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I'm currently taking A&P I online and am using the Marieb text. Someone had said that the Marieb text was harder to read than the Tortora book. I would like some opinions on this. I find the Marieb book extremely hard to read. I'm wondering if I ...

I have been on a tele/medical floor for the past 15 months and trained in the OR for the 4 months previous to that (long story there) fresh from RN graduation. I HATE my job, most particularly the hospital itself. It's an HCA facility with the worst ...

I'm signed up to take the RN nclex on Jan 24. I have to pass it before I start my job in the OR on Feb 11. I just can't seem to get motivated to study. I guess it's because my school gave so many practice tests that practically assured I would pass t...

What's your opinion on the value of the 22 wk Versant new grad residency program? The only hospital around here to offer it is a children's hospital. Though it's a fine facility, they start you out $1.50 to $2.00/ hr less than the other hospitals and...

Is it unwise for me to go into nursing if I'm not much of a people person? I'm not the "touchy feely" type and being comforting is not my strong suit. I don't want long (adult) patient contact. I could picture myself in NICU and the OR. (Babies are g...

My hospital is trying to train new grads in the OR. It's really hit or miss depending on your preceptor assignment. Some of the preceptors are specialized, so the trainee gets to experience the repetition of the room. Others are assigned different se...

All Children's takes new grads into ALL of their specialty areas. They have that Versant new grad internship program.

I just did my preceptorship in the OR and I also had been hired on for after Dec. graduation. I actually wish I had done my preceptor time on the floor. Sure, the time in the OR was of value, but being brand new to nursing, I feel I missed out on som...

Wheee! I passed with 75 questions, 10 choose all that apply. 2 hrs and 20 minutes. Good thing I didn't have to do all 265 questions or I wouldn't have had time. I'm leaving on a cruise tomorrow and it's party time! :cheers: (Too bad I don't drink.):b...

I took the test today and it shut off at 75 questions. I had 10 SATA!!! That is inhumane! I'm hoping they were mostly fakes. Really, 10 out of 75! What is that???

This is true.

EXACTLY!!! This is my exact story! Well, I'm down to my exam being just one week from today. I've planned everyday this week to study for hours and it just hasn't happened. I too have always procrastinated and crammed and it has served me well. The k...

I'm in a peds hospital and anesthesia or the anesthesia tech usually handles the IV insertion. A few of the RN's will do it once in a while.

Graduated Dec. 15. I registered and paid Pearson Vue on Dec. 4 and also paid the Florida Board of Nursing on the 4th. I got my ATT emailed today.

I paid Pearson Vue for the test a few weeks ago. I got my "sit pass" from the Board of Nursing in the mail yesterday. I logged onto Pearson Vue to schedule an exam, but it wouldn't let me. I called Pearson Vue on the phone and they said I would recei...

I just graduated and in St. Pete at All Children's Hospital they start you at $20.12 for days. Other good local hospitals are starting at $21.75.

I'm so worried about this poster presentation I have to do Monday for my management practicum. I need to present it to the unit (OR). My problem is the lame subject I've been given....Infection Control and Community Acquired MRSA. Isn't that kind of ...

Yes, we have one. However it's gathering dust burried in a corner because the one surgeon that used it is gone now.

I will be doing my practicum in the OR and am psyched! However, I have no idea what I will be doing or what is expected of me while there. Has anyone precepted a student (or actually been one) in the OR? What is "management" all about? I also just to...

I will be a new grad in a few weeks and was hired into the OR. It is the same starting pay as anywhere else in the hospital.

Actually, I have spoken to the director during my interview for the internship and she was the one who suggested that I request Surgical Services for my management practicum. I was not expecting to be placed in the OR, rather pre-op, PACU, etc. They ...

I think people are getting confused with total clinical hours vs. management hours. They are not the same.

I'm going to be in the OR at a children's hospital. I have no idea what I'm going to do there for my preceptorship. It'll be a little odd because today I was offered and acccepted an internship there for February (YES! ). The management practicum is ...

I'm starting my nursing management practicum next week in the OR of a children's hospital for a total of 120 hours. We're supposed to have an orientation this week with explanations of the objectives for this "course". Can someone tell me what is exp...