OUBobcat94

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1. Physically attacked on the job?

   OUBobcat94 replied to KungFuFtr's topic in General Nursing

   Yep. I got punched in the face by a head-injured patient because I was trying to convince him NOT to leave his room. I work as a CNA on an acute rehab floor.

2. May/June 06 Grads!

   OUBobcat94 replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in General Students

   Graduation is May 20th, 10am (not that I am looking forward to that or anything....). Some kind of pinning type ceremony is the week before that.

3. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

   OUBobcat94 replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

   This whole thread has me :roll I answered a call bell once and entered the room to find a male patients shifting in his wheelchair and looking mighty uncomfortable. I asked him what was wrong and he said to me "I can't get comfortable because I am ...

4. question about preceptorship

   OUBobcat94 replied to whatnext's topic in General Students

   It varies by state and program too. In my ADN program they only accepted 8 students (out of 35 or so) for a preceptorship, which takes the place of our med-surg clinical rotation 4th semester. This is part of our educational experience, but it is n...

5. Did a life experience start you into nursing??

   OUBobcat94 replied to jlore's topic in General Nursing

   jlore- I entered the nursing field for the same reason you are considering- I had a preemie (26 weeker) who spent 3 months in the NICU. I was defintely inspired by the nurses that worked with my daughter. I went to CNA school 2 summers ago, finishe...

6. General questions about rehab nursing

   OUBobcat94 replied to Brian2MN's topic in Rehabilitation

   I live in Maine and we do have LPNs that work on our in-patient rehab unit. They bounce back and forth between being team leaders and helpers (depending on the staffing that day). I know we have rehab nurses that have moved to ICU, telemetry, and m...

7. What did you do before starting Nursing School?

   OUBobcat94 replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

   I was a Certified Athletic Trainer (Sports Medicine/Sports Rehab) then a stay at home mom for 4 years. Now I am in semester 3 of a 4 semester ADN program. Right now I am a CNA on a Rehab floor and I work 2 shifts a month. I also work 1 night a wee...

8. When is your graduation?

   OUBobcat94 replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Students

   May 20th- 10am. :yelclap:

9. mother of 3 undecided for continuing education.

   OUBobcat94 replied to LPN1038's topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I am a single mother of 3 as well (ages 9, almost 6 and almost 4). I am in my 3rd semester of a 4 semester RN program. I say if you have the support of family to go for it. I am living with my parents right now and they are a great source of ...

10. OR nursing

    OUBobcat94 replied to KES's topic in General Students

    I agree with what everyone is saying- the nurses weren't exactly standing around when the hand-in nephrectomy I observed went south. I was trying to be a fly on the wall so they wouldn't kick me out and I could watch what happened when a patient cra...

11. OR nursing

    OUBobcat94 replied to KES's topic in General Students

    I am and always have been interested in OR nursing. I am going to apply for my spring preceptorship in the OR. I have heard from some people that they could never just "stand in one plcae" all day, the surgeons can be jerks, you loose you assessment...

12. should i give up on my dream

    OUBobcat94 replied to jacob1's topic in General Nursing

    Holy Moly!!! $19 an hour as a CNA?????!!!!!!! Now that I have recovered..... I f you have the means to quit and not work, then I would do it. The instructirs told us when I started school that nursing school is a full time job in itself. We lost...

13. re HBV antibodies <10...?

    OUBobcat94 replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    I know when I tried to get into nursing school and was getting my vacinations in order, they titred (is that even a word? :chuckle ) my blood and it came back negative for HepB antibodies even though I had been vaccinated 10+ years ago. I decided to...

14. Cheating?

    OUBobcat94 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Students

    Our instructors went to a test-making seminar this summer and came back with some new test-taking rules. -No hats. I guess people have written answers on the visors of baseball caps, plus it hides your eyes if you look down so the instructors can't ...

15. Does your program feature ER time in clinicals?

    OUBobcat94 replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Students

    Nope- no rotation in the ER here. Six students are picked to do preceptorships in the spring (senior class) and I imagine if someone were interested in the ER they would be allowed to precept there. If I get picked for the preceptorship I am going ...