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  1. Gifts for clinical instructors?

    hollykate replied to Cowboys_RN's topic in General Students

    I'd agree. I've often served as a preceptor for an entire class of Paramedics (one future Paramedic at a time). They usually give me some small thing- sometimes a tshirt from the school saying...

  2. First Contract...

    hollykate replied to KatieBell's topic in Travel

    Of course, but i was referring to Katiebell, who is the OP....she seems to be having a good

  3. How many of you were CNAs before become a Nurse?

    hollykate replied to itsme2005's topic in General Nursing

    I became a CNA to see if I could be a nurse. I had worked in the non health care arena and wanted to be sure i could deal with the stuff nurses deal with. the hardest part of being a cna was working...

  4. Halloween, costumes or not???

    hollykate replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ED nurse, and i do think it's really inappropriate. Even if you are dressed up in a very tasteful costume...you may have to go and discuss with someone that the situation with their relative...

  5. Holy Smokes, I'm an RN

    hollykate replied to deernheadlightsRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations on your new status

  6. A&P.. What am I doing wrong

    hollykate replied to brandyl123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A and P can be really difficult. i used flash cards for stuff that i could make them for (for those practicals of identifying muscles groups, well, i sucked at those). i'd pull out the flash cards...

  7. First Contract...

    hollykate replied to KatieBell's topic in Travel

    suzanne, are you a resident of CA? or are you giving up the tax free stuff to stay that long? i will probably go to a hospital in Anaheim, but i also got an offer from San Gorgonio Memorial...

  8. First Contract...

    hollykate replied to KatieBell's topic in Travel

    Congratulations!!! :balloons: i'd be curious to find out how you like it. i'm also going to be a first time traveler, just waiting on two places in sunny california to call

  9. lots of questions

    hollykate posted a topic in Travel

    i am just starting to think about traveling. we have never had a traveler in my unit, so i don't know very much about it. i think i would like to travel, but i also have some :angryfire burning...

  10. Passed out on first day of clinical!!!

    hollykate replied to TraumaRN1983's topic in General Students

    Wow, that is a great story!!! I hope you are feeling a little better now. Of course you are not a failure. Your instructor is probably freaking out because she had a student faint (just imagine...

  11. Dream Job

    hollykate replied to kjmta57's topic in General Nursing

    What a FUN post. Dream job for me... well- continuing in ICU (Surg or Neurotrauma is good) the1:1 patients, MD's who make sense. And endless opportunity and no crazy rotating shifts. Oddly, writing...

  12. Here is an idea for you

    hollykate replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh geez, I just had to jump in- got to agree with suzyK- Chili, in my area RN's make between 13 and 20 dollars an hour. Some who are ancient and haggard make 23.00. I have not met a bedside nurse...

  13. NCLEX review classes?????

    hollykate replied to Rileycat's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took a review course-primarily with the idea that if I didn't and I failed, I would never forgive myself. I found the review to be fun, but not very helpful for NCLEX- you have to be careful which...

  14. Good clogs? For males?

    hollykate replied to Chris-FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Had to put my vote in for anywheres clogs- lots cheaper than birkies (which I also like, but the money, the money) They come in a nice variety of colors from canary yellow, orange and purple to more...

  15. so many questions

    hollykate replied to mommy2's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't really know how things are in Canada, but here in the US. You interview for your position, just like any other job. You meet with the nurse who manages the units you are interested in...

  16. What should I do? (very long)

    hollykate replied to MetsDallas's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with Buck- probably a better idea to keep the higher pay- unless you need the benefits badly, then go for the bennies. You won't be getting any down time though with chart data

  17. Anchoring nasogastric tubes

    hollykate replied to ratsak's topic in General Nursing

    If hte pt seems to be oily or sweaty, I wipe with alcohol pads and let dry, then I use tincture of benzoin, and let it dry and get good and sticky, then I anchor with silk tape the wide part on the...

  18. What are your duties when working in SICU?

    hollykate replied to Gisele's topic in MICU, SICU

    To answer your question quite frankly, No, there are not assistants to deal with this stuff. This "stuff" is often quite an important part of our assessment. Some units have an Aide to assist- but...

  19. unlicensed personal in hospitals

    hollykate replied to CJM's topic in General Nursing

    If there is the time to train a PCA or CNA to really do the job well- and they are happy and satisfied with the below average pay, then they can be a great asset to a department. I have worked with...

  20. Clinical Disaster!

    hollykate replied to miaka's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry so much about those things! From my experience and what I hear, that won't be the first thing you are asked to do in clinicals. During my entire school experience I think I put one...

  21. Why do nurses "eat their young?" (serious post)

    hollykate replied to Chris-FNP's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that the nurse eating has totally to do with the profession being female in general. But what I think is that We ALL want to feel Good about what we do. Rarely do we get any positive...

  22. Nursing School

    hollykate replied to Pebbles97ham's topic in General Nursing

    The way I have seen most schools set up, it is really hard to not go full time. They have a series of clinical experiences that generally build upon each experience, but call the school you plan on...

  23. free tuition if I work for them for two years

    hollykate replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    I did a program called NC nurse scholars- in return I had to work within the state for 2 years- similar but not the same. The only question I would ask would be how they handle someone who...

  24. can anyone tell me what to do

    hollykate replied to ahmedbeta's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe you will get a nursing liscense unless you have also graduated from a school of nursing, take the CGNFS (?) exam and also pass NCLEX. Being an MD does not qualify you to be a RN as...

  25. applying to nursing school . . . misconceptions???

    hollykate replied to miya's topic in General Students

    Lots of hospitals offer sign on bonuses these days- no reason to RUN from one, but usually they are not for the new grad- nor is the 40K salary for the new grad- unless you live in a part of the...