Blondenurse83

I was giving a patient nystatin mouth rinse and I asked "do you spit it out or swallow?" [emoji15] I literally wanted to melt into the floor!

I saw a resident googling on a computer different types of NG tubes and something about intubation. Yeah, please don't come at me with any tubes near my throat if you have to google it! 🙄

I work at CCF and we are hiring ADN nurses, you just have to sign an agreement to get your BSN within 5 years.

My dumb phone keeps not letting me quote lindseylpn, but all I gotta say to the two ladies sharing a husband is: w...t...f!!!! 😳😖

A former coworker of mine used to wear an X-ray apron around the unit (which isn't radiation, it's a med surg unit) because she was convinced the rooms were radioactive 😳 She also thought the computers and WOWs had cameras inside them monitoring us. She would say "be careful what you do, they're watching you!" Freaky!

I also did not have much opportunity for these things in nursing school. I only started one IV and never cared for a foley, trach or chest tube. I just developed these skills as I began working. You will get the hang of things once you actually do them, and experienced nurses will be willing to help. Good luck!

Sorry you are dealing with all of this! I started my nursing career in LTC as my first job, and it was pretty overwhelming. Having so many patients to pass meds on and assess as well as dealing with staffing issues and everything else was difficult. Hang in there, I learned a lot and I think it really benefited me when I moved on to a hospital position. I really did learn a lot of prioritization and time management skills that helped me. Good luck!!

I got a 2500 bonus about 6 years ago when I was starting out at a nursing home in Ohio. I now work in a hospital and haven't heard of anything like that. Good luck!

I worked in LTC as my first nursing job, and then moved onto an acute position in a hospital. It didn't hurt me, and the job market was just as bad when I graduated. I say money and experience in nursing is better than no money and no nursing experience! Good luck.

We use that on my unit, and it is pushed along with the insulin. It is difficult to push due to the consistency of the D50 so it usually takes awhile (5 minutes to push).

I am in the program but am only 3 classes in and haven't started looking too much for preceptors, but I think you are pretty much on your own, from what I hear from other students. I am starting to think about it now. Good luck!

The previous poster described it pretty accurately. I took it 4 years ago when I started. Most people have to retake the PBDS at the end of their orientation to show their improvement. I thought it was difficult, I had a year and a half experience going in. Good luck!

My unit rotates holidays, and we work every other. So one year I would work Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Christmas; the next year I would do July 4, Thanksgiving and New Years. I work 12 hour shifts. The holiday runs from 11 pm the night before until 11 pm the night of the holiday. The only one we work both days is Christmas Eve & Christmas and New Years Eve & New Years Day. Hope this helps a little :)

I work in Cleveland, and we pay 35 bucks a pay so roughly 70 a month...ugh it's brutal!!

I'm not sure all of the states accepted, but I know recently Ohio U had to add a clinical component (it's an indirect type of clinical project) to meet accreditation guidelines, so I'm thinking that may have something to do with what states are allowed. I'm not totally sure though. Hope it works out for you!