Mrs.D.

Mrs.D. BSN

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  1. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    Mrs.D. replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure it will all come back to you! Sure you will need training on the new machines, EMR, etc., but 15 years of experience will be so so useful to your coworkers when you get your bearings. So...

  2. Which job would you take

    Mrs.D. replied to Nurseelle9's topic in General Nursing

    I love the MB unit and really do not enjoy working with children and their parents, so it would be an easy choice for me. But I think PP's suggestion of shadowing is an awesome idea. Good

  3. New job offer, letter of resignation

    Mrs.D. replied to cleback's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like it's unlikely to fall through. However, I would not be comfortable without the offer letter. I was recently hired to a new job, but it didn't start for two months. They weren't in a rush...

  4. Feeling Discouraged

    Mrs.D. replied to Etak's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you sure is HAS to be full time? My BSN was technically full time, but I didn't go full time. Instead, I took things without a clinical (like pharm & nurse research) in the summers. I only...

  5. Sick and tired of wiping butts...HELLP

    Mrs.D. replied to Mr.Beast's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    While I was in school I worked as a "cardiology technician" in a hospital. It's entry level just like the CNA/NA/PCT/MA so it was only like $15/hr, but no real hands-on care. I actually took it...

  6. Are you taking a self-care course?

    Mrs.D. replied to elleavon's topic in General Students

    We did not, and I would be very unhappy if I was forced to. I would not want to pay $1000 for a course that's telling me to practice yoga, deep breathe, and have outside hobbies, etc. Like PP...

  7. Trouble finding a job

    Mrs.D. replied to rn987654's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it! Have you thought of looking outside of where you live for a job? Or maybe calling up old professors/clinical instructors to see if they can pull some strings? What about an ED that has...

  8. Rant. Questions are killing me!

    Mrs.D. replied to broughden's topic in General Students

    Well I doubt they care what's on people's facebooks... you never know. I think this is a good outlet let it all out. I don't post anything on FB for privacy. Not even that I was in school or became a...

  9. How did/do you pay for nursing school?

    Mrs.D. replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I didn't find it that outlandishly expensive. I went to community college for prerequisites, then a local university for the BSN. I believe it was $10k/year at SSU in Salem Mass. I worked during...

  10. Rant. Questions are killing me!

    Mrs.D. replied to broughden's topic in General Students

    I'm not saying this is OP AT ALL (venting online is different than freaking out in public), but... I used to hate the next class after exams when students would fight questions. Laaaaaaaawd those...

  11. Rant. Questions are killing me!

    Mrs.D. replied to broughden's topic in General Students

    I love that meme and have referenced it often. It sure does seem that way, but you will get it!

  12. Rant. Questions are killing me!

    Mrs.D. replied to broughden's topic in General Students

    Okay, I can put it another way. Even if C is not the ideal answer (which it is, but it does take time to understand this and I'm confident that you will get it someday), D is an incorrect answer. It...

  13. Rant. Questions are killing me!

    Mrs.D. replied to broughden's topic in General Students

    No. There is no assumption. The answer specifically says that the family is available to ask. There is also no assumption on whether it's a hipaa violation because the option says you can talk to...

  14. new staffing laws in mass? CA nurses

    Mrs.D. replied to lorie101's topic in General Nursing

    If anyone wants to check out the most current conversation on this topic but may have missed it...

  15. A&p 1

    Mrs.D. replied to Tiabony07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sorry you're struggling. You study until you understand. No one can tell you how much or how little to study because everyone learns differently. Generally "they" say 3 hours of study time per...

  16. CNAs and HUCs should be paid more!

    Mrs.D. replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sure. Everyone that works hard should have the ability to increase their salary with experience. I think it depends where you live, though. Like the PP mentioned, hospital aids here make around $15...

  17. New grad programs in MA

    Mrs.D. replied to emergenceRN17's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm an idiot! It says RN after your name. Congrats! Did you get into a new grad program? What ended up happening with

  18. New grad programs in MA

    Mrs.D. replied to emergenceRN17's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey Hopeful! Any luck passing

  19. Discouraged in Clinical

    Mrs.D. replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Students

    I hear you, it can be very intimidating. However, you need to learn to advocate for yourself. That's step 1. Also, your instructor will not fail you for asking questions in a non-acusitory,...

  20. Feeling guilty about not doing more

    Mrs.D. replied to cardiacnurse19's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you had a tough time with that one. Have you talked this out with any of the more senior nurses on your floor? Perhaps by talking about what you did, what you would change, what they would...

  21. Discouraged in Clinical

    Mrs.D. replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Students

    This is not normal. You need to be either assigned to a nurse, or assigned to a patient, or have some sort of assignment. That is your instructors job to do. Everyone runs their clinical differently....

  22. Mistakes.. in a non nursing job

    Mrs.D. replied to BriCheese's topic in General Students

    I'm a waitress too! Well, I'm between a waitress and a nurse, ha. "Hi, I'm Dee your waitress nurse." Sorry you got hustled. I wouldn't say I'm clumsy, but I definitely start new things out sloooow....

  23. How to Ace Nursing Fundamentals courses?

    Mrs.D. replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure if your teacher explained the rationale for why that was the correct answer and why the other was wrong, but I'm here and thought I'd give my 2 cents. And it will help with a LOT of...

  24. How to Ace Nursing Fundamentals courses?

    Mrs.D. replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Students

    I hope your test went well! When I was looking for one more way to study, I used the professor's syllabus as a guide. There's a section that will be listing what they plan to teach you: the course...

  25. Tutoring...Desperate for help!

    Mrs.D. replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    When I was a peer tutor, I emailed each person separately that made an appointment that they needed to bring all of their materials: notes from the chapter they were working on, textbook, ATI book,...