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  1. So, we don't learn how to do IVs in nursing school?

    meltnpointofwax replied to i<3u's topic in General Students

    we learned how to do IV's on the dummy arms at the end of our first semester. we got to do IV's on real patients staring at the beginning of our second

  2. ADN?

    meltnpointofwax replied to faithfulstudent's topic in General Students

    depends on the location/unit. here in jacksonville, the children's hospital is leaning towards only BSNs. L&D, NICU, they're leaning in that direction also. but the adult hospitals hire everyone....

  3. Who's graduating this semester?

    meltnpointofwax replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Students

    December

  4. The cna payscale is an insult, to all we do!!!!

    meltnpointofwax replied to CNA/glorified maid's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    move up to jacksonville. in my hospital you get 11 bucks if you're full time or part time. if you're prn you get

  5. Completing my pre-reqs at UNF but planning on transfer

    meltnpointofwax replied to avillamor's topic in Florida Nursing

    i'm not really sure. they have a different points award system. I know I had 202 points from my grades and from taking the NAT. (kind of like the TEAS, except much easier!) but i remember they gave...

  6. Cheating

    meltnpointofwax replied to stunursegem's topic in General Students

    i am against cheating. in nursing school, if you cheat, you are only cheating yourself. my question though is did you talk to your friend first? or did you just go straight to the dean? i work in a...

  7. NAT test @ FSCJ

    meltnpointofwax replied to rncomingsoon's topic in General Students

    I didn't use a book to study for that. I felt the science section was very relevant to nursing prereqs. I had just finished a&p 2 when i took it, and saw A LOT of that on it. chemistry too, but...

  8. How was your Psych rotation?

    meltnpointofwax replied to starmickey03's topic in General Students

    I hated psych. we put puzzles together with the patients. it was 12 hours of boredom. Just remember not every pysch patient is a violent psychopath. There are all different kind of psych units out...

  9. Pathophysiology and Pharmacology - how hard

    meltnpointofwax replied to raecudzy1's topic in General Students

    I think pharm was my easiest class of nursing school because it was mostly memorization flash cards for the

  10. Do you really need a rolling backpack?

    meltnpointofwax replied to windmill182's topic in General Students

    Are you going to carry 5 textbooks with you at once? If yes, then I'd go for rolling so you don't break your back. But I never brought my textbooks to class and I only studied for one subject at a...

  11. Completing my pre-reqs at UNF but planning on transfer

    meltnpointofwax replied to avillamor's topic in Florida Nursing

    are you thinking about leaving the area? you could apply to UCF, UF, FSU. i went to UNF from 2008 right after high school until last summer. I applied to their nursing program after doing all the...

  12. Chance of ADN to get a Hospital Job?

    meltnpointofwax replied to nalaa83's topic in General Students

    if you want to get your masters, then sure obviously you need a BSN. but if you want to work on the floor, an ADN is sufficient and sometimes better. my friends at the university complain that they...

  13. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    meltnpointofwax replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this is really sad. I'm an ACP (like a CNA) in florida and I make 14.90. RNs deserve way more than 15 bucks an

  14. Chance of ADN to get a Hospital Job?

    meltnpointofwax replied to nalaa83's topic in General Students

    I think it just depends where you are. I live in florida, and i'm graduating from an ADN program in december. I work at a magnet hospital as an ACP, and my manager said he hires majority of ACP's on...

  15. How to survive 1st year of nursing school

    meltnpointofwax replied to lemidora's topic in General Students

    not sure if anyone said this yet, but... MAKE FRIENDS WITH YOUR FELLOW NURSING STUDENTS!! a lot of people have this attitude like "i'm not here to make friends, i'm here to become a nurse!" nursing...

  16. Are there any books i can read to better understand Med-surg class?

    meltnpointofwax replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    i'm in peds right now and have a book called "straight A's in pediatric nursing" which is amazing. i saw on amazon they also have a straight A's in OB and another one for med surg. if they're anything...

  17. Job advice from experienced nurses?

    meltnpointofwax replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    I know you wanted advice from experienced nurses, but I wanted to comment about working in a hospital as a CNA. I'm graduating nursing school in December and currently work in a hospital as a tech. I...

  18. Gloves or not for IV meds?

    meltnpointofwax replied to Shibby3's topic in General Students

    I wear gloves no matter what I'm doing in a patient's room. The main reason is because I also work as a tech in a hospital and every day I see people go from changing a messy diaper to touching...

  19. Some advice for a new Student Nurse!!!!

    meltnpointofwax replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Students

    seriously? this has nothing to do with you working 30 hours a week and taking care of your family. this has nothing to do about how it was in high school. this is about a young poster being excited...

  20. Younger Nursing Students

    meltnpointofwax replied to lhabin's topic in General Students

    it is pretty

  21. 100% on my exam and it wasn't exciting... :(

    meltnpointofwax replied to NICURN2013's topic in General Students

    don't you just hate the sour ones that always want to rain on your parade? forget your professor, this is what you should be doing right now lol:anpom: CONGRATS!! pat yourself on the back. you...

  22. Some advice for a new Student Nurse!!!!

    meltnpointofwax replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!! But don't let the "no social life" thing scare you. Everyone said this to me too, but everyone's different. Just know that it is possible to work, maintain relationships, go out,...

  23. I just failed nursing school

    meltnpointofwax replied to jrsygirl's topic in General Students

    i am so sorry! *hugs* like others have said, find out the protocol for trying to re-take a class. at my school, you are allowed to re-take one class. it is a long process to do a remediation packet,...

  24. clinical instructor calls me air head

    meltnpointofwax replied to medsurg911's topic in General Students

    i think she meant

  25. Studying Issues

    meltnpointofwax replied to EarthhAngel2013's topic in General Students

    i understand you completely. i started out as an elementary education major, and didn't really have or need good study habits. when i switched my major to nursing, the science classes overwhelmed me...