Lori215 RN

I worked as a CNA (for 6 months) before nursing school and then what they called a "nurse extern" in the ICU during third and fourth semester of nursing school. I also did my fourth semester preceptorship (or practicum) in ICU. After graduation I lan...

Hi everyone, I am graduating next year with an ASN and will be deciding where I want to further my degree with an RN to BSN program. I go to a state college and we have an accredited RN to BSN program, but I am wondering for the future whether NP pro...

Thank you KatieMI. I was hoping someone who has recently been through the process would chime in. So from what you are saying, do you think a BSN from a university would keep my options more open than one from a state college? Or is it strictly GPA ...

An interesting point. I suppose that would depend on the specialty one chooses for NP/grad school. I am not concerned about BSN school rankings, I was asking if NP schools are Can you blame me for wanting to keep my options as wide open as possible?

Luckily the RN program at my school is highly regarded in our county (Palm Beach State College.) Our RN-BSN program, however, is very newly nationally accredited, but that shouldn't matter I don't think. Someone has to be in the early years of a prog...

I meant state schools (as in state and community colleges) compared to public universities that are definitely accredited, but I understand what you're saying. I would never go to a private school, I agree it is a waste of money in most cases. I'm no...

It was January 27th and I was just beginning my second semester of nursing school. I had been assigned two very "easy" self-care patients and found myself aimlessly roaming the halls as my professor approached me. "Would you mind going and helping K ...

I was always the kid who was the first to cut the frog open in biology, so why do I nearly pass out whenever I feel a little bit of adrenaline or stress in the clinical setting? The first time I experienced this I was a CNA and was called to a patie...

Thank you, I more so was putting out my feelers to see if this is relatively normal as a new member of the healthcare industry than actually seeking medical advice. It really doesn't happen frequently but then again, I am not exposed to high stress s...

It took well over a month for fall this year. I heard this is part of the reason they are getting rid of the healthcare experience point... it took too long to verify them since people were apparently forging the documents to get the point.. It was ...

You definitely will! That's all I meant by my post. My first day of CNA training I seriously couldn't believe all the disgusting and seemingly invasive things I was going to have to do. It very quickly became second nature, though, and I am very youn...

Unfortunately I believe this professor has been around for a while... And I always get the same response from fellow students when I mention who I have for clinicals.... "UGH, I'm sorry". I don't know how this hasn't been resolved already.

Hi everyone, I am a first semester ADN student and just started my clinicals in the hospital a few weeks ago. There is one major problem though... my clinical instructor is less than desirable. We essentially walk around until he/she can find us a pa...

I unfortunately couldn't find a polite way to say this, but what did you think nursing was? You're going to see and do a lot of things that are out of your comfort zone. It's definitely okay to cry, but don't continue to let things phase you (especia...

Yep... It's that bad. We also start our preconference at 8 when all other clinical groups start at 7. By the time I got my patient the other day it was 9:15, we took a break at 9:45 (mandatory because our instructor leaves the floor) and we leave the...

I agree (I started 4/5 weeks ago too). It feels like forever... I have already made a lot of friends and we spend so much time together it's like we have known each other for years! Like you say, still a lot of work, but the routine is finally there,...

I'm just glad to know this is normal. I hear so many of my classmates talking about all the cool stuff they see and perhaps I get a little jealous

Thank you. This is the kind of confirmation I was looking for. We are in week three, but it has been a SLOW start. I was really just wondering if the little amount of work we have to do the first few weeks is what many others also experience. Unfort...

If the professor were this clear, absolutely I would have done the assessment. We were not told we were required to do an assessment that day, however. Do you see where I am frustrated? I wouldn't have asked if they told me to do it, and even if I di...

I swear I don't ask things this way. I am generally very polite and think I'm pretty clear in what I'm asking, they truly just divert my questions. It's not just me, as I've explained. I believe I said "is it appropriate to do a head to toe assessmen...

I am afraid I will end up with the same one since assignment is based on living location *sigh*. And I do vitals and help others with ADL's, I'm not saying there is NOTHING to do ever, I am just looking for instruction on what to do from there and no...

Believe me, I am there to learn! That is why I am so darn frustrated with this. In this situation, I didn't feel it was appropriate since the patient was being discharged (and was independent) and since I didn't know if this was appropriate I asked f...

Its a very tough situation, because I was previously an aide so adls and vitals are second nature to me. But Monday I was given an independent patient, so that wasn't exactly what I was supposed to be doing with her, and I didn't feel a head to toe a...

I never accused you. I just said I hope you don't treat them that way. And I guess that will have to be your opinion. I agree with her that it is an unhealthy attitude to be devastated by a B, and I AM in nursing school (so my opinion counts, right?...

Wow... I hope you don't treat your patients like that. All she said was it's an unhealthy attitude, and she is not wrong. It doesn't matter if it's IN nursing school or not. Geez.