I work ICU days with shift starting at 0630. Get bedside report and take that time to do a visual assessment, ABCs and safety check as well as turn my patient while I have the extra set of hands. We...
I lived in the dorms my freshman year, and if it was too lod to study in my room, there was a lounge that was quiet and a library close by. You meet so many people, and one of my best friends in...
I have never thought of myself as being greedy or selfish. The area I am from doesn't seem to have the lack of nursing jobs that other parts of the country have-at least last of INTERN jobs. In my...
Hi all, I am a junior BSN nursing student. I was recently accepted to a summer nurse externship at a hospital close to home. It offers me 1:1 preceptor time at least 40 hours every two weeks. I also...
Wake up when my body wants to (not by my annoying cell alarm) If it's nice out, take a walk Go grocery shopping Bake something yummy to go with dinner Shower and put on my comfiest PJs Catch up on my...
Seas, I have to disagree with your post, although, maybe your nursing school is different. My nursing school gives students more opportunities to succeed. When we pick out our patients the night...
I am entering my last year of nursing school and am wanting to purchase a pair of Danskos-heard a lot of good things about them. We will have two 12-hour clinicals a week so I'm trying to prepare....
In our nursing BSN program, we do not. I am a junior now and doing clinicals, and some of the nurses DO let you practice starting an IV on them, but not on each other. There are reasons for that, one...
We have all BRIGHT red landau tops and bottoms! The fit isn't bad at all (I got the elastic waistband because the tie ones just fit awkward) but you sure do get
I am sorry that so many people have had bad experiences with their schools! I absolutely love my school, and most of my classmates. There are 59 of us, and while everyone has their differences and bad...