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I've been a nurse for about a year and I work on a very busy step-down unit!!! Time management is hugely important, but it really only comes with practice! And just when you think you're learning....tonight I didn't leave until 8:30 pm!!! :)

When a patient is admitted, the nurse has to explain HIPPAA and the 4-digit PIN number to the pt. The number is given to them, and they give it out to whoever they want. If anybody calls asking for info, they must provide this number. It's not too mu...

I'm a lefty also...but not remotely ambidextrous The only problems I've had was in school. When I was first learning procedures, all my instructors were right-handed and I had difficulty copying their actions in reverse, so they'd try to show me usi...

When I started nursing school, I was totally convinced that I wanted to be a NICU nurse! Pediatrics totally changed my mind. Then I did clinicals in adult ICU and loved it and thought that I could never be happy anywhere else. Well, when I graduated...

Our last semester we had to start Iv's on one another in lab..and it was terrifying! But it was a really good experience...nurses were then more likely to let us "attempt" while we were in clinical. When I graduated, I was the only new grad in my pro...

I sympathize with you....I'm 22 and a new grad! I've been asked several times "Are you sure you're old enough to be a nurse?" On my 21st b-day, I was working as an lpn at the time, and I told a pt it was my birthday. The reply "Happy Birthday! You'l...

Approximately 20,000 for a BSN, not including books, lab fees etc...I don't even want to think about how much I spent on books!

New Hampshire $18.37 6.50 -night 1.75- evening and weekends Nothing for having a BSN!

Our nursing school required caps...as well as blue pin striped dresses.... and we all hated them! My cap fell off too many times to count, in addition to getting tangled in multiple IV lines. Getting the stripes on our cap was a very proud moment bu...

New grad- ICU stepdown $18.37 base

Does anybody use a Perclose? When I was in school, they were used all the time- and I recall very few problems with them. Where I work, angioseals are the favorite- but our patients almost always bleed! Actually, the manual pressure ones do best!

About drug calc... we had to take an entire class on dosage calculations. We did this our freshman yr (while we were still pre-nsg. majors) A passing grade of C- in the class was requried for entrance to the nsg. program. After we got thru that, we...

Just thought I'd add my"student two cents" Someone mentioned that nurses have a great deal of autonomy in LTC. I have spent the last three months on an extended care/rehab unit, and this is definitely true. In all but the most serious of cases (which...

Doodle!! I always found it so intersting when I went back over my notes to copy or study or whatever, to see what I was REALLY thinking about. It was interesting to see how little my mind was actually on Micro/anatomy/organic chem. etc... :) Good luc...

Popcorn + the never ending coffee pot!! Couldn't live without it!

I can't believe that it's time to start school already. I leave for school Sept 3rd. Until then, I'll keep working full time as a nursing assistant. This job, although definitely not glamorous, is a great one to have. B/C I never worked in a hospital...

Wow- my favorite class is a really tough call. I loved Pathophysiology, but I think it has a lot to do with the teacher. The nurse who taught our Patho class was one of the smartest, scariest, and nicest instructor I have ever met. I also thoroughl...

At my school, basic pharm is taken before any meds are ever given. Then, advanced pharm is taken the following semester! These classes are some of the hardest that I have taken so far- but I can't imagine not having them! Tip- learn the mechanism of...

At my school, also a four yr. BSN, nobody is officially a nursing student until their sophomore year. Anybody who wants to be can be a pre nursing student, only 90 people are admitted to the soph. yr. Our class started with 130 freshman year, and now...

I have a 3.96- ny nsg. is a 4.0, I got a B in a general ed. history class! How dumb is that?

I am a nursing student at a very traditional school. We are required to wear caps to clinical, which nobody likes, and students from other schools make fun of. However, I have recieved comments from pts- mostly elderly- about how nice it is to see a ...

At my school, we practiced on everything- pillows, dummies, and yes even each other! I gave my very first shots to my best friend, who also happens to be a nursing student in my class. I'm not sure who was mores scared, me or her! But we got through ...