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  1. Exclusive pumping/hospital RNs that pump

    kristandrews replied to CharmantUn's topic in General Nursing

    I know everyone's situation is different & milk supply varies with each person, but here's my experience: I'm a night-shift med-surg float nurse at a couple of hospitals, so I hardly know the...

  2. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    kristandrews replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. Alabama 2. 2.5 years 3. PRN Regional Staffing Pool (float to various floors at 3 different hospitals) 4. $29.50 5. $4/hr nights, $1/hr weekends 6.

  3. What are the little things you do to help the next shift?

    kristandrews posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not a very considerate person (not in a mean way...I'm just in my own little world half the time) & as such, I often need suggestions of how to make life easier for the people I work with....

  4. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    kristandrews replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Geographic location: Mobile, AL area Pay rate: 22.80/hour + 3.00/hour shift diff for nights In which area / specialty do you work?: Med-Surg What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)?: RN What type...

  5. Advice for sociology and life span psychology

    kristandrews replied to PASSIONTOBERN's topic in Excelsior College

    I read Cliff's Notes books to prepare for CLEP tests, and passed them every

  6. Can't lift patient- help!

    kristandrews replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Transferring patients is terrifying at first, but it definitely gets easier and easier with practice. Eventually you learn the best ways to position the wheelchair and the patient, and it becomes...

  7. Sitting down to calm an upset patient is unprofessional?

    kristandrews posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I got reprimanded by a supervisor at work last night for pulling up a chair and sitting down to talk to a patient who was upset. I was told that it's UNPROFESSIONAL for a nurse to ever sit at bedside...

  8. Just Passed NCLEX:)

    kristandrews replied to Haylee1301's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations!!!

  9. Is it advisable to live in the dorms during nursing school?

    kristandrews replied to TJ_vladin's topic in General Students

    It all depends on the quality of your roomate! I have lived on-campus throughout college and nursing school, and when I had a quiet roomate who didn't mind if I was up studying at 3am, I loved living...

  10. med surg final

    kristandrews replied to talvarez2114's topic in General Students

    You may just need to try different study styles until you see what fits you best. I imagine it'll take a combination of strategies, but you'll eventually figure out what works for you individually!...

  11. May 2011 graduates..nervous for last semester?

    kristandrews replied to gaspasser2b's topic in General Students

    I'm pretty stressed about this semester! i'm taking 17 hours (critical care, public health, nutrition, leadership, and senior seminars) and we do a 160-hour preceptorship. we also have to do 4000...

  12. ATI: Mom-baby(Maternal Newborn) Level 2

    kristandrews replied to bringtherain112's topic in General Students

    no...level 3 is actually the highest. at my school we have to score a level 3 to get advanced placement, and we occasionally get bonus points for them! i always do a lot better on the real tests than...

  13. Pharmacology

    kristandrews replied to keishapnstudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yay! congrats!!! :) that's a wonderful grade, especially in

  14. Good study guides for Maternal Nursing?

    kristandrews replied to M.LEE S.N.'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i love the prentice-hall reviews and rationales series in general! i ended up not using it for OB because my teacher was easy enough that i didn't need it. but i love the books in that series because...

  15. does anyone have any info on Troy University FNP program?

    kristandrews replied to Sillysally514's topic in Post Graduate Students

    i'm in the BSN program at Troy, but I don't know much about grad school there, other than that they just started a DNP program. here's a link to their website if it helps!...

  16. Anybody get an internship?

    kristandrews replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

    i applied for 17 positions this past summer (internships and tech jobs) and never got a response from anyone. i had no idea that getting a job involves more than submitting an application, resume, and...

  17. Preceptor Programs

    kristandrews replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Students

    at my school we have clinicals all five semesters, and our fifth semester we get to do a preceptorship through school for school in addition to clinicals. in the preceptorship, we get to pick a floor...

  18. care plan rationale?

    kristandrews replied to shock-me-sane's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    textbooks are my best friends when finding rationales. i look up my patients' medical conditions in my textbook and a lot of times, there are interventions and rationales in it that i can use! you...

  19. Clinical calculations and what to expect first seamester of Nursing School?

    kristandrews replied to Scrub2Nurse's topic in General Students

    everyone's advice about calculations is great! as far as what to expect first semester: nursing is a special type of profession filled with special people. at my school, first semester was a huge...

  20. Tips from you morning people! :/

    kristandrews replied to NICURN2013's topic in General Students

    for really early mornings, i use the calendar setting on my phone as an alarm. as the title for the calendar event, i list the things i have to do that morning before class, or the reasons why i need...

  21. How many hours a week are you in class, lab or clinical?

    kristandrews replied to Copperismydog's topic in General Students

    class + clinicals + driving to and from clinicals = about 35 hours per week i'm about to be through with clinicals for the semester, though, so it'll drop to 17 hours per week for the last couple of...

  22. Advice on BScN Program

    kristandrews replied to JHeron's topic in General Students

    nursing school's a really big adjustment. i forget sometimes how much i struggled first semester to stay on top of assignments and make it out of there and pass. i think it's normal to be overwhelmed...

  23. Advice on BScN Program

    kristandrews replied to JHeron's topic in General Students

    nursing school's tough! i know students who had been failing all semester, and pulled out a passing grade in the end, and others who didn't have the same success. take a look at your schedule and your...

  24. GRADUATION IS NEAR!!!!!

    kristandrews replied to BSNmwsu's topic in General Students

    i won't even graduate until may, but there's times when it hits me that i'm almost a nurse, and i get scared/overwhelmed, too. it just feels like there's so much left to learn, and that i'm not...

  25. Some advice to student nurses

    kristandrews replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in General Students

    thanks for the advice!