Purple_roses

Purple_roses

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  1. If your last name is on your badge/name tag, will your facility allow you to tape it off to cover it up? My nursing program allowed us to do this...an instructor brought up the idea of covering our...
  2. Did I screw up my first injection?

    Don't beat yourself up! I would have felt SO nervous if all of those people where in the room for my first injection! I bet you'll never make that mistake
  3. Is nursing still for me?

    Hi Chaos! You do have a lot going on right now. Maybe ask yourself why you want to become an RN. If it's something you want to do, I believe you have the brain power for it--you're already a nurse...
  4. That wasn't cool

    Why are you still responding to these comments if you want your account to be deleted? Do you really want to be gone from this site or are you just seeking attention right
  5. College Debt Advice

    I promise you'll really enjoy life after graduation if you don't have to pay a second-mortgage-worth of money every month because of student
  6. Nasty ....

    I think nurses should have enough respect for themselves to take a freaking lunch while on a freaking 12 hour shift. If you'd like to pretend you're an angel, go for it, but others would like to keep...
  7. Extremely nervous...

    Well if your main problem is that you can't get yourself to study, then I suggest you get off this site and open that Statistics book I have ADD. I know the feeling of really wanting to do well but...
  8. How to be a better BF to my nursing student GF.

    Was anyone being hard onhim? I don't think so. We pretty much all said that distance sucks and that he should be getting more communication from her. Nobody thinks he's a bad boyfriend. EDIT: OP,...
  9. They'll probably ask you to state a little bit about yourself, why you chose that particular college (it would be a good idea to look up accrediting bodies, graduation rates, NCLEX pass rates, job...
  10. This actually just happened to me. My second choice (Hospital B) offered me a job before I had made it through the entire interview process at my first choice hospital (Hospital A). I asked the...
  11. New BSN vs veteran LPN

    I can understand your frustration. One thing to remember, however, is that the adjective "old" that you stamped on the LPN has nothing to do with this situation. She is a person, a nurse, and your...
  12. How do you handle leechers aka LAZY STUDENTS in your class?

    You say "no." It really is that
  13. How much did your nursing education cost you? Worth it?

    This route worked out nicely for me, but it really depends on your location. There are some locations where you could have a BSN, 4.0, years of volunteering under your belt, and still ​not get...
  14. How much did your nursing education cost you? Worth it?

    About 10K for my ADN program. 10K for financial independence alone makes it worth it to
  15. Medication safety

    I'm with you on being a new grad. I have no personal advice to offer, but I do have advice from instructors and nurses that I shadowed. -If you're drawing up a med from a vial, tape the vial to the...
  16. New grad position

    What about a progressive care unit or cardiac telemetry/stepdown unit? These are faster paced units where you'll see more critical patients, but they're not so critical that they need to be in the...
  17. What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    I know you've received a lot of advice here, and I'm really not trying to beat a dead horse here, but I just thought of something else. The instructors who are enforcing these rules absolutely must...
  18. What should I do - Abusive Instructor

    Yes, these are very weird/hard things to adjust to at times. I was always a little miffed that I couldn't wear nail polish while in my program. Some of the rules just don't make sense. Some of them...
  19. I read somewhere (don't remember where) that the hardest things in an adult's life are getting married, getting divorced, having kids, and buying/selling houses. Seeing as I haven't done any of those...
  20. How to be a better BF to my nursing student GF.

    I'm sorry you're going through this. Long distance relationships suck. I hate to say this, but as a nursing student, even in my busiest moments, there was never a time I couldn't afford my BF some...
  21. Clinical: having THAT nurse

    Any time you feel that you're getting a negative vibe from someone, ask yourself why that might
  22. Do you study over the summer?

    I use that, Kaplan Qbank, and an app called NCLEX-RN
  23. Drug testing in Nursing Programs? (Anoka Ramsey CC)

    My school does not test for it. Students are not allowed smoke breaks though, which I would imagine would be really
  24. Do you study over the summer?

    I studied random NCLEX style questions over summer and winter breaks, but never went back into specific class
  25. New graduate: I don't feel competent enough :(

    I would look for another job. Reading through your post actually made me angry. You're doing the job of at least three people right