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  1. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

    *ac* replied to bigmac018's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There are actually 4 points of entry: The direct-entry MSN (CNL, not

  2. Hospitals SUCK at orientation!!

    *ac* replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ME

  3. Tranfusing blood products - procedures

    *ac* posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been taught different things by different preceptors and am wondering if there's a diffinitive answer. Some say to spike a bag of NS on the other side of the Y tubing and prime the entire tubing...

  4. Hospitals SUCK at orientation!!

    *ac* replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Check out the thread, "Throw me to the wolves". This is why clinical hours look good on paper/accreditaion/whatever, but are actually sometimes useless in preparing

  5. Tranfusing blood products - procedures

    *ac* replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for explaining about the filter. That makes total

  6. Tranfusing blood products - procedures

    *ac* replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    We do have policies for everything - but not everything is spelled out in exact detail. Since I'm in orientation, I just go along with how my preceptor does it. Then sometimes, I start thinking about...

  7. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

    *ac* replied to bigmac018's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    No pay difference at entry level at my hospital. BSN is required to move up the clinical ladder, however. Moving up used to be based on experience only; now it's also based on degree, continuing...

  8. Lunch????

    *ac* posted a topic in General Nursing

    Before I went to nursing school I heard nurses talking about not getting lunch, or not even getting a drink of water for the better part of their shift. I thought they were just being martyrs and...

  9. Nursing Interventions

    *ac* replied to stjoa's topic in General Students

    Think "ABC's" and patient

  10. Hospitals SUCK at orientation!!

    *ac* replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Again, speaking as a recent grad of a highly rated BSN program... and in my first job for two months: I was told, don't worry about skills - skills will come... it's critical thinking that you must...

  11. Hospitals SUCK at orientation!!

    *ac* replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "Also, students used to have clinicals at least 2 or 3 days per week. Even if the total number of hours was only say, 15, it was still on 3 separate days. That gave the student 3 times to have to...

  12. Hospitals SUCK at orientation!!

    *ac* replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "Back in the old days, "clinical" meant showing up with a care plan already semi-done. You had to go into the hospital the night before to get your assignment and then spend 3-5 hours researching the...

  13. Lunch????

    *ac* replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    As for going to the bathroom: I usually look at my brain while I'm

  14. Lunch????

    *ac* replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    OK, I checked my state's law and found there is NO legal requirement that employers provide breaks unless the employee is under age 18. However, "If employees are told their pay will be reduced each...

  15. Lunch????

    *ac* replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, everyone acts like it is completely

  16. Lunch????

    *ac* replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    I looked up Sutter and see that their suit is based on California labor law. I'm not in California. I wouldn't be surprised if it's illegal in my state, but it's not really that the hospital forces...

  17. fundamentals and med surg I are 8 week classes

    *ac* replied to vivasmom's topic in General Students

    Wow, they actually TEACH you med calc?? An then you only have to get an 80%?? We had to learn it on our own and got tested the first day of each semester. 100% required within 3 tries or you were...

  18. Lunch????

    *ac* replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    There is no option like this. We always get

  19. shoes, shoes and more shoes-and those darn heels

    *ac* replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have tried Dansko's several times, but I constantly roll my ankles in them - to the point that it causes severe ankle pain and I've almost fallen. I see other nurses doing this, too. I really wish...

  20. A1c

    *ac* replied to jschut's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    It's a strange scenario but I have heard of it before. Sometimes patients have hypoglycemia preceding true DM. It seems like sometimes the pancreas/liver go a little nuts before giving out. I think...

  21. Who makes your assignments?

    *ac* replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

  22. Who makes your assignments?

    *ac* replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    We figure it out amongst ourselves after taking report. The assignments are not the problem... All nurses take report on all patients. Everyone gives report. This takes approximately forever....

  23. It has been 48hrs

    *ac* replied to cmarsh333's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My status changed on my SBON website before Pearson Vue results were available. That was yesterday (Saturday). I'm sure that your results not being available does not mean anything one way or the...

  24. January 2008 NCLEX support thread

    *ac* replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My tip is: Remember that most people pass the first time. When you read these threads, it doesn't seem like it, but statistically it's true. Pretty much everybody comes out feeling like they failed,...

  25. second NCLEX frustration

    *ac* replied to pepper1968's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got my results yesterday (Saturday) exactly 48 hours after I took the test. Good