PalmHarborMom

As a new BSN grad, one thing that I have witnessed as a student in hospitals from some ADN's is a negative attitude toward the BSN prepared nurses/students. I've had preceptors complain about my degree path, school, the differences in pay, the incorr...

I live in Florida and just graduated in August with my BSN. Out of the 100+ students in my class, most have been hired at hospitals in the area. Even though there are nurse internship programs here, they are only posted on line for a very short perio...

I am wondering if anyone on the AN thinks that the nursing socks they sell at uniform stores help any with leg fatigue. By the end of the day, my legs were dragging so I bought 3 pairs to try them out. After 2 days, they seem to help. But I'm wonderi...

I am wondering what everyone thinks about Physician Assistants and Nurses with Doctorate degrees being called "Doctor"? I ask because there have been several times in the last few years that I have had family members be seen by someone that intro...

I earned my Gen Ed AA and was required to take Applied Ethics. My college offered Healthcare Applied Ethics and it was a wonderful course. We tackled subjects like physician assisted-suicide and abortion. Considering that it was an online class, peop...

My classes were progressive. So everything built the foundation for what was to come. There is no way that I would have been successful had I taken the courses out of sequence. And we did learn A&P by body systems. Considering that getting amitte...

There are also cases that are waterproof and really shock absorbent. My son uses them for his guitar pedals and they work great. An added bonus is that the foam is customizable so you can add areas for supplies. I have seen the I-Stat at my hospital ...

My best friend's mother when I was a teenager went to the doctor with what she thought was a cold. The Dr. ordered x-rays to rule out pneumonia and she was swiftly admitted to the hospital when a mass was seen near her lung. After further testing it ...

I can handle the smells and look of about anything but the sound of someone retching to vomit makes me gag.

Being a student nurse maybe I just do not understand.... How do you know what is abnormal for a patient if there is no documentation about normal findings? I'm surprised that anyone would risk their license but charting that way.

At my school, when buying ebooks alone they are only about $10-20 cheaper than a regular book. I buy my books online and many nursing books, when bought new, have access codes for their website. Often the websites have quizzes, study materials and ac...

I've not had an issue with scrubs causing chafing on my thighs; however, in Navy bootcamp a few of the other girls had issues while running. (the Navy issued shorts were horrible) They used stick deodorant and many said that it helped. Also, bikers s...

Tucking pants into your shoes will, in my opinion, look ridiculous. But consider the gross factor... Not tucked into shoes means that when feces, urine, blood or vomit hits your pants that it will run down and hopefully onto the floor and worst case...

The question about whether to vaccinate one's children is one I hear often because my son has autism. It gives me an opportunity to tell people that vaccinations did NOT cause his autism. (I am just a nursing student but having a child with autism pe...

I fully understand that you may have unintentionally plagiarized; however, professors often do not differentiate between intentional and unintentional. It is hard for professors' to be very lenient due to large number of students that come up with ev...

Here are a link to story about the e-cigarettes blowing up.... Electronic cigarette explodes in man's mouth, causes serious injuries - HealthPop - CBS News There are also stories about them blowing up while being charged causing fires. Corona Couple...

Aside from them having questionable ingredients.... (does anyone really know what is in them?) There are countless stories of them exploding in people's faces. A woman here in Florida had one explode... it blew out her 4 front teeth. There are many o...

The website that my class was able to order scrubs does not work any longer. Hopefully, one of the students AllNurses will forward you the website information about the scrubs. I would inquire from other students about what size fit them. Our class h...

I started last Fall and we did not receive packets in the mail. Unless they said because you were accepted later than other students that they would mail it. But there is some information on SOAR about some things. The advisor should be able to email...

My university here in Florida is about $230 per credit hour. This semester, I am only taking 12 credit hours so tuition is about $2760. Luckily, I get a few scholarships and a Pell Grant. It is too late to apply for scholarships for the Fall but kee...

CYA at the hospital I do clinicals at is Cover Your A...

The simulators have not "defecated" when I have been in SIM. But I have heard that it just a gross soft stool type stuff.

My university has advanced patient simulators that talk, urinate, defecate, you can assess all vital signs, breathe sounds. start IV's, give meds and a host of other stuff. We do not get our clinical hours cut; instead out SIM days are an additional ...

I use the Nurse Mates brand of compression socks and love them. I have skinny legs and they fit snuggly. After a long day on my feet, my legs do not ache like they did before I started wearing them. I wash them with the rest of my clothes and they ho...

We have zero choice or options for where we do clinicals or what classes we take. Once we reach our 6th semester and do our Preceptorship, they do ask what area of the hospital we would prefer. But that in no way guarantees that we will end up where ...