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Surprised more people aren't commenting about this. Sorry, but this POS needs to be put down. ? https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/24/us/dallas-hospital-shooting-suspect-Monday "...After accusing his girlfriend of cheating, Hernandez began searching the closet and bathroom for somebody else who may have been in the room, the warrant states. The suspect produced a weapon from his pants and struck his girlfriend multiple times in the head, according to the warrant. Hernandez then sat on a couch and allegedly told his girlfriend that “we are both going to die today” and “whoever comes in this room is going to die with us,” the warrant states. Moments later, a hospital employee entered the room to provide services to the suspect’s girlfriend and the suspect stood up and fatally shot the employee. Another hospital employee and a Methodist Hospital System Police officer were in a hallway and heard the gunshot. The staff member looked inside the room and saw the first victim on the floor, according to the warrant. After entering the room, the second employee was also allegedly shot and killed by Hernandez..."

Most common drugs on my floor are dilaudid, dilaudid, and...um...oh yeah, dilaudid.

Keep your chin up and keep plugging away. I was you a year ago and wondering what I had gotten myself into. They say it takes 6 mos to a year for a new grad nurse to start feeling somewhat comfortable. I know it may feel like you are overwhelmed at times, but things will gradually fall into place, you'll start to get a feel for the "flow" of your unit, you'll learn where things are and not feel so lost, and one day everything will just click. Yes, it sucks getting to that point, but it is in the rough patches where you will truly learn about yourself and this nursing career we all chose. My preceptor was worried I couldn't handle the patient load in the early part of my orientation. Now, here, a year later I'm taking on 6 patients on a busy Med/Surg floor where we are lucky to have PCT much less a unit secretary most days. It's still challenging, but I've learned more in this one year than in all my years of schooling, and the compliments I get from the good and even some of the bad pts (lol) confirm my decision to pursue this profession.

Royal Blue for RNs at my facility as well. We have to have the hospital logo embroidered on the scrub top, which that and the scrubs themselves come out of our own pocket, but we are allowed to buy anywhere and in any style. I prefer Dickies Gen Flex Youtility scrubs - well made, seem to be pretty tough and durable, and mucho, mucho pockets! The top alone has four pockets including a little one on the sleeve where I keep red IV caps.

Hey guys, End of my orientation is coming up soon. I was wondering if any of you gave a small gift to your preceptor, and, if so, what was it? Looking for some ideas.

Louisiana is fast also. Pretty much as soon as our school confirms our graduation to the state board, they approve temp licenses for us to work under RN supervision until we pass the NCLEX.Results are quick also. I took the test yesterday at 1pm. Been getting the good pop-up, and today at 1:30pm the Louisiana State Board website changed my license from temp to RN even though on PearsonVue it still says my "exam results are not available at this time." :) Congrats on your good pop-up as well!

Took test Tuesday 2/11/14 at 1pm. Cut off at 75. Got the good pop-up checking the site in my car in the parking lot soon after. Been getting the good pop-up since, and just now at a 1:30 pm, 2/12/14 my state board of nursing website changed me over from a temp license to an RN one! Now to prep for my interviews tomorrow!

I was willing to give the OP's classmate the benefit of the doubt as an inexperienced nursing student right up until the point the OP said the student stated, "We are nursing students, we are not here for that." As if the aides' duties are beneath her. If she would have said something like, "I've never done anything like this before, and I'm waiting for the aide to show me how," then I would have given her a little bit more slack.

That WOULD NOT FLY AT ALL at my nursing school. That student would have gotten a serious talking to by any and all of the clinical instructors I had from first semester to last, and a few of them probably would have unsat'd a student who knowingly left their patient in filth. That's pretty much what Basics/Fundamentals/1st semester clinicals is all about - total patient care. In the real world, a CNA or LPN won't be around all the time at a moment's notice or at all. What will that student do them? As we moved on in school, other things became more of a focus, but we were still expected to clean and bathe our patients as necessary. I was lucky in that in all of my clinical groups through school we shared a sense of teamwork and would not hesitate to help each other out if we weren't busy with our own patients. I have to agree with nekozuki above - your clinical instructor should have made it clear from the get-go that you all, as nursing students, are not above doing the "dirty" work. Did he/she do this, or is the instructor lax or weak and let's y'all do whatever?

