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  1. Which unit would prepare me best for nursing school?

    ukstudent replied to CNAinNeb's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest the ER. Tech's/CNA's in the Er get to do more than in other areas. Depending on the State, techs can place IV's and foleys. You get to see multiple problems from acute ICU type...

  2. SURVEY: What degree did you get for nursing and other questions

    ukstudent replied to ThePretender's topic in General Nursing

    No, I love what I

  3. I Dont Know What To Do

    ukstudent replied to jes6681's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Ok, your major is in Nursing and you have done the prereqs but are NOT in the Nursing program yet because you haven't been accepted into it due to low gpa. As to what you should do depends on how much...

  4. Think I'm on the road to burnnout already... VENT... sorry so long

    ukstudent replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Morettia, you need to learn the word NO. You did it the other night, but it shouldn't take being in a middle of a code in order to say it. Your old preceptor is correct, you need to stick up for...

  5. Should ICU nurses receive a higher salary than Floor Nurses?

    ukstudent replied to Gia1384's topic in General Students

    I work in a union hospital and all nurses are paid according to experience and not on which floor or unit they work on. Personally I work in a SICU and you couldn't pay me enough to work on med/surg....

  6. "Stupid" question of the day!

    ukstudent replied to JanessaG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's the same thing as "heading south, "circling the drain", "going towards the light". It just means the point when a pt starts to go bad, eg. goes into respiratory distress, goes septic and the...

  7. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    ukstudent replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    did it give a good pulse ox reading with a good wave form? i have tried fingers, toes, nose and ears. you have given me a new

  8. Is being a student a disadvantage when getting a job?

    ukstudent replied to kirish34's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It may or may not hurt you. As a general rule - Big teaching hospitals are used to being used for experience and actively encourage nurses to further their education. Smaller community hospitals...

  9. ICU Nurses: How many of your patients actually get better?

    ukstudent replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what type of ICU it is. SICU, MICU, BICU, TICU and CVICU all have different pt populations. Some patients die, some survive and some survive and do well. It's a wonderful feeling when...

  10. Ortho/Neuro or MICU

    ukstudent replied to pangyaw's topic in MICU, SICU

    Is there a third option of full time near you? If you are only part time (on call only) what type of orientation are they going to give you. As a new grad you need a good orientation more than you...

  11. Washington Hospital Center Fellowship

    ukstudent replied to Flagger03's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to go into specifics because I really like the idea that they offer positions based on, how you as a nurse would respond to pt problems. If you have perfect test scores but can't...

  12. ED room assignment, stressed at job, vent!!!

    ukstudent replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    A couple of things stick out. Do NOT take report on your new rooms until you have given report to the nurse that is taking over your rooms. Say no to the nurse that hunted you down, because at that...

  13. My week (please tell me it's over!)

    ukstudent replied to Ado Annie's topic in General Nursing

    Hugs. Wishing you a better

  14. Washington Hospital Center Fellowship

    ukstudent replied to Flagger03's topic in General Nursing

    I think that most get offered jobs. Of the 6 or 7 from my class that applied at least 5 were offered jobs and 3 of us accepted. It's competitive in the way they do the interviews. You might apply...

  15. Magnet vs. Nonmagnet

    ukstudent replied to floridamom79's topic in Nursing Career

    Ok, magnet can not be literally bought. However the last price tag that I heard about was around a half million dollars in order to get it. That's a lot of money that could be directed elsewhere. I...

  16. Washington Hospital Center Fellowship

    ukstudent replied to Flagger03's topic in General Nursing

    The fellowship lasts for several weeks (months). Orientation time does not include classroom time. One week of orientation is 40 hours. If you are going to classes it could take 2 or 3 weeks actual...

  17. Magnet vs. Nonmagnet

    ukstudent replied to floridamom79's topic in Nursing Career

    If you do a search on here you will find out that Magnet is just a name that the Hospital has bought with a lot of money that could have been spent on hiring more nurses or getting more equipment....

  18. Help! Interview questions after problems

    ukstudent replied to chrisg0705's topic in General Nursing

    You say, that after starting you realized that it was not a good fit for you. That your heart is not in Tele but in Psych and you feel this would be a much better fit for you. Leave out anything...

  19. New Grads in NICU?

    ukstudent replied to 4fill's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    New grads go into the nicu in a quite a few hospitals. As long as they have a good new grad orientation it should be fine. She is also not really a new grad. New RN, yes, but she has been a nurse...

  20. Rotating weekends

    ukstudent replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    It means that in a two week time period you will work two weekend shifts. eg. week one - 3 (12's) all during the week week two - 3 (12's) one in the week and 2 on the weekend. It does not mean you end...

  21. Nurse Extern to RN on same floor? Opinion needed!

    ukstudent replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    I was a tech then extern for 8 years before becoming a nurse. Before actually becoming a nurse I felt like you. I knew the computor system, knew all the docs and what they liked, etc Since becoming...

  22. First Day Back In Clinicals

    ukstudent replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    You need to get apical pulses and respiratory rates anyway. While listening for the heart rate and counting, listen a bit longer and try and find the S1 S2 and murmurs. Listen to the respirations...

  23. need help from RNs with over 6mo experince

    ukstudent replied to magdi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    good luck in

  24. From ED to ICU

    ukstudent replied to punkstar's topic in Nursing Career

    Most hospitals have rules about the amount of time needed. You need to call your HR department and ask

  25. Physician Assistant VS. Nursing

    ukstudent replied to 13905 BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on what you want to do. Nursing is hands on direct care of patients. PA's do rounds for docs. This is very simplified. Do you want to work under the medical or nursing theory of pt