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  1. Is this a reasonable expectation?

    turtlesRcool replied to MomOfFive2018's topic in General Students

    Oh, I realize there are people who work only weekends. OP was worried she'd "have to work only weekdays." And I can only imagine how people would flock to a hospital that offered weekday-only...

  2. Is this a reasonable expectation?

    turtlesRcool replied to MomOfFive2018's topic in General Students

    I'm glad you are getting some of the answers you hoped for, and it looks like you are doing your homework regarding the logistics. It's great your husband can scale back his work outside the home as...

  3. Is this a reasonable expectation?

    turtlesRcool replied to MomOfFive2018's topic in General Students

    OP, you can do prerequisites PT at your own pace, but most RN programs are FT only (don't know if this is true for LPN programs), and have weekday courses and clinicals. Once you get through that, I...

  4. Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    turtlesRcool replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, you'd kick it up the ladder after 15 minutes? I think it's harmful to set up these kind of expectations of immediate customer service. Nursing is about juggling the various needs of ALL the...

  5. People who think becoming a nurse is so easy

    turtlesRcool replied to Recovering_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see reason for outrage here. A guy is considering a second career, and thinks nursing might fit him, and wants to talk to an actual nurse. Doesn't seem like something to be offended about....

  6. Miscounting Meds

    turtlesRcool replied to WickerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Goodness, no! Though I think I'd like to work in a hospital with enough staff that an extra nurse would be available every time I pulled my meds. We only need another nurse to witness a controlled...

  7. So conflicted..hate current job..two new options

    turtlesRcool replied to brindlenurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Echoing what other posters say - these both sound like bad choices for you. Additionally, both are extremely specialized, making it harder for you to make a move to another position, if you decide...

  8. How far is too far for pre-reqs?

    turtlesRcool replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    It's not too far. Not ideal, but not crazy. You do what you need to do. I took a prerequisite bio class at NCC, even though I live near NVCC. Yes, it was nearly an hour each way without traffic....

  9. Three 12s vs Five 8s

    turtlesRcool replied to jive turkey's topic in General Nursing

    Very few of the nurses in my hospital have 5 8s. Most are 3 12s or 4 8s. Once we finish with bedside report and any last charting we need to do, it's almost always more than 8 hours. So RNs who...

  10. funny charting errors

    turtlesRcool replied to hello_nurse_mel's topic in Nursing Humor

    On our MAR, the drop down menu has many reasons to choose from to explain why a mediation was not administered. Unfortunately, the order is problematic with "patient expired" right before "patient...

  11. NEVER Specialized??

    turtlesRcool replied to uiwhi's topic in General Specialties

    I'm in the float pool, and I love it. If you'd asked me what kind of nursing I wanted when I was just starting out, I would not have said med-surg, and I sure as heck wouldn't have chosen floating to...

  12. Is 8 months experience good enough to get hired when they ask for a minimum of one year?

    turtlesRcool replied to NightNurse714's topic in Psychiatric

    What's the downside to applying? Either you get the job or you don't get the job. If you don't apply, you definitely don't get the

  13. 12 hour shifts

    turtlesRcool replied to Birdy2018's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Since you want to work nights, I think you have a better chance of getting into a hospital than you think. Go ahead and apply, anyway. It seems like hospitals are always looking for people who want...

  14. Labor as a spring board to acute care?

    turtlesRcool replied to jcol1460's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school, a classmate and I both really wanted to go into L&D. We were on a med-surg (ortho/neuro) floor at the time, and I remember the nurse manager saying that if we went...

  15. Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    turtlesRcool replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    My husband makes more money than I do, and I make pretty good money for a fairly new bedside RN. Whether or not our lives are "luxurious" depends up on your point of comparison. We're not wealthy if...

  16. Multiple IV's for one student, none for the rest... Is this usual during clinical?

    turtlesRcool replied to Sherijo71's topic in General Students

    Not in my experience. My program did not teach/allow IV starts. Once I was hired, I volunteered my arm to be used with another new nurse, but the nurse educator declined. As a new nurse, my...

  17. Accepted a job offer and now I got an offer for my dream job

    turtlesRcool replied to futureRN_x3's topic in Nursing Career

    First hospital hasn't invested anything in you, yet. If you had worked with them for a few months, with them putting in the expense of orienting you, only to have you jump ship, you might ruffle a...

  18. What do you do with your wedding ring?

    turtlesRcool replied to Nephron44's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my wedding band. It's plain platinum and on the thin side. I've never had any problems with dermatitis, despite washing and hand-sanitizing over and over again throughout my shift. My...

  19. Nurse residency VS. Straight on the floor.

    turtlesRcool replied to Alexx_xox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with PP in that your program doesn't seem very well set up. As a new grad, the biggest challenge for me was to transition from the "ideal" practice of a student nurse with only 1-2 patients...

  20. Should I Go into Debt for Nursing School?

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

    Nurses make pretty good money (in many areas), but we don't make AMAZING money. I wouldn't go $100K in debt for a BSN. It's not just the $100K you borrowed, but the interest on it. You'll be paying...

  21. Commute time to hospital job

    turtlesRcool replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    The drive itself is usually about 25 minutes, but I like to give myself 35-40 to account for slow traffic, parking, and walking to where I need to be in the

  22. Does the school I choose impact my resume?

    turtlesRcool replied to cle540's topic in Nursing Career

    Sometimes less expensive schools are more competitive precisely BECAUSE they are less expensive. When a state has a good community college program at a modest cost to the students, there is likely...

  23. How serious is a verbal warning really?

    turtlesRcool replied to ZSimzNeuroNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was recently "fired" by a patient and his wife for being sick myself. I had a strange cold. It started with a bit of sore throat on Friday, and woke up Saturday with no voice - not coughing, not...

  24. Nursing school Loans?

    turtlesRcool replied to princesspunch's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So, if I understand you correctly, you're considering borrowing not just tuition but also living expenses for three people for two years? That's not a good decision. Why can't you work? I understand...

  25. Undecided between Nursing :(

    turtlesRcool replied to nick007's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work 8-hour shifts (okay, they're more like 9 or 10 by the time I finish giving report and charting), and usually have 5 patients on a med-surg floor. Night shift nurses usually have slightly larger...