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  1. Which job should I take while in nursing school?

    Xlorgguss replied to Ariana214's topic in General Students

    I would personally go for the 2 12's but I guess I am also biased because I wish I was 12 hour shifts. I currently work 5 8's and even with only having class two days a week it meant I had no free...

  2. No Senior Practicum?

    Xlorgguss replied to phiaflyy's topic in General Students

    Some programs just don't have them. I am currently in one that doesn't offer a senior practicum. The hospital system I work for has a nursing intern program independent of any school that they do...

  3. Night shift and clinicals

    Xlorgguss replied to amygrizzard's topic in General Students

    I was working evening shift 3-11 on a Friday and had clinical the following morning. Clinical was at 7 and but due to my commute I was getting up at 5 am. Of course I wouldn't call asleep right away...

  4. Nursing Student Working At A Hospital

    Xlorgguss replied to JayPerez930's topic in General Students

    It definitely depends on where you are at. All of the students that just graduated from my ADN program found jobs (or so I was told). I know plenty of my fellow peers that don't have any experience...

  5. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    Xlorgguss replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    For me getting my RN will be a huge boost to my earnings. I currently make 13$ an hour as a tech. New nurses start at $26. I know when takes and everything else is figures it isn't exactly double my...

  6. Littmann Cardiology III - Worth it?

    Xlorgguss replied to futurenursling's topic in General Students

    Go for it! As for making sure it doesn't grow legs try a stethoscope clip or an obnoxious color. The cardio 4's don't have the same color options since its the newest

  7. Is it legal to work as an aid while you are an RN

    Xlorgguss replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    Do you officially have a signed offer with a start date? I would imagine that the paperwork would need to go through HR and have a specific date of hire. Because if you haven't reached that date or...

  8. Blood Pressure Question

    Xlorgguss posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I have perhaps a silly question. When taking a manual blood pressure I will sometimes hear a "whoosh" or "blowing" beats before a traditional "beat" if that makes sense. I have tried to find an...

  9. Blood Pressure Question

    Xlorgguss replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Nursing

    I just worry because I have had pressures for patients be in the 180's then the nurse turns around and says it's 160's. That's why I ask. I wasn't sure if this was so to my patient population or...

  10. What would you do?

    Xlorgguss replied to UNHRN's topic in General Students

    Ask yourself why you went to nursing school? Do you think that you could tell your past self that you were going to settle for anything else than your dream job if the opportunity came up? Follow your...

  11. Ask for a raise?

    Xlorgguss replied to kateee's topic in General Nursing

    Did your friend have previous experience as a CNA? That could be reason why. Nursing school wasn't considered "experience" when I was hired as a PCT. CNA's may get get a bit more per hour to start but...

  12. Want to Quit My Tech Job-How Much Notice am I Obligated to Give?

    Xlorgguss replied to herenurseynursey's topic in General Nursing

    Oh god that sounds awful! One tech for 25 patients? I would run away as quick as possible. They didn't give you access to be able to see what the orders for BG's are? Like in the electronic chart? Two...

  13. Are there any gay nurses here?

    Xlorgguss replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    As odd as it might sound I don't think that the news has fully set in and I haven't taken it personal yet. In actuality this could have happened anywhere. I personally don't frequent clubs, but for...

  14. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    Xlorgguss replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Respiratory with telemetry PCU. Day shift nurses get 1:4 usually unless we are short. Overnights are

  15. looking forward to 3rd semester

    Xlorgguss replied to guest544145's topic in General Students

    Which

  16. RN programs that don't have a preceptorship?

    Xlorgguss replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Students

    By no means was I trying to discredit LTC but our experience was functioning only in the capacity of an aide and that was it. We didn't perform vitals or a physical assessment. We didn't really...

  17. RN programs that don't have a preceptorship?

    Xlorgguss replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Students

    As much as I think this would be beneficial, I wouldn't want to add a whole semester to do it. Realistically my program could have cut the first semester clinical which was all nursing home. But I...

  18. How fast did you land a job?

    Xlorgguss replied to johndough's topic in General Students

    So if I am graduating next May would it be best to apply in January of that year? Did your resume look any different then what a traditional RN resume would look like aside from "pending graduation...

  19. RN programs that don't have a preceptorship?

    Xlorgguss replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Students

    Yes exactly what I meant by preceptor. As in the student gets assigned to an RN and effectively "shadows" for a given period of time. Thank you all for the feedback. I was just getting concerned...

  20. Pa if you could go back and do it over?

    Xlorgguss replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    I originally wanted to go the PA route. Then I saw how competitive it was then ended up with the nursing route instead. Getting into nursing school was no cakewalk, but it was certainly more...

  21. When are you officially a nursing student?

    Xlorgguss replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Students

    I would say when you are accepted and matriculated into nursing program. I hate working with techs that say they are nursing students only to find out they aren't accepted into a program. In my mind...

  22. Pill Cutter Cleaning

    Xlorgguss replied to ctracy4403's topic in General Nursing

    Don't the Silent Knight pill crushers have a plastic sleeve? Idk why that wouldn't solve the

  23. Are test banks allowed if the professor doesn't use them

    Xlorgguss replied to wendy2016's topic in General Students

    Ahh. I agree about the test bank questions. Its pretty shady to buy the test bank from the publisher. I understand that. But using a question bank like NCLEX mastery, or Kaplan, or any other paid...

  24. Are test banks allowed if the professor doesn't use them

    Xlorgguss replied to wendy2016's topic in General Students

    I have never quite understood the big deal about question banks. We have been actively encouraged to practice NCLEX style questions because you need to learn how to answer them. How else are you going...

  25. Nursing Textbooks

    Xlorgguss replied to hennezzy's topic in General Students

    I just used Amazon and paid less than half of the packaged deal. Some of my used books even had unused access