Duttygal86

Duttygal86 BSN, RN

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  1. Seattle's UWMC/Swedish Nursing Residency 2016

    Duttygal86 replied to jsy16's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hi Independentkitty, I am also an out of state applicant applying for the Aug cohort, for Postpartum. Good Luck to

  2. Nursing Student From Hell

    Duttygal86 replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing my Practicum/Capstone in my BSN Program. I start IV's, foleys, EKG, run labs, vitals, triage and chart (w/ sup), pt. Discharge, teaching, give subcut, IM etc... That's the #1 complaint...

  3. UNC Rex 2017 New Graduate Nurse Residency Program

    Duttygal86 replied to nicole1995's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I applied to UNC as well and also said I was interested in anything other than Psych/Pulmonary. I also said I would be interested in Hillsborough Hospital. Will that help me? I'm from out of

  4. CNAs give medications

    Duttygal86 replied to Beaue's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a MH half-way house in Florida back in the day. I remember passing meds to 20+ psych patients at a time, some of the meds were anti-hypertensives and seizure meds. That scares the crap...

  5. Question about being rehirable (HCA)

    Duttygal86 replied to Duttygal86's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for the

  6. Question about being rehirable (HCA)

    Duttygal86 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Greetings! I am in my Senior year of my BSN and looking towards my job search. I have a question. Back in 2008, when I was 22, I worked as a patient registrar for an HCA facility. I experienced...

  7. Loneliness and the First-Year Nontraditional Student

    Duttygal86 replied to bookgirl667's topic in General Students

    Sorry that you are feeling isolated! You will find out that in the clinical situation, younger students may gravitate towards you because you will more than likely have a better understanding of the...

  8. Is it normal that my school doesn't teach us IVs?

    Duttygal86 replied to Annie_1101's topic in General Students

    If there is a summer externship -apply. I utilized that as an opportunity to practice my skills going from Jr to Sr year. Still haven't gotten to do a foley, but I'm sure my day will

  9. the villages hospital,ocala regional medical center, west marion hospital

    Duttygal86 replied to wayemika's topic in Florida Nursing

    9 patients on medical at VRMC!! That's bananas! I would guess that most of these patients are 60+ and its not a typical med floor either with a few younger more able bodied patients sprinkled in....

  10. New Grads With Attitude

    Duttygal86 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just finished a paid summer externship at the local hospital. I was amazed at how many of my classmates couldn't fill out an I-9 Form. I went into NS eyes wide open fully expecting to work nights,...

  11. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    Duttygal86 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    ^^THIS^^

  12. Nursing students and their bad behaviors >:(

    Duttygal86 replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Students

    In my class its all the 19, 20 year olds who show up late (chronically) those of us who are a bit older, with kids, are the ones who are more dedicated and have higher

  13. Weird/ Dumb Nursing School Rules

    Duttygal86 replied to Randy RN ASN's topic in General Students

    So I'm a Jr. BSN student and my commute is so brutal that there is NO way I could dress up for class. I take a ferry and a open air taxi to class, then climb a hill to get to lecture. So, ya I wear...

  14. bored to tears

    Duttygal86 replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    Delete

  15. bored to tears

    Duttygal86 replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    Are we the same person

  16. bored to tears

    Duttygal86 replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    Reminds me of my 1st day of Fundamental Clinicals when the professor threw a bag of some fluid (dont recall) at me and yelled at me to "calculate the drop

  17. the villages hospital,ocala regional medical center, west marion hospital

    Duttygal86 replied to wayemika's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm in my Jr. Year of my BSN in another state, headed back home after graduation. There are no young people in the Villages, its a rather large town made up of 55+ exclusively. I know VRMC and LRMC...

  18. the villages hospital,ocala regional medical center, west marion hospital

    Duttygal86 replied to wayemika's topic in Florida Nursing

    The Villages hospital is coverd under the same umbrella as Leesburg Regional Medical Center, so try that website. I grew up in that area so I can tell you that they have no BSN program in Lake/Sumter...

  19. Struggling with tough decisions after school

    Duttygal86 replied to FatsWaller's topic in General Students

    What about rural California? I'm out of state too and looking into the Central Valley when I graduate next year so my daughter can get in-state tuition in the UC system. I've done a lot of research...

  20. Medical Assistant as school nurse

    Duttygal86 replied to smileitout's topic in School

    I was still nervous to give injections at the end of fundentals! I can't imagine being let loose to give meds and insulin unsupervised with no assessment skills

  21. Do you NEED a study group to get through nursing school?

    Duttygal86 replied to Student2017555's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm in MS 2 and MH Nursing currently and due to living far away from campus have used study groups only minimally. However, my entire class is on a whatsapp chat to keep abreast of clinical changes,...

  22. Not too thrilled with my Capstone/Preceptorship Hospital Placement

    Duttygal86 replied to futurenurse16's topic in General Students

    I commute 4 hours round trip to class and clinical. I take a boat, car and taxi (U.S. Virgin Islands) I do all this because the affordable (income qualified) housing is on one island and the...

  23. RN-BSN in Puerto Rico ????????

    Duttygal86 replied to Jengon9344's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi! I am a BSN student in the Virgin Islands (U.S.) from what I understand the schools in PR do not prepare you for NCLEX. You can sit for it after graduating from UPR but you wont have done 1000's of...

  24. NYC to Rhode Island --what's the job market like for RN's?

    Duttygal86 replied to Happynurs3's topic in General Nursing

    Nrsmom2g1b, I work in a tourist area and recently had an RN from Rhode Island tell me to "come to RI, they'll hire you" I am graduating NS next year with my BSN. Are there really any jobs for new...

  25. Broken Stethoscope

    Duttygal86 replied to applesxoranges's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    A.D.H.D. Nursing Student Here: I left my littman in my backpack pocket, with a banana to keep it company. I live in the Caribbean soo.....long story short the diaphragm front plate fell off. Do you...