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  1. Do you do assessments after a patient is discharged?

    chorkle replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    OP-- Since you asked for (our) opinion, here is mine. Your post is unclear, thus it is impossible to respond appropriately, despite the above 5 responses. "Your" patient was discharged at 9 a.m. (your...

  2. If You Want To Be Part of the Solution

    chorkle replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    KK-- You remind me of one of my favorite fast track doc's sayings--Are you part of the solution, or part of the

  3. The saddest day of my life.

    chorkle replied to monolithwolf21's topic in General Students

    Certainly OP has had, no doubt is still having, a very trying experience. Yet, there is some difficulty with OP's description: "this lady's glucose was out of sight." Hmm, wonder what was meant by...

  4. Looking for a job in the medical field before I become a nurse.

    chorkle replied to Nursing2102's topic in General Students

    Just check & see. But, many places today will not even look at a paper application; they require on-line submission of appl. (& resume, if requested). That said, often HR makes a computer...

  5. TEAS V and school policy

    chorkle replied to GivingLove's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    GL-- It isn't the same test over & over; there is more than one version, & there's been some suggestion there could be dozens of versions. ATI is said to continually tweak the exam which is...

  6. TEAS V and school policy

    chorkle replied to GivingLove's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    No, this is not the norm. As described, it seems harshly restrictive--you don't get the school's minimum acceptable grade, and you have to wait until there's a TEAS VI?? Who knows when that will be?...

  7. Take the TEAS one place? Take it again?

    chorkle replied to summers_love's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Summers-- ATI will report your scores to you; (in my exper., at the conclusion of the exam), and you can submit a copy of this to as many schools as you may wish. (At least one local school requires...

  8. Does your hospital ID badge have your first AND last name on it?

    chorkle replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    It's interesting seeing the # of folks whose last name, or full name, is on the back of their badges--when I think of the groups of employees back more than 40 years, whose badges are ALWAYS turned...

  9. Facility Holiday Meals: Inquiring minds want to know...

    chorkle replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

    As ObHg said, in LTC we were expected to sit & eat with the residents. I usually found something else productive to do. And beeker echoes another important aspect--it's "hospital wide," but very...

  10. Have dress codes changed for clinical prep?

    chorkle replied to DoeRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Dress code for students at my place is: Uniforms

  11. clinical gripes

    chorkle replied to sassynerd's topic in General Students

    OP-- Your comments remind me of being a new CNA in LTC. 1. My trainer (more than 15 years CNA experience) said, You will be strongly encouraged to accomplish 9 hours work in your 8-hour shift. 2....

  12. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    chorkle replied to mursetudent25's topic in General Students

    Agreeing with Katie & HQ, I wouldn't ever pass up an opportunity to make a presentation, especially if asked to do so. No, I'm not a polished presenter. But I'd like to be. And the only way to be...

  13. A couple of questions for those who took the TEAS V test...

    chorkle replied to rafaeia's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Taken at face value, your query is unanswerable: Will there be Q. about, XYZ? Y' know, we mushrooms out here are not composing your TEAS exam. Will there be exam content not found in (various) study...

  14. a&p II and micro in same semester?

    chorkle replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As everyone has said, sure it's possible. My adviser said it would be a heavy schedule; he was right. But, 'you' can't afford to miss a class or a lab; also, be sure to seek help as soon as you start...

  15. Health Care and the Cheesecake Factory

    chorkle posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have recently read, and highly recommend, this article from the Aug. 13 & 20, 2012 issue of The New Yorker: Big Med, pg. 52, under Annals of Health Care, by Atul Gawande. The subtitle explains the...

  16. Question about Bedside Manner

    chorkle replied to lilemma's topic in General Students

    Emma-- Because of the way I was raised (that's my excuse, anyway), I'm pretty reserved, and what I call social lubrication still requires conscious effort. But practice makes some things easy,...

  17. I couldn't believe they were hiring nurses...even new grads

    chorkle replied to JustCheckin''s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Those folks of the opinion that an employee who quits or is terminated, cannot collect unemployment benefits, have never been an employer. In my experience as a small business owner, no matter what...

  18. TEAS...Does it help you or does it ruin you?

    chorkle replied to seunRN's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    "Fair"ness has nothing to do with the price of tea in China, and not with NS applications, either. For good, ill, or indifference, a "satisfactory" score on the TEAS is a requirement for very many...

  19. Best study guide books for TEAS test...help!

    chorkle replied to eajohnson's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Concur with FutureFLRN. Use the ATI Study Guide. If you're running short of time, read everything in that Study Guide; it'll help (even if you don't have time to 'take' the tests--just reading the...

  20. Freshman question lol.

    chorkle replied to FaithGurl93's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    TEAS V (i.e., version 5) is a standardized test; but of, say, 20 people in a room taking it together, the order of questions, and perhaps even the actual test (there is more than one version) will be...

  21. Teas 5

    chorkle replied to tukisha's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Have to agree w/ zoe; didn't use the online practice tests. Did use the ATI Study Guide--tremendous help. Bought it at the "local" B & N. Read everything in the Study Guide. Be sure to study the...

  22. Anyone make into nursing school with a B or C in A&P I

    chorkle replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

    B in A&P 1&2, and in Micro; A in everything else. Mid-90s on TEAS

  23. If a phlebotomist corrected you on order of draw, what would you do?

    chorkle replied to pyriticsilence's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  24. Is it even possible to get all A's in nursing school?

    chorkle replied to Skips's topic in General Students

    OP, it may be helpful to think of it this way: Be a perfectionist for yourself, not (necessarily) for externally imposed criteria. These criteria are important, but aren't everything. As PP have...

  25. Supplies

    chorkle replied to jamieekins's topic in General Students

    Wow! Students who can spell sphygmomanometer easily! (Hope I got it right.) You guys are