rumwynnieRN

rumwynnieRN

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  1. PRN position and new grad

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Klone, That answers a lot for me then. I had wondered about the float pool, because I thought too that would require much more experience, but I stand corrected. To follow up though, I haven't applied...

  2. Job Advice for new grad!

    rumwynnieRN replied to seattleguy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP could've made decisions at the last minute when everything was said and done. I decided, after some personal issues, to move to another state, but when I made that decision, I had already paid for...

  3. What do you think? Honestly

    rumwynnieRN replied to LatinRN1's topic in Emergency

    Don't let your insecurity get to you -- one of my favorite teachers was an ER nurse who was by no means small. I really wish he had stayed teaching us (some stupid drama at school, but I digress), and...

  4. Is bringing dougnuts for my clinical unit o.k.?

    rumwynnieRN replied to ammonthenephite's topic in General Nursing

    My final clinical day of nursing school, my classmate and I brought bagels. They were gone before lunch:) along with the spreads -- almond, pumpkin and low-fat

  5. How young is too young...?

    rumwynnieRN replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    My parents were afraid of that, so before the age of 12, they had my grandmother "watch" me. "Watch" as in she was just there -- she was 70+ (died at....85? I don't remember), and only fulfilled the...

  6. How young is too young...?

    rumwynnieRN replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and both my parents worked night shift, 12 hours, plus my mom called every 5 minutes. We didn't want to be interrupted while we watched whatever we were

  7. How young is too young...?

    rumwynnieRN replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    My parents started doing that when I was 12 and my brother was 6. The good thing about not knowing how to cook at that age was 1) we were too scared to cook anything and 2) we were rather content with...

  8. If you read Dear Prudence on Slate.

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here's the link to the source: Dear Prudence: Miserable Doc Click the link and scroll down to the letter from the "Miserable Doc." The letter writer is a new pedi resident who is having issues with...

  9. Have you had a bad experience during nursing program ?

    rumwynnieRN replied to Devon Rex's topic in General Students

    If you feel overwhelmed, make use of the free counseling your school offers. I wish I had done that at my first nursing program, but looking at the whole thing, I'm happy I graduated from the second...

  10. Can someone tell me how to not be traumatized in med microbioogy?

    rumwynnieRN replied to Dezy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What everyone else said. I think I came full circle after nursing school. After MedSurg 1, I thought, "OH MY GOD I'LL GET CANCER AND EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER THE SUN!" I'm more aware of things that are...

  11. Angry Nurse here!

    rumwynnieRN replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's hilarious. Disgusting and terrible (I would never do it), but

  12. patho..

    rumwynnieRN replied to mle2015's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I still need an email address to send you a patho

  13. Nursing license and state residency

    rumwynnieRN replied to drguitarum2005's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Bwahaha, I'm in the exact situation you were in but in reverse. I thought I misunderstood something when I spoke to AR-BON. They told me to wait until I passed NCLEX in Texas before doing anything in...

  14. single mom. full time nursing student. full time job..

    rumwynnieRN replied to Lauraash's topic in General Students

    You being a single mom to get through nursing school isn't new. I had a lot of classmates who were single moms and made it through the program (it took some of them a little longer though), but they...

  15. How long are clinical shifts?

    rumwynnieRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

    For the most part, almost all of my clinicals were 12 hours shifts. The only exceptions were mental health and community. My final semester was very much like a "regular" nursing schedule: rotating 3...

  16. patho..

    rumwynnieRN replied to mle2015's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Check your private messages, or I guess you could go the way of everyone else and put an email address on here. One I can reach you

  17. Need advice, just failed first semester of nursing school

    rumwynnieRN replied to mnurs's topic in General Students

    I was in your position. I went to another school in Texas, failed fundamentals, took a semester off from nursing school (and applied to a school in the city where I'm from), got in for Fall 2010, and...

  18. What was your GPA, when you got accepted into nursing school?

    rumwynnieRN replied to Kimynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The minimum GPA requirement for my school was 2.75, and yeah, it depends on the school. 2.9 was the pre-req gpa for my school, but at other schools where I applied, it went up or down. At one school,...

  19. The best shoes for clinicals?

    rumwynnieRN replied to NYtoFLRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When we didn't have to wear white shoes anymore, I bought myself a pair of nikes I could stand a long time in. I have low arches (oh the joys of wearing the wrong shoes since high school with NO arch...

  20. HESI Scores RT NCLEX Success

    rumwynnieRN replied to Troopers64's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    The reasons we were told were that HESI is a very good predictor of how you will do on NCLEX. Almost all of the schools in my area use HESI to determine NCLEX pass rates, whereas ATI is used for...

  21. What was your GPA, when you got accepted into nursing school?

    rumwynnieRN replied to Kimynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a 2.9 with prereqs. I just graduated, and my GPA went up to a 3.06. I goofed up when I shouldn't have before nursing

  22. Most challenging moments in Nursing school

    rumwynnieRN replied to Onco_NT's topic in General Students

    I have the misfortune of saying I've been through two nursing programs (finally graduated from the second one this month!), and I can say the hardest thing in nursing school, for me, is the emotional...

  23. Freaking out! Vaccination requirements

    rumwynnieRN replied to blueyes27's topic in General Students

    My school makes exceptions to rules in these types of circumstances, and if you don't start clinical your first semester, they'll probably give you more time. Just call. You learn to be flexible in...

  24. How Can You Be A Nurse With No Clinical Background?

    rumwynnieRN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I talked about this with my friend who wants to go into law -- we got onto the topic because she wanted me to be her nurse consultant. Our teacher was telling us it's possible for someone to go into...

  25. patho..

    rumwynnieRN replied to mle2015's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm one of those people who liked patho. I don't know of any videos, but I did a patho tree for disease processes. I can send you an example if you