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If an 8 hr shift is 4 on 2 off, that's only 32 hrs. Should the pay be more than normal, or is this just considered part time? What if it's rotating, I'm confused by all this.

Well, they cashed my $150 check back in March. I'm supposed to pay the other fee when I get my ATT, they also did receive all paperwork, it was all sent certified. I have called 4 times over the last month, and always get frustrated and hang up after hearing a 6 hour wait time ! Just waiting.

I'm in Cali, too. RN testers are getting theirs within a month. I'm going for LVN.

Going on 3 months, still no test date ! Getting very frustrated. I tried calling a couple times and only got thru once, they wont give me any info. I s this normal ?

Thank you all for the suggestions. I will sure try them next week! You all rock!

In clinicals yesterday in the ED, I had opportunity to insert 4 foleys. They were all on ladies who were older 70s. Finding the darn urethra was quite a chore - even for the nurse with me. Anyone have any good tips to locate? We kept getting into the lady parts and it would curl back out ! Holy Ike !

I believe we used to call it, " adulthood", or maybe it was, "personal responsibility", I can't remember which.

while taking the radial pulse, place pts hand on his chest, then after counting the pulse for 15 or 30, then count the resps for the 15 or 30. That way, the pt thinks your doing pulse, but you really are doing both. Make sense? we count ea of the above for 15 seconds then multiply by 4 or 30 x 2, but if the resps are off or wierd in any way, then the full minute.

Hey, all. ICU clinicals are not going well for me. I am having issues with prioritizing and with speed. I cant seem to stay on 'time' with two patients! My nurse told me to get more organized, i do have a brain sheet, but Im thinking its too 'busy' for ICU, too much detail. I don't know. I just know I had a horrible day and felt like a failure. My nurse wasn't much of a help to me, either. Excellent ICU nurse, teacher-not so much. Thanks for letting me vent. Just feeling slow and inadequate.

Here's mine for med-surg SHIFT REPORT SHEET.doc

asking for micro gtt / min so start with gtt 60 gtt 500 mL 1 mg 2 mcg 60, 000 _______ X _______ X ________ X ______ = _________ = 60 gtt / min 1 mL 1 mg 1000 mcg 1 min 1,000 cross cancel mL - mg - mcg ...... leaves you with gtt / min always start with what you're looking for : gtt/min ,first, top, is gtt - then plug in your #s to match the bottom up - ml - ml mg -mg etc... does that make sense? I love using the dimensional analysis because it just makes sense to me, takes an extra minute to write it out, but I like it.

maybe figuring CO, SV, HR, PAP, PAWP etc. ? There are simple formulas for this, just have to memorize them

Good Job !! Keep it up!

I think it's your basic hospital ICU ~ Kaiser to be exact if that helps ~ Fontana, CA

Starting 3rd semester next month. Expecting critical care, emergency, and psych. Any suggestions on prepping for the cc clinicals? Little bit nervous about it. I just want to do well, you know?