Lizzyru

Lizzyru specializes in Pediatric, ED.

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1. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

   Lizzyru replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

   OP, thank you so much for sharing your first day in ED! I started as a new grad in July in ED and just came off of orientation 2 weeks ago. Since The first weeks in ED, I have come a way. Knowing...

2. Patient Care Checklist/Sheet

   Lizzyru replied to KNRN2013's topic in Emergency

   Hi, KNRZN 2013! I'm also a new grad ED RN! I just completed my orientation and felt I needed a tool to keep me better organized and to keep track of when I need to assess which patient. I made a sheet...

3. Is Banner Health hiring ADN new grads?

   Lizzyru replied to vw74vw's topic in Arizona Nursing

   Several of my classmates and I have received calls for interview at Banner after we graduated in May with BSN. I know of one candidate with ADN who interviewed with Banner but mentioned he never...

4. Mean/Competitive nursing school classmates

   Lizzyru replied to cowgirl_RN's topic in General Students

   Cowgirl_RN, I think I must have had the same classmates because those were my exact thoughts! It is really unfortunate. I had never heard or seen so much 'incivility' until I started nursing...

5. Random drug tests in nursing school?!

   Lizzyru replied to Yolopilas's topic in General Students

   Ours was also set up by the school and notified to us the day before. A rumor of a student using substance was reported to school and she was drug tested but that's the only occasion I heard of any...

6. GCU Fall '13 applicants

   Lizzyru replied to toy85's topic in Arizona Nursing

   toy85 and other hopefuls, Our cohort just graduated yesterday from GCU (fast track). It is a rigorous program but you will learn so much in a very short time. Study hard! 4 kids, part time job...

7. Starting Nursing classes in the Fall...

   Lizzyru replied to doxielover304's topic in General Students

   1) What has been the hardest nursing class for you and why? I found Peds to be really tough - not because it was a difficult course but we unfortunately had a brand new professor who had never taught...

8. Top 10 Nursing Supplies

   Lizzyru replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

   I agree with elprup - LOTS Of index cards if you are read/write learner. If you are an auditory learner, I highly recommend getting a digital recorder with a USB or if you have an iphone, download an...

9. CAP testing through ATI

   Lizzyru replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in General Students

   Our program also places a strong emphasis on ATI and we have had to take a comprehensive test at the end of each course. Our professors opened the practice tests (A & B) prior to the test date...

10. Class of 2013 anyone?

    Lizzyru replied to Lizzyru's topic in General Students

    studentnurseCT & PatMac10,SN congrats to both of you! I haven't ordered my pin yet but just received my cap & gown last week! Woohoo!! Our cohort finished our final exam on Wednesday and my...

11. Class of 2013 anyone?

    Lizzyru replied to Lizzyru's topic in General Students

    OMG... our semester was horrendous. Community Health and Home/Hospice health... these 2 classes should have been combined but instead, we had to to weekly assignments for each and paper, health...

12. Class of 2013 anyone?

    Lizzyru replied to Lizzyru's topic in General Students

    We are doing preceptorship selection right now.. anyone else? Which specialty are you choosing for your preceptorship? We are finishing up Community & Home Health... Community Health has proven...

13. Class of 2013 anyone?

    Lizzyru replied to Lizzyru's topic in General Students

    What does your average week look like? I am just curious. :) This 8 weeks we have clinical rotations on Wednesdays and lecture on Thursday (from 5-9 pm) plus an online required course (this one is...

14. Class of 2013 anyone?

    Lizzyru replied to Lizzyru's topic in General Students

    Wow, most of you are doing Peds/OB rotation this semster! We did Peds/OB during block 3 (this past summer) and this semester we are doing Mental Health/Community health & Home health. I really...

15. Class of 2013 anyone?

    Lizzyru replied to Lizzyru's topic in General Students

    @StudentnurseCT, @Katie71275 and @Elisheval, we are almost there. :) What classes are you all in right now? How's clinical going? I am doing mental health. I'm enjoying the theory portion but...