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    Kicked out of nursing school. Now what?!

    ashleyisawesome replied to HWG312's topic in General Students

    i wonder to what extent the OP falsified information. obviously to falsify any info on medical records is wrong, but i too have seen nurses fill out the entire shifts rounding sheets before 0800, and...
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    New Grads and Clinical Hours

    ashleyisawesome replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    will have 900 hours when i finish my 20 month diploma program.
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    what do you talk about at work?

    ashleyisawesome replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    okay i was curious so i googled.. found south dakota skinny dipping (ew, btw. haha).. but scandanavian pancake just brings up recipes.. im intrigued.
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    practice for blood draws in clinical skills lab?

    ashleyisawesome replied to kplessala's topic in General Students

    they dot even teach us venous punctures at all, not even on manikins or pads.. we did have the option of giving saline sub q injections to each other if we wanted.. no IMs, but we do them on...
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    IV certification for RN's

    ashleyisawesome replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    im pretty sure in PA theres no certification (could be wrong im only a student). however they dont teach you in nursing school how to insert them, or do blood draws. (at least in the schools in my...
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    Which Specialty Do You Have Your Eye On?

    ashleyisawesome replied to palemoon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    im a greys anatomy fanatic, but trust me, the OR is nothing like greys.. i havent seen ONE hot doc in the place. haha, and i have yet to find any on call sex closets with beds in
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    Which Specialty Do You Have Your Eye On?

    ashleyisawesome replied to palemoon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    so im halfway through my nursing program and i have gone through stages of specialty preferences: OR - changed my mind quickly after 2 days of OR rotation, its not bad, but sort of boring to me, and...
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    What's the easiest job you've ever had?

    ashleyisawesome replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    only a pca, but assisted living noc shift is cake. i usually do homework/read 80% the time. the other 20% is setting up the dining room, cleaning, toileting the 4 residents that need to be toileted at...
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    Are you a member of the NSNA?

    ashleyisawesome replied to nursepearl's topic in General Students

    our school "makes" us. our membership fee is included in tuition, so technically im a member, but never really did anything with it.. i do know that they send a few people to the conferences though. i...
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    Would being a PA be more realistic w/ my physical limitations?

    ashleyisawesome replied to dclamb3's topic in General Nursing

    regarding the NICU suggestion, just be aware it is very unlikely to get hired straight into a NICU after graduating, so I wouldnt bank on it right away and make it your only option. nursing school...
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    Is there such a thing as a "renal specific unit"?

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    awesome! sounds like just what im looking for! thanks a lot everyone! now, to look around at hospitals in my area and see if they have something like this.. although it sounds pretty in depth, i think...
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    Is there such a thing as a "renal specific unit"?

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sorry if it's a silly question, but I've been getting really interested in renal disorders lately and thought it would be cool to work on some kind of renal specific unit someday.. is there such a...
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    Passing narcs with the med tech?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    in that case, at least where i work, yes i count narcotics.. usually just with another pca. if its days i do it with the lpn. and no were not
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    Passing narcs with the med tech?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    yeah i was slightly confused by the question.. maybe she meant wasting narcs with a med
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    Passing narcs with the med tech?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    i absolutely agree.. im actually a nursing student as well, so i have additional education as opposed to my coworkers (not saying completing half of my nursing program entitles me to act as an LPN,...
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    Passing narcs with the med tech?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    im considered a med tech i guess where i work. im a pca at an assisted living facility, and i pass meds for an entire hallway of residents-- about 25 give or take.. on 3-11 and 11-7 there is no LPN or...
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    wow, school nurses are awesome!

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in School

    just wanted to say thank you for all you do! -- i know i sound corny, but.. just did a school nurse observation for my peds rotation today and was a real eye opener! im not going to lie, although i...
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    for those of you that dress business casual for work..

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in Psychiatric

    in 2 weeks i may be starting a job at an inpatient psych unit as a tech per diem. the dress code is business casual. i have a couple of dress pants, and plenty of appropriate shirts, but i was...
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    Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    ashleyisawesome replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    a couple sundays ago i worked an 11-7, then went straight to class from 8-12.. came home and fell asleep. we had learned about meningitis that day and i had a dream that i was assessing my cat for...
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    how to make the most of my peds clinical rotation?

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in Pediatric

    i just started my peds clinicals, and i was really excited. i imagined it being fun and that i would learn a lot. however, yesterday was my first day on the floor and to my dismay i was bored out of...
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    treatment of student nurses on the floor

    ashleyisawesome replied to teterichko123's topic in General Students

    sorry you feel this way.. is it your first semester of clinical? dont base your idea of all nurses' attitudes off of one clinical experience. I am currently a student as well, and I've met my share of...
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    Funniest post op patient: Wish all were like her!

    ashleyisawesome replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    im still in school, but i got two observation days in the OR/PACU.. one lady prolly in her 30s/40s came in to get some kind of growths removed from her throat.. as they were putting her under she was...
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    Sticky poop...I need some tips!

    ashleyisawesome replied to bwenzrn's topic in General Nursing

    just wondering, why did you say in your first post that he was an "older" patient, then say he was 20 years old? I'm confused.. i was picturing and old man butt the whole thread. haha. maybe you do...
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    Lacking direction

    ashleyisawesome replied to CharlotteDarcy's topic in General Students

    I'm halfway through my program and am not really sure what i want to do. whenever i get an idea about a specialty, it is totally different when i experience it. example: i thought i would really like...
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    autobiography for nursing program! please help!

    ashleyisawesome replied to mustlovemars's topic in General Students

    i wouldnt say you havent had an interesting life.. seems pretty eventful to me.. anyway, you could mention all of those things and build upon them. explain what impact they had on you and how they...