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    Why I became a nurse, the down and dirty

    hiddencatRN replied to libran1984's topic in General Nursing

    I love doing IVs. It's such a satisfying skill, particularly on little kids (moving targets!). I had a heck of a night the other day, 3 overlapping really sick kids (2 tubed and sent to ICU, 1 went to...
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    Patient assignments - Are nurses assigned to empty beds

    hiddencatRN replied to LearningAboutNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ER, so it's a bit different. We get assigned a set of rooms- whatever patients are in those rooms or wind up in my rooms are my patients. Sometimes you have a heavier or lighter...
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    Children's Responses to Multicolor and Themed Uniforms

    hiddencatRN replied to sashamedvinsky's topic in Pediatric

    I always hated cartoon and cutesy scrubs. But then I got a job in peds, and noticed that the kids do in fact seem to prefer the fun, colorful prints. My Tinkerbell scrubs were always a hit with the...
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    Does the "I'm going to make a HUGE mistake" feeling ever go away?

    hiddencatRN replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in General Nursing

    But there's a huge middle ground between constant anxiety with stress dreams and not giving a poop about the care you give. Complacent is bad, but who wants to be forever in a state of terror and...
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    How do nursing schools react to alternative faiths?

    hiddencatRN replied to ZeroNightskye's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So, the way you ask this makes me think you are preparing to have to fight to defend your rights. It has been my experience, as a former pagan and current atheist, that almost no one is as bothered by...
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    Fast Track Nursing

    hiddencatRN replied to Ryan RN's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, it smacks of machismo. We rotate all around although they used to have a couple of "fast track only" nurses. Fast track days can be easy or hellish. But high acuity assignments can be the same....
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    Does the "I'm going to make a HUGE mistake" feeling ever go away?

    hiddencatRN replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in General Nursing

    Well....are you an anxious person in general? Do you generally feel confident in your practice? I'm a new nurse too and still have anxiety dreams from time to time, but in general I feel pretty good...
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    Do you need an "OK to use CVC/PICC/port" order for an old access?

    hiddencatRN replied to KaeliF's topic in General Nursing

    This. I have one job where you need the order (although the culture is you go ahead and do it and then get the doc to write the order after if there's something STAT to be done, like abx for chemo +...
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    Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    hiddencatRN replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Or paying bills, maintaining health insurance, rebuilding retirement funds, supporting underemployed partners, etc.....and why shouldn't they be? I'm a recent grad. I get the frustration about the...
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    Saying 'NO' to overtime

    hiddencatRN replied to suzbeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. I worked a TON of overtime when I first got off orientation. Then one day I realized I was mad at everything and hated everything. I've cut WAY down on OT except for "special occasions" (buying a...
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    Nursing student weight

    hiddencatRN replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    No, I'm sure everyone here LITERALLY meant that nursing school made them gain/lose weight. Literally. That's why no one talked about bad eating habits or food as stress management....other than those...
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    Quitting during Orientation!!?? Help!!

    hiddencatRN replied to Roskarin's topic in Nursing Career

    Of course not. They might understand and not want to put more money in to training the OP if it's not going to work out in the end. I was told during my orientation that if I felt it wasn't working...
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    Nursing student weight

    hiddencatRN replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    It depends on how you deal with stress in regards to food. Eating junky food is my stress management technique of choice, so I gained a solid 30 lbs during my year long program. Some folks in my class...
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    Nursing Kits???

    hiddencatRN replied to HopefulLPN83's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ultrascope makes a $40 stethoscope called the Maxiscope that comes in fun colors. I have a hot pink one and can hear fantastically with it- way better than with my
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    Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    hiddencatRN replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    Oh, right, I forgot that one. Students who get As pay for their grades by going to private schools that make it easy for them. Here's the thing: I find it really, really, extremely hard to believe...
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    Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    hiddencatRN replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    97-100% depending on the year, and graduates of the program are highly regarded. So our B/C classmates pass along with the A students. I'm not sure why it's so hard to accept that some folks just do...
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    Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    hiddencatRN replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    If you talked to the B/C students in my program, they'd tell you the same thing. "No one gets As in this program, it's impossible, etc." But plenty of us had mid to high A averages. I graduated with a...
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    Quitting during Orientation!!?? Help!!

    hiddencatRN replied to Roskarin's topic in Nursing Career

    In my experience, yes. Because when you apply to new places, they'll want to know about your past history. If you can't provide a positive reference for those 4.5 years as a CNA because you burn your...
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    Will my old undergraduate GPA in an unrelated field stop me from further education?

    hiddencatRN replied to Medic362's topic in General Nursing

    I've always had to provide ALL transcripts, so even though the GPA at the new school resets, admissions can see the overall cumulative GPA. So the "fresh start" is showing a big difference between the...
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    Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

    hiddencatRN replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    No, no, no. Folks still get As in nursing school. We can't all be "the best" at something, for whatever reasons you want to believe, but that doesn't mean that we're all performing at the same
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    Be Careful When Posting

    hiddencatRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Absolutely. I've recognized people from AN in real life and been recognized as well. So I post as though I'm posting under my real name and not a screen
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    Will my old undergraduate GPA in an unrelated field stop me from further education?

    hiddencatRN replied to Medic362's topic in General Nursing

    I had a low GPA in my first degree too. It does follow you a bit, but many places will look at the difference between your recent grades and the past ones and recognize that there has been a change....
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    How do you manage health insurance?

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in Travel

    I'm thinking about traveling in a couple of years. I've been talking with a couple of the travelers at my job and they've been really helpful and inspiring. One of the things I'm concerned about right...
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    Penalized for too many interests

    hiddencatRN replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had an interview GRILL me on my reasons for leaving a job prior to finding another. Like, would not accept my diplomatic answers to the effect that I was ready for new opportunities and wanted to be...
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    Thinking of having a baby while in LPN school

    hiddencatRN replied to malloryg's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    People do it. Pregnancies happen and and folks still manage to do what needs to be done....or they slow down their schooling and take some time off. I think you need to ask yourself is if this...