Lisa32

You are absolutely right, aimeee

Hey, can anyone recommend a really good stethoscope? Maybe in the $100 range? I'm starting Clinicals in Jan and wanted to get a jump on it. Thanks!

That's cool, Cannie. Do you know, a girl in my program just graduated this year, passed the NCLEX and went right to Critical Care? (ICU) The hospital she went to was a big trauma hospital. I saw her recently-it's been about 5 months since she started there and she is absolutely DROWNING. (Personally, I can't believe a new graduate would start in such a specialized unit) She said she didn't know how to do ANYTHING, she got 3 IV sticks in at school, hardly any venipucture, and the rest of it, phhhhhtttttt! And this is a girl who worked as a Tech the entire time she was in school! I think this is a horrible situation that MUST be remedied. When I get into Clinicals in Jan I'm going to be such a pain in my instructor's butt they'll help me just to get rid of me! Plus, this is a safety issue. What if, God forbid, I hurt someone??????

Hey folks? What's involved with the bachelor's program anyway? I'm transferring to one as soon as I finish my RN. Is is mostly management type stuff? More science? Clinicals? How hard is it? Anybody done online ones?

Thanks, you guys are terrific! I guess I'll just keep on keepin' on.

Hi...I read your post and I am concerned. I've spoken to nurses who graduated from my program and they said that they were absolutely unprepared after they graduated. They also mentioned all the numerous papers and other things they had to do. Now my question is this....what can I do to be a better nurse when I graduate? (Fall 2003) I don't want to be a burden on the staff more than I have to. I am working at my local hospital in the ER and MED/SURG and they are letting me do blood gases, splints, casts, BP's, temps and other small things. Do I have the right as I get into my clinicals (Jan) to ask them if I can do each procedure as I learn it? Because this is very scary to me. My buddy in the lab is a MLT and said he'd teach me venipucture but I understand from the nurses that starting an IV in harder. Help, please!