Hollyhocks720

Hollyhocks720 MSN, NP

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  1. 12 hr night nurses-how many recovery days?

    Hollyhocks720 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    In general I agree, but my hosp staffs a lot lighter at night and our patients don't seem to sleep, so it's quieter, but we are stretched a lot thinner. Plus we have no respiratory therapy at night,...

  2. 12 hr night nurses-how many recovery days?

    Hollyhocks720 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say the same, it’s different for everyone. some people love nights and some hate

  3. 12 hr night nurses-how many recovery days?

    Hollyhocks720 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    I do 3 12’s in a row and the first day off I am pretty much sleeping. 2nd day can be pretty useless too, and the day of the first night in the three shifts, I have to “pre-sleep” or else I tank...

  4. Home Health offer - studying while on job - advice?

    Hollyhocks720 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I work 12 hr nights in med surg but got an offer from a home health company to work 12’s overnight with a patient who is on a vent and total care. They said the pt sleeps most of the shift,...

  5. Is 54 too old to get hired as a new RN?

    Hollyhocks720 replied to OHRN2023's topic in General Nursing

    It is NOT too old and you are in a protected class, they can’t discriminate based on age. I started in my 50’s. I have offers right and left. Bedside can be exhausting, for all ages. Nurse...

  6. Adjusting to NIGHT SHIFTS advice??

    Hollyhocks720 replied to nurse.sierra's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hr night shifts, 3 in a row. I am by nature a night person, sleep 1am-9am or even later, but the key for me was to try to stay up late for several days prior to the first shift, and make...

  7. RN's are you happy with your career, why or why not?

    Hollyhocks720 replied to anjoku13's topic in General Nursing

    Me too, it’s rough! The training has been poor to mostly absent. They could fo so much better but everyone is too

  8. without a job until after new years

    Hollyhocks720 replied to RN252's topic in Nursing Career

    Looks like a fake

  9. New Grad Age 60 Can't Land a Job

    Hollyhocks720 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Thats a good idea... on my resume I did not list all jobs, only the past 3 jobs (all were several years) and also did not list any dates unless

  10. New Grad Age 60 Can't Land a Job

    Hollyhocks720 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I just completed my ADN and could pick my job at any of the area hospitals. I am 55. I appear younger than that but am clearly not young, no problems here! What geographical area are you

  11. Nursing school is killing me

    Hollyhocks720 replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Students

    the difficulty is in the harshness of instructor, speed, volume of material, and lack of instruction. Otherwise it would not be

  12. what do you say to friends who want to copy

    Hollyhocks720 replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    That does not sound like cheating to

  13. So Frustrated-HELP!

    Hollyhocks720 replied to kajohnso's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Having a degree does not preclude you from getting student

  14. Failed one semester-want to go back

    Hollyhocks720 replied to kacie2100's topic in General Students

    Did you fail one class or all? The program I am in does not require you to repeat everything, only the class you failed. In that program, 80 percent (B) is

  15. Trying to keep positive

    Hollyhocks720 replied to bfwdesigns244's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    GPA was not the only factor in my program, TEAS score, and time since applied in program mattered. I had listed nursing as the program before taking the additional prereqs. Just apply, and if you...

  16. LPN student in fall just wanting advice

    Hollyhocks720 replied to lpn2bekie's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I already had a college degree and nursing school by comparison is an insane amount of work at breakneck speed. It is impossible to retain all that info at that pace, but it's the hoops you have to...

  17. Head to Toe Assessment

    Hollyhocks720 replied to erickz623's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would walk through it reading notes a few times, then set a voice recorder and talk through it, just faking the motions if you don't have a patient. Then play back the recording and check it...

  18. Suggestions for appeal letter

    Hollyhocks720 replied to Misrak Bereka's topic in General Students

    I don't care for the comment " you can't appeal the nclex". There are plenty of valid reasons to appeal grades. And you can repeat the nclex. Schools and instructors are not infallible, as they...

  19. How much free time do you have while in school?

    Hollyhocks720 replied to TEXN's topic in General Students

    I think that totally depends on your course load, your prior experience, and the school you go to. Community colleges tend to slam you through but some are extended. You could be pushed thru in as...

  20. Working Full time through Full time LPN School. Crazy right?!

    Hollyhocks720 replied to NewNurseStudent's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It is difficult and you will be really pressed for time. Some community colleges have extended programs so you can stretch it over 6-9 semesters - including summer semesters. Lots of people do it....

  21. Half of the class fails

    Hollyhocks720 replied to kblas's topic in General Students

    Did that and paid the price. They all band together. And if the instructors at my first school were held to the same high standards students are held to - there probably would be fewer complaints...

  22. Half of the class fails

    Hollyhocks720 replied to kblas's topic in General Students

    also when half the students are failing and many of those are repeating - it's pretty good job security for the instructors and a pretty good scam for the

  23. Half of the class fails

    Hollyhocks720 replied to kblas's topic in General Students

    I have to defend the original post - while you are theoretically correct the original poster experience is similar to mine. Our instructors at my first school hated questions. This is because they...

  24. Half of the class fails

    Hollyhocks720 replied to kblas's topic in General Students

    This matches my experience. Only worse - many students who actively kissed butts got a lot of passes....including whispered help during procedure checkouts. There is nothing about nursing that makes...

  25. nursing school THAT hard?

    Hollyhocks720 replied to happytypingirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The prerequisite were not difficult for me and that is no indicator of how difficult nursing school is anyway. The content isn't any harder than, say, a&p, but many schools, especially the...