mandy13086

I've never had it, given it tons of times though. One time, I came into my unit to a patient screaming bloody murder..top of her lungs, 1st thing in the morning. I asked 1 of the night nurses what was going on w/her..as she was to be my patient later...

Platelet of 1. Came in for something completely unrelated, UTI I believe..had some antibiotics & Sq heparin for prophylaxis, had normal Platelet count. 2 or 3 days later, Platelet count of 3, infused 6 units of platelets, rechecked the next day, ...

I would say it's as good as any of the other top university's..generally the technical ones aren't as good, but good nurses do still come out of those too. I wanna say a student had told me the other day that they had a 100% nclex pass rate right now...

There definitely is patient interaction. I didn't attend UT'S nursing program, but I do have their students assigned to me on my floor. Idk how many semesters or how long until they get to have clinicals in the hospital, but they do.

Definitely agree. NPZ were implemented at both of the hospitals I work at and I did actually attempt to try it...wasn't Successful. For 1, not everyone participated so while some of us tried and lost time with our tasks & patients, we didn't rece...

Competence takes time. You'll get there. Just be humble, realize what you don't know and don't be afraid of asking for help. Eventually you'll get to the point where you won't need to ask for help so much..and then you'll have people coming to you be...

This is exactly how I felt for awhile on my 1st nursing job. You should be worried..you'll have lives in your hands. But it'll get easier as you learn more. Hopefully you'll be surrounded by a good team that will help to boost your confidence. I assu...

I'm an RN in Tampa and pay, with comparison to cost of living is OK. I have just under 2 years experience so the pay is approximately what someone else posted. For profit vs non profit definitely makes a huge difference. My previous hospital was for ...

If you're referring to university of s florida...they are extremely competitive..the 1st time my friend applied with a 3.8, she didn't get in. They take into account your cum gpa AND put a lot of weight into the essay they have you write. Most, if no...

It definitely all depends where you are and what's available. As a new grad, my 1st hospital nursing position was days. There were actually a few new grads hired on days. After a year, I applied at a hospital chain closer to my home, a daytime positi...

Idk if I would say it would help during school....but I think it definitely helped me to think nclex style in the 4th semester. If u can..taking it in the 3rd semester might have been helpful, but it helped with my nclex studying.

My first hospital didn't have the ER give report either. AND, they wouldn't scan given medications..or, at least they didn't show up on the MAR I could see. I would be told I was getting a patient, maybe 5 min before they were sent up..and there woul...

There probably is somewhere, but depending where you're working, you'll get your practice in. I work a med surg floor and do most of those things every day. You just get used to it over time.

A year and a half in and i still feel better prepared when I go in early. 6 months ago I started at a new hospital and many of the nurses there come in early to help themselves out. It's all about organization. You'll have plenty that will put u behi...

1.Come up with your own brain sheet that works for u so u can stay organized. 2 . learn who the docs are, esp if you're day shift. Much easier to just ask them for what you need when u see them round. 3. Time management is KEY. 4. Never be afraid of...

I also come into work a half hour early to begin looking up info on my patients. I can't clock in until 7 min before the shift starts, but I'm able to plan my day MUCH more efficiently, ask specific questions during report, and have some questions re...

I work at Florida hospital and it's 5 to 1, max of 6 to 1 on a medsurg unit. I used to work at an HCA facility and there it was 6 to 1 with a max of 7 to 1. I believe TGH and St Joe's, on a medsurg unit, will probably typically be the 5 to 1. Seems t...

I first bought mine before I decided to be a nurse & I hadnt been single at the time, so things are much more different now than when I first adopted him. But I've been working twelves now for over a year and he's been doing fine. Infrequent acci...

I haven't been a nurse but a year, but i can't see if being a horrible idea for a general ballpark. I sure wouldn't want to relocate then struggle financially. You aren't looking for a quote, but just need to have a decent range given your specific e...

U don't just "adjust"..especially as a student. I don't feel I adjusted until I was the RN, not the student, and it is now my job & shift. I felt very exhausted when i did my six 12 hour clinicals. U just make it through and focus. Let yourself l...

Nursing school is tough and you can't be carefree about it..not if you want to succeed. Advice is just to focus and remind yourself that it isn't forever. You'll get your free time back. But maybe when you work out, have someone from class come with ...

I've had, i think, 3 maybe 4 patients with EJ's in the last maybe 5 months. Catches me offguard every time..and you won't find me making that attempt for a peripheral line.

It has its positives anf negatives. It does in fact take longer to give and get report, especially when you are waking the patient up by just walking in & they ask to be taken to the bathroom (I work at a hospital in a primarily elderly area). Or...

I don't use Epic, unfortunately...but when I have a pill that needs to be cut in half, this is what I do to help me remember: At the pyxis, when I'm pulling out the medication, I'll see that the dose needs to be halved & will put a mark on the p...

I've never lied and I've only been working as a nurse since June. I generally appear confident in front of them (even when i was "faking it till I made it") so when they ask me, they usually tell me they're shocked cuz I seem like such a good nurse t...