andre

Hang in there! I went to NHCTC-Stratham, and the first year I applied I was wait-listed. I was #8 of 8. Although I never made it off the wait list that fall, I hadn't yet finished my pre-reqs anyway....so I used the time to finish those up. And then ...

I realize this doesn't directly address your situation, but on our floor we give po meds in the am before a dobutamine stress...with the exception, of course, of beta blockers. Yes they are otherwise NPO at least three hours prior, but so many of our...

I worked on a tele floor as a unit secretary/monitor tech while in nursing school. Never worked as an LNA. And guess where I started as a new grad RN? On my tele floor! If your interest is in cardiac or in critical care, I'd do the monitor tech pos...

Every onc job I see wants chemo experience and/or certification. How on earth am I supposed to get that? My hospital doesn't have an onc floor, and the opportunity to hang chemo on an inpatient on med/surg/tele comes along once in a blue moon.... The...

I sent you a PM. Not willing to post info publicly here.

This is quite possibly the single most entertaining post I have ever read on allnurses. andre

I know some of you have already left your first RN positions and moved on to something else.....I'm wondering how to decide when to move on? In my case, I had what I consider a good first year--supportive coworkers, really we're a very good "team", ...

Good things to think about.... I will add, though, that although I've only been a nurse for a year, I have worked on this hospital floor for seven years now (I was a unit secretary before and during my RN program). Anyway, I am not feeling "desperate...

Left shirt pocket: two Bic multi-color click pens and my cheat sheet (I'm OCD enough that I color code some things on my sheet) Right shirt pocket: a few alcohol wipes, a couple of blunts, a saline flush or two, sometimes my calipers, a penlight, may...

I have four dogs! And I work 12 hour shifts! In our case, we have a dog door and a fenced yard, so they can get out to potty. I also work only two shifts a week, so I'm here more often than not. Funny, we have a bigger problem with destructive chewi...

The only prenatal u/s I received was done because I was spotting. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been offered--nor would I have requested--a prenatal u/s. I considered myself low risk...and would have accepted any outcome that came our way. BTW, I also ...

sry, posted in wrong forum.

I graduated last May. When I got my ATT, I scheduled myself for the first available test date: June 7th. I studied for about 10 days, and in that time I studied exclusively from Saunders. I forget how I broke it down, but I tried to do an equal amoun...

#1. what has been the number 1 change in your life since you began your nursing career? i was essentially a sahm prior to finishing my nursing degree--worked per diem at the hospital, nights and weekends, but very limited hours. so for me the bigge...

Howdy all ! I will try to answer tonight, as I'm off for a 12 hr shift:uhoh21: . I, too, can't believe it's been a year! Andrea

I work at Exeter Hospital!

Unless they change it for next year, the uniform at Stratham is hunter green scrub top embroidered with the school logo, hunter green scrub pants, and a white lab coat, also embroidered with the school logo. I graduated from Stratham a year ago (wow....

Grinnurse! Long time, no see...... From what you've said here, it sounds to me like the son is just angry about the outcome, and is looking for somewhere to place the blame...I would suggest writing down a "just the facts" statement about what you d...

Oh sorry....I missed that part of your question! I was in a 2 year community college (NHCTC in New Hampshire). I graduated last May

Mine was thin. Good luck!

8:1?? Holy carp! Yikes! On my tele floor,it's a max of 5:1 on days, and usually it's more like 4:1. Nights does 5:1 pretty routinely. I started in tele as a new grad and I LOVE it. It's all in what interests you, really. Though I often have progress...

my sister had a thermal ablation done about a year and a half ago, with excellent results. i too had horrendously heavy periods, such that i had to be in the ladies room every 30-40 minutes, or i would flood. i went to see my ob/gyn, and he suggested...

Yup, I studied Saunders on my own, passed on the first try with 75 questions. I didn't have the cash for a review course, and, like you, felt like I was a pretty good critical thinker. Good luck! Andrea

That just ain't right. If you truly can't do nights, what's there to discuss? I'd give my notice and go elsewhere. And I completely agree with you that the way it was done was shady--there should at least have been some warning! I'm sorry this is ha...

When I started as a UC five years ago, I was paid $10/hr. When I finished nursing school in May, I was making just over $12/hr as a UC. Andrea