Can't believe this school is making you jump through "hoops," instead of bending over backwards, sending you flowers, and FedExing your scope to you yesterday to smooth over the situation. My school and clinical instructors were very sensitive to not ******* off the hospitals and possibly losing those clinical sites. (bolding and underlining mine)I guess it shouldn't surprise me, but this entitlement attitude even in the face of wrongdoing that is pervasive in today's society is sickening. Next, we're going to hear from her mother that she was a sweet child and never did anything wrong.

Um, that person will be laughed at and ridiculed and be the go-to cautionary but humorous story that nursing instructors regale their students with. Jeez, if I'm gonna falsify credentials, I'm going to be a world-class heart surgeon who's a former SEAL that flies fighter planes on the weekends. But a BLS card or an ACLS cert?

Is this something you are going to regret NOT doing down the road? If it is something you've always wanted and you're physically up for it, go for it! 50's coming whether you pursue nursing or not. Why not be 50 with that Nursing degree? I'm in my early 40's myself and just graduated from nursing school, and I want to say probably 10-15% of my ADN class was in the 40-50 age range. Oh, and congrats on your recent Bachelor's degree!

I had you all foot my bill through nursing school. ...through the G.I. Bill, which I earned by serving in the world's finest Navy.

Congrats All! Levitas, what are you doing/have you done for NCLEX prep?

If you feel up to it, browse through an NCLEX or Fundamentals Success review book. Not that you'll necessarily know the material, but just so that you can get an idea of how they ask and the types of questions you'll face in nursing school and the rationales for the answers. Nursing school tests are a whole different beast from regular college course tests.

Agree - Do It! Especially with your tuition being essentially free. That's a barrier to most and a big load off your shoulders. There were a lot of career changers/degree holders in my ADN program, including me. You'll be in good company. And, at least you are heading into this with eyes wide open and not "starry-eyed" about the health-care profession. One of my simple tests when making decisions such as this is: Is this something you are going to look back on and regret NOT having done?

Congrats!

Woohoo! I'm done, outta here, hasta la vista, get pinned on Friday! Who else is graduating this Fall? Congrats! Now, on to NCLEX prep and the job hunt.

Probably get more replies in the Louisiana Nursing section: Louisiana Nursing Good luck to y'all! I just finished Charity SON this past week and get pinned this Friday.

"No, you may not use your antlers to scratch inside your casts."

It's neither the material itself nor the amount, really. I actually found most of the material pretty logical and easy to understand: something wrong here causes these things to go wrong here, etc. The thing that throws off good students (me included) is that nursing exams are a whole different beast than the ones we are used to. Like someone else said, it is not rote memorization. You have to use your Critical Thinking skills. You'll hear this over and over again in nursing school. Questions will have multiple choice options that are ALL right. You have to pick the one that is "most" right or is the primary intervention among the others. There are questions like: "The nurse knows that the client needs further teaching on his condition when he states...," and you pick the statement that's in error. Then, there are the dreaded Select All That Applies questions. Remember your ABCs - Airway, Breathing, Circulation. That'll serve you well through nursing school, as well as patient safety being a primary consideration. Once you get over the shock and awe of those first few tests, lol, you'll realize the best way for you to study and prepare for these exams. It's all in preparation for the NCLEX, or so they told us in school. I guess I'll find out in a couple months. I just passed my final exam of nursing school last Tuesday. Woohoo, I'm outta here! Good Luck to the rest of ya!

"Oh, that's what Suzy meant in report when she said my patient was Buck Naked."

"John, see my Doc's face? I want a tat of him kissing my butt!"

Thought it was going to be stupid before I clicked on it. Was actually pretty accurate! I Lol'd. :)

You've got a strong pulse Mr. Stein! I'd say you're put together pretty well.