sistasoul

sistasoul

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  1. Office vs hospital??

    sistasoul replied to NellieP73's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    You can always work per diem at the hospital. I have just graduated nursing school. My plan is to get some hospital experience and then get a clinic/office position and stay per diem at a hospital....

  2. What's nursing school like?

    sistasoul replied to Doug85's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am a female and I 100% agree with your post. I have 7 days left to go. My CI drove me to almost withdrawing last Wednesday. At this point I only had 15 days to go. We all know how hard NS is and...

  3. New RN interested in LTC

    sistasoul posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi All, I am graduating in May :yeah:and just have a few questions. Has anyone that is RN started their career in LTC and if so was it a hard adjustment? If you are an RN on the floor and not in...

  4. New RN interested in LTC

    sistasoul replied to sistasoul's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you to all who have replied. I appreciate it and will keep these words handy as I make my decision. I still have 3 weeks to get through. Peace and Grace

  5. 50 out of 100 Nursing students failed program

    sistasoul replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    Good for you. When I graduate I think I am going to go to the president of the school because this seems to be an ongoing "problem" with this certain instructor. I am so infuriated at what she is...

  6. 50 out of 100 Nursing students failed program

    sistasoul replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    Hello all, I am in my 4th semester and will graduate in May. I have a clinical instructor who is known to pick out one student every semester and give them a bad time. I guess it is me this semester....

  7. Post traumatic stress disorder from nursing school

    sistasoul replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    Hi all, I have PTSD from the clinical paperwork. I am in my 4th and final semester and I have one teacher who keeps giving me back one care plan to do over. She has given it back to me 4 times. This...

  8. I got a verbal warning :(

    sistasoul replied to Jadedstudent's topic in General Students

    Hello Jaded, I am in my last semester of school and i have an instructor I am sure is out to get me. This instructor is known for singling out one student every clinical and just giving them a hard...

  9. Need Advice- stressing!

    sistasoul replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I too am graduating in May and feel the exact same way. I am afraid and stressed out. I have already broken down in front of my clinical instructor twice. I am tired of the paperwork, the...

  10. Acceptable questions for nursing students to ask?

    sistasoul replied to linnywho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hello all, I am in my 4th semester of N. school now and some of the stuff we are suppose to ask or get info on I would usually right Not applicable or be tempted to make it up. I would always be more...

  11. 50 out of 100 Nursing students failed program

    sistasoul replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    I agree. My school seems more interested in us passing the NCLEX for their precious first time pass rate but seem to oveload us with busy work so students do not have enough time to study and fail...

  12. Now I understand why there is a nursing shortage

    sistasoul replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    I think the aides and the nurses are run ragged. It is crazy. I graduate in May 2008 and work as an LNA. I plan to go to med surge for a year and then to the ICU. Hopefully having 2 patients in the...

  13. Hey guys....How do you all support yourselves?

    sistasoul replied to Brian 77's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I worked 60 plus hrs a week and took prereqs. I worked this schedule for 5 years and saved my money. It was exhausting. I was too tired to spend money even if I wanted to. I lived very frugally and...

  14. Do You Look Like A Nurse?

    sistasoul replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I was with my mother at an ER a couple of years ago and the Doc helping her said the same thing to me. I was studying microbiology and I put down my book when he came in to examine dearest Mom. The Dr...

  15. Do all the ICU RNs gossip?

    sistasoul replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    I love this post. I work as an LNA and I don't know how anyone has the time to stand around and gossip. I work on a cardiac floor and the nurses on my unit are usually to busy to gossip. I find people...

  16. patient acuity

    sistasoul posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi all, I currently work on a telemetry floor as an LNA. I was told by my clinical instructor to start out on a med surge floor to get my skills up to par. I really liked my medsurge rotation and am...

  17. Do you envy 1:1 sitters?

    sistasoul replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I am an LNA and I absolutely dread being stuck in a one to one. When the patients are confused they don't understand that they need to stay in their room and taht they can not wander into...

  18. I think I really screwed up choosing nursing

    sistasoul replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. People have no idea what it is to be a nurse. I have one more semester left and I complain a lot about the workload and the Clinical instructors. My brother always says "But you will be...

  19. I think I really screwed up choosing nursing

    sistasoul replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I understand how you feel. I am a nursing student who plans on working on a med-surge floor after graduation to see how it goes. I love patient care but can see the stress of being a floor nurse. I...

  20. How much per semester did you nursing school cost?

    sistasoul replied to 5860TomCat's topic in General Nursing

    My Adn progran is about 2200 a semester. This is just for the 9 credit nursing class. Other classes are 525 dollars for a 3 credit course. Books and supplies were about a grand up front. Good for the...

  21. Do/did any of you hate clinical?

    sistasoul replied to marie-francoise's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The only clinical I have hated so far is the one I am currently in. It is OB and Peds. It is not the clinical experience it is the instructor. She is so anal about every little thing. It is very...

  22. Desperately need help with clinicals

    sistasoul replied to tlc2u's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, It sounds very stressful. I would arrive at clinical 15 minutes early and look through my assigned patients charts. I don't understand how your school works. We go the night before and get patient...

  23. 29 pts as a tech..can i handle being a nurse?

    sistasoul replied to law3576's topic in General Nursing

    You did great. 28 patients is to many. I work as an aide also and when I am by myself I have the whole floor and it is usually 31 patients. The nurses help out and get their own vitals becuase if they...

  24. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    sistasoul replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I think I will definitely be looking into some type of outpatient nursing after I get hospital experience. Sounds like you work for and with a great group Of

  25. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    sistasoul replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I love this post. I work as an LNA at a hospital and a receptionist for an eye Dr and I see the same thing going on. At the Dr's office a patient will come in and start demanding things and being...