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    Im here to complain. you can too:)

    ashleyisawesome replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    i agree with you on the waking up at 5am thing. I HATE IT. i cant wait til i graduate and get myself a nice night shift or evening shift job and never have to wake up that early again. hmf. also i...
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    How do I know what to do and what not to do in clinicals?

    ashleyisawesome replied to itsdebraanne's topic in General Students

    what kind of things are you running to the nurse for? like an above poster said, if its things like ambulating, toileting, they need some water, or anything you are authorized to do on your own,...
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    do we wear our white uniforms for pysch clinicals?

    ashleyisawesome replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    we still wear our uniforms.. they used to do street clothes, but the staff was having trouble telling who was a NS, a MHT, or a
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    Area of hospital with minimal vomit...

    ashleyisawesome replied to alxndria.mrqtt's topic in General Nursing

    i work ortho, and like others have said, i dont see a lot of vomiting, but of course it happens r/t pain meds sometimes. i find they do most of their puking in PACU before they get to us. haha. if...
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    EMT in Nursing School

    ashleyisawesome replied to Deredain's topic in General Students

    dont hide that you are an emt. you have a lot of knowledge to be shared! Just be aware that you need to start thinking like a nurse, and not an EMT. they do think very
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    Can Male RNs get jobs in Maternity Nursing?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Samian Q's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i know of 3 male rn staff nurses in maternity units in my hospital network alone.. plus 2 that recently did their preceptorship for NS in the maternity unit. its not impossible. it would be illegal to...
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    PCT ratio to patients 34:1 ..... how is this safe?

    ashleyisawesome replied to katehensley's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    i am nearing my end of orientation as a pca on a medsurg floor. we have 22 beds total, and we are often full or nearly full. so far every 3-11 shift ive worked except one had only one pca for...
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    Pay discrepancies? Security makes more then ER tech?

    ashleyisawesome replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    i know everyone is hung up on the why should you be paid more than a security guard issue, but why do you think you should get paid more than the cnas on the floor? im a pca (equivelant to a cna...
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    New Nursing Student seeking info about clinicals

    ashleyisawesome replied to tippeny's topic in General Students

    mine are (usually) 645-315 twice a week. its usually a pretty fixed schedule for each semester, ie. this semester i am 645-315 mondays and wednesdays. last semester we had 10 hour clinical once a week...
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    Has anyone ever seen a surgery?

    ashleyisawesome replied to kdbean530's topic in General Students

    two hysterectomies (1 laproscopic, one open) one of the surgeons let me hold the uterus after he took it out! haha a handful of tonsilectomies two tooth extractions 3 c sections a breast reduction and...
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    The best hairstyle for female student

    ashleyisawesome replied to Raewynv's topic in General Students

    i usually do something similar to this: or a sock bun, or a low pony tail with a headband. (although we have a "no hair touching the collar" rule as well, ive never had anything said to me about it."...
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    Should I take the ACLS, PALS, and EKG as a 2nd semester student?

    ashleyisawesome replied to konp's topic in General Students

    for me, i just want the certifications before i apply for jobs to gain any kind of edge i can when i start to compete for
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    New Grad in need of Advice =(

    ashleyisawesome replied to >--stethoscope--o's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    ask classmates that have gotten jobs to mention your name when you put apps in to their
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    Help/suggestions for student unable to find a job

    ashleyisawesome replied to number41's topic in General Students

    have you tried calling specific unit managers? i know its scary but it actually worked for me. also try actually going to the unit you are interested in and handing the manager your
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    Should I take the ACLS, PALS, and EKG as a 2nd semester student?

    ashleyisawesome replied to konp's topic in General Students

    ive been wonering this as well.. i graduate in 7 months.. would it be benificial to get acls/pals before i graduate, especially if im interested in peds and
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    Associates degree RN or Diploma RN

    ashleyisawesome replied to klausybear's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    im in a diploma program and its very good. you get a lot more clinical time and diploma programs are associated with a hospital so many times they will hire their grads over others. you can still...
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    Increase abuse of Bath Salts

    ashleyisawesome replied to WendyBensonRN's topic in Addictions

    i have a friend who used to work in a head shop that started to sell these "bath salts". he quit on the spot one day when he saw a couple come in 3 times in one day to buy them while holding their...
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    Can you solve this drug calculation?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Etck2009's topic in General Students

    ok i just worked 12 hours and may be crazy right now but... 1000 mcg = 1 mg .1 mcg * 1000 = 100 mg. d/h *v 100mg/25mg*100ml=400??????? again very tired. am i missing something? why is everyone getting...
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    Your first semester/quarter grades

    ashleyisawesome replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    i think i had a 90 in fundamentals (B+) and a 95 (A) in pharm. dont ask me about second semester, oy, that one was not so
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    Freaking Out a Bit....

    ashleyisawesome replied to LTCPCA's topic in General Nursing

    i will almost garantee that OP works for an assisted living facility. i do exactly what she does, full med pass with 18 resident, including crushing pills and putting them in apple sauce and spoon...
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    What do you ACTUALLY DO in clinicals?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    "Nursing procedures" in the or consist of either writing down everything that's happening and fetching things outside of the sterile field for the surgeon or scrub tech, or handing the surgeon...
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    Is anyone currently in RACC's Nursing Program, and also in the night groups?

    ashleyisawesome replied to HollyJ's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    random question, do you guys get a preceptorship? ie, last semester you pick a specialty you are interested in and instead of going with your clinical group you are with a nurse working on the floor...
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    Is anyone currently in RACC's Nursing Program, and also in the night groups?

    ashleyisawesome replied to HollyJ's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    my reason for leaving was not the typical "i couldnt pass the tests". honestly the tests werent so bad if you know how to critically think. unfortunately some people just cant, and cant get into the...
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    Anyone know of any ICU internships or know where they hire new RN for ICU?

    ashleyisawesome replied to stacia77's topic in Critical Care

    St. Luke's Hospital in PA hires new grads into ICU, and Lehigh Valley (in the same area), has a critical care
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    I like being different.

    ashleyisawesome replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    before school i used to dye my hair every color under the sun. blue, orange, fire engine red, yellow, my hair was even purple when i went for my nursing school admissions interview. but i had the...