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  1. Excelsior Health Safety Exam

    ishootu replied to Bridge86's topic in Excelsior College

    I took it today. Much harder than I thought it would be. Got a B thanks to Lisa Arends study guides and practice tests. I got a lot of communication questions, especially about being

  2. Indiana State University LPN-BSN, Recommended or not??

    ishootu replied to carrie42's topic in Indiana State University

    Just wondering if anyone knows if Missouri residents can do more than one clinical in a

  3. which specialty does this describe?

    ishootu replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like my floor- inpatient oncology. We get to know the patients thanks to frequent readmissions, and extended stays. Lots of teaching, and also lots of opportunity for emotional support for...

  4. Question about ER tech position

    ishootu replied to Love911Nursing's topic in Emergency

    I'd say go for it. If you need to work while in school, why not gain such valuable experience? Especially if it's a trauma ER- you will learn so much. I'm a nurse aide in a hospital right now and...

  5. Best White Scrubs

    ishootu posted a topic in General Nursing

    Needing to know which brands are best for white scrubs. they need to hold their color, be fairly thick to not allow crazy see-through... etc. i want all

  6. advise; how do you handle the loss of a patient?

    ishootu replied to idnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    As a cna, I've seen my fair share of death. While I've learned to cope with the long struggles and horrible disease death that can seem as a blessing, there are the patients who you become attached...

  7. patient care tech.night shift

    ishootu replied to Nicole311's topic in General Nursing

    Never worked nights and never worked LTC except for clinicals. But here's my 2 cents. Hospital is very different than LTC. The fact that you have NA duties (vitals q4, i/os, toileting, etc) +...

  8. RN student starting as PCA III

    ishootu replied to ladybugme!'s topic in General Nursing

    As a Unit Tech (as we're called here- it's a step up from Nurse Aides, includes secretarial and other tasks) I've been told the most important qualities are: -eager and willing to learn -takes...

  9. Granted a meeting with LPN program administrator

    ishootu replied to ishootu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I applied LPN because the wait list for our local ADN program is 2 years, and I could (and planned) to be one year ahead by doing LPN, then bridge. Our local university offers a BSN and just started...

  10. Granted a meeting with LPN program administrator

    ishootu posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So I requested to meet with the program administrator of the LPN program that I just found out I was an alternate for, for the second straight year. Last year, I was told I didn't have enough medical...

  11. Two cna job offers!!! Which one????

    ishootu replied to mejajo08's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CNA on a Med/Onc unit with a max load of 11, usually we're at 8 or 9 though. My advice is a little bit biased, but I love love love my job. I was very apprehensive of the emotional nature of a...

  12. Staffing ratios

    ishootu replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    As an aide, here's my experience: - 5 patients or less = 1 nurse, 1 aide, 1 secretary - 6-7 patients= 2 nurses, either aide or secretary sent home on call or floated, nurses do primary care - 8-12...

  13. nurses hide from high-needs pt

    ishootu replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Nursing

    As an aide, I wouldn't dare transfer with one just because I couldn't find someone to help. But i may make comments towards the patient about how difficult it is to find someone so frequently, because...

  14. Obnoxious classmates that turn into great nurses

    ishootu replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    on a side note- i hope you mean 180. otherwise they'd be right where they

  15. How do you handle the smells and control your gag reflex?

    ishootu replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how you handle it, honestly. I just do my job and then leave the room if I have to. The worst cases so far: CDiff incontinence, and a really really bad UTI (full of sediment and...

  16. My first code... ever

    ishootu posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! I have been lurking for months, maybe close to a year now. I'm in the middle of a career change to nursing; I left the financial industry in October, got my CNA and a lower paying job than...

  17. My first code... ever

    ishootu replied to ishootu's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your reply. Just found out that this pt coded once in ICU and didn't make it. Haunting images that will probably be engrained in my head forever- is this

  18. Current Boss Sabotaged Nursing School app.

    ishootu posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I found out today that I didn't get into the local vocational school's LPN program. What's the big deal? It's not because I did poorly on the test or my high school AND COLLEGE transcripts weren't...

  19. Current Boss Sabotaged Nursing School app.

    ishootu replied to ishootu's topic in General Nursing

    There are no exceptions, just knowing that I'm "towards the top of the list" for alternates. I went over his head. I work in the financial industry right now and our regional leader is an ex-nurse so...