Kitty Hawk ADN, RN

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  1. Kitty Hawk

    I'm not sure nursing is for me anymore

    Kitty Hawk replied to sirahola's topic in General Students

    I agree with the others to hang in there. Even though I feel a strong draw to nursing, many, many times I wondered what the heck I was doing and what I got myself into, but I kept trudging through...
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    UPMC Mercy info

    Kitty Hawk posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Does anybody work for or know people that do?
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    I lost my job

    Kitty Hawk replied to tabswifeRN's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    What?! Why? Didn't your school do a background check along with a seperate one checking for child abuse/neglect? My school did one in the beginning, and then again during the 2nd year b/c of peds...
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    New Grads- What floor where you hired for?

    Kitty Hawk replied to ibme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is awesome! :ancong!: Your post give me hope that I'll at least get my desired
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    What songs were played at your capping and pinning ceremony?

    Kitty Hawk replied to nursingal32's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just reviewed the disc they compiled for us here's ours: (btw these were done as a slide show was shown, there was a classical piece being played before we walked in, and then Pomp and Circumstance...
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    Anybody overcome dizziness b/c of standing?

    Kitty Hawk posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi All.... I'm considering whether to apply for an entry level OR position. But I'm not sure I'd be a good fit. Sometimes after standing for long periods of times I get this "black out" type feeling....
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    Anybody overcome dizziness b/c of standing?

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Operating Room

    Hi, yes I have, it's fine usually around 115-117 systolic and around 70's diastolic. I do have MVP though (according to my doc nothing to be that concerned it's a mild form) as I know that can cause...
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    Is this typical of an ADN program?

    Kitty Hawk replied to foreverLaur's topic in General Students

    I went to a diploma/ADN program it was 2 years as follows semester 1: fundamentals semester 2: 102 intro med/surg semester 3: 103 med/surg (I guess what oth programs call med/surg II semester 4: acute...
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    is it true??

    Kitty Hawk replied to gillhigh's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There is NO trick with the screen colors. It means nothing. Please don't believe rumors, any rumors connected with the exam including what certain q's must mean No wonder people are more stressed...
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    "GRAY SCREEN," does it mean you have failed????

    Kitty Hawk replied to BB06's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The color of the screen means nothing! I wish this rumor would die already, it causes people undue
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    boy issues in nursing school

    Kitty Hawk replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    I think it depends on what you and he can/can't handle. This is what I saw in my class. We had one "couple" in our class that met early on and by the end (graduation) they were also planning to marry....
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    STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

    Kitty Hawk replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yikes! most definately. I passed on a med short stay unit which was described as a mini ER b/c by the 2nd day I would have a full 5/6 patients, which granted is normal but no orientation, no one to...
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    Do A Lot Of Students Get Expelled?

    Kitty Hawk replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Students

    We started off with 85 and graduated with 63. None were expelled, they failed out. We lost the 1st ten in the 1st semester. The rest were primarily lost in course 103 (I guess that may be considered...
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    Expelled :(

    Kitty Hawk replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in General Students

    Faith, this is the crux of it. If you really are reading and trying to make better choices, you'd get that. Why does it matter which "looks" better? Honestly? Neither. Nursing is highly competitive...
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    Graduate Nurses-- any luck on jobs?

    Kitty Hawk replied to MeggaRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Ha! thanks again. My husband seems to think it's better than if we were waiting for a change in the economy as this could break at any time. I wasn't aware how most of the employment in other sects...
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    Expelled :(

    Kitty Hawk replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry too for the frustration you must be feeling this close to potentially graduating. But I gotta agree, I'd never dream of sleeping or closing my eyes in any class, let alone the floor, and I...
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    Graduate Nurses-- any luck on jobs?

    Kitty Hawk replied to MeggaRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    K98 Is that the main holdup for our area and not just the general economy? I've applied to a bunch of places and haven't heard anything although the one from Mercy has been out of town until next...
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    kind of nervous

    Kitty Hawk replied to becky5438's topic in General Students

    It's perfectly normal! I think only CNA's feel comfortable in that situation, I also had zero health care experience. I remember being afraid of most aspects of not feeling like I knew what I was...
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    Now that I have taken and passed NCLEX......

    Kitty Hawk replied to SugarNSpiceX2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    PA is super fast. Less than 24 hours. Mine was up the next am after taking the test the previous afternoon. Didn't even have to deal with Pearsonvue/quick results. Seems state to state is different....
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    Rationale behind jobs posted but not ready to fill yet

    Kitty Hawk posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello.... Can anyone enlighten me to why jobs are sometimes posted but not ready to hire yet? I know with the hospital system that I graduated from, if the jobs are posted they are ready to fill them...
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    The Nclex is very very hard.

    Kitty Hawk replied to nursing291's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I can only qualify my answer. I never said the NCLEX wasn't hard per se, what I did say "for me" it was no different than nursing school exams I took which were HARD! We only had one student in our...
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    The Nclex is very very hard.

    Kitty Hawk replied to nursing291's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's a shame that was your experience. I hope you hear good news soon. I agree with the others that disagree, mine was more like nursing school exams so I guess our school prepped us well. Mine def...
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    Interview attire business casual q

    Kitty Hawk posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just found out from digging on the website that the potential hospital that I want states that dress for the interview should be business casual. Perhaps that's the norm in healthcare, but I come...
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    What should I bring to an interview?

    Kitty Hawk replied to jo716's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We were actually required to create a portfolio in my program. It's basically a 3 ring binder. We were required to create a cover art for it with the name of the school, our name, grad year. I'm...
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    Interview attire business casual q

    Kitty Hawk replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you Jolie! Actually I have only gotten to the application stage, anticipating an interview call and just doing some research. I had already looked at their mission statement to see if it lined...