Bonny619

I am doing questions for the NCLEX on Jan. 22nd and this was a question in the Saunders review book. Sounded kinda crazy to me, I have certainly never seen that nor can I imagine that happening. Any insight?

So...I'm a new RN, still in orientation mode. I was starting an IV on a patient, my primary nurse was present as well as a student we had with us. The patient's husband was also present. I started the IV, I was getting ready to place the tegaderm on ...

Nursing student here. I'm wondering how many of you developed a latex allergy over the years. I was talking with one of my instructors and I was telling her how I am allergic to melons and she said I might have a good chance of developing a latex all...

Ive been a new nurse for about 6 months and I've been slapped, pinched and punched at. Lovely, confused patient's...

Come in and tell me about the Grand Rapids area. My dh and I are thinking about moving to the area from San Diego. We just can't handle CA living anymore, plus I want to be closer to my family in Indiana. Grand Rapids looks beautiful from what ive be...

I got that sense too or rather just a disgruntled paramedic annoyed at the salary of RN's

For a new grad, I feel my salary is more than reasonable. I lucked out with a high paying hospital.

Yep, the extra pay is nice too!

I'll always remember this story...my mom was a postpartum nurse and she was discharging a woman home, she came into the room and the woman was in the bathroom bending over, yelling at my mom to..."WIPE MY BUTT" My mom basically said, uh...no. You're...

I had 3 or 4 SATA and 2 math questions. The rest were priority and delegation. I passed back in January.

I took a night shift position and could not be happier. They trained me for 4 weeks on the day shift, then 4 weeks nights....I think it was great getting that day shift experience in because it made me feel like I could really take on the night shift...

I've always wanted postpartum but I did take a job on a medical/surgical floor. I lucked out, the floor is amazing. The people I work with are wonderful, the patient's are great...I love my job as a new grad and I've only been by myself for about 3 w...

The pay helps...I went from working at Target through school to making a good chunk of change per hour here in San Diego. It makes the tough times easier. I don't think anything is wrong with that. Job security is huge as well.

My hands are an itchy, bumpy, red mess. I'm a new grad, been working for about 5 weeks now. I have no idea if it's the soap or the gloves or both. They do not use latex free gloves at my hospital, but we do have them....I suppose I should start keepi...

What's even weirder is that my right hand is 75% worse than my left. I have no idea why. My left hand is itchy but there are no bumps on my left hand, only my right.

Thanks again everyone for the advice. No more latex gloves for me. I know one other nurse at night that wears the non latex, they'll just have to keep more handy!

Thank you everyone for the tips! I'll start using the latex free gloves and I'll see how that works. I think it must be a combo of the constant washing and the latex gloves. I am prone to allergies such as hay fever and of all things..melons. I thi...

I am a new RN and I have not encountered this AT ALL. Everyone on my floor is amazing and supportive. I love it.

When I was applying for an externship while I was still in school I made it quite clear I was currently in an ADN program, but somewhere else on the resume I had something like, "planning to attend an RN to BSN step up program after graduation"

Oh that was totally done!

Update. They "think" she may have been going into some sort of steroid psychosis. I guess later that night she was seeing stuff. I was talking to my other patient in the same room and she said that she overheard the woman say something to her husband...

Oh man, I'm sorry! I didn't realize that. I think that IS bs.

Saunders for me.

None of that is true. California is not a quick result state. There is no paying for anything.

I'm in California. I took the test on a Tuesday and my name was on the CA BRN website by Friday.