manager either. To just run your employees dry until they can give no more.

9. CA BON Education Requirements: BSN vs ADN

   summertx replied to Amarie21's topic in General Students

   If you receive an ATT, then you sit can in any state including CA to take the exam from what I know. The board has to approve your ATT. The only people I know that have problems getting their ATT are from the schools that aren't accredited.

10. CA BON Education Requirements: BSN vs ADN

    summertx replied to Amarie21's topic in General Students

    If you get your ATT (authorization to test), which is a requirement of the BON, then you can sit for the exam in any state. You will be licensed in the state that issued you your ATT (and can practice in the compact states if it's a part of that). Ca...

11. Need guidance from seasoned leaders

    summertx replied to ComeTogether's topic in Geriatric

    Look, I never said I would not do CNA duties. You really need to read. I simply stated I am not going to be taken advantage of by administration and especially if they are ungrateful. I AM NOT sacrificing my duties to do CNA duties. That is final. Ch...

12. Need guidance from seasoned leaders

    summertx replied to ComeTogether's topic in Geriatric

    I understand you fine. I state it's not the nurses duty, it's your job to find staff to cover the CNA's responsibilities. That's why you have CNA's. Looks like those 'nurses' include you also, and you can get on that floor and do the CNA's duties.

13. Need guidance from seasoned leaders

    summertx replied to ComeTogether's topic in Geriatric

    Just because it's in the nurses scope of practice doesn't mean it's her/his job duties. You simply can't pin down CNA job responsibilities on the nurse just to cover your own bottom, which is the case in most LTC's. I'm definitely helping, but the ad...

14. Need guidance from seasoned leaders

    summertx replied to ComeTogether's topic in Geriatric

    I didn't say once that I thought CNA's duties are beneath nurses duties. I said staffing isn't the nurses problem. If there are no CNA's the nurse will have to fill in as needed. but that is not what the OP stated. The nurses duties come first to any...

15. Need guidance from seasoned leaders

    summertx replied to ComeTogether's topic in Geriatric

    No, nurses duties come first.