~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    New RN's...do you have a job ?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm pretty sure I just got a job offer at the same
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    My novel and words of inspiration to share with current students & soon to be GN!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Oh and no idea how I will celebrate. When I get back home my 2 best friends I are celebrating. They will have their RN's. One took hers Tuesday and passed and the other is on Monday. One has a job too...
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    My novel and words of inspiration to share with current students & soon to be GN!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    That is awesome. Congratulations!!!!! Feels good doesn't it? I will primarily be on pediatrics, but my NM also runs surgical. So all in all I will be cross trained to preform procedures on kiddos in...
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    Pay difference Denver, CO Springs, Ft. Collins

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Liz520's topic in Colorado Nursing

    They will hire new grads. Banner is more willing then PVHS. I just got hired and I graduated 3.5 weeks ago. Took boards a week after graduation and got my lic. The next day. Had an interview a week...
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    My novel and words of inspiration to share with current students & soon to be GN!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Wanted to update: I GOT THE JOB. FIRST INTERVIEW, 27 others interviewing, no previous healthcare experience, associates degree, no previous college degree, no current work experience or volunteer...
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    Phone interview scheduled for new grad position. Advice?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to itri4vt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I finally got a call back. I am in Oregon on vacation and she called my house in CO and left a message. She told me to call her back (said nothing if I got the job or not) but of course it was after...
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    Anyone worried b/c you did RN and not BSN?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Chris99mu's topic in General Students

    BSN if you pass NCLEX is still RN. Did you mean associates instead of
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    There is also such a thing as policy and it must be followed no matter how some inexperienced student feels it is. As a Nurse, I will protect my license first, regardless if I know someone well...
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    Phone interview scheduled for new grad position. Advice?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to itri4vt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's great. I still haven't heard back.I am getting worried but the HR lady is giving me the impression I am good. The position hasnt been filled yet so that is good but I was supposed to hear back...
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    Yeah practicum was the only time our policy changed. It was up to the preceptors decision. But in a way that didn't matter because the way the emar was at the hospital I was at, when I scanned all...
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    I understand schools are different.I can't believe how different some schools are regarding a lot of things. But I read stuff on here all the time that amazes me. I was simply stating my opinion on...
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    There seems to be a reading issue going on and a gross exaggeration of what I did in fact say. But if you need something clarified I would be more then happy to clarify it when the discussion can be...
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    Well apparently it doesn't matter what the State Board of Nursing says. Students know best LOL Ok I am really out. I haven't even packed
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    I don't believe I called you our specifically. But regardless, in the real world, the nurse, I do believe, would be passing out ALL meds. Not only PO meds. Just throwing that out there since it keeps...
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    It wasn't a personal choice in my program nor a case by case scenario and it didn't matter how much the CI trusted you. It was policy. It was the schools policy and the hospitals policy as it is many...
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    I never said you had to stand in and monitor for 30 mins. First, we were giving more then just PO meds, often times my patients were on more then just PO meds. My point was, if I go in and give some...
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    Yea it would have been impossible in our program so it does come as a surprise. We were on different units throughout the hospital. There is no way the CI could have done it. Not when 2 students are...
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    Your second statement further verifies my point, they are still under care of the Registered Nurse, which is why the registered nurse, the one with the license, should be watching the medications...
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    I gave a lot more then just PO meds. I was giving Morphine Push, Diluadid push, PCA's, Heparin, Lovenox, Digoxin just to name a few. It was school policy and hospital system (2 different health...
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    Can student administer medication without RN supervision?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to AnneN's topic in General Students

    You are stilling going through the whole process of administering meds with a nurse in the room. When I am working as a nurse on my own I will give meds the same exact way I did when in school. I did...
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    Will I be able to pass the NCLEX-RN test?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to havehope's topic in General Students

    Try to not stress about NCLEX right now and focus on getting through school. As my teacher used to say, "Don't waste a good panic." You will have plenty of time to stress about NCLEX
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    Do you like the uniforms they give you for your school?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    Depends, are you ordering them from the Fredericks of Hollywood
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    nclex: whats up with machine cutting off after so many questions, is that fair?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to northmississippi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I expected 265 and still panicked once I got into the 60's. I secretly didn't want more then 75 because I had little patience for long tests. Yet when it shut off at 75 I yelled at it in my head to...
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    nclex: whats up with machine cutting off after so many questions, is that fair?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to northmississippi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ahhhh thanks for researching and clearing that up. I heard it said many times but it never made a lot of sense to me. I am just happy to know since I was shut off at 75 I am a super star. LOL KIDDING!...
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    What I've learned while studying for NCLEX

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Turd Ferguson's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For the record, I scored bad on the practice questions from the KAPLAN book. (was like 68% the first time I did it) and the other site I did. But I passed in 75 questions on the exam. I wouldn't read...