I am a pharmacy technician and just graduated from nursing school. I dont know about your state specifically but in Texas everything you are describing is completely and utterly ILLEGAL. Its not just...
If nursing just isnt for you and your heart just isnt in it then I'd say you are making the right choice...I dont think someone could last long in nursing if its not what they really wanted. If you...
I am not sure exactly how it works, but we were told that both the student nurse and the instructor are liable in clinicals...and we are held to the same standards as a practicing nurse would be. This...
Your instructor is ridiculous. Yes, you made a mistake. Yes, she needed to discuss it with you and help you understand where you went wrong. But all that crap about lecturing the whole class and...
I didnt study very much in nursing school. 4-5 hours the day before the test (interspersed with various TV and food breaks of course). I also didnt read my textbooks at all. What will really get you...
I didnt think nursing school material was exceptionally difficult either. I could study the day before the test and make A's and B's. However, I did feel that nursing school was very stressful,...
I worked in retail pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician for three years and I agree that the situation of someone knowing that you had a prescription ready or that it had refills, which pharmacy it was...
Try sitting through a pharmacology class where your instructor, instead of trying to learn the names of the drugs she is teaching you about, just says the first 3-4 letters of the drug name and just...
CRBRNCPHT replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in General Nursing
I wouldnt get pregnant in nursing school...it was stressful enough without worrying about finding time to schedule doctor's appointments and worrying about morning sickness at clinicals! Plus I cant...
CRBRNCPHT replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing
If I'm not visably soiled then I wear my scrubs out after work all the time. I observe standard precautions and thats good enough for me. Plus, we're caring for these patients with nasty...
I think you're reasoning for not waking the patient was sound although I do understand that its important to medicate before pain becomes severe. I think you could argue this either way. I liked...
Thank you very much. Your post was really helpful! As far as going to other units...I don't believe that the L&D nurses at my hospital are floated to other units. At least I've never seen them do...
I just graduated and got hired as a new nurse on L&D. In my program we took our OB class in the second semester (so over a year ago) and I feel VERY rusty. I'm really excited about this job and I...