Just_Kidney

Just_Kidney ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Buying a stethoscope before Nursing School

    Just_Kidney replied to FutureFresnoNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I bought my stethoscope before I started nursing school and I love it. It's a Littmann II which run somewhere between $100 and $150 if I remember right. There are two schools of thought with buying...

  2. Online RN to BSN from a state school

    Just_Kidney replied to Just_Kidney's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks so much. I think I am probably worrying unnecessarily, I just don't want to spend all the time and energy and money to get my BSN only to have my application tossed aside in favor of nurses...

  3. Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

    Just_Kidney replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's terrible! I think night nurses should have on-call rooms just like the docs do where they can power nap. It would probably reduce medical errors and insurance premiums would probably go...

  4. Networking in Nursing to Achieve Results

    Just_Kidney replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for this. I am an introvert and networking has always been a dreaded thing for me. But now that I'm in nursing school, I've been working on it, and so far I think I'm doing okay. When I meet...

  5. Case study books with answers

    Just_Kidney replied to Just_Kidney's topic in General Students

    That's a good idea. Thanks

  6. New to ICU- good comprehensive review book?

    Just_Kidney replied to emilyewrn's topic in Critical Care

    I'm not a nurse, so please take my advice with a grain of salt, but I really like Manual of Critical Care Nursing by Marianne Saunorus Baird and Susan Bethel. Even as a student, it's not above my...

  7. RN to BSN...can't decide

    Just_Kidney replied to Just_Kidney's topic in Washington Nursing

    Thanks for the help, everyone! I think I'll apply a couple of places and see where I get in to start with. I can take statistics online fall quarter and have it completed before the application...

  8. RN to BSN...can't decide

    Just_Kidney replied to Just_Kidney's topic in Washington Nursing

    I'm contemplating WSU's online RN to BSN also...it looks solid and would be more flexible than UW's brick and mortar option.

  9. Seattle Central Community College Fall 2014

    Just_Kidney replied to kristiesin's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hey you're welcome! (BTW I changed my user name, but it's still me). One more thing. If you do enough research on SCCC you will see complaints about one specific instructor who was terrible. I want...

  10. Commuter? On Campus? Poll

    Just_Kidney replied to tbbtpeach's topic in General Students

    I voted "off campus" because I assume you use "at home" to mean with your parents. Although I don't live with my parents, I do consider that I live at home since I live with my

  11. Question about using earlier edition books

    Just_Kidney replied to Roo123,RN's topic in General Students

    I would say it depends. If you're primarily going to be using it as a reference to explain pathophysiology etc. with the details coming from your instructor, then it would probably be fine. But if...

  12. Seattle Central Community College Fall 2014

    Just_Kidney replied to kristiesin's topic in Washington Nursing

    Also, because you're in classes with the same people week after week and quarter after quarter, you will become very close with your classmates. This is good, mostly, but it lends itself to cliques...

  13. Seattle Central Community College Fall 2014

    Just_Kidney replied to kristiesin's topic in Washington Nursing

    I'm glad I could help! I remember last year about this time I was anxious for any idea of what I was in for! If your first quarter is anything like ours, it will work like this: Class is Monday and...

  14. Seattle Central Community College Fall 2014

    Just_Kidney replied to kristiesin's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hello everyone! Congratulations on those who got in for fall! I'm a current SCCC nursing student, just about to finish up third quarter. Here's my experience (and recognize that everyone feels...

  15. CNA starting wage?

    Just_Kidney replied to nowayis's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It totally depends where you are. I'm in Seattle and I got hired in as a brand new CNA at 13.50 an hour. No benefits

  16. How to stop talking to old people like they're children

    Just_Kidney posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a CNA at an independent living/retirement home/supported living center. I work with elderly people with varying degrees of dementia, from mild forgetfulness to severe dementia. One thing that...

  17. Doctor's allow you to live, nurses make you want to live

    Just_Kidney replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Great video. One of my favorite quotes about nurses comes from Jodi Picoult's book My Sister's Keeper. It says, "An oncology ward is a battlefield, and there are definite hierarchies of command. The...

  18. Additional certifications

    Just_Kidney replied to Kencanwin's topic in General Students

    I have the same question! I really want to be a flight nurse and they require a butt load of advance certs which I'm sure I can get later, but I was wondering if I can get any of them before I'm...

  19. Nurse Delegation Test

    Just_Kidney posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've been a CNA for about two months now, and my job wants to certify me to be nurse delegated. Yesterday they told me that someone was going to be able to come in today to test people who wanted to...

  20. How hard is community college nursing school?

    Just_Kidney posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    I'm hoping to attend nursing school this fall at Seattle Central Community college and I'm trying to get a frame of reference for how hard it is compared to other community college classes. I've...

  21. Look for a new job or stay where I am?

    Just_Kidney posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just got hired as a CNA for a home care agency. I work at a retirement community and do mostly housekeeping, meal prep and provide companionship for elderly people who are mostly independent. The...

  22. Wrong doings reported to the state

    Just_Kidney posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So my fiance and I are new CNA's. When we were in training, our CNA instructor told us that anyone can call the state at anytime and file a complaint against a CNA, and that even if that complaint is...

  23. Wrong doings reported to the state

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

    I'm all for states taking complaints seriously and I know terrible things can go on when it comes to dealing with elderly patients, but my concern is just that I could be wrongly reported for...

  24. How hard is community college nursing school?

    Just_Kidney replied to Just_Kidney's topic in Washington Nursing

    Yeah I was there at the post office too on the first at 9:00. I got an email from Cebrina on that following Monday saying they had received the application. I think you'll be okay; I think a lot of...

  25. How hard is community college nursing school?

    Just_Kidney replied to Just_Kidney's topic in Washington Nursing

    Thanks! Yeah I'm certainly not expecting it to be easy and I'm absolutely planning to work my butt off. I just wanted to get a feel for it! Congrats on being almost