monkeyadale

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1. Study Groups: Their structure & benefits

   monkeyadale replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

   I also did not find study groups useful. Most of the time I ended up teaching other students the material, which was fine until test time and I heard "but remember you said this so that is why I picked answer A how come I got it wrong when you got i...

2. I am tired of this attitude

   monkeyadale replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

   I knew from the minute I did my surgical clinical in nursing school, I wanted to be a CRNA. I just found it so fascinating and thought "this is where I want to go someday". Now I am a very smart girl, all A's through school, catch on to things prett...

3. Are verbal orders still done?

   monkeyadale replied to pumlittlekin's topic in General Nursing

   Verbal orders are a routine part of every shift on my unit. We take multiple ones every night. Just another thing that bothers me about my unit.

4. Stuck on an unsafe floor (Vent, long)

   monkeyadale posted a topic in New Nurse

   I counted myself very lucky when I was able to land a job 2 months before graduating because so many new grads are having such a hard time finding work. My new job that I was so excited about has become a nightmare. My husband is currently out of w...

5. what is the best/worst specialty docs to work with...

   monkeyadale replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a surgical floor and have to second freetobeme's sentiments, urologists are the worst for me as a group and most of the ones I work with are not good with their patients. Second place goes to the cardiac docs. ENT's are usually the nicest b...

6. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   monkeyadale replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   The trick worked for me in Mich. Took my boards on sat, tried the trick and it told me to contact my board and today I found out from the state that I passed and am now an RN!

7. Need some tips on dealing with slugs

   monkeyadale replied to monkeyadale's topic in Med-Surg

   Thank you both for your replies! Karenmarie, you bring up an excellent point, I don't think many of my patients, are getting much, if any education pre-op. Many times they will say to me...your the only one who says this stuff to me. Medsurgemess...

8. Need some tips on dealing with slugs

   monkeyadale posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I work on a general surgical floor. Many of my patients are cooperative and take my advice seriously but a good number of them are not. I watch them suffer needless complications from immobility, overuse of narcotic meds, and refusal to cough and d...

9. Orientations woes, Vent (long)

   monkeyadale replied to monkeyadale's topic in New Nurse

   I would like to thank each of you for your response and for just confirming for me that this is in fact a crappy situation. I have been doing some investigating and basically found out the floor I am on is always training new grads because no one st...

10. Orientations woes, Vent (long)

    monkeyadale posted a topic in New Nurse

    So i graduated in May and took a job as a GN on a surgical floor. I was told low acuity pt.'s, great teamwork, lots of help around, and you will be eased in and not given anything you cannot handle..... BS! My fist day I shadowed my preceptor, my sec...

11. Why Are So Many Students Worried About Expensive Tuition

    monkeyadale replied to khiasdestiny's topic in General Nursing

    The New York section of this site is littered with threads about new grads unable to find jobs, even considering relocating. But regardless of where you live reckless borrowing is never a smart thing. That debt will follow you for the rest of your ...

12. HESI is Wrong ! Let's File Suit

    monkeyadale replied to gasguy1960's topic in New Nurse

    No need to define what fighting the system is about to me.......have done it on many an occasion. Here is where our opinions differ: A person being denied an opportunity because of the color of their skin, etc......an offense worth fighting for. A...

13. HESI is Wrong ! Let's File Suit

    monkeyadale replied to gasguy1960's topic in New Nurse

    Are you seriously comparing challenging a schools HESI policy to the struggle for civil rights????:angryfire Instead of trying to "fight the system" spend your time and effort studying so you can pass the test.

14. Stalked and Tackled: The chicookie story

    monkeyadale replied to chicookie's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvbcLzFtM6I&feature=PlayList&p=54D67EDA9A51CBB7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=46

15. University of Michigan-Flint or Oakland University

    monkeyadale replied to monkeyadale's topic in Michigan

    Hi and thanks for your reply! :bowingpurSpecifically I was wondering if the program is 100% online and how the clinicals work. You already answered one big question by letting me know you don't feel overwhelmed! Thats very good to hear. Also is t...