ilstu99

ilstu99

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  1. Will I even Get In?

    ilstu99 replied to ChrisAHF's topic in General Nursing

    I think A&P was a 5 credit hour class and micro was a 4 credit hour class. They would be do-able together, but a LOT of studying and lab time. If you have a job and/or a family, I wouldn't do it....

  2. How many nurses had hands-on experience before starting nursing school?

    ilstu99 replied to GaMBA's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't, but I wish I had. There was so much I had to learn that many of my classmates already knew. It's just a whole different way of thinking, and the sheer volume of information can feel...

  3. backstabbed at work

    ilstu99 replied to NuHappyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wait. Do we work in the same place?? I'm so sorry you are going through this, too. I feel like crap all the time. I detest working on days this particular charge (with her cronies) is working, and on...

  4. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    ilstu99 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of reasons, I guess. I used to work for child protective services, and many of my clients were medical neglect cases. I really felt like they lacked some basic education, and were overlooked...

  5. Graduating: affording the move

    ilstu99 replied to moonischasingme1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I used my sign-on bonus to relocate. If that's not an option, I would look for roommates or subleases that might fit your budget. No matter what...save, save, save! It seems like moving is always more...

  6. I send pt home with heplocks!!

    ilstu99 replied to luce2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's ultimately your preceptors responsibility, so she can be crabby about having to go remove it if she wants to, but she could have prevented her extra trip. It doesn't make you a lousy nurse....at...

  7. are they supposed to know this by now?

    ilstu99 replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the program I graduated from, EVERYTHING depended on who you had for a clinical instructor. Some would just dump you off on the RN, and sit in the lounge and read or watch TV for the entire...

  8. lpn's in nicu

    ilstu99 replied to nurseryt's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't hire LPN's for any critical care environment. I think our hospital still hires them for observation units, long-term care, in the clinics and for patient sitters. Basically, anywhere that IV...

  9. Cobedding.

    ilstu99 replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We still co-bed all of the multiples who are stable, after their initial evals or intensive issues are resolved. All of our babies on monitors until they walk out the

  10. Funny Names

    ilstu99 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Xavier Raymond: Yeah....they call him X-Ray. He should be 6 or 7 now. Poor kid. We've recently had an "Anonymous,"(no word of a lie) a "No'Staljah" and a

  11. NICU Nurse Wanna Be

    ilstu99 replied to RN4Ever_2008's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was hired directly to the NICU after graduation, but it's a new practice in our hospital, and one that's not making many people happy. Most of the staff feels as though you should have at LEAST a...

  12. Do you swab for MRSA upon admission?

    ilstu99 replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We swab all of our admissions, in-house and transfers. Then we swab every Sunday after

  13. Do you allow rings of any kind in your NICU??? and other infection questions...

    ilstu99 replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't allow anything below the elbows for our department staff and visitors. Also, no nails over 1/4 inch, and no nail polish. Most of the staff pins their rings to their tops, but I find it gets...