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Interviewed the Monday before my graduation, got a job offer 2 days later and it was my "dream job". Took NCLEX over a month later. Most people in my class (probably about 90%) had jobs before graduation. I only know of a couple who were still lookin...

I could not agree more! Everyone deserves your respect, but not everybody deserves your trust. To the OP, this sounds like an assertiveness problem. If it's time to go on your break, you better speak up! While she probably knew you were taking your b...

1) DFW 2) $25 during internship, $27 after + shift diffs - $2.50 evening / $3 nights / $6 weekends 3) New grad BSN 4) ICU

I don't really have any advice to give you, but I just want you to know that you are not alone and I think that is completely normal. I was always SO prepared for check offs, and no matter how much I practiced I would ALWAYS freak out a little bit. M...

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Uhh I didn't realize that the purpose of nurse-to-nurse handoff was to make the oncoming nurse an expert on the pt. I don't know about you, but even if I receive what I consider to be a "good" report, I still don't know a lot about the pt, and I'm pr...

I would rather work a 12 than an 8 any day! That 4 extra hours goes a long way - you have a lot more time to get stuff done. I'm not sure where you're from, but I have to drive through a big city to get to work and I rarely have any traffic problems ...

I was told by some people to start in med surg, and others to start in ICU. I was offered a position on a med surg floor and in an ICU, and I took the ICU job without a second thought. If you're offered a job in the ICU and that's what you want to do...

Learning spanish will definitely benefit you in your future practice, but I wouldn't take any non-nursing classes while you're in nursing school if you can help it. Nursing school is very different than the pre-req classes. Not only does it require a...

I would wait to take patho until after you've taken A&P 2 and micro. IMO, you need to have a pretty good understanding of the human body to really be successful in that class.

I would definitely continue! Since it's only you're first semester you still have the rest of nursing school to get your GPA up. I think at this point you should just focus on getting your GPA above a 3.0, which you will probably be able to do if you...

I mean, while it's not an ideally worded order and not an order I've necessarily seen written before, it makes sense to me, especially considering the pt's history. I'm assuming if this is PRN the pt is already on a scheduled antihypertensive? Especi...

I would do what the previous poster said - grab another bag of maintenance fluid, squeeze the chamber, and back prime. And I would probably set VTBI to like 30-40 so I have time to grab another bag.

Why isn't the nurse worried about it? That is a lot of lasix, but maybe she knows something you don't know (like the pt's K+ level) or like a previous poster said, has orders for prn lyte replacement or a sliding scale lyte replacement protocol.

Unless they change things up before the july residency, ER and all the ICUs are together for the residency classes, so I'm sure ya'll will see quite a bit of each other!

I would have hung the antibiotic at 0530 (at my facility we can give meds 30 min before/after due time) so it can infuse while I'm working on getting the platelets from the blood bank and checking it off w/ another RN. I can understand that you want ...

I take Adderall for ADHD and I've had to take drug tests for nursing school and work before. It only showed up on one of my drug tests, and I was called by the company who did the drug test. All I had to do was provide proof that I had a prescription...

Depending on the facility, some residency programs accept experienced nurses who are moving from one specialty to another (i.e., med surg to ED or ICU, etc.). But if you have more than 1 year experience in NICU then you wouldn't be eligible for the r...

I think you need to be more worried about accuracy vs. speed of answering questions. You will be more likely to get the right answer if you take your time and focus on really thinking through the question and what it is asking you.

CNA would be excellent experience, however, I don't feel like that is necessarily the best way to prepare for NCLEX. NCLEX is not based on real world nursing, so if you answer questions based on your experience versus best practice it might mess you ...

How frustrating! I also worked as a CNA during nursing school, and the same situation happened to me a couple of times. It was definitely frustrating, and it gave me a lot of anxiety because I also wanted to continue working there as an RN when I gra...

Parkland tends to leave positions posted on the HR website loooooong after they have been filled. From what I've heard, they've already hired for the med surg residency.

It depends on how much you want that job! I would definitely say bring an extra change of clothes - even if they understand you'll be coming straight from work (which they probably won't) - I think it's a simple gesture that shows them how serious yo...

Briterz - BSN, tech experience at Parkland

Sorry Briterz!! That must be very disappointing! Don't give up though. Did you have an interview for one of the med surg floors?