The one other tip I was going to tell you was bring multi colored pens! I know it sounds weird but I would write my report in one color and then my assessment in another. I had a third color for stuff...
I was not allowed any electronics on the clinical floor, we were allowed to keep stuff in the staff locker room so like a majority of other people said dint bring stuff you can't afford to loose. The...
I do something kind of different. I have a binder for each class and divide them by class for the speciality classes (psych, peds) as then specific binders for each body system (neuro, gastro,...
Nursestudent14 replied to toussaint03's topic in Cardiac
I just bought the ECGS MADE EASY BOOK by Aehlert, and I loved it! I just had my clinicals on a cardiac unit and loved it. For the summer though, I accepted a extern position in a ICU, but as for...
Thanks for all of the information! I graduate with my BSN next May (2014) so I have just started the search to go on not to long ago! I did contact an admissions counselor and they do set up clinicals...
Hi Everyone! I am currently looking at schools for my nurse practitioner and was wondering if anyone has had experience with the mostly online format for these schools or in particular Georgetown...
There are accelerated programs in Wisconsin with good rating too! University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Bellin College both have accelerated programs! I currently attend Bellin and love it! They have a...
Hi! I am graduating in May 2014 but have just started a résumé because I applied for nursing internship and externships for this summer. I have at least two family members in human resources so I...
Nursestudent14 replied to nursingstudentkirsty's topic in General Students
I don't know if you have had any prerequisites for nursing but I know people who went into nursing school with none and have excelled. I had prerequisites and did do some extra readings before I...
I read through the book and drew the basic anatomy out with little notes by it. The boom does a great job with charts and pictures that I would read what the picture was about understand it and then I...
I would look into a home health care kind of job. A lot of outside places will always hire CNAs and they only require short shifts. I know it is a good way to get experience but also y could work mor...
ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IS NORMAL. If you know what is normal than you will be able to tell what is abnormal. It makes it easier. Also for me I made sure to do the readings. We have the medical surgical...
A medical or surgical floor is for patients who would have had a longer and normally more complicated surgery and need to stay overnight. Cnas on this type of floor will take vitals, draw blood, and...