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I have been trying to figure this out myself, I have been working nights for about 4 months, and I think I am getting it down! Since I usually go back to a day schedule on my nights off, I try to stay up late the day before my "Monday" so I will slee...

Thanks everyone! I think it is the down-time that is getting to me...and I don't have a problem doing things like stocking and such to keep busy, but I'm so new I don't even know what should be stocked/where to get supplies! I go back tonight, I wi...

I started a new job, and this was my first week on nights. Last night was my Friday (YAY!). I'm just orienting and trying to make my way through night shifts...I really am a night person, so I think it will work for me, but this first week was kill...

Thanks all! I know there are lots of posts on the topic (I've read them all, I think!), but most are about sleeping during the day. I have absolutely NO problem sleeping...dark room, white noise, phone off, check, check, check! I konk out for a go...

I am also considering starting a RN-BSN program this fall, and it is basically the same. Most classes are online, and even in the class descriptions, most say "writing intensive". I am prepared to write many papers and do lots of research. It may ...

Thanks for the replies! jonesel9, I don't remember which exact ones I used (it was a while ago), but a quick search gave me some helpful links: https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/p-help-my-334360.html https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student...

I have not posted much on this site, but I've been perusing it for years. Wasn't sure where to post, as I have been all over in my journey, so I decided "general discussion" was the best. I discovered AN while doing my pre-reqs...I was just SO ex...

Anyone have idea with rationale which ped's onc patient would be the priority? I believe the exact numbers were H&H; 8.5 and 13 for blood transfusion, Temp 39.9 C for IV abx I chose temp before h&h (even though it is really low), because in ...

Thanks for the responses! Yes, it was a homework question; scenario-type. I was not given the age of the child, since it was more about the unit, and how would I prioritize based on knowledge of that patient population (basically 2 months to 18/21 ...

A&P (that was a pre-req for me and I took it looong ago, but just referred to it the other day while studying for a test), definitely med-surge, drug/lab handbooks, and if you have a care plan book it will come in handy. I still have my fundamen...

LOL! My (non-nurse) MOM sent me this in an email, just knowing I'm in nursing school. I forwarded it to several (non-nursing) friends...they found it hilarious too!!

I would say go for it, if you have not much else on your plate (job, kids, etc) I took a quick micro class the same (summer) semester as fundamentals and did well. ...did well in classes, I should mention...as far as mental health, that's a whole 'n...

Two words: New job. Is it your problem that there are not enough employees right now? Is it worth risking your health and sanity to pick up on your employer's slack? ...I would be going nuts too...

Um, yes. Mine was ~2k (at a CC...of course I was on a waitlist for a while, but I prefer waiting to an extra 47k!)

I concur...I had NO healthcare experience going into school. I quit my (office) job a year ago to start my full-time program. In the middle of my 3rd semester, I got a job as a sitter at a local hospital. Did that for only 2 months, then applied f...

So, I was hired as a sitter in the float pool at the hospital I eventually want to work at as an RN (I am in my last semester of school). This gave me priveleges to check out the internal postings, so I applied to a nurse intern position. Got the o...

I just did med/surge II this past semester, and really, it's not as bad as everyone says. You learn to go with it, and as you are a student, learn from the nurse/interventions/S/Sx, etc. I recently took a job as a sitter...the pt. in bed 1 (not my...

Mine does it as a percentage of base pay...15% for nights and weekend days, 25% for weekend nights. Great incentive! I believe time and a half for holidays, but not sure...haven't been there long enough yet.

No need to be furious with someone who asks...JUST SAY NO! As someone else said, it is one thing to help someone understand a concept (and explaining it to you in your own words will actually help YOU too!), but to copy ALL of your notes? ...uhhh, s...

In a word, yes, it is possible. HOWEVER...be prepared to have NO time and be super stressed. My first semester, I had fundamentals (9 Credits), lab (1 credit), micro (3 credits) and micro lab (1 cr). I did this because circumstances at my school c...

So, I got a job as a sitter at local hospital. I had a great first day, staff helpful and supportive, except for ONE person, and it just made me laugh. I did vitals on a patient, but there was no thermometer. So later, a thermometer was procured f...

Oh, don't get me wrong...I KNOW that I have a ton to learn, and I wasn't trying to say that I know more than her (or even close!) I also love to learn from others...we ALL will keep learning new things for as long as we practice...my point was, she ...

Didn't have to...the fact that her superior knowledge of temperature-taking was, in fact erroneous, said it for me

I agree with Pneumo (and others) ... I have a love/hate relationship with school too. I am currently in the same "dropped out" mentality, have no motivation to do any of it, yet I've been getting it done. Just while reading the above posts, I came ...

I think there is a difference between being "abusive" and being "harsh" ... I had a pretty harsh instructor, who expected perfection at everything. I DID learn a lot from her...but she wasn't actually abusive or singling people out..she was the same...