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  1. What is a Psych-Tech?

    AllieRat posted a topic in General Students

    Started my psych rotation yesterday and the home we were assigned to was staffed by one RN and six Psych-Techs. The staff seemed very unprofessional and untheraputic towards how it treated its...

  2. Vaccination & Titers question

    AllieRat posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm trying to figure out how to pay for all of this since it needs to be done by the beginning of August. How generally do you have the vaccines done? IE should I have the TB test done before any of...

  3. Need help on blood pressure skill

    AllieRat posted a topic in General Students

    We had our vital signs clinical today I could get everything but the freaking BP. I could do the technical part (putting on cuff, positioning stetho, palpating for brachial pulse) and according to my...

  4. Grad party idea for my wife

    AllieRat replied to acaringhusband's topic in General Nursing

    I did the syringe jello shots, I made up Hazardous Waste buckets for a game, I got these darts from a dollar store and made up a dart board showing a MD's BUTT, and made a pinata out of my old ATI...

  5. Completely panicked and failed to react appropriately to an emergency situation

    AllieRat replied to calastro's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I do the same thing.. If it's not my patient I can think when it's mine I go into shut down

  6. Becoming Charge Nurse in less than a year?

    AllieRat replied to Nurse 2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my old hospital I was post-grad newbie at six months and was placed in charge.. Then was subsequently in charge afterwards because of the fact I was the only RN on staff during that shift.. I...

  7. First year coming to an end and boy do I have a few opinions!!

    AllieRat replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Almost to my first year... I too worked my way up was a nurse extern (basically a CNA but was shown helped out with nursing activites) before getting my RN... Kudos on the aides

  8. As a new nurse I had my first patient death experience

    AllieRat posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have had a few deaths I've assisted with as an extern going through nursing school but it was never the patient I was caring for or that I had developed a bond with through providing care for days...

  9. How many times have you cried???

    AllieRat replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Per day or week? Man I've had one hell of an orientation.. my original preceptor got put with an extern whose in her last year. I get whoever wants me which means I'm doing their job and learning...

  10. Just finished my NCLEX

    AllieRat posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OMG I never thought I'd wish for an ATI exam. Mine shut off at 75 questions I lost track of the number of SATA's but they seemed to come one after the other which is either a good or a bad thing. I...

  11. Just finished my NCLEX

    AllieRat replied to AllieRat's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I Passed!!!! Whoo Hoooo although I could pay the $7.95 for the unoffical results my license number popped into the state site this morning. After nearly suffering a nervous breakdown and dealing...

  12. Nursing Student HATES Nursing Assistant Job

    AllieRat replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Students

    LOL I blame my brains which are currently recovering from being fried... I bow down to the CNA's though that is some tough work.. my poor bod is still sore I just don't know how they do it and I for...

  13. Nursing Student HATES Nursing Assistant Job

    AllieRat replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Students

  14. Nursing Student HATES Nursing Assistant Job

    AllieRat replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Students

    LOL almost sounds like last night. I'm an extern on a renal med-surg floor and due to my education I am constantly abused ie:nurses know what I can do so they know I'll volunteer to do it. Last...

  15. Is it customary to give clinical instructor's gifts at the end of a rotation?

    AllieRat replied to lizmatt's topic in General Students

    I've only done it for my clinical instructors and its always a group gift. If the individuals want to chip in they are welcome too but I've never gone over $10 mostly its just a basket filled with...

  16. Fainting in Surgery Clinical...

    AllieRat replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in General Students

    I had a similar experience watching a thoracentesis.. almost passed out.. even the dr. said no one passes out on my watch.. LOL needless to say my instructor was worried about me the rest of the...

  17. Background check/drug screen before clinicals

    AllieRat replied to RANCH GIRL's topic in General Students

    Our school required an abuse background check prior to admission and a criminal background check prior to start of clinicals that has to be redone every year you are in school. We have to pay for it...

  18. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    AllieRat replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The hospital I'm externing at has their new grads hire in at $23.75/hr with shift/weekend/holiday differential. They said in the two years it will take till I graduate it will probably go up. Not...

  19. Need help on blood pressure skill

    AllieRat replied to AllieRat's topic in General Students

    Thanks guys I tried the suggestions and tips and they worked. I have to really strain to hear the first sound since I always want to go early but I'm paying attention to the pressure needle and the...

  20. Prioritization Question

    AllieRat posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You are in charge of four patients all who have pushed their call light. Who will you see first? Patient A has to use the toilet Patient B doesn't have his glasses or hearing aid Patient C has just...

  21. Ethics Issue: Would you report cheating

    AllieRat posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hypothetical Situation but would you report a cheater if you weren't sure if they actually cheated or not? Let say you see a student writing down the conversion tables from their nursing text onto...

  22. Ethics Issue: Would you report cheating

    AllieRat replied to AllieRat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She dropped the program :) decided she never wanted to get into Nursing so why bother with it... Sad thing is they didn't pick anyone in her place so our class this year is 2 people shorter due to...

  23. Studying tips??

    AllieRat posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Classes start Monday, we had an all day orientation last Friday and I'm getting SO nervous. They had us all stand up and commented that we should be proud to be there since it had been a very...

  24. Stetho ??

    AllieRat posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My mom's hotel was going through their supply closet and had a box of left over guest items that had never been claimed. In it was a Littman stetho, how can I tell if it is in good working order and...

  25. Stetho ??

    AllieRat replied to AllieRat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    it has this swivel part near the bell end that you can turn side to