Luckyyou

Luckyyou BSN, RN

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  1. Help :'( I'm lost on the steps I need to take to go into med school.

    Luckyyou replied to brie_1994's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know if being a CNA is really going to help with getting into med school. You might be better off using the time you would spend working studying for your pre-med classes or the

  2. How long did it take to find your niche?

    Luckyyou replied to bankssarn's topic in General Nursing

    Strongly disliked my first job on an oncology floor with a ton of medical overflow that was super understaffed. Offered a NICU job kind of out of the blue after three months and am very happy with...

  3. needing advice about nursing school

    Luckyyou replied to cammienicurn's topic in General Students

    NICU jobs are exceptionally competitive. What will you do if you graduate and cannot find a job in the specialty you want? New grads are going months or more with no job offers. Will you take a...

  4. ADN vs BSN...is there much of a pay increase?

    Luckyyou replied to ashleyr34's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    With my BSN, I make an extra $0.60. And for what it's worth, nobody has once asked my

  5. My anger

    Luckyyou replied to antesignani's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thank you for your

  6. New grad...specialize or work on the floors for a while?

    Luckyyou replied to ashleyr34's topic in Nursing Career

    Wherever the heck you can find a

  7. OMG why Im I not passing my nursing exams

    Luckyyou replied to future2012nurse's topic in General Students

    Not to be the little black rain cloud here, but how many tests are remaining? Is it mathematically possible for you to pass after failing the first two exams? Would it be better to salvage a W out of...

  8. Total Disregard for Visiting Hours

    Luckyyou replied to DYLANB's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am happy to accommodate parents at the bedside 24/7 and will bring blankets and water and get them involved in their baby's care as much as possible. However, what I truly can't stand is siblings...

  9. Which year do nursing students start their clinicals?

    Luckyyou replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in General Students

    In my four year BSN program it was second semester freshman

  10. Take ACLS before last semester of Nursing School?

    Luckyyou replied to libby11's topic in General Students

    It's also really helpful to have seen the information in action (seeing codes, reading EKGs, understanding arrhythmias, and how interventions are done) before you take the class. It will make it...

  11. Nursing School vs. A&P - how much harder is it?

    Luckyyou replied to Jmiami's topic in General Students

    Here is my two cents. I did not find nursing school difficult. Really and truly, I opened ONE book my entire four years, and that was for an elective class on end of life issues, exclusively because I...

  12. What's so great about a pinning ceremony?

    Luckyyou replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

    Pinning was optional. Had to buy our own pins (and they were EXPENSIVE). I went to commencement instead, as ours was nursing only. Aside from the whole thing seeming kind of outdated to me and being...

  13. Diversional Activity for Immobile teenager

    Luckyyou replied to AdrianneM's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can she move her arms? She could use the Wii.... it's actually a pretty good upper body exercise, depending upon what game you're playing

  14. Is there a way to get a BSN in 3 years instead of 4? If so, how?

    Luckyyou replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It might not even be cheaper in your program to do in less time. My university tuition was partially (mostly?) based on how many credit hours you are taking, and everyone needed the same amount of...

  15. Is the nicu and nursery easy?

    Luckyyou replied to almostmadeit's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Take care of a 440 gram 23 weeker on the oscillator with a christmas tree full of pumps and sobbing parents in the room, and then come back and ask about easy. Unless you mean physically lifting...

  16. Favorite Words

    Luckyyou replied to Aimee2013's topic in General Students

    gastroschisis. (and partially because I have yet to meet a gastro baby that wasn't stinkin'

  17. Do you give back-rubs and foot baths to your patients?

    Luckyyou replied to silt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Back rubs, foot rubs, a good scalp massage...heck, if they're really cranky I'll sit and snuggle with them for an hour or so. Of course, things are a little different in the

  18. Extreme Lab Values

    Luckyyou replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    pH of 6.66 (swear!) post code on a 25 weeker. bad omen for sure. saw platelets of 7 once when I worked

  19. Anyone know of website with nicu-appropriate printed scrub tops?

    Luckyyou replied to blondielaine7rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This thread is over eight years old so it's probable that the site doesn't exist

  20. Accident in anatomy lab!

    Luckyyou replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in General Students

    One day, when you're working as a nurse, someone will puke directly in your face (or you'll spill breastmilk, or burp a colostomy bag in an unfortunate direction, or accidentally itch your face with a...

  21. Psychology+ Nursing...Medical School, Im stuck. HELP

    Luckyyou replied to aguyse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The MCAT is hard; medical school itself is harder. An RN program doesn't cover all of the things you need to know to score competively on the MCAT. Your best bet is to go to a four year university to...

  22. What is the maximum number of credits?

    Luckyyou replied to Scrubs_girl's topic in General Students

    To be full time and receive financial aid, you had to be taking at least 12 credit hours at my university (4-year BSN). I usually took 16, but took 12 my first and last semesters as a break. Make sure...

  23. Not willing to do the dirty work?

    Luckyyou replied to stratus93's topic in General Students

    While I find it completely unacceptable for someone to state that they are above doing "dirty work", when I worked on a med/onc floor, it would have been impossible for me to change every bed and...

  24. Getting an AD in Allied Health Science

    Luckyyou replied to gawelch's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was under the impression that to get into an accelerated nursing program, you first needed a bachelor's degree (most often in an unrelated field). Perhaps that's just accelerated BSN programs and...

  25. Do you enjoy med surg clinicals? Vent...

    Luckyyou replied to Bouncyball's topic in General Students

    Yikes, working under whose license? I would think this could put both you and your instructor at risk if a mistake is