emmy27

emmy27

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  1. Working in a christian place while being an atheist?

    emmy27 replied to mls4455's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm a non-believer working at a secular hospital in an extremely religious part of the country- my patients and coworkers frequently make religious comments, specifically religious comments assuming...

  2. Iguana Med Scrubs

    emmy27 replied to EDjunkie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The women's IguanaMed are similar in size/fit to the Cherokee junior fit scrubs, but run much smaller than the more traditional Cherokee women's/unisex cuts. I wear an XS in both Cherokee junior fit...

  3. Video Taping Nursing Students ?

    emmy27 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    We don't do this for skill testing, but we do run simulator labs where we take care of the "patient" and our instructor controls the patient's responses via computer from the other side of a one-way...

  4. First Clinical

    emmy27 replied to Goldenatom's topic in General Students

    Good luck! Don't worry- it won't be nearly as scary as you think, and in a few months you'll be looking back and wishing they were still as easy as that first one,

  5. For those of you who hold a hold a biology or science degree

    emmy27 replied to srleslie's topic in General Students

    Whoa, that's so different from my program. We're required to link each diagnosis to the cellular-level pathology of the problem, and the expected outcome and criteria for measuring the outcome must...

  6. Dorming versus not dorming

    emmy27 replied to xlilchatonx's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure what you mean... you still have to take the NCLEX-RN if you get a BSN, unless you're an RN--> BSN student. If you finish your ADN, pass your NCLEX, and then finish your BSN, no you...

  7. Dorming versus not dorming

    emmy27 replied to xlilchatonx's topic in General Students

    I lived in a dorm for a while while I was working on another degree, and while I did make some friends, and there were fun parts and the convenience of being on campus, there was gobs of drama....

  8. Found me another study tool

    emmy27 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Weak! At our school they just stop before discussing a patient and tell everyone to turn their recorders off, and when they finish, let them turn them back on. It's worked fine so

  9. 100% dosage calculations?

    emmy27 replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Students

    Each semester we have to pass the test before we can start clinicals; the first try each semester, 90% is passsing, if you have to retake it, you have to get 100%. We get theoretically unlimited...

  10. Are clinicals really difficult for schools to schedule?

    emmy27 replied to insa's topic in General Students

    Yes, they told us this in the first orientation session and it's proven true through all of school so far. We know our days of the week (ie, we have clinical only on Thursday and Friday), so we can...

  11. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    emmy27 replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    To one: "Contrary to your belief, there is nothing magical about the sound of your voice reading powerpoints that makes us understand them better. If you have absolutely nothing to add to the outlines...

  12. Degree vs Diploma?

    emmy27 replied to nickos's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A diploma is what you earn if you go through a "diploma program", which are attached to/run by a hospital. When you graduate you are qualified to sit for the NCLEX and receive your license, but you...

  13. Would I have any problems being a nurse with an associates degree?

    emmy27 replied to pinkstar17's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There are more AS/ADN-prepared nurses graduating each year in the US than there are BSN nurses, and the license and scope of practice are the same. Some facilities and some positions may prefer a BSN...

  14. Don't feel ready!

    emmy27 replied to Lindalou76's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! I knew you could do it. =) It only gets less scary from

  15. Difference between LPN and RN knowledge?

    emmy27 replied to stewiegriffin's topic in General Students

    My guess would be that you're expected to explain not just what you did but why- the physiology of the problem, the mechanism of action of whatever you did/gave, and the evidenced-based practice...

  16. How are your clinicals graded?

    emmy27 replied to gabriella86's topic in General Students

    Our are pass/fail, but it's kind of complicates. It's determined on the basis of a checklist of 40 things (being on time, being in uniform, reporting errors promptly to the teacher, respecting...

  17. Don't feel ready!

    emmy27 replied to Lindalou76's topic in General Students

    Don't think of it as "We've learned twelve procedures and OMG NEXT WEEK I HAVE TO DO THEM ALL". It's not going to be like that. You'll have to assess your patient, yes, and possibly do a bed...

  18. How do you feel about wearing the nursing caps for pinning?

    emmy27 replied to MnemonicFanatic's topic in General Students

    I'd really like to have the cap for graduation. I took my first steps as a child at my aunt's capping ceremony and I'd love to invite her to mine. Plus I just think the cap looks snazzy. One of our...

  19. How long is your school day?

    emmy27 replied to Lovely_RN's topic in General Students

    Monday 9-12 Tuesday 10-12:50 Wednsday 9-12 Thursday and Friday- six-eight hours of clinicals, either morning or evening shift. We also have a 3 hour lab one day a week, but the time and day changes...

  20. Don't feel ready!

    emmy27 replied to Lindalou76's topic in General Students

    You're not crazy, but first-day jitters are something everyone goes through, and the only way past it is to just do it. The only way you'll get better at performing skills on real people is by...

  21. feeling utterly defeated

    emmy27 replied to tater tot's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey- I'm not even a new nurse yet, I'm still a student, but I stumbled across your post and I felt a certain kinship, because I feel horribly adrift and homesick for my last job for a period every...

  22. First clinical. Where was yours??

    emmy27 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    My first clinical was at the rehab center of the hospital- lots of ortho injuries and CVA patients who are no longer high acuity but still need daily PT and skilled nursing care. I was so nervous but...

  23. New Nursing Student Questions

    emmy27 replied to tamtam83's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm so sorry about your sister. I did about half of my prereqs online. There are a few people in my NS class who I recall from in-person classes, but not that many. Don't worry about the cameraderie;...

  24. How many students did your nursing program accept for your class?

    emmy27 replied to anna19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    40 spring, 40 fall, and I think 20 in the summer for a night/weekend program. They also accept a certain number of LPNs for a transition program in the third semester, but that varies with each class...

  25. HELP!! I want to take Nursing BUT!!...

    emmy27 replied to mNm85's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm awful at math and struggled with chem in high school, although I liked other sciences. I made it through my prereqs with about the average amount of sweat and tears, with As and Bs in everything,...