mkhoaja

Guttercat, I did numerous searches but couldn't find an answer. I don't know why I didn't bother to search the dialysis forum lol. Thanks for the info!

Hello all, I am a recent graduate, and of course as we all know it's tough to find a job. I have an interview with a Dialysis center, and while it's not my first choice, it's a paycheck. My ideal situation would be in a hospital in Med-Surg where I could gain some experience, and ultimately transition to ICU. Is starting off there going to hinder my future goals, or would it actually help if I wanted to apply to a med-surg or ICU unit? Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

I know how all of you feel. I am graduating this semester, but when I applied back in 09, it took them forever to reply to all of us. I wish all of you the best of luck, and if you ever need advice, don't hesitate to ask.

Congartulations on getting in. The best advice I received was from my foundations teacher, when she said to mass email all your family and friends, and tell them that your taking a vacation for 2 years and not to contact you directly, you will contact them LOL. Sadly this is a true statement because you will be too occupied with school work, and the days off you have will be used to recover and rest. Having said that, all of the high school graduates in my program are not there anymore because they were unwilling to make that sacrifice and commitment. Just remember, 2 years of sacrifice will equal a lifetime of reward. Sounds like a good trade off to me. Best of luck to you.

Congratulations. Enjoy the precious time you have before school starts because once it does start, time becomes more valuable than gold lol. I am in an ADN program and am almost halfway done, and I still cant believe it. Between school, clinicals, exams, quizes, preclinical, assignments, and prep for the NCLEX, you will soon find that it will be the most intense schooling out there. Good luck and just try to focus on your goals.

Your only too young if you think you are. Life is usually a state of mind, and you have to truly believe in yourself and your abilities. You cannot let other people dictate how you want to live your life. Good Luck! :)

Yeah I know what you mean because our teachers are watching us like vultures circling their prey. Not to mention we usually have 4 different versions of the test to begin with. There is no way that anyone could cheat at my school. Also, yes cheating is wrong. My instructors have emphasized honesty and integrity as vital to being successful nurses, and also as the key to success in life as well. The cheater will eventually get caught, or fail out all together. You cant cheat during clinical when your instructor asks you what to assess before giving meds or during physical assessments.

I had a heart stopping experience recently, which is really funny now that its over, so I thought it would be fun if we all shared some funny/dumb stories. I was taking my exam, and inadvertently left my cell phone on the table next to me. I was so focused on the exam, I had completely forgotten about my phone. So naturally i got a call 10 minutes into my exam, and as soon as I heard it, I swooped in and silenced it and put it in my pocket all in one motion. After the 30 seconds of panic thinking that my instructor was going to fail me, I realized that she hadnt noticed, and then convinced myself to continue my test. Afterwards, my friend next to me said that I was faster than spider-man grabbing my phone and silencing it into my pocket LOLLL. Good times.

You get curves on your exams?!!!?? LOLLL my program doesnt even round grades. If you make a 69.99, then you have failed that class!

For the record, I am a male student nurse. Having gotten that out of the way, I think I am going to end my post here. I have to say that it has been rather eye opening to say the least. I started a post thinking I was going to be enlightened and hopefully gain some insight. But all I have received are reasons for it being okay to be miserable. I cant win this conversation when everyone thinks its okay to be miserable. As a profession, nursing can be sad, and occasionally will be, but all of our patients dont die on a daily basis. (Miserable = people who dont like thier jobs, not nurses dealing with emotional issues like death, family, etc) I have a degree in marketing, and I have worked in the corporate world. Its really not that different. Your company asks too much of you, pays you too little, and wayyyy under appreciates your hard work. This type of corporate culture is not exclusive to Nursing. This is more of a societal problem IMHO really. Again, If I have offended anyone in any manner or seemed rude, please accept my sincere apologies. MK

Thank you carolmacca66 for seeing my main point. Nursing most definitely is unlike any other profession. My first clinical day, there was a family who was coming from the ICU to a room so their grandmother (going off life support) could be around her entire family. As they entered and were all crying, I started getting emotional because it reminded me of a personal event. Its human nature. But it was almost at that moment that I knew I was in the right profession. However, these are not the nurses/moments I am talking about. I am talking about the nurse who doesnt like his/her job and doesnt care. They give meds, do assessments, paperwork, etc all by 10:30, and then put it in cruise control till 6:30. They dont like having conversations with students,peers, patients, etc. even while they are browsing the internet for places to eat that night (sadly yes this has happend to me lol).

No, I dont know everything because I am a nursing student. (I hope you picked up the sarcasm)

Where did I make a judgement about any nurse? I am simply venting my observations. If i came across as being judgemental, then please accept my apologies. Like I have said previously, I understand where the pressure comes from, I just dont see that as a legitimate reason to have a look of eternal constipation. As far as the pressure of having a student nurse, I think all nurses need to step back and look at when they were in school and realize that someone at some point took the time to help them out. I have been around nurses who didnt want me for those very reasons, but I did not make a big deal out of it, and instead called my instructor and told her what happened. I was rewarded by going to the ER the next day and not having any paper work because I handled it right, with a big fake smile while the nurse stood there and proceeded to give me a lecture on how inconvenient I was lol. Life is about choices. And for the record, when I started this thread, I forgot to mention that this really only pertains to like 30% of the nurses I have encountered. I couldnt be happier with the rest. But, those 30% seem to get 70% of the attention unfortunately.

Are you nuts? That doctor who put a hole in her esophagus wasnt allowed anywhere near my mom because she tried to get out of bed and hit him LOLLLLL. (im glad we can laugh about it now) How would you feel if a doc put a hole in your esophagus? And by the way, afterwards when my mom was leaving, she told me that it was the good nurses who got her through the whole ordeal, and she actually was even more resentful to the doctors because they came in for 45 seconds, and then left. (this was a reason why i chose nursing instead of med school)