AuntieRN

AuntieRN

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  1. Student Nurse Looking For Textbook Advice

    AuntieRN replied to Mark from PENN's topic in General Nursing

    half.com and overstock.com also works. And yes elsevier does publish nursing books. I believe they are a part of Mosby's or vice versa. Oh yeah someone on here once posted that Walmart can get you...

  2. Student Asking a ?

    AuntieRN replied to Carla25's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I used Straight A's in Med/Surg and a few NCLEX review books. The review books seemed to really help me understand and brought my grades up. Good luck to

  3. Where were u 9/11/01?

    AuntieRN replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was living in Mass. at the time. I was doing my prereqs and working nights in the ER. I was sleeping when the first plain hit and my gf called me from SC and told me what happened. I told her she...

  4. RN to patient ratios

    AuntieRN replied to RN007's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our ratio is: 7a-7p 1 RN to5 pts, thats with a charge nurse who has no patients and a CNA who is responsible for 1/2 of the floor. 7p-7a is 1 RN to 7 pts with charge nurse having her own assignment...

  5. Fail math exam and we are out!!!! Help!!!

    AuntieRN replied to ExTechie's topic in General Students

    We had to get 100% our fourth and fifth semesters as well. We had 3 chances to do it or failed out of the program. I hate math just as much as the next person but....I totally understand because I...

  6. NCLEX review

    AuntieRN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have been studying for a few hours during the day then a couple more at night. I have been doing multiple practice tests both online and on CDs from different review books. I am scheduled for Oct...

  7. I was suprised...

    AuntieRN replied to jenni82104's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we use techs for a lot of things. Techs have to be at least in their second semester of a nursing program though or trained (like a monitor tech). The techs in the ER do f/c, blood...

  8. Personal Hand Skin Care

    AuntieRN replied to *Pepper*'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The alcohol rubs tend to dry out my hands really bad. Even if I just use it once during a

  9. Know it all classmates

    AuntieRN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    I have to defend those of us who go to nursing school who are CNAs. It is not easy for us once the instructor finds out we are CNAs. They expect us to not only already have certain skills mastered but...

  10. Third Shift Blues

    AuntieRN replied to gracie05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have worked nights (7p-7a) for almost a year now as a tech. I will also be working nights once I pass my boards. When I worked nights a few years back (11p-7a) I was sick all the time. This time it...

  11. Where are all you SC nurses?

    AuntieRN replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated with my ADN two weeks ago. I am very excited and can not wait to take my NCLEX. I have a job on the Med/Surg floor at our community hospital. I hope to end up in the ER within the...

  12. i finally got my ATT approval!!!

    AuntieRN replied to chelli73's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I paid for mine with cash. I am just waiting on my ATT now. oops I meant money order via snail

  13. To clamp or not to clamp......that is the question

    AuntieRN replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught to flush and then clamp before removing the syringe from the port. I have noticed the nurses I work with do not usually clamp them though. I believe our policy is to change them every 72...

  14. Turn Down Because Of Their Skin Color.

    AuntieRN replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    I would not either..in fact I left a place of employment once when I found out that they did not and would not hire persons of color. We are all people not colors and color should not

  15. Where were your clinicals?

    AuntieRN replied to Finallyy's topic in General Nursing

    Mine were first semester at a LTC, second and third were med/surg at the hospital with rotations out to dialysis, hospice, amb surg, OR, endo, a free clinic, and PACU. Third semester was critical care...

  16. Scabies Question

    AuntieRN replied to ImAStudent06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked at a facility a long time ago where we had a whole wing of patients isolated due to a scabies breakout. We wore gowns, gloves, masks, hats the whole nine yards to do their ADLs. Luckily for...

  17. Question?

    AuntieRN replied to Lil123's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Daytonite...is that why sometimes you can not even get a reading from the automatic machines? You know I am about to graduate on Thurs with my ADN and noone and I mean noone in the past 5 semesters or...

  18. A hospital here pays G.N.s $18.xx/hour before licensure!

    AuntieRN replied to testikleez's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here once you graduate one hospital considers you a NT3 and pay you the $20.25 that they start new grads off at even before you pass your boards...the hospital I work at considers you a NT4 and pays...

  19. Baystate Medical Center - New RN Opportunities?

    AuntieRN replied to MiaLyse's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    MickyB...it's been a few years (6 I think) since I worked for BMC...but I know they used to love new grads and in fact had some kind of I think it was extern program for nursing students to work in...

  20. HESI Exam Poll (Please Respond)

    AuntieRN replied to boomer1's topic in General Nursing

    I am graduating next Thurs from HGTC. We do not use the HESI at all. We do however have to take the NLN every semester, it does not count towards our grade but if we do not take it we do not get our...

  21. The most horrible things instuctor's say...

    AuntieRN replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was in skills lab taking a skills test and needed to get my latex free gloves from my bag (I have a latex allergy) I was going to tell my instructor what I was doing instead of just walking...

  22. Latex allergy but still want to be a nurse

    AuntieRN replied to nurse2beeinthefuture's topic in General Nursing

    I too have a latex allergy and I have been working in the field for over 23 years. I am about to graduate with my RN. The hospital I work at says it is latex free however, we occassionally find things...

  23. New RN precepting students!

    AuntieRN replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a student and I am doing my OB and nursery rotation right now. I agree you handled the situation wonderfully. I often wondered why patients are not asked before hand if they mind having a student...

  24. Similarities/Differences of Hospital vs LTC Nursing

    AuntieRN replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    As a tech, hospital nursing is less strenuous and back breaking. It is also more exciting and invigorating. Not the same hum drum routine every night. You never know whats going to happen next. I felt...

  25. Orientation Attire

    AuntieRN replied to nursecher's topic in General Students

    We wore regular clothes to our school orientation and it was not long before people were showing up in their jammies to lectures because they were so early. Now to the hospital orientations for our...