LvHaloRN

Hey everyone, I'm relatively new to nursing. Not much luck getting a job this past year. I finally landed a job through an agency and they're sending me to a long-term care facility this week. I heard that the patient load is like 26 patients and I'm...

I find myself sooooo frustrated right now. All this hard work to get through school, graduate, pass boards, and now no one want to hire a new grad. Does anyone know if any hospitals hiring new grads right now? If not, when do they usually start hiri...

I know its going to take some time...but its just hard in the meantime, living paycheck to paycheck - - applying for a 2nd job at places like walmart to supplement my income while all the older nurses return to the work field to supplement their inco...

I hear you. I'm getting tired of the same thing. Some places are good about stating "no new grads" in the job description, but all the other places don't say that at all. I then get to look forward to logging online and seeing my application status c...

New grad positions? What new grad positions? lol There are verrrry few right now. I think I know 1 or 2 people from my whole class that have landed jobs. All these hospitals are hiring, but they want a minimum of 1 - 2 years experience. Meanwhile, pl...

Ok...So I took my boards and passed. Yay! The status changed on the Nevada State Board of Nursing website from IP to T license. What is the difference between the two? Will employers hire someone with a temporary license as opposed to the permanent o...

I took the test on Tuesday and did the trick the same morning. When I first got home, the status read: "Ready for delivery" but then later it read "Delivery Successful". You HAVE to wait until the status reads "Delivery Successful" I would say it o...

I wouldn't imagine that the holiday would hinder you from getting your results. I know people that are actually taking their test on Friday so it seems that they will be fully operational until the weekend. I took the test on Tuesday (also did pearso...

I got the same type of questions. What to wear, who can room together, what precautions to take during transport, and the whole negative pressure thing too.

Ok....its been a minute since I've had to do this, but I got the same answer. Flow Rate = 120 mL/hour Drop Factor = 10gtt/mL Flow Rate X Drop Factor = Drip Rate 120mL/60min X 10gtt/mL = 1200gtt/60min = 20gtt/min Drip Rate = 20gtt/min

I'm getting ready to graduate and we were talking about this in my professional topics class because I am scared to death of the same thing. I'm worried I won't be able to find a job but they say that the trick is to make yourself look better on pape...

Yay!! Congrats on starting the program!! I'm in my last semester and its been an adventure! I'm so glad its finally over. The 1st semester is going to be very hard. And its not really that its hard but its like culture shock. All the reading and pape...

Ok...I know you can't buy kids...but I really just want to have babies. I know lots of brave women that have babies during nursing school and I just wanted to wait until after I graduated. I just found out that I'm pregnant with a baby girl. Thank go...

It really stinks...but its a good investment. You're definitely going to need the book that your instructors are lecturing out of to pass your class. And to pass clinical, you'll need a good drug book, nursing diagnosis book, lab value book, and path...

Hey everyone. I'm writing a paper about disaster management and I'm having a hard time finding information about the role of nurses during a disaster. :typing So I guess my question is...what do the hospitals require nurses to do when it comes to man...

These responses are great! Thanks so much for the help!

I always thought percussion was more for advanced practice nurses 'cause I honestly never see people do it. But you can't really assess someone without doing the other stuff.

That's what nursing is about but thank god the hospitals make it a lot easier for you. They usually have pre-printed care plans (clinical pathways) and all you have to do is check a bunch of boxes for your interventions. It makes it a lot easier than...

Umm....wow - that's insane.

I would definitely say that Henderson/Green Valley area is the best. Its not that expensive either. There are some areas of Henderson that are more expensive than others but its still relatively affordable. I used to live on the north side of town n...

I just don't see how passing nursing classes with a C or a B is considered "slacking your way through". I mean if these students can still pass their NCLEX exams then its safe to assume that they have the fundamentals. NCLEX by definition requires a...

There's a really great paperback out called: Surefire Documentation: How, What, and When Nurses Need to Document Its good because it teaches you how to document correctly regardless of what field you're working in and gives good technique that will ...

I don't really believe that anyone is "Doomed" to be an average nurse. The way I see it...the REAL learning doesn't begin until after you graduate anyway. Nothing can teach better than experience, trial and error, and the daily grind. Don't get me wr...

Here in Nevada, we have a NAP program. You work as a "Nursing Apprentice". The pay is pretty decent and you're basically working under the license of the nurse. You do a lot of nursing duties but some places limit certain things you can do like with ...

That's the great thing about nursing school...you'll get to rotate all over the place so you can really find out what you like and what you don't. If you're anything like me...it changes every semester!! lol :chuckle Whatever class I was taking, (men...