KimberlyT

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1. Ugh! Need advice about work hours!

   KimberlyT replied to dream2nurse's topic in General Students

   Hi, I worked FT all through nursing school, although I used 99% of my vacation time during those two years to take days off to study for exams. Also, in my final semester I had to leave early 2 days a week to go to clinical. I did well in school an...

2. Do you learn a lot about yourself in nursing school??

   KimberlyT replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Students

   I have learned a great deal about myself since starting nursing school and becoming a nurse. I remember that before my first nursing school exam I went into this little room and cried. I couldn't imagine what possessed me to think I could do this! ...

3. Wearing scrubs in public...

   KimberlyT replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

   This is an interesting post -- very enlightening to see the varying responses. I buy all my own scrubs and, mainly for practical reasons, wear them to/from work every day on the bus. I also wear my shoes to/from work each day. I do always wear a c...

4. Please-please Read

   KimberlyT replied to catkaminski's topic in Michigan

   Hello, I cannot really help you, other than to suggest that you should probably seek some legal advice. If you call your state's bar association, they likely can give you some names to call. Either that, or the board of nursing in your state. The ...

5. Nurse to Nurse shift report

   KimberlyT replied to kaseyrn1967's topic in Med-Surg

   I agree with the other suggestions. I work on a large surg/neuro/trauma unit with about 70 beds. We have the unit divided into 3 parts, each with its own report room. The previous shift tapes right before the new shift comes on and they hang out f...

6. Humbled

   KimberlyT replied to Catys_With_Me's topic in General Students

   Your friend's story is very sad. Her situation easily could have been mine. I had no healthcare background before nursing school either. I did have the CNA license but never worked as one. I got straight A's in my prereqs, was in the top of my cl...

7. Can I find employment at my age??

   KimberlyT replied to Julie029's topic in Career Support

   Hello, I am 38 and graduated from nursing school in December. I would say the average age in my class was mid-30's or early 40's. In my area, it is tough for new grads to find jobs because there are so many of us. I was lucky as a mid-winter grad ...

8. REal advice to a future Intern

   KimberlyT replied to cardsDr's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, Thanks for your note. I work in a teaching hospital, and I deal with interns every day. So far, my experiences with the interns have been very favorable. What I appreciate most is that these doctors are very courteous to me and promptly ret...

9. Malpractice Insurance.......Is it necessary???

   KimberlyT replied to grinnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I am a new grad RN at a big metropolitan public hospital. This issue just came up for me. After I was hired, I called up the nurse manager and asked her where I should buy my insurance from since I had no idea. She said she has never had insurance...

10. Developing Nursing Preceptor Program

    KimberlyT replied to hershey's topic in Educators

    I am a new grad RN (38 years old - new career) who was hired earlier this month at a major metropolitan "safety net" hospital on a busy Med-Surg unit. On my unit, I get 8 weeks of training. My first week was all orientation. I didn't take care of ...

11. Does anybody work full time while going to nursing school

    KimberlyT replied to dream8's topic in General Students

    Like some of the other respondents, one of my instructors also told us "not to work too much" -- that made me laugh. I wanted her to go and talk to my mortgage company for me! I worked full time as a legal assistant throughout nursing school and gr...

12. Which NCLEX review book to get...

    KimberlyT replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in NCLEX

    I second the opinion of some of the other responders. I liked Saunders a lot. It is kind of offputting at first since it is INCREDIBLY comprehensive, but then that's what you need to do a good review. I did NOT, however, read the whole book. I al...

13. My friend thinks she failed the NCLEX and is devastated!

    KimberlyT replied to Roland's topic in NCLEX

    I'll bet she passed. Similar to your friend: I passed both the pre and post tests at Kaplan, I finished in 2 1/2 hours, I had 75 questions, I thought the last few were easy (which freaked me out), and when I walked out of there, I could only think ...

14. Thanks to the CNA's

    KimberlyT replied to stidget99's topic in Med-Surg

    I took a job as a CNA in a nursing home the summer before my last semester of nursing school (I'm an RN). It is clear to me that CNAs are the hardest working people on the planet! I was running all day and still behind. If I stopped and spent 2 mi...

15. lab results

    KimberlyT replied to melsch's topic in Med-Surg

    Yes, I have that Springhouse book and refer to it a lot. It's called "Diagnostic tests made incredibly easy" or something along those lines. Actually I LOVE all of those "made incredibly easy" books. I have 5 or 6 of them and they are a great quic...