Elysium_Won

Amen to that! Welcome to the profession, Mindy.

Reston Hospital has a "tuition reimbursement" program. Sibley Hospital in Northwest DC also has a similar program. Sibley's is on their website but Reston's is not (not that I'm aware of anyway). Both require about a two year committment. Good lu...

If our census is low, we can either be floated to another unit, cancelled, or put "on-hold". Our "on-hold" policy is NOT required - they call and offer it and you can say yes or no. I don't know what happens if everyone says 'no' because so far, to ...

I graduated from a PCT program prior to going to nursing school. I lived in Florida at the time. We had a CNA course as part of the program, then learned injections, EKGs, lab tests, phlebotomy, Foley insertions, etc. It was a 6 month program foll...

I graduated from nursing school in December 2006. I had three job offers, one of which was to remain at the unit & hospital where I worked as a tech during school. It was a great place and I truly loved the people I worked with. However, I opt...

Thanks for the replies folks. Pretty much confirms what I thought/knew. I have no worries about job references and I know the "old" unit & staff very well so I have no fear about it not working out. They truly are great. (I was the idiot to l...

When I applied for nursing school it was 17 years after I graduated high school. I got the TEAS practice book and there were things in it that we never learned in high school - things I'd never even heard of. I took the practice test cold and did n...

Are you talking about a Process Recording? We are doing these in my psych clinical this semester. We were given a form to use for these. Basically, it is three columns: #1 we write down the dialogue between ourself and the client, #2 we record any...

I have to throw in my 2-cents' worth! I grew up in Illinois, just across the river from Missouri and then lived in St. Louis for 10 years from the age of 22 to 32. St. Louis is great for culture and the arts. The Fox Theatre, the Muny, Riverport ...

I recently had my first interview for an RN position in preparation for my graduation. I've been to clinical at this facility and they have a good track record for new graduate internships. I have good grades, a year of tech experience, and a recom...

I agree with the poster above that it depends on the individual student. I took A&P 1 my first semester and there was a guy in my class who was taking: A&P1, A&P2, Microbiology, and one other course at the same time. He did fine, but I ...

Great idea, llg! Thanks.

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. I don't plan to say why I am no longer interested so I guess I'll just go with the "not the right fit at this time" routine. I hate confrontation anyway. I am fairly certain that this behavior is not typical at th...

I'm taking nursing core classes and pre/co-reqs simultaneously. I've been doing that for 3 semesters. In order to graduate in December, I had to squeeze in another course, so 17 credits in the fall - my busiest semester yet. But then it's over.......

1. If you "really can't explain it well", don't refer me to the book and then expect me to be able to test on it! I probably won't be able to explain it well either! 2. If you admit YOU have to carry a cheat sheet on "Topic A", even after all these...

This is exactly what my school does currently. I'm in the AAS Nursing program and it transitions into the RN-to-BSN program with no further application, etc. In essence, it is a 4-year BSN program with the opportunity to get your license and start ...

This is loosely medical-related, though not exactly nursing... My brother & his wife and kids moved into a rental house out in a rural area back in the early 90's. While they were unpacking (in the summer) the furnace kept turning on. They also...

I had a self-care patient on the BSC. When she finished, I assisted her to the sink so she could do her ADLs. She was able to stand & walk fine on her own, so I took the bucket out of the BSC to empty it in the bathroom. However, since she ofte...

I was another baby with spina bifida. They flew in a specialist to do surgery on me when I was 3 days old. Afterward, my parents were told I wouldn't live past the age of 2 or so and wouldn't be able to crawl or walk and could have other complicati...

I have to get back to studying (haha) so I didn't have a chance to read all the replies in this thread, but I have two positive things that jump to mind immediately. #1 - This is especially true the evening or day after a clinical: I am so thankful f...

I thought the 1st semester was a breeze. I had Med Surg 1, Assessment 1, Fundamentals, A&P I, A&P I lab, Med Surg clinical and Assessment 1 lab. The 2nd semester seemed infinately more complex with Med Surg 2, Med Surg 2 clinical, Assessment...

It does stink but seems to happen rather regularly. When I ordered my books for A&P I, the bookstore gave me a used copy ($80) of the text they used in previous semesters. The instructor said they actually were using a new book (new author, pub...

Thanks for the feedback, Eric & Daytonite! I especially appreciate the referral to Medline Plus - great information there. Why haven't I found that site before?! Take care!