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  1. Clinicals at the hospital I work at. WWYD?

    nolanurse88 replied to vc01ca's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If I was in your shoes I'd stay right there at that hospital. No sense in driving a hour out your way to go to a hospital your not familiar with. If anything you have the advantage of knowing the...

  2. Calling patients and/or co-workers "honey" or "hon"

    nolanurse88 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess it's because I'm from the south but I do call some of the older male patients hon but most of the time I will use their last name. As for co-workers, I'm called Jennifer half the time even...

  3. Signing a contract with a hospital to pay for tuition

    nolanurse88 replied to Swanie D's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The hospital I work for offers it but you have to already be an employee there and excepted into the program. They also only pay for a portion of the tuition not the whole thing and if you are part...

  4. Anyone else applying to Charity school of nursing for fall 2014

    nolanurse88 replied to _toiee's topic in Louisiana Nursing

  5. Anyone else applying to Charity school of nursing for fall 2014

    nolanurse88 replied to _toiee's topic in Louisiana Nursing

  6. Nurses working as CNAs

    nolanurse88 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The unit I work on tends to rotate nurses to work as cnas when short staffed. It was my turn this morning and have to say I wasn't very happy. By the end of the day it wasn't bad at all and was the...

  7. Nurses working as CNAs

    nolanurse88 replied to nolanurse88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess bc of where I work majority of your patients are incontinent, Max assist, or total Care and most nurses will refuse to work as an "aid" but I was lucky today and only had a

  8. A&P & Microbio at the same time...omg

    nolanurse88 replied to smcki008's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P and Micro together last semester while working 3 12's it's doable you just need time management. Have notes typed up then email them to yourself, so any free moment such as waiting in...

  9. Non-Impacted Nursing Schools

    nolanurse88 replied to Ann Apple's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  10. Online Anatomy and Physiology with Lab

    nolanurse88 replied to TheMessenger13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know of a school where they are not proctored but try and see if you can take it in the country you will be in then check with the school you wish to go to for nursing to see if it would be...

  11. Need help from a nurse who graduated within last three years

    nolanurse88 replied to Manda92's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi I live in Louisiana so I understand what you mean. I actually had to sleep at the hospital the night before to make it for my shift the following morning. I don't know if I'd be of any help but I'm...

  12. dosage questions

    nolanurse88 replied to hdrnbettyboop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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  13. What classes to combine with BIO/CHM classes if working full-time?

    nolanurse88 replied to nybsn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P with lab and micro together while working 3 12's a week and it worked out fine for me. I find the less time you have the more likely you are to use your available time bc you won't be...

  14. Financial aid suspension

    nolanurse88 replied to mmcc01's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had the same thing happen. I just appealed it and got reinstated as well. Good luck to

  15. Pearson Vue Trick and Official Results.

    nolanurse88 replied to sunshinee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got the good pop up within 2 hours after taking the

  16. 2013 LPN PAY???

    nolanurse88 replied to taylynnfree's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

  17. Post your Fall 2013 grades!

    nolanurse88 replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  18. Post your Fall 2013 grades!

    nolanurse88 replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are all these 4.0s I see with y'all working full

  19. Decent quality stethoscope and blood pressure kit?

    nolanurse88 replied to simplyblissful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started out with the Littmann cardiology III and love

  20. Clinicals

    nolanurse88 replied to LacyGreen's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I wouldn't stress too much about it.. the first day will be just getting to know the unit you'll be on and getting familiar with the patient's chart. Just be professional and always ask questions no...

  21. Phlebotomy training for a Pre-Nursing student

    nolanurse88 replied to ssharifi94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  22. What I learned in clincals

    nolanurse88 replied to snowwhite2002's topic in General Students

    We always take BPs in arms with IVs it's only if they have a PICC line would we use the other

  23. Phlebotomy training for a Pre-Nursing student

    nolanurse88 replied to ssharifi94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It won't make yourself more competitive, it will only give you the knowledge of how to draw blood and to communicate with patients. I've previously done this already, received CNA, EKG, phlebotomy and...

  24. Stethoscope...what are you using?

    nolanurse88 replied to nolansmom's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Littmann cardiology

  25. SNF units at hospitals

    nolanurse88 replied to nolanurse88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    @ slicksGIRL that's exactly how ours is we are responsible for the same things which is everything. We do have a variety of RNs and LPNs though and whenever we have an IVP or blood to hang is when we...