BusyMomRN

Hey there, welcome to the VA! I am a recent hire and completed orientation at my facility (Augusta, GA) in January this year. My first 4 days were faciility orientation and the hours were from 8-4:30 (a day or two it was little earlier). The dress ...

8s would be better for my patients, my family, and me :)

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ORSmurf, congratulations on getting full-time position and finding a new "happy place"! t.adamson, I hope your move is going well, the life of a military spouse isn't easy but it can be rich in friends and new experiences.

JNP72388, the all navy Cherokee navy set would be great, and I totally agree that the sheet was confusing. I can guarantee that OM has had many calls in reference to the wording :) About the stethoscopes, I have a Littman (paid $70ish)nand really lik...

Hey guys :) Shoes should be white, but some trim color is acceptable (jillibeeg-your shoes will be fine). Lots of students wear running shoes, some have danskos, nurse mates, etc (whatever you have make sure they are comfortable and remember leather ...

JG2010, the only change that is not shown is that you can wear blue bottoms with the blue top. So now we can wear a white dress (unlikely for me), all white, all blue, or white bottoms/blue top. Most of the current class bought their scrubs before t...

Hey there future CNLs I saw that some of you were wondering what books we used last Fall so I compiled a list (anything to keep from doing homework, lol). Some of the instructors may change so I wouldn't buy any of the books until you talked to OM t...

The appropriate response to your question is probably 12-15 hours. The actual answer for me varies from 4 to 12 hours. Very few hours during regular weeks and cramming like crazy for a few days before an exam :) That is not including time for homewor...

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a happy Friday I got the call in May that I had been accepted, and it took forever to get the actual acceptance letter (think it was June). I know you'll feel better once you have the letter but if you've been to...

chendamoni, I just looked the slides from my orientation to verify this and we do indeed complete 1000 hours of clinical by graduation. It's broken down like this: 60/240/240/540.

Thinking back, I believe we had our schedules a week or so before orientation, maybe a little earlier. It's only been a few months and you'd think I'd remember that detail but so much has happened since then! I distinctly remember everyone filling ...

You'll go up the day before to get patient information but it's no big deal and you'll have preclinical paperwork to guide you.

Hey jillibeeg :) I was a dental hygienst in my 'former' life, lol. I think you will really enjoy seeing what you learn put into practice at your place of work even if they don't do it the exact same way. You may even find that you can present new e...

Finals are over (WOHOO) and congratulations on the acceptance calls/letters to the incoming students! I think that working weekends is doable but you have to know that Monday will kick your behind. That said I'm sure you know what it takes for you t...

I dug out the syllabus from the two lecture/lab classes last semester and copied the schedule that we had: Patho (NURS 6100) met Monday from 1-4 Nursing Therapeutics and Professional Nursing (NURS 6700) met Monday 0900-1200. Lab for Augusta last fall...

Future CNLs, I haven't posted enough on this site to have message privileges so I'll try to answer any questions that I can here. I think I'll meet my 15 post quota and have messaging privileges soon :) I believe you schedule will be similar to what...

Hi Guys, I'm a current Augusta CNL and wanted to give you some info. Last fall we had class on Monday (2 lecture classes and 2 were online), and lab twice a week. Toward the end of the semester lab was over and we had clinic one day a week. This seme...

I am a nursing student who is writing a paper on evidenced-based practice and I wanted to know if enemas given during labor lowered the incidence of postpartum or neonatal infection. The research (Cochrane Review) found no signficant difference in ra...

I agree with RnIn2011, know your A&P. Review the body systems, what they do and how they do it. You need to know how the body is supposed to work so that you understand what is happening in the presence of disease/illness. Learn-relearn your cra...

MemphisTiger, I am a first year CNL student and my program has us take the NCLEX after graduation (December). Previous graduates have taken it immediately upon graduation while others have waited a few months before taking it. I believe that our prog...

"Some" of the downtown areas don't look like much and yes there is some crime. That said, there are well-kept and new townhomes and houses in the downtown area, and add a security service for peace of mind. If you don't like that there are a lot of ...

At my school, we had to take BIOL I & II before A&P, but CHEM wasn't a prereq. I would suggest taking a digital camera with you to your lab. Place a pin and label in the target you need to learn (organs, muscles, and circulation of animal c...

My Micro teacher required a clicker. It costs about $30, and I was given $20 from the book store during buy-back at the end of the semester. The instructor gave a quiz at the beginning of each class, which would count if someone were late, a cell p...

Just got my letter from Medical College of Georgia (MCG), for the direct-entry MSN, Clinical Nurse Leader program! I'm attending the Augusta campus and it starts this August. Any other MCG CNL students out there?