shortlilgirl02

To me, this attitude ranks up there with, "Well, if one has a certain hair color, they must not have a thought in their head!" I hum subconsciously a lot of the time, and I don't have any issues with keeping up with my patient care or assignments. Fo...

I'd keep applying places while you have your current job. For some reason it seems easier to get hired if you're already employed. Also, I'd suggest that if patients yell at you and call you names, your best bet is to avoid reacting - especially if i...

For me during two consecutive semesters of nursing school, it was class mon tues 9 am-330 pm, clinical wed thurs 6 am-6 pm

I'm going to be defensive here as well. I have been a CNA for 7 years, and have taken care of every type of patient population imaginable. I've been an agency aide for full time hours since 2009, and my record is pretty well "untarnished" at this poi...

I didn't buy or rent any books in nursing school. We had to purchase ati, and each class session got notes, handouts, powerpoints, and so on. I filled in the blanks from ati, the lectures from our instructors, and google.

The main thing that sets surgical apart from medical, at least in my experience, is all the drains. In one hospital, I worked on an 18 bed surgical unit and normally at least half the patients had two or more drains - chest tubes, JPs, HVs, foleys, N...

I absolutely agree. My place of employment puts first and last names on badges. I covered up my last name with labels and I never give out any other identifier. I usually turn my tag around too because I don't use the legal name on my badge and it ge...

I was so burned out from moving, unpacking, cleaning, working, and trying to study the previous four weeks that I slept about 18 hours the day prior

With chemical equations, you have to have the same number of each type of molecule on both sides. What's one you're struggling with?

How many patients do they have you taking care of by yourself? While time management skills come with experience, unfortunately we all have days where we sink more than swim. Is there a way to answer the lights outside of the room, such as a call lig...

Don't feel too bad - I failed my first skills test for not talking to the mannequin. On my second try I had none of the same skills and passed easily.

My link came up 46 hours after the start of my nclex. PVT was right in my case.

Size isn't necessarily an issue, depending on your level of strength. Because I'm 4'11, I have had to modify my own techniques for patient transfers. That being said, I would use a similar technique to what your PCA showed you if the patient is tall ...

The Hurst book from Amazon wasn't like the review itself. There wasn't a lot of content in it, which is what the Hurst review covers - It was mostly practice questions. I'd say if content is your struggle, do the Hurst review.

I disagree. Being an RN is not much different than being a CNA - many floors in hospitals do not utilize CNAs between the hours of 2300 and 0700, unless they are a 1:1 companion. That being said, the RNs wind up doing the work of both the CNA and the...

In the beginning of the nursing program, most of us dressed nice and did our hair/makeup. By the end of the program, we all wore jeans/t-shirts except on lab days when scrubs were required. You might be like we were by the end - too exhausted from w...

Third attempt at reply - tablet ate my other two. I have done pool or agency work for the better part of 6 years now. Originally I used it to supplement my regular full time job. However, since 2009, the only type of work I have done has been agency....

I'm not sure about lvn programs, but a lot of RN programs require cna certification prior to entry. For me, taking my cna class was to get out of a job I loathed. 7 years later, I have never been unemployed or had trouble finding a job. At least half...

From my understanding, it is ok as long as the patient isnt "confidential." Typically from what I have seen, the question about confidentiality is asked in the admission assessment. In one facility I worked in, confidential patients had a star next t...

I think it really depends on your tester. For the first time, I got hand washing, peri care, dressing someone with a CVA, ted hose, and I dont remember the fifth skill. My person failed me for not talking to the mannequin when I was doing peri care, ...

What type of setting will you be working in?

Out of 21 we had one fail, two who didn't take it until between one and two years post-graduation, and everyone else passed. The class before us had most of their students fail, so they were forced by the state board to come up with a remediation pla...

I would suggest a book that has topics and systems sorted out - there are lots out there. What looking at a prep book will do for you while in school is focus you on the main points of the treatments and nursing interventions you will do. Sometimes i...

I'd suggest Hurst review. My best friend barely passed in nursing school but passed her nclex on the first try in 75 questions because she reviewed Hurst daily for 1.5 months. Good luck on your second try!

There are sometimes other reasons that your results go on hold. However, in your case it may be because of the white board. I was warned that anything I did was under audio/video recording, and that I had to wait until after the tutorial to write any...