catebsn25

catebsn25

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  1. Fundamentals instructor doesn't teach.

    catebsn25 replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    does your school have a SIM lab? maybe try a study group? i think we have all had an instructor similar to this at some point in time during school. i agree with a previous poster who said that the...

  2. PT fell... Now I'm paralyzed with fear

    catebsn25 replied to mevsmom's topic in General Students

    the exact same thing happened to me in my last semester! 6 week s/p BKA, A&Ox3... sitting on the edge of the bed. I asked him to wait a moment while I turned the bed alarm off, he said okay, and...

  3. advice and encouragement for new grads

    catebsn25 replied to giannag's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thank you for writing this! great tips and I will give them a try. this is a discouraging process but I am trying to stay positive. congratulations on your

  4. LPN in FL, failed pre-employment drug screen..What will happen now?!

    catebsn25 replied to florida_orange's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Putting good vibes into the universe that it will not show up in your drug screen... good

  5. RN applicants with criminal past

    catebsn25 replied to whomewhocares's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    "How easy it is to judge rightly after one sees what evil comes from judging wrongly." - Elizabeth

  6. Recieved ATT after 9 months of waiting

    catebsn25 replied to kaydensmom01's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got my ATT

  7. Recieved ATT after 9 months of waiting

    catebsn25 replied to kaydensmom01's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    which state are you in? I've been waiting 5 months... this is the most discouraging and frustrating

  8. The silliest thing you ever had to do in PDN

    catebsn25 replied to dudette10's topic in Private Duty

    Somehow my patient's basement had become home to about 10 bumblebees... A note was specifically left for me to take care of it with a can of bug killer spray. I was down there all freaked out spraying...

  9. Offering money to switch clinical sites? Ethical?

    catebsn25 replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

    mind your own

  10. How do you get a job like this where you have lots of free time?

    catebsn25 replied to hhealthai's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Do a google search of home health agencies in your area. They are usually always looking for home health aides. However I was under the impression that you need to be a CNA or a certified home health...

  11. A worried young girl desperate to be a nurse

    catebsn25 replied to crjenkins01's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    look into your states' policies for determining good moral character and what you will have to do to apply to take the NCLEX. also look into getting the record expunged... lawyers are expensive but...

  12. friend in trouble... looking for your thoughts

    catebsn25 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    One of my best friends (we graduated nursing school together) is going through a really tough time. She works on a med/surg floor in a hospital in New Hampshire and has been there almost 2 years, with...

  13. friend in trouble... looking for your thoughts

    catebsn25 replied to catebsn25's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you to everyone who commented, I appreciate it! Just wanted to update you all... she passed her drug test and everything is okay for her right now. We are going to get together after the holiday...

  14. Repeating 3rd..not because I failed...is depressing

    catebsn25 replied to lu2013's topic in General Students

    I had passed medsurg and maternity when I took a leave of absence from school, when I came back 18 months later they readmitted me but only on the condition that I start over back at medsurg. I was...

  15. Leave First Nursing Job and Get Non-Nursing Job while Searching for new Nursing Job

    catebsn25 replied to BluePotion's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm in the same boat! I finally put in my notice but I wasn't smart enough to line something up first... but knowing it's almost over I feel happier than I have been in the past 6 years I've held this...

  16. friend in trouble... looking for your thoughts

    catebsn25 replied to catebsn25's topic in Nurses Recovery

    that is a possibility... she has been open with me about her drug use in the past, so i believe her if she says she wasn't doing it. going from smoking pot to using IV pain meds is a big jump though,...

  17. friend in trouble... looking for your thoughts

    catebsn25 replied to catebsn25's topic in Nurses Recovery

    that's what i'm hoping for her sake... she is an excellent nurse, and i feel terrible thinking about everything that could come from this mistake for her. i'm just trying to be supportive and try to...

  18. med error

    catebsn25 replied to nurse_sarah13's topic in Patient Medications

    search for the thread 'Freaking Out and Frantic' it will make you feel a thousand times better I

  19. Need A&P help ASAP!!!!!!

    catebsn25 replied to Jacquie Hudson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    use your syllabus and focus on the chapters and topics your instructor says, take it one thing at a

  20. Senior Student - staying motivated till the end.

    catebsn25 replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    it's normal... just keep keeping

  21. Maternity Clinical

    catebsn25 replied to sevenup0307's topic in General Students

    when I took maternity we rotated between labor and delivery, postpartum and the NICU. I loved it! assessing vital signs on a newborn is tough as they move around, make noises and their HR and RR are...

  22. What is your Achilles heel?

    catebsn25 replied to cjdmomma's topic in General Nursing

    mine is kind of strange but I can't handle when things are wrong with fingernails or toenails... broken, fungus, splinters... I lose

  23. PrepU

    catebsn25 replied to tchoden3's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I recently had to complete 2,000+ questions and reach a proficiency level of 6 in almost all of the topics to complete my BSN. personally I was not a fan of prepu and many of the questions did not...

  24. I dont know whether to continue nursing school

    catebsn25 replied to g.c94's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    nursing is worth the sacrifice but you might not be where you need to be mentally and emotionally for this. I thought I was but ended up needing to leave for 2 years in the middle... came back with a...

  25. A Shout Out to All The Nurses.....

    catebsn25 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    thank you... it was nice to hear that today, I needed a boost. i sometimes feel that due to my MI I am not good enough to be a nurse. I appreciate the positive vibe!