NurseRose84

I stayed just over 7 months at my first job and transferred to a higher acuity unit in the same hospital system.

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 transferred to a medicine ICU in the same teaching hospit...

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 Sprites/Mt. Dews and Mexican food. Blech! The aci...

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 year and a half later, I transferred to the PCT float...

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 knowing what to bring. I think everything on your list s...

Hi All! I am a new member on All Nurses, and am trying to get hired on at one of the hospitals in Lexington, KY as a nursing assistant/PCT/NCT with no experience. I have applied for BCTC's ADN program (Fall 2013), and would like to gain experience in...

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 the roughly 80 people in my class that graduated, ...

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, and managed to maintain a 3.8 GPA, I am well aware ...

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 mom works at a distillery, so I grew up with the ho...

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? No, but it can make you a better nurse. Being a tec...

I took mine May 29 (Friday before last) at 14:00 and was able to access them on the 31st after 14:00. The wait was terrible! Hope everyone did well!

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 jobs!

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 it! From what I've read about them though, they'r...

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 kids appointments, interviews, etc. I tried a bunch ...

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 that my school had us do mock interviews the week ...

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 first interview with a Level 1 Trauma ICU in this ho...

Microsoft office apps are now free for the iPad as well. I use my PowerPoint app to take notes. I liked CloudOn, but it froze for extended periods of time when auto saving. I do prefer to type instead of using a stylus to take handwritten notes thou...

I'm currently getting ready to start my final year in my ADN program, and have worked full time as a Nursing Care Tech at a large teaching hospital since working on my pre-reqs. Although it is challenging, it's definitely doable. I actually think it'...

I was told we had around 1000 for 2013 admission, but I'm not sure if that's Cooper and lawrenceburg or just Cooper. I didn't really prep very much for my first semester. I work at UK, and for the most part what we covered in fundamentals was what I...

That means you were accepted and aren't on the alternate list. That's all mine and my fellow classmates said last year when we were accepted. Congrats on getting in!!!

Hi! Do you live in Louisville? If so JCTC has an associates degree RN program that is much more reasonably priced than either Galen or ITT Tech. I'm currently in the B

What are her ABG's and other labs? Is she short of air? Her low Hb could put her at risk for impaired gas exchange as there aren't enough hemoglobin molecules for oxygen to bind to. There are tons of other nursing diagnoses with decreased hemoglobin ...

Im a first semester student too! These care plans are going to be the bane of my existence, I can tell! I get why our instructors have us do them though. As for your situation, your patient is underweight, and says that many times she forgets to eat...

I'm only in my first semester of nursing classes, but I'm working full time as a nursing care tech on a critical care unit that is perpetually short staffed. It hasn't been too hard so far, but we are only 4 weeks in! My shifts are 7P-7:30A, and I us...

Hi all! Just wanted to see if there are any other BCTC applicants out there. I'm getting super anxious about hearing whether I got in or not, and didn't know if anyone else wanted to discuss our waiting time! Best of luck to everyone. ?