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  1. New grads & CNA experience

    lalopop86 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wasn't sure where to post this, but I am a nursing student who will be graduating in 2013 and I've been a CNA on a telemetry floor for over a year now. My professors are encouraging those who aren't...

  2. Nursing student resume question

    lalopop86 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am applying for an externship for this summer (due to graduate in December) at the local hospital of my dreams and I have a few questions about tweaking my resume. I graduated in 2008 from a...

  3. Nursing Students: What do you think of your instructors?

    lalopop86 replied to KBICU's topic in General Students

    My instructors are overall wonderful but something my cohorts and I can't stand: please do not tell us "oh you won't need to know this" and then have 4 test questions on it, and similarly telling...

  4. Sleep Mask

    lalopop86 replied to Emilynn09's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Have you looked into white noise machines? Or download a white noise/sleep sounds app on your

  5. Cried during pinning ceremony

    lalopop86 replied to crunchytaco's topic in General Nursing

    I will probably cry at mine. Only because ive never worked for anything do hard in my danged life and if I can get through to the end it will be

  6. Resume Tips: Perfecting Nursing Resume, Cover Letter, Online Job Applications

    lalopop86 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow! I am a nursing student currently trying to form my resume to apply for internships and this is super helpful.... thank

  7. Student interested in oncology

    lalopop86 posted a topic in Oncology

    I will be graduating with my ADN December 2013 and am finding myself more & more intrigued by oncology/hematology. I'm curious if it is common for new grads to have the opportunity to be hired on...

  8. How to prepare for nursing school??!

    lalopop86 replied to mariaberry19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honestly just enjoy any free time you have. You'll start in Jan and they will tell you what you need to learn :) just spend time with family and friends and SLEEP like you've never slept before

  9. Student interested in oncology

    lalopop86 replied to lalopop86's topic in Oncology

    That's awesome. That sounds like an excellent experience. Do you know if it's commonplace for new grads to be hired onto oncology units or is it more like ICU where people want med-surg experience?...

  10. venting!!

    lalopop86 replied to BajanCherry's topic in General Students

    The bad part is that these kind of people are plenty in fundamentals. The good part is there's a 99% chance they don't make it through to the end so you won't have too many of them next

  11. Winter Break

    lalopop86 replied to NICUmiiki's topic in General Students

    SLEEPING!!! My gosh I am tired. I will also be baking lots of Christmas goodies, dejunking my house, losing the 5 pounds of fluff that I gained these past few weeks because I haven't had time to...

  12. How "Wake Tech Community College" Nursing Program works.

    lalopop86 replied to BOSS man's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I began the program a year ago and I had

  13. Will I get in trouble ? ? ?

    lalopop86 replied to Congababe13's topic in General Students

    I agree with the others who have advised to own your mistake, and do NOT say anything that sounds like an excuse ("I am a student, I'm here to learn" and the like). In my program I am sure that this...

  14. Is the first semester really the hardest?

    lalopop86 replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    No, it's not the hardest. For me the hardest part of it was the shock of how different it is from any other class I'd taken before. Unfortunately, the material and expectations/responsibility only...

  15. How does cellulitis relate to out-of-whack serum creatinine and creatinine clearance?

    lalopop86 replied to Samian Q's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    THANK YOU

  16. New Nurse: Delegation and CNA, PCA, PCT Issues

    lalopop86 replied to NERD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    May I ask how you are delegating? When I say that, I mean your wording? I am a tech and while I try my hardest to do all of my tasks on time (blood sugars and vitals in the correct time window, etc)...

  17. Feel so guilty and like such a loser

    lalopop86 replied to Stoogesfan's topic in General Students

    Don't beat yourself up about it. Everything is SO different on a real person rather than in a simulated lab! I had a similar experience a few weeks ago with an NG tube insertion. I didn't commit,...

  18. Test Taking Tips.... Add your own!

    lalopop86 replied to Staragate's topic in General Students

    ABCs, nursing process (usually the "first" thing the nurse would do is assess), and the answer is very rarely "call the

  19. Bedside manners

    lalopop86 replied to violet_violet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Remember that it's not all about

  20. What is the difference between PCT and CNA?

    lalopop86 replied to daisygarten's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    At my hospital, all CNAs are called "nurse techs." We cannot draw blood or do EKGs, etc. unless our specific department has trained us to do so. I guess it varies

  21. What do you want your CNAs to do in a code?

    lalopop86 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious to hear from nurses what is the best way for a CNA to be helpful in a code and not in the way. Grabbing supplies? Vitals?

  22. What do you want your CNAs to do in a code?

    lalopop86 replied to lalopop86's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for all of your

  23. Medical words that make you cringe.

    lalopop86 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    "Slough." Ew.

  24. "You won't like being a CNA!"

    lalopop86 replied to Moriah02's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yep. Tell 'em to

  25. Direct entry Msn for non-nursing BA?

    lalopop86 replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Students

    "I considered going the ADN route but I just can't justify it. It does concern me though when I hear people saying that direct-entry, accelerated nurses are not as good somehow. I guess it also...