I graduated last May, so I reach my one year mark next month. I lasted five months on a telemetry/progressive(ish) unit before I started applying to other places. A little after 7 months in, I...
This definitely!!! Also open abdominal fistulas on a patient that just can't seem to grasp that NPO means absolutely nothing by mouth. No matter what we would do, her husband kept brining her 2 liter...
I started out as a full-time nights PCT a semester before I started nursing school on a tele floor. It was wonderful, but the scheduling issues I had, trying to work around class was difficult. A...
There are a ton of good brain sheets on here. Just search for them in the search engine. [emoji3] That being said, congrats on the new job!! I was a new grad in May, so I totally understand not...
Please don't think going for your ADN is a waste of time! I graduated in May with my ADN, but had a job lined up at an excellent university hospital several months before I graduated. In fact, out of...
Wow! This is an entertaining thread! I feel the need to indulge in some buttery popcorn and Twizzlers! In regards to the OP...although I worked 36-48 hours a week all the way through nursing school,...
NurseRose84 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing
Oh boy! Where to begin? Bad habits abound when I'm around! - super bad potty mouth. Let's just say my favorite word starts with an "F!" - I love beer, Irish whisky, and straight Kentucky Bourbon. My...
NurseRose84 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students
OP, As MANY of the other posters have written, what the heck did you think you were going to be doing as a CNA/tech in a hospital?! Is it necessary to have CNA experience if you want to be a nurse?...
Lexington, KY Offered job on critical care/tele floor: March 20, 2015 Graduated May 9, 2015 Passed NCLEX May 29, 2015 Started orientation June 1! Congrats everyone for their new
The planner from Plum Paper is really similar to the Erin Condren planner, but about $20 cheaper. I REALLY wanted an Erin Condren planner, but when I ordered it, I couldn't pick the months I wanted in...
I use this on from Plum Paper on Etsy. It's a little pricy ($32) for 12 months, plus I extended it out to 18 months, and had stickers added so I could color code my classes, preceptorship, work, my...
Thanks for the advice you all! I'm just so upset because I had previously talked with the manager about a position there, and was really hoping to get it. I think part of what really threw me off was...
Hey ladies/gents! First off, I guess I should say that I am a soon to be new grad RN/ADN (May, 2015) that currently works as a float pool tech at a large teaching hospital. Last Wednesday, I had my...