Cosper123

The important thing is we have each other. lol.

Yeah you can and I would. I chose to wait until after my boards as I didn't want to get a job and then not be eligble for it. That was a huge mistake as many got a jump on me and by time I was ready to apply I was behind the curve.

Was there a way to validate that the pain medication was given? Who ultimately was responsible for this patient? I'd chart it as you did with just sticking to the facts and not adding anything additional to the info. For example I wouldn't put "scre...

I don't consider it a calling for me. There was no one event that pushed me into this career. After various jobs helping others, from psyciatric to traumatic brain injury...just figured I should be paid better for all of my efforts and care. What an...

There's a fellow RN on the job who is suspected of sleeping on the job. NM calls me into the office the other day and says that my name was given as a witness to this incident. I told her yes that it appeared as though he was sleeping. She states tha...

Actually no way in any form was I ever an accomplice. I reported it verbally to a supervisor and that is the extent of my responsibility per the BRN. More is expected of the Charge Nurse as I understand it. Because it wasn't my job. Between thr...

She pulled me into her office and said that someone else had told her that I and a few others witnessed this occure, and asked what I saw. Did not realise at the time I'd be pulled into this nonsense simply by doing the right thing. In any case yeah ...

Yeah good idea Castlegates. And good advice all around, thanks everyone.

Reason I am uncomfortable writing it is that this person has been here awhile and has friends up the chain. He's already gone after another person after learning they had reported him for a similar incident. This is a bunch of immature nonsense and I...

Yeah it's tough, took me an entire year to nab a job. Granted I messed around for awhile, we moved...and for a good amount of time my job searching was half-hearted. Once I got serious it still took six months until I finally lined one up. Firstly yo...

It is what it is....and that's all that there is.

Well they aren't basic infection control like what gear to wear in this situation. You're given, for example, a bunch of diseases and need to know how each on transmits. Other ones are you have a patient with this, who do you room them with, that so...

Yeah I just took it today and feel horrible about it simply because of how it started out. 9 select all that apply before hitting question 18...talk about a quick slap in the face. By the end of the test I had 17 out of 75 that were SATA. Seeing as ...

Ditch the fun for sleep. Hang in there, you have worked very hard to get to this point and you're almost there. One more giant education hoop to jump through, then you can move on to the hoops of hospital politics :)

Yes you have to pay for the new versions of drug guides and such, just as you would with the book. You don't lose access to the program though when a new version comes out, you simply stop updating. So it's pretty much the same as if you had the boo...

It is not entirely essential to have a PDA in the nursing program...but they are so handy that I would highly recommend it. If it means eating top ramen and cheese sandwiches...it's worth it. Just don't purchase a really expensive one with high mem...

"I don't think it is his obligation to help me out, but I feel he should." You need to switch your goal to politics

Stick with that memory, because that's essentially what it is. You can't think of it in terms of hurting someone. It's a means to an end and yeah it takes a stick from a needle but focus on the big pictures...you're directly involved in making this ...

I too disagree with the "sad but understandable" view. When I walk into that room, I am a professional and expect to be treated as such. The only thing I found "sad but understandable" during my nursing school rotations were women giving birth who d...

Odd, I don't have an option to edit. Anyhow, as for NCLEX prep I found the Thompson (from Delmar Learning) - NCLEX REVIEW to be useful. It had over 4000 questions styled in the application format (like the standards set by the prep courses) on CD, ...

I'd keep it simple, especially if people are walking for graduation that day. We had our program head be the MC, and two of our instructors were voted on to hand out pins. Nice and orderly we walked up as our names were drawn and got our pins. Ther...

I bought many programs through skyscape.com and the ones I used absolutely every day were: 1. Davis Drug Guide 2. Tabers 3. and Diseases and Disorders, a Nursing Therapuetics Manual (from the Davis Company) 4. From time to time Nurse's Manual of Labo...

The run probably did ya some good, nothing like a good bit of excercise to get the brain motivated hehe. And kudos for thinking of the flowers for the holiday inn employee, ya might want to do it regardless of whether or not you pass Good luck!

I wouldn't rely on the NCLEX to weed out the bad apples. Between the prep classes and multiple attempts, anyone who wants it bad enough can get through it IMO. The problem here is the unethical choices that these cheaters are making, AND the patient...

The problem here is the logical fallacy at the base of your argument. This is clearly a false analogy, and these students taking the time to talk this over does not equate to how they will act as a patient advocate. In fact, I honestly believe you ar...