nursecompassion

How many nurses or family members of loved ones are comfortable with the current laws governing the nurse to patient ratios. Especially in long term care facilities? Any thoughts or ideas are very appreciated. This is for a research paper and I would...

I'm a new grad and am working on a med/surg floor which is having difficulty with staff not reading the kardex's and missing orders, data, etc. Where does your unit keep your Kardex? Where I precepted at spring quarter they were kept with the pt MAR,...

I signed on to my hospital in the end of August and started on the unit a few weeks later, minus about 3 weeks of classes (nursing orientation, iv therapy, tele), I've actually been on the unit with a preceptor for 7 weeks. There are many moments whe...

Hey Everyone, It's good to come here and view the other posts by fellow new grads. I graduated in June, accepted a position on a med/surg & isolation floor which also has dialysis on the unit. I passed my board the first time in August and starte...

Hey Everyone, It's good to come here and view the other posts by fellow new grads. I graduated in June, accepted a position on a med/surg & isolation floor which also has dialysis on the unit. I passed my board the first time in August and starte...

I took the nclex in august and took about 45 minutes for 75 questions. I felt really positive and happy and told my husband I passed,,,,then I went home and started thinking of the questions and looking up answers, by that night i was convinced I had...

Sometimes I find myself wondering the same thing, but I don't think it's just among the new grads on my unit. I think the patients are sicker with multiple problems and pt load is to much. I've already heard from nurses on my unit. I find myself goin...

Our program required us to pass the HESI review test with at least an 850 (first time I had an 817, second time 1008) or they won't graduate you. So AFTER we took the test, then we had a week of actual HESI review. I also used NCLEX 3500 and review q...

I live in ohio and had my results on the Ohio Board of Nursing Website on the verification part the next day.

I think my area has low pay for RN's. I'm a new grad making 23.92/hr on midnights thats with shift diff, weekend diff is only 1.25/hr! I have a friend who moved to VA making 38/hr as a new grad.

At first I was going to work a day/evening rotation, 8 hr shifts (my unit only has 8 hr shifts) however I will be working midnights. I've always worked midnights at my previous jobs and it's the shift I wanted. I work 64hrs/pay, however there are alw...

I am starting my ADN this fall, and I am enrolled now taking my general ed requirements and my pre-reqs are done. So, finally fall qtr I get to all the good stuff. While I was surfing the web I found a hospital near by that offers an externship after...

I don't know whats going on with this thread, but I keep trying to read the responses on page two and it just keeps giving me page one. Whats going on??? jules

Please read I know this is long, but I would like you to voice me your opinion. I am a second year ADN student enrolled in a very difficult program in Ohio. Anyway our program requires a 77 to pass. I have finished my peds, med-surg, and OB rotations...

Well I met with the ___today and instead of taking six points off of my final grade for late work now its eleven?????The program chair agreed that her "calculations" were right. I don't agree with the assignments she says are late. I don't know what ...

thanks for your input jules:)

I am far from being a whiner. I love nursing and hard work. jules

Hey everyone, I guess I should have told you that a group of us went to the Dean and she told us to continue on in advanced-med surg as if we passed and to meet with our instructor monday (27th):yeahthat: . If our issues are not resolved then we meet...

I don't know what our class average is.........but we have to maintain a 77% to pass. NO rounding up allowed. Also our program started out with a little over 70 students, now we're around 40. jules

Our school is divided into quarters, I did very well in all my prereqs and right now am in the actual nursing program I have had an A- in human bio 1 & 2 last two quarters and a B+ and B in nursing past two quarters. Next quarter (spring) is micr...

first quarter all weekend! Now takes me about 2.5-3 hours for 10 page careplan and an IPR

I think for me your answer made the most sense and was the simplest. Jules ?

I am thankful that our nursing program considers our care plans as our "writing across the curiculum." So, we never have any reports to do. Thank Goodness!

The hardest courses I think are the nursing. Simply because you really have to think out your problems and there is always a better solution or answer than the one you think it is. I am taking my human biology with my nursing during the first two qua...

4 hours of theory 2 hours of proficiency 4 hours of lab 3 hours of human bio lab 4 hours of human bio lecture 4 hours of clinical