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I know how you feel. I have one main preceptor but sometimes work with others when scheduling conflicts come up. It's sometimes hard because the main one and I have a routine down, where she knows what I can and can't do on my own and the others don'...

I'm a new grad and have done 4 shifts so far (on a stepdown ICU.) The first 3, I basically followed my preceptor around. I was trying to learn the equipment, the specific routines they have, the paperwork, etc. The 4th shift, my preceptor "gave" me o...

After I pass the NCLEX, I will start working in a stepdown ICU. Are there any good resources that you could recommend to take with me to work (or to read at home?) I have RNotes as a general guide, but I'd like something that is aimed more specifical...

cool! i have a friend that is in paramedic class. i'll have to ask him what books he uses. i'm actually lucky enough to have a 6 month orientation. that was one of the reasons i wanted the job so bad. i felt more comfortable with that, rather than t...

Thank you all so much! I'm gonna write everything down and get what I can. I feel like I'll be in school again, but at least it will be specialized and I'll be getting paid for it. Much easier to pay bills that way! I definitely need to work on my E...

Wow! I can't imagine trying to take more days than allowed. I always saved mine for the end, in case I needed them.. except for one semester when I went to a concert and didn't go to clinical the next day. It was well thought out and I told my instru...

Absolutely!! I just graduated in May. I went to a student open house at a local hospital in December and got an interview. I was offered a job in January. Many of my classmates graduated without jobs because the local hospitals had already filled the...

Wow. We were allowed to miss 1 or 2 clinical days per semester, depending on if we went once or twice a week. Everyone I know missed those days. If we didn't need them for emergency use during the semester, we took them as skip days at the end. Inter...

I graduated a couple of weeks ago and will start working soon after I pass NCLEX. I went to a hospital open house for students in December and was offered a job in January.

Ok.. say these are your grades and what each category is worth.. Exams 75% 95, 92, 94, 92, 94, 90 Quizzes 2.5% 100, 87, 80, 100, 70, 100, 100, 70 Paper 2.5% 76 Final 20% unknown Find the average of each category and multiply it by the percentage it i...

I understand exactly how you feel. I have always done well in school with very little effort. Nursing school is a totally different beast. lol Trust me on this though... it will get easier. Well, maybe easier isn't the best word, but you'll figure ou...

I think it's a great idea. My school requires us to have our CNA before starting the nursing program. I didn't work very long before starting, but even if you don't actually work, the training will definitely come in handy. Some of the working CNAs i...

The TEAS is Test of Essential Academic Skills or something like that. Many nursing schools use it as an entrance exam. It's reading, math, science, and something else. Geeeeez how quickly I forget. lol

Congrats!!

I don't know how supportive your husband is, but if you work 9-3 and do ALL of the cooking, cleaning, and caretaking now, how well will he adjust to taking over some of that when you are in school with a new baby? All schools seem to have different s...

I really think it depends on each individual situation. We had 2 girls that got pregnant in school. One had the baby on a Saturday and was back in school on Tuesday and one took a semester off and picked back up in the one behind us. As far as a "cut...

I took this August '07 and I don't remember the exact details of how it works, but I remember that it was the 40th percentile (meaning you have to finish in the top 40% of the people that have taken it) not 40% like you usually think of for a test. T...

Wow.. we found out our score before we left the test. That sucks that you have to wait. Have you tried logging onto the ati site to see your score? Mine still shows there.

I understand your concern for his and your health and as a smoker, I agree that it stinks. I truly hope he is able to quit or you guys can reach some kind of compromise that works for both of you. The thing that strikes me the most is that you knew ...

If you look on the main page of this section, there is a sticky about IV therapy and nursing procedures. Here is the link.. https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/any-good-iv-127657.html On post #5 Daytonite has a long list of helpful websi...

My ADN program has 5 semesters. Four of them are 16 weeks and the summer semester (for me, it was 3rd semester) is 10 weeks. We start with 72 students both spring and fall. We lose some each semester, but add more in from students that failed or for ...

We were just talking about this in class the other day. My instructor said that many people think you should start off in med-surg to get experience. She said that she doesn't necessarily believe that. If you know where you want to be and have the op...

When I buy my syllabus, I skim through it, but don't really read it. We have an orientation the first day of class and they go over everything. It isn't quite as overwhelming as when I read it myself. lol We have to buy ours too. This semester is abo...

Nope. I chose ADN for several reasons. 1. It was at a community college that I was familiar with. I had also heard good things about their nursing program. I didn't like the BSN school in town and didn't want to travel to the next closest one. 2. It...

I got the same answer, but in a different way.... First make all conversions: 0.5 mg x 1000 = 500 mcg (I just move the decimal 3 places) 22 lbs/ 2.2 = 10 kg 60mcg x 10kg = 600 mcg allowed per day 600mcg allowed - 500mcg ordered = 100 mcg difference 1...