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  1. working 3rd shift for the first time

    shoegalRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I am totally feeling everyone who posted in this thread! I have been working nights for about 2 weeks now and I tell you it's taking a toll on my body already. I usually get home at about 0745...

  2. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry if you feel my response was defensive, go back and re-read her response to me (even if she was just playing devil's advocate). For starters, I didnt discuss nothing with the RN in front...

  3. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I take constructive criticism VERY well, hence, the reason I was upset because the nurse didnt come to me in the FIRST place. And no, I don't need to rethink my career choice. In my previous...

  4. Finally!!

    shoegalRN replied to Maverick80's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! I'm so jealous! I've got a year left before I graduate! Good luck in your new

  5. Kicked out of nursing school but determined to go back!!!

    shoegalRN replied to aka640's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you think you can apply to a different nursing school? I have a friend who started off in a 4 yr university to get her BSN. She failed out after the first semester due to some personal stress....

  6. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your input, I apperciate it! And you are right, I dont know the entire picture, that's why I was asking the nurse questions to try to piece together the picture. And you are right,...

  7. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Leslie, I didnt even know she was upset, because she kept right on talking to me after I asked her about the BP thing. I even asked her about would she recommend Kaplan and she told me she had taken...

  8. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I asked her simply: "Can I ask you something?" I also told her, "well you know I am in school and I'm trying to remember exactly what to look for when a beta blocker is given". I also told her:...

  9. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, we are all entitled to our opinion. And for the record, I did not question the nurse infront of the patient, I questioned the nurse AT THE NURSE'S station. I know BETTER than that and...

  10. Precepting an extern?

    shoegalRN replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I would LOVE to work with you! I say it's good you are actually giving her a pt of her own, because I am an nurse intern and I bascially get treated as a tech with 12 pts and doing more tech...

  11. Preceptor Training

    shoegalRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Triage, I would LOVE to have your as a preceptor! Just from the advice you have given me in my thread is enough to go on! You seem like you are very patient and have a passion to teach and that's a...

  12. Brown Mackie College

    shoegalRN replied to LadyBug0387's topic in General Students

    I hear that your credits won't transfer from Brown Mackie. Personally, I think it's a rip off. They charge you all that money for school and they are not even accredited. Then you graduate and can't...

  13. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess I'll see what the nursing supervisor has to say about it. The charge nurse did tell me she will tell the nursing supervisor my part of the story and from what she's heard about me from...

  14. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to thank everyone who responded to my post! Thank you all for the great advice and I will surely take heed of it. I am just a student nurse, but I love learning. I am open and receptive...

  15. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I did ask the patient is her BP normally this high. She said she has high BP, but it never runs in the 200's. I told the nurse this

  16. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didnt mention, I did take the BP manual after the dinamap. In fact, I took it manually the entire time after the fact, and it was still in the 200's over 50's-70's. I told the nurse right after I...

  17. I'm so mad I could SCREAM! (LONG)

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, she FINALLY called the doctor after the 3rd BP check and it was still high AFTER she had given the med. And I asked her about that too. I asked her if maybe the doctor had ordered Clonidine and...

  18. agency $21 is this good ro bad?

    shoegalRN replied to love care's topic in General Nursing

    I think she was referring to LPN's making that amount because LPN's make more in a nursing home than in the hospital. The CNA's in the nursing homes make between 12-15 per hour depending on...

  19. I got a level 1 on ATI, feeling bummed....

    shoegalRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got a Level 1 on my ATI for med-surg. I am feeling bummed out. Although I passed the class, I feel like I should have atleast scored a Level 2 since it predicts how you pass NCLEX. I am not a...

  20. How Much in Student Loans Do YOU Have?

    shoegalRN replied to Brookes1129's topic in General Students

    I entered nursing school with zero student loan debt. My Associates of Science Degree was paid by my previous employer. When I graduate next May, I will have roughly around 20K (give or take), which...

  21. Whats been the hardest/easiest nursing course for you?

    shoegalRN replied to moncj66's topic in General Students

    Easiest Mental Health, Pharm, Nursing Research Hardest-Patho, Adult Health II In Adult Health II, I excelled in clinicals, but was was on the borderline in theory. I took my final test last week and...

  22. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    shoegalRN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Would you please SHUT UP about how you are sooooo upset because you *only* got a 90 on the test when you usually get a 95? Especially when there are students who are STRUGGLING to just pass the class....

  23. Do PCT's get raises?

    shoegalRN replied to liljeepster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse intern (3rd semester student), making 12.50 an hr. If I work nights, it's .75 more per hour, weekends is .50 more per hour. We basically have the same duties as a tech. You may want to...

  24. I need advice from OR nurses

    shoegalRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello, I am a 3rd semester nursing student and I absolutely fell in love with the OR since I did my OR rotation during clinicals. I want to circulate and scrub, and maybe one day become a First...

  25. Please Help!!!!!!

    shoegalRN replied to lilyan33's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not good at math either, but I've managed to pass all my drug calc tests in nursing school. I love science (with the exception of chemistry) and I didnt mind studying it while doing my pre-reqs. I...