medchick

Nope...I'm a school loving freak too :)

1. Name your school 2. Degree you will be working on (including specialty) 3. whether you will be working full time or part time or quit 4. Will you be attending part time or full time 5. And ... 1. University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX...

I work with several NNPs who received their Masters from an online program at the University of Texas Medical Branch. They had no problems. I am also attending the online program from the same university. I think as long as your degree is from a repu...

South Texas is fair as far as pay is concerned based on the cost of living. You will deal with poop and pee and vomit. You will see things you never thought you would. If you don't like it then do something else. I'm sorry if it sounds a little (mayb...

Jedi, RhoGAM is given at both times or given if pregnancy is terminated at 13 or more weeks gestation. RhD IG is the same thing. I would definitely look this up in a drug guide (I know I sound like an instructor) but that is the best way to learn a...

We had both a pinning and graduation ceremony. Both were mandatory to attend. Pinning was mandated by the Dean of Nursing and graduation by the president of the university. It was my second degree but my family never got to see me walk the first time...

Must be nice to get holiday pay. Where I am, if you work in a clinic, you have to use your PTO as holiday pay. If you work the floor, there is no holiday pay...no time and a half. You get your regular pay and shut up and work.

If you really want to be an OR nurse...go to Travis. I am prior AF medic and have been to Hill. When I left in 2000 they were only a clinic and were getting ready to shut down their same day surgery. No more med/surg unit. Not even an ER. One big thi...

I started in the NICU right out of school. We have an 12 week orientation that can be shorter or longer as needed. I was on orientation for 9 weeks. I didn't have any experience with babies before. Like a previous poster mentioned, being right out of...

I started in a NICU right out of school and have been doing very well. I have been there almost a year now and love it. I had a great orientation and the unit is giving residency classes to the new NICU nurses (there are 5 of us). It has been a great...

Make sure you print out the ATT and bring it with you as well as your ID. I would leave the purse at home and only carry you drivers license and some money for a margarita after :) It can get chilly in the testing centers so wear a sweater so that if...

Added mine too.

The policy where I went to school states that tattoos must be covered but long sleeve shirts are allowed under the clinical uniform. Always refer to your school/facility policy.

We average between 12-15 nurses a shift and can have 1-4 babies depending on how sick they are. In level 3 usually no more than 3. In level 2, you usually have 3-4.

As far as I know you can apply in the state you wish to be licensed in. We had one person who graduated in Louisiana and is licensed in South Carolina. She just had to apply to that BON. Hope that helps.

I recently moved to San Antonio myself as my hubby got reassigned to Randolph AFB. I live in Cibolo and love it. Not too crowded and close enough to everything. The only bad part is my commute...about 40 minutes. I work in a downtown hospital but hav...

I just graduated last december and took NCLEX in february and found that ATI is nothing like NCLEX.

My school used the ATI during the program. We were required to pass most of them before we could move on in the program and before graduation. We were given more than one opportunity to pass. The cost of the ATI was built into the cost of the program...

I completely understand that feeling. My original preceptor had surgery 4 weeks into my orientation and I rotated through almost 10 others in the next 6 weeks. I developed my own way of doing things (within appropriate limits). What they are doing to...

We had the Sylvia Rayfield review come to our school right after I graduated. While the books are great for school, I don't think that it helped me much when preparing for NCLEX. I also used NCSBN and Saunders and well as some other books for practic...

Where is everyone???

8 select all that apply and I passed.

I spent 9 years in the military and used my VA benefits to pay for school.

I saw the show you are talking about and the couple did eventually give in and allow antibiotics. They were discontinued 2 days later.

We were permitted to use a calculator provided it was not one you could save information on. Basically, you could use a cheap one you can buy at the dollar store. No scientific calculators. I use my calculator almost daily at work. I work on a NICU a...