EnigmaticParadigm

Hello all, Well, where to start? I am a recent "new grad" who got my foundation in the ICU. I learned all the basics, mastered content, delved into the science, and came out alive. However, I wasn't very content. My fiance' works at a state pris...

Never any new threads in this section . Anyways, what is your favorite trauma and/or "man down" story? Mine would be either the 72 year old man with an AICD that was reapeatedly firing (throwing him into wide complex vtach then shocking him out of i...

This is pretty much how my first year in nursing went. Hopefully it will help those that are dreading the first 365 day journey: Graduated on 12/16/06 in California. Was hired to ICU two days later. Took a good week off to basically drink coffee, ...

That is a damn good HESI score. I got straight A's in nursing school and I think I only got a 920 (I'm shaking my fist at Pediatrics right now over the Internet). With that HESI score you should plow through the NCLEX no problem. NCLEX took me ab...

I worked under my IP License in ICU for almost two months before taking the NCLEX in California. Guess it depends on the area.

Went from $24.75/ hour when I started in January. I'm up to ~$46.00/ hour now (after a small raise; different nursing field). This is living in Kern County, CA.

People say I'm full of "chit."

There are SO many kinds of nursing, saying that "nursing" in general is a poor field to get into is not being intellectually honest. Want to be an occupational nurse for Budweiser? Sure. Want to be an elementary school nurse? No prob. Want to help ...

I'll echo the sentiments of NSO. Small price to pay each year for the piece of mind. I work hard for my toys; I don't want some lawyer taking them .

I'm in the same boat as Sheri. I got hired on at CDCR as well, and I won't lie: it was for the money. The fact that I love my job turned out to be a definate plus. There are several nurses who work four or five 16 hour days/ week and will make ove...

Our PLATA officers rule. Very, very helpful. Everything is a team effort; you help them, they help you.

I feel very safe at my prison, but I do a lot of common sense things to increase that feeling: Never turn your back on an inmate; dont let them walk behind you on the way to the blood pressure machine, dont turn your back as you dispose of sharps, et...

I work as a Correctional RN at one of the State of California's prisons. I run one of the "yard" clinics (one of five) during the day shift (0600 to 1400). There are approximately 200 inmates per building and six buildings total...1200 inmates to o...

"Never dip your pen in the company ink..."

Do you paint all groups with that broad brush of generalizations? I would say more, but I can see you must be having a hard time with unknown issues, so I will refrain. Breathe deep, follow directions, don't cause waves, pass classes, graduate, and...

Bakersfield

$24.75 for days with 10% added for nights and an additional 10% added for weekends in Kern County, CA.

Nursing school for me is officially over. Our pinning ceremony happens this afternoon; with plenty of alcohol and finger foods to follow. I thought I would share my experiences in nursing school to help out those that may have questions/ concerns. ...

Another piece of advice for when you pass medications: All medications have side effects, however when passing meds, list off the main ones and the side effects that are directly relevant to your patient. Take the following scenario: We were all in ...

After reading what I wrote and then seeing your comments, I'll have to alter my advice. I agree with the comment that you should take the first major test (quiz, etc) and feel it out to see if it vibed with the lecture at hand. If it did, then aweso...

Pinning is over, food was eaten, booze was consumed, and gifts were opened. :(hungover:( ... Anyways, the ceremony itself was sort of anticlimactic. My grandmother pinned me, I shook the hand of the Director of the program, was handed my certificate...

Count the number of boxes between R to R on a REGULAR rhythm and divide that number into 1500. Again, the "1500 method" only works on waveforms that are regular. The "6 second rule" is applicable in regular and irregular waveforms, but is less accu...

Well, my final semester is approaching and I had a few ICU questions (summer vacation is a good and bad thing: good that I have time off, bad that I start to forget things, heh): 1. Which ICU drugs should I get a jump start on now? I figured Epinep...

Hahaha, great topic. I just finished writing my last paper for my Psych rotation tonight. Tomorrow is my last day of that place and then I'm off to Pediatrics. Yeah, Psych is...different.

Hello, all. First time reader and first time poster. I'm sure this topic has been beaten into the ground extensively, but I figured I would feign ignorance and claim that I have never heard of a "search" function...bwa ha ha. Background info... Cu...