KatieJ91

Hello all! To give you some background info: I am a sophomore nursing student with an ASN graduation date of June 2013. I am a young married student with no children and am in no rush to start a family. I'm currently trying to convince my husband wh...

12 hour nights. 28 beds. 5:1 RN ration and 2 CNAs split the floor. Sometimes we get an extra to help at the beginning of shift. I realize I am blessed!

You said if I walked I wouldn't need heparin!

Hi! I have had the privilege of being a Nurse Extern during my entire nursing school. It will be a tremendous confidence booster for you! Here are just a few ideas for methods: - Be open to constructive criticism. If your skill doesn't go as smoothly...

I graduate in June! I am 21, will be 22 when I graduate. I thought I would have problems with patients making comments about my age, but so far so good. I think if you show confidence in your skills and don't allow them to question your judgement ski...

2013 WA state RN base pay $28.00. $3.50 differential for nights and weekends. Plus $1 more an hour for having your bachelors and another dollar more if you have a specialty certification.

Simulations STINK! We had to do one where we had to pretend to be the family of a patient that just died. Literally I had to act like my mother died right before my eyes. I literally froze. I had NO idea what to say. We are not graded on SIMs. Our te...

I am taking it in a few weeks. Hopefully someone will have some good advice for us!

Thanks everyone for the replies. My husband's intention is not to give me a "homework assignment". We both are very much "list makers". This allows me to put all my arguments and facts down into one place. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming for him ...

I currently am a nurse extern with a promised job after graduation at the local hospital. It is a fairly advanced hospital. We usually only send out pediatric patients. My nursing program although an ASN is very reputable in my specific area. I feel ...

@krcs A BSN is my goal right now, hence why I want to find as many reasons as possible to convince my hubby we should spend the time and money :) I would much rather get it done now with no children. @MrChicagoRn My husband's argument for this is tha...

I am just about to finish my externship on the ICU unit. This summer I did night shift so that I could see how I adjusted. I have always been very rigid about my sleep schedule so I was shocked at how well I adjusted. That being said it was not easy ...

Can you be more specific? Do you mean acute resp. failure or acute renal failure?

A moderator on the site will probably get to this soon, but I would move this to the state of washington forum so that more nurses from the specific area will be able to read it :)

I didn't become a CNA before nursing school and I am doing great in the program. Actually, the majority of my class was not a CNA prior to nursing school. My step mom was a nurse so I had some exposure to the demands of the job. If you do not have to...

By the way - I just asked the 3 nurses around me at work and each of them looked at me in shock and said "What school is that??!!" One even said "I would quit!" LOL I'm not saying to go that far. Maybe looking at some medical/nursing journals about n...

I would not say that counts, but it depends on the job. I would say healthcare experience would relate to position in which you directly provided healthcare to patients. (i.e. - CNA, MA, LPN, RN, etc.)

I have the Littmann Classic S.E. II and most of my class and alot of nurses in the hospital use them as well. It's a great stethescope right in the middle of the price scale. It also comes in all kinds of fun colors :) The best place to order is medi...

Wow. We are pretty much taught to wear gloves any time we touch a patient. I work in the hospital as a nurse extern and have never ever seen a CNA or RN give a bath and not wear gloves. Even changing linens we are taught to wear gloves and keep the l...

Do hospitals near you hire LPNs? I mean if you do per-diem work it wouldn't matter if you did volunteer work, CNA, etc. It would all be based on what you needed. I understand what you mean about not wanting to do the LPN license. I decided not to do ...

It probably wouldn't hurt to call HR of the big hospital and see if they offer it to students at your school. The nice thing when I volunteered is that most of the time it was very slow so I was able to study! :) Also, it is not a huge commitment. Us...

DO IT! I volunteered before nursing school to get a "reputation" at the local hospital. When I was finally in nursing school I was able to interview for a Nurse Extern position. Essentially I am a student who also works at the hospital. Every 12 week...

I am about to start my 2nd year. This how I get A's in nursing school: 1.) I listen to lecture with pen and paper in hand. Powerpoints if your teachers give them to you. (No computer!) 2.) Go home and outline your notes. Since my teachers give powerp...

All of the nurses I work with have said "You don't learn how to be a nurse until AFTER nursing school!"

I too have software to format my papers. It is called Reference Point Software. One time I had a problem with the program on my computer and customer service was very helpful in getting it fixed. When you purchase it you get an automatic download and...