lumosnox

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1. What are PCT/PCA pay rates in your area?

   lumosnox replied to btrflieye's topic in Technicians

   My hospital starts at $11.21 plus $1.50 night and $1.75 weekend shift differential for a PCA. I might have switched the shift diffs but one is definitely $1.50 and the other $1.75. Overtime is time and a half and holidays are double time! Edit: Centr...

2. I'm a BSN student and just got a PCA position at a Children's Hospital - tips?

   lumosnox posted a topic in Pediatric

   Hi! I just landed my dream job (as a nursing student) as a float pool PCA at a big, local Children's Hospital. I just finished my sophomore year and thus have not had peds yet. I love kids and currently work in a day care with infants-age 4 and hav...

3. Students, do any of you not want a hospital job after graduation?

   lumosnox replied to Skips's topic in General Students

   I do want to do hospital nursing, at least for a bit, because I love specialties that are almost always hospital based. My true loves are peds hema/onc, PICU, and NICU. However I also really like flight nursing (like MedFlight) and home hospice car...

4. Is anyone else required to get STNA certification before beginning BSN?

   lumosnox posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   A new requirement for the Fall 2012 class is that we all have to have an STNA certification. Is this normal? I was kind of miffed about it for awhile, because it's a lot of time and money for something that we don't really need. Now I'm warming up t...

5. APRNs should only be DNPs!

   lumosnox replied to Lovanurse's topic in Doctoral

   I was honestly under the impression the DNP was made for more non-clinical roles. My mom will graduate with her DNP from a prestigious school in May. She works per diem clincially, but she is a full time nursing professor. She is getting her DNP be...

6. Fall 2012 new nursing students roll call!!!

   lumosnox replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

   Ahhh me! I haven't technically been accepted yet, but long story short honors students at my university are admitted automatically if they have above a 3.4 at the end of fall quarter. So as long as I don't REALLY blow this quarter I'm in! I don't r...

7. Im here to complain. you can too:)

   lumosnox replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

   Ahhh, I'm with you! Finally someone else who despises bones/joints! I have a serious aversion to them, I'm so sorry you got stuck on an ortho floor! I will rue the day that happens to me. I went to work with my physical therapist aunt once...that wa...

8. Im here to complain. you can too:)

   lumosnox replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

   I'm pre-nursing right now (will be in the nursing school in the fall) and can I just say, I can't believe people have white scrubs as uniforms?! I thought that didn't happen anymore! My school's are BRIGHT red, you can actually spot a nursing stude...

9. Soon to start volunteering!!!

   lumosnox replied to Nurse2b7337's topic in Pre-Nursing

   That's awesome! In our med center, L&D volunteers typically stuff welcome packets and help nurses with clerical and random stuff, honestly. I am a snack pass volunteer at the med center and I love it because I get to really interact with the pat...

10. A&P 1 help needed!!

    lumosnox replied to MsFutureNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm in Anatomy and Physiology right now (2 different classes at my school). I find anatomy is pure memorization, I just sit there and lecture it out loud to myself (alone, haha) for hours. My school is huge so we have our own textbooks and our prof...

11. A&P....love it or hate it?

    lumosnox replied to snow_bear's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am in A&P right now! Anatomy and physiology are two different classes at my school. I love them! Anatomy is interesting and easy to study for, because it's just memorization. Physiology is more interesting to me, but the tests are every week...

12. Hard Time Finding Brachial Artery

    lumosnox replied to zooz's topic in CNA/MA

    That tip about the three fingers is MAGIC! I was sitting here trying to find my brachial artery forever, I did that and BAM it's right there! Thank you so much!