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If they are resident doctors i refer to them by their first name; if they're attendants i call them Dr XYZ

I would say days is better for a new grad. I was able to orient on days and nights and they are at two ends of the spectrum. Nights was so boring for me. I only had a couple of meds to give and just a whole bunch of paper work. But on days you get to learn soo much as a new grad and you really develop technical skills. On the day shift, I get to do a lot of wound care, start IVs, hang blood, etc. It is crazier on days but i feel it is a great learning experience for me.

I currently work in an acute inpatient rehab unit. If a patient calls to use the bathroom and i have never seen them ambulate before, or i'm not sure how they transfer out of the bed to a wheelchair, i call another nurse, or a cna to be right on the other side, ready to assist as needed. In your case you can grab a fellow nursing student to help you. You also want give basic instructions to the patient on what to do before they even get up to ambulate. It makes a huge difference when the patient has an idea what to do. You can never be too safe so always ask for assistance I hope this helped.

A young girl, probably in her early 20s was admitted to the ER cuz she had a frozen hotdog stuck in her a** hole!!!! I was mortified to say the least lol

I would highly HIGHLY reccommend a book by mosby called "pharmacology memory note cards"...not only did it help me throughout nursing school it really helped me for my nclex. It is only 27 bucks, it has a lot of mnemonics and awesome cartoons, and it is great for visual learners. For example the way i learnt cardiac meds using this book is that most ACE inhibitors end in "-ril" for example enalapril, linisopril, ramparil....beta blockers end in "-olol" such as metropolol, atenolol, Nadolol...When i think of the commonly used calcium channel blockers i think of VAN-D (like van diesel the actor) and they are Verapamil, Amlodipine, Nifedipine and dilitazem...What you need to understand is how ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers work; drugs that fall under each category pretty much act the same. Anyway i hope this helped and try to get the book it you can, its really good.

Ohaumedic??...lol!!!!! that was funny

I Scored a 90% once on the kaplan Q-bank and that was with 50 questions. On average i scored about 65-73% for each 50 Qbank questions i took. Sometimes i scored much lower than that. Honestly practicing a 100 questions per day for kaplan is way too much. You can do 100-150 for other "easier" practice questions like Saunders but with kaplan it is not enough to just do the questions. You have to go over each question indepth and read the rationales....Now to answer your question, try to aim for at least 70%. I was told by one of my kaplan instructors when i was studying for the nclex that 70% on kaplan is equivalent to a passing rate on the NCLEX. Honestly kaplan to me is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy harder than the NCLEX. I hope i answered ur questions Oh and also please please go over the videos that they put on the website. You may have to look for them though, they are kinda hard to find; but they are so informative and helpful

it depends on what time of the year you send it. if you send it around May or Decemeber it might take longer than expected because they are swamped with applications from new graduates around that time. Since you sent yours in towards december ending and they probably have numerous applications from december graduates, it might take about a month to receive your ATT. But make sure you call them once in a while to check the status of your application and make sure there are no issues delaying the processing of your application

SCHOOL NURSING DEFINITELY!!! AND THEY ARE VERY OPEN TO HIRING PEOPLE WITH LITTLE OR NO EXPERIENCE (well i guess depending on where you live; mine is NYC)

kiss ass? I totally totally agree!!!!!! People might be quick to tear your comment apart...but i believe you always always have to pick your battles, instead of trying to fight every battle and sometimes that might mean "kiss assing"

hey murphyal...does it say contact you state board of nursing? If its says that...its a good sign..

Before i got accepted into the nursing program. I was a straight A student and I had a solid 4.0 G.P.A. Well when i got into the nursing program, I started struggling with one of my classes, which was a 6 credit course. As the semester continued, i was failing woefully in this class- i was getting D's in my exams. I was so frustrated that i was about to fail this class and have to repeat a whole year of the nursing program!!! (my school only admits students on a yearly basis). Thank God, I was able to get a 95% in my final exam (which was about 45% of the total grade) and that was able to bring me up to a C in the class. It was very disappointing to see my G.P.A drop from a solid 4.0 to a 2.8, but it was better than having to repeat for a year. This class was definitely a wake up call for me. Nursing is not like anatomy and physiology, or chemistry, where i can cram all the material and pass the class with an A. In nursing, its all about applying what you have learnt, not memorizing what you have read. Needless to say, i was able to get A's and a couple B's as i continued in the nursing program and i graduated with a 3.5 G.P.A. So my advice to you would be to reflect on this "C" class, and think of what factors made you fail. Then try to improve on your weaknesses in your other classes. Good luck to you in everything

Thank you so much for the response!!! It was highly informative

I was recently offered a position on the Inpatient Rehab unit at a major teaching hospital in my city. I was given a brief description of the job. However, i was wondering if anyone can shed some light on the duties and responsibilities of a nurse specifically in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. What can i expect working on this unit? What would my daily activities be like? What are the plus and minuses of working in an Inpatient rehab unit. ANY RESPONSES/ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS

Ok i think we are straying away from the issue. The manager agreed to hire you as an RN right? but pay you an LPN's salary. So technically you are working with your RN license but getting paid less (as an LPN). My question is are you paid any differential or are there any bonuses in addition to the $21? My advice to you would be to take the job for now, and stick with it until something better comes along. I was recently offered a job at a major teaching hospital in New York and i was offered $21/hour (that's before the differential and bonuses though). So what's more important to you? staying home indefinitely until something better comes along? or taking the job while actively seeking something more promising?