DenaInWyo

Oh Lisa..LOL I am SO glad to see that I am not the only one up late at night (well, I do work nights..or did) looking around to see if anyone else out there is making mistakes. I made a dumb one this past weekend, which basically involved a situation...

Hey all, I haven't posted in ages, but I am freaking out right now and need a place to obsess/get this off my chest. I am in the last 3 weeks of my ADN program. We are currently doing a clinical rotation where we have a preceptor and work 4 shifts w...

I absolutely agree with those of you who are saying not to let my anger show. Unfortunately, no matter how unjust it seems right now, I need to totally suck it up/let them do me a favor/be humble through this. I am most definitely not above swallow...

I am one of those people who can be reading the words of a book, and thinking about something entirely different..I have to go back and reread because I wasn't "listening"! I have one study buddy, and what we do is take turns reading aloud. When we'...

Yep, that's pretty much it in a nutshell. The rub here is that the clinical instructor in charge of the rotation thinks that I manipulated the schedule in order to take the couple of days out of town. That's where the "integrity" issue comes in. Th...

Thank you so much, everyone, for your words of encouragement..it's really and truly appreciated! I have to do what our school calls a presentation. Basically, it's where you go into the meeting room with all of the level two instructors and they dec...

UGH! I hate this too, and it seems to be chronic where I work. I know I am a student and will learn more about how "the real world" works once I am out there, but it still seems to me that this is a no-brainer. Our nurses will set residents' med c...

And yeah..you'll probably have better luck if you are a licensed CNA. In Wyoming, after you complete the first semester of nsg school, you're automatically elligible for a CNA..no boards or anything. I have no idea if other states do anything simil...

Saunders NCLEX-RN. Hands down. You can buy it on Amazon..think it was something like $45 with shipping. And yes, I've found it very helpful..have even found a few word-for-word questions in it that I've seen on our tests. Deana

Paper pants! I love it! Think that's what I'll start calling them. My pet peeve: my coworkers who think that it's okay to put our elderly ladies' hair into little kid hairstyles. We're talking pigtails with little plastic barrettes. *I* wouldn't ...

Look into getting your CNA before you start nursing school. No better way to find out if you can overcome! At least you'll know before you invest the time, money and work of nsg school. Honestly though, I think you might be suprised at how desensi...

You didn't mention details, so I don't know if this applies to you or not, but just in case: I had one semester while I was still majoring in computer science that was just a mess for me. I got 2 Fs! I knew I should drop the classes, but there was ...

That's over twice as much as I paid for my first semester (which was also the most expensive, book and supply-wise), but then too, I am at a small community college in Wyoming, where I am a resident. These kinds of things vary so widely..I'd be will...

Another fairly trite thing to think about: When you are out in public, or taking care of patients, do you spend all your time looking at them and analyzing how they look in their clothes? Can you remember what any of your coworkers wore a couple of ...

I like to study at a restaurant..we have Village Inn here (which is like Dennys or IHOP..you're average coffee shop type chain). I especially like to go early in the morning. When I study like that, I have someone bringing me coffee and don't have ...

We were offered the opportunity to practice on each other, but it's a large class, so only the first couple of volunteers were allowed while the rest of the class watched. Guess what we're doing tomorrow? IVs and blood draws. I look at it this w...

I start my last two semesters on Tuesday. To be honest, I am not terribly excited about it. It's like the summer made me lazy or something..I just want to be DONE. I'm all schooled out. I sure hope my drive picks up a little once I'm actually in ...

This isn't a ghost story exactly, but it kind of bugs me and is undoubtedly creepy. My grandmother passed away last January. It was a very emotional situation, with a lot of hard feelings on both sides. My last words with her were a terrible argument...

Check with your job services/unemployment office on a program called WIA. What your friend describes sounds a lot like that (though I don't know about the money to live on part). They pay for all school expenses, right down to pens and paper. If y...

That's me, too. Nope, no way..it's just not where I want to go. They sure are bugging me about it though..that and pressuring me to get my LPN over the summer. Yeah, I know there are a lot of advantages to that, but I can't see forking over the mo...

Here in Wyoming, LTC pays MORE than than the hospital..by a good 3-5 bucks an hour, depending on the facility. My base pay is 9.00/hr, with a .50 evening differential and a 1.00 weekend one..so on Saturday nights, I make 11.00/hr. But yeah, I'd say ...

Kasey, Just to point out a couple of things.. CNAs don't just work in Nursing homes..they work in hospitals, home health, doctor's offices..lots of places. Also, you may want to be careful about referring to a patient's brief as a diaper. I have a c...

1) I think being a CNA should be required as well. It's not a requirement of our school, but I have mine now and have learned SO much. There's a lot to be said for even just working in that environment..you pick up a lot of information indirectly....

Last night at work I had my first experience with death. I'm not freaked out about it, just, well, affected by it and it's heavy on my mind. I've never even been around anyone dying in my personal life..the closest I've ever been to a dead person w...