NewNurseyGirl2009

The mothers nurse circulates, the lead is the baby nurse and the tech scrubs. Works well but we are a 14 bed LDRP with our own OR suite

Well first off good for you. Nursing is very rewarding but hard work. Why not attend an associated degree program which is more cost effective? Nurses are not forced to work overtime but when they do they get paid very well for it. My facility pay...

Nursing schools are not always prepared. I know sometime things would change last min. or we would not know where we were having clinical until the week of. We also had assignments due during our breaks. This is common,especially in many of the sch...

Took me over a week to receive my ATT then 1 day to test, 2 days to find out I passed and 10 days for my license to arrive in the mail

Sorry, so many people are looking for jobs right now. I have a friend that graduated 6 months ago and another who graduated months ago and they are both still looking. Getting a job is tough right now.

How much fluids did she have prior to epidural? And were they within an hour before it was given?

I had Reglan one day for a migrane in the ER. I never get migranes but they gave me a choice of ativan/reglan and something else cocktail or dilaudid. I didn't want to appear a drugy so I opted for the cocktail. (I had just been in the ER days befor...

Passed in 75 questions. The computer just shut off. My background check is not complete (they say that will take about 3 weeks) so I have to wait till them to get my license. BUT I PASSED! and it was not near as hard as I thought. BTW the pearson ...

You can apply but keep in mind there are so many other people applying not only with them done but with 4.0's. I would not waste themoney until they are done.

Honestly I felt the same way and the anxiety was worse than the test. I passed in 75 questions and it was not bad at all. I wanted to throw up before I went in but decided to take it early to get it over with. Just take it, you will feel better an...

So here is the story. 8 years ago I was with some friends in a different state. We went to a drive in (I was in the back of the suburban) The driver my friends sister paid for one car but the admission was evidently per person. We went in and par...

The problem is going to be that the hospital isn't going to want to hire you and train you for a tech when they will just have to retrain someone when you graduate. Are you graduating soon? We are going through the same thing at our hospital and ou...

Yes that is not a good gpa. People here are not getting into RN school without 4.0 (straight a's) and LPN's need great grades too. If you got C's I am wondering if you are putting enough into it. Schools will look unfondly upon that. My best advi...

To answer your post, sorry to say but youre going to have to get used to it. The previous students in our program advised us to "keep our heads down and mouth shut" They can fail you for any reason. My advise? Dont be a know it all, be humble, keep...

I used to have to sit down when I watched an IV being put in. Now I can put them in without a second thought. I also had to leave the room during a throacentesis (still think that one is bad) I scrub for c-sections but the first one I watched I had ...

Yeah, our employers pitched in but they sponsered our nursing program in exchange for us working for them for 6 years. It was a scholarship type of deal. We paid for our own pins. I would NEVER ask for help from them for this though unless they off...

In my part of the woods even 4.0 students have to wait. My suggestion is to retake all your classes and learn from your past study habits. LPN might be the way to go, then you can bridge to RN

Me too. I am exactly 2 weeks from graduation and wondering what I have gotten myself into.

You sound like me. I slowly completed my pre-req's and then said I would go back to school when my kids were in school. Well I got in before that (when they were 3 and 51/2-not in school yet) I took advantage and was terrified. I got a scholarship f...

Doc's can actually get sued for not treating pain. And remember "pain" is wha tthe patient says it is. Not that it's right but one of our doc's said they are backed into a corner when this happens.

me too. Congrats.I graduate Dec 12th but am done with all my hours. It was lots of hard work but well worth it.

we run it but not on a pump. It depends at what point the fluids are running. For instance, prior to epidural you want to bolus them. After the epidural it depends on how hydrated the pt is, if pitocin is running and how much fluids they have had ...

Not only are they wanting to see what your answers are but how you process those questions without preparing. If you prepare by finding out information ahead of time you have an unfair advantage. If the school wanted you to know the questions ahead ...

It's really not fair for you to ask about what they will be asking. You would have an unfair advantage and it's not very ethical.

Why did you chose your career? Chosing to be a nurse is a personal decision. If you want to be a nurse, you will know what in your life it wants you to fulfill. THe reason you got the previous response is because this is a common general question fo...