newway

newway

Member

  • Content

    117

  • Visitors

    4,048

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by newway

  1. Punished for good time management (Vent)

    newway replied to SionainnRN's topic in Emergency

    My suggestion is do more charting in the patients room, and less at the nurses station. when you chart in the nurses station you ppear available . when you chart in the room you appear

  2. Does anyone recommend Prep-U?

    newway replied to scald006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    from mid Feb. till June 17th when I took the

  3. Does anyone recommend Prep-U?

    newway replied to scald006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    prep u was required for our class. it is good and the only study material i used. passed in 75 no review class. it is just lippencotts questions. it is nice that it works on your phone anywhere you...

  4. First day reality check

    newway replied to 2bNurseCai's topic in General Students

    did you work full time during your pre req's? if so you can most likely pull it off. you will have no life besides work and school but it can be done. I work full time and do just fine. in fact i was...

  5. Want to start a nursing career..

    newway replied to newyork305's topic in Nursing Career

    if you already have a bachelors get a bsn it will be about the same amount of

  6. Not exactly full time, 0.9, but how should I schedule myself?

    newway replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner. The problem is that almost all hospitals are owned by corporations, and the number one concern of any corporation is profit. When I entered my prerequisites for...

  7. Dilemma! Should I change schools??

    newway replied to Wyu_24's topic in General Students

    i just have to ask. why will you be getting a free

  8. School starts tomorrow!

    newway replied to ctasy's topic in General Students

    O.P same here and I feel the same way. we have our CNA check offs, and medical abbreviation test the first day, and a med math test the second week. if we don't get 100% by the start of the third week...

  9. Will CNA experience in LTC help get a nursing job after graduation?

    newway replied to kenyacka's topic in General Nursing

    I would try for a hospital job. Being CNA in a acute care is very different than long term care. I just have to ask why would you prefer ltc for CNA? I have worked both, and prefer the hospital...

  10. differential diagnosis for aortic stenosis

    newway posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My wife has been working on this for a couple of weeks, and I want to help her out and get going in the right direction. her original one was coacertation of the aorta but now she feels that is wrong....

  11. Nurses targeted for real estate agents?

    newway replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I bet if you were to respond you would get a reply on how they could train you (for a fee). Most likely some diploma mill. This would have to be about the worst time to be a real-estate agent. They...

  12. Am I an idiot for choosing the BSN route rather than the ADN...?

    newway replied to lee_sHAY's topic in General Nursing

    In reality both are good choices; it all depends on one’s personal situation. So neither one should be saying to the other you are making a bad choice. It sounds like you are doing some wise...

  13. Anyone ever have a famous person as a patient?

    newway replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not in a hospital but before I worked in a hospital I was a bricklayer for twenty years, so no HIPPA to worry about. We did a house for stenstrum when he was quarterback of the Chicago bears. He was...

  14. You MUST be freaking kidding me!?

    newway replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    if the DON just hired " a bunch" of new nurses, chances are one or two are not going to work out so you might get an opening sooner than you

  15. Adn program cost?

    newway replied to mjohns13's topic in General Students

    If you already have a BA you should look into an acelorated BSN program. you would most likely get done in the same amount of time but have a BSN. those numbers just don't seem right for a CC. sounds...

  16. Harper College vs. Northwestern College

    newway replied to dsignrgrl's topic in Illinois Nursing

    where are the clinicles for each? that may make a difference as to which to choose. i personaly would choose an established one over a new

  17. Great First Day!!!

    newway replied to seamang2's topic in General Nursing

    I take it you havent worked as a CNA? that will most likely be the last time you are exited about bed baths. bedans. and pericare LOL. congrats i start this fall

  18. Best Chicago area RN programs @ community colleges

    newway replied to amusedgirl's topic in Illinois Nursing

    For most if not all of the community colleges you need to be in district. If you established an in district address and, but lived in the city you would have to look up the metra rail system, but then...

  19. Best Chicago area RN programs @ community colleges

    newway replied to amusedgirl's topic in Illinois Nursing

    That is kind of hard to answer, for I think there are allot. I am from the north west suburbs of Chicago so here is my list in no particular order. Harper, Elgin community college, college of lake...

  20. Is anyone waiting on acceptance letters for their fall 2011 program

    newway replied to NursingGCW's topic in General Students

    yes..... I applied in early march and just got my acceptance letter today.

  21. Are you insulted????

    newway replied to CNABESS's topic in General Nursing

    I know I am going to get flamed here but, just to be devils advocate here. how many nurses here would be ok if there husband told them I just want to be a CNA (making CNA wages) ? With no ambition to...

  22. You're On Stage

    newway replied to Blindsided's topic in General Nursing

    personally I like this one it lets the patient know what to

  23. Nurse's aides are running the the floor.

    newway replied to sprout2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow how sad you two think so little of your co-workers. Are there lazy CNA's yes , but there are probably just as many lazy RNs as well. Thankfully where I work we get a little more responsibility...

  24. bi-polar and terminated

    newway replied to democrat's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would suggest to start worrying more about your patients and less of others. If you are not the charge nurse or the manager stop acting as one. When you constantly give management problems...

  25. working as a CNA on a hospital's Med Surg floor

    newway replied to toddmeyer11's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked both get the hospital job if you can, but most want a years experience to hire you. my work in the hospital is almost exactly how you first responder described it. LTC consist...