jelly221,RN

jelly221,RN MSN

CVICU, CCU, SICU, MICU

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  1. The "Straight A's" and "Made Incredibly Easy" series are good. I'm gonna get crucified for saying this I'm sure.... Wikipedia. I know, I know, people can edit it, it's unreliable, but I have yet to...
  2. Looking into medical and colorblind

    I've never heard of a school checking for that. My job does though at my annual checkup- those numbers composed of colored dots inside a circle of different colored dots. You can probably figure it...
  3. I didn't think I'd have much to say on this topic... guess that's not the case. This makes me a bit nervous- the fact that you used your position in order to gain permission (not from your clinical...
  4. It really depends on your program and which semester you're in. First semester, I worked 50 hrs/week and almost had a nervous breakdown from that, but I hardly ever studied. Second semester was...
  5. What do you always have in your scrub pockets?

    you're kidding right??? You might have Mary Poppins beat! I thought I was bad with 2-3 pens, highlighter, sharpie, steth, tape, kerlix, alcohol wipes, adhesive remover wipes, iv caps, EKG pads (i'm...
  6. Please help Failed Nursing Classes

    I completely agree. If you do make it through school (and good luck!) you'll have a very difficult time finding a job if your cover letter is written in a similar manner. You don't have to use...
  7. Taking Peds ATI on Friday, how did you do?

    Agreed with W'sMama- know developmental stages, how you would teach children at different ages, what to expect them to be able to do at different ages, and anticipatory
  8. Nanda priorities

    My most helpful (care plan -wise) instructor told me to look at causes and results when prioritizing dxs. If one of your dxs is causing the other (diarrhea causing deficient fluid volume) it would be...
  9. What to do after ADN program?

    Moogie- great summary! Reinforces my BSN/MSN decision too.
  10. best way to get into nursing

    Your plan looks good! Those people in my program who worked as CNAs had a head start on people with no experience. It'll also open doors after you graduate for finding an RN job. As far as RN...
  11. You don't have to have any book filled out or anything, just need to have completed your first semester of nursing school. Some hospitals hire you in a CNA role, and some hospitals have an actual...
  12. It's the Little Things That Make it Worthwhile...

    It's so true! I had one of those yesterday with a pt whose adult daughters were visiting and I got to do a LOT of teaching with them and give emotional support- it was so sweet of them to tell me how...
  13. USC New Grad summer 2011?

    Wow, 850+ applicants for TEN jobs... crazy! Glad I haven't heard anything yet
  14. California's 2011 New Grad Program

    oh man i've never been so happy to have NOT received an email yet!!! trying to not get my hopes up... maybe they went in alpha order (my last name is far down the alphabet) or by date of application...
  15. letter to potential ER employer...please read and critique! Thanks

    I went on and posted it and got stuck on the website for 3 hours after reading your post...
  16. USC New Grad summer 2011?

    nope- my app still says In
  17. Yeah, I realized that as soon as I posted it, thought I removed my post =) It was late and my brain was already
  18. wait, you've already been working as an RN but you don't graduate until next year? How does that
  19. Brain of a Nurse

    98% of people who weren't detail oriented failed my nursing program. The 2% brown-nosed their way through by being charming about their flakiness... still irks
  20. letter to potential ER employer...please read and critique! Thanks

    Congrats! Curious, how did another department at another hospital see your resume/cover letter? It sounds like you didn't submit it to them and they just happened upon
  21. Preceptorship

    We only had the option of ICU (only one spot- a girl who worked at the hospital got it), tele, med-surg/onc, med-surg (mostly post-ops) and AOU (stepdown). These restrictions were mostly due to the...
  22. USC New Grad summer 2011?

    What units did you apply for? They say May 27th for invitations to the brunch and rejection e-mails, so I'm just trying to not think about it until then.
  23. I did Micro online, same thing- lab kit was mailed to me- through Rio Salado College. http://www.riosalado.edu/Pages/Default.aspx. Got an A and it counted for my ADN, and I've had it evaluated for an...
  24. Do you ever....

    The best place to ogle is in the sauna at the gym... heat makes the veins pop right up! There's some decent looking abs in there too, if that's more your taste. Personally, I'll take the
  25. Great News! I Finally Got a Job in Med-Surg/Tele!

    ummm, best idea ever. I'll definitely be doing that. Never would've thought to include a sample essay from school...