I have worked for the same health care facility for over 3 years now. x something months as a patient sitter, 2 years as a nursing aide on an oncology unit and an ICU, and currently I've worked...
I am a nursing student - graduating this spring. I have applied for a couple graduate nurse residency programs but I want to know when I should start applying for actual hospital jobs. I have heard...
I'm coming up on graduation and I plan on taking my NCLEX for the state of Texas - however I live in Indiana. I was wanting some advice from state residence or anyone willing to lend some. 1. When...
HoosierJumper replied to newstudent920's topic in General Students
The biggest advice as a senior nursing student that I could give someone is: Clinical is what you make out of it. Meaning, don't just stand around and expect people to hand you things to do. Follow...
I have never had a situation like this. Other clinical groups have had and we just take it. One nurse yelled to the whole unit that she "had to work with a bunch of idiot students today." Our...
As a student, I actually like care plans. They make you think of the client in a holistic view rather than he's on a ventilator what can I do for that. The care plans make you think of spiritual...
HoosierJumper replied to goldenanchor's topic in General Students
I was always told the class if your class is 1 hour long you should be studying 2 hours a day for it. This was a study tip given to us by evolve (ATI). But IMO it's not how long you study, but how...
I would encourage any experience in the hospital like CNA :) nursing is a mental game. You can spend 20+ hours studying for an exam - but that doesn't mean you will pass it. I use to be the same...
HoosierJumper replied to XelaRN's topic in Pediatric
FYI the internships were due last Thursday :) So they are done! They are already starting the interviews. I was told by my professor in clinical that being a Nursing aide (even if a month before...
I too am a little bit confused on how you received the wrong medication. Even if she were to be able to get her own medications, how did she know what med to pull? Regardless, the 6 rights of...
This semester I took: Psychology 390 Lifespan Development, Microbiology, Nutrition, Pharmacology (Therapeutic Nursing Interventions) and Intro to Community based Nursing. On top of that my "Pharm"...
I am from the same area as you (I would suspect since I am a commuter at VU) and I completely disagree. I know many CNO's, nursing directors and a CEO of a hospital and they find most IVY tech...
I was actually in the same boat you were my 1st semester of sophomore year (since I was automatically accepted into the nursing program basically my first year of nursing school). I would study till...