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  1. Max Pay Fresenius?

    andrea3434 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Just wondering if anyone here knows what a floor nurse maxes out at. I got hired at $40.50 (inexperienced to dialysis, 2 years hospital RN previously). I've seen how charge nurses and CMs are worked...

  2. Help! Preceptor Issue

    andrea3434 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, major reading comprehension fail. That’s what I get for reading posts in the middle of the

  3. Help! Preceptor Issue

    andrea3434 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. If you are on orientation you should have a preceptor available. I could see getting someone else to precept if your original went home. i don’t think it’s safe to leave a new Rn...

  4. Am I Fit for Nursing?! HELP

    andrea3434 replied to reignbass's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You don’t have to be sweet and selfless to be a nurse. What you do need is a strong support system in order to get through nursing school with a baby. This doesn’t have to come from family. Also,...

  5. New Grad Nurse Anxiety PLS HELPPPP.

    andrea3434 replied to raaaachel's topic in General Nursing

    A good preceptor should not make you afraid to ask questions. do you have an educator on your unit or someone else you can talk to about this? I have a friend who requested a new preceptor. The...

  6. New Grad LTC Med Pass Problems

    andrea3434 replied to Itswesley's topic in General Nursing

    Lol if you worked in a hospital you wouldn’t have to give 25 patients their meds! That was a ridiculous question from your

  7. I hate fake call outs.

    andrea3434 replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital doesn’t give full annual raises for more than 4% call ins. Really cuts down on them I tell

  8. I was slapped by a patient

    andrea3434 replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

    Somehow the topic of reporting a patient to the police has never come up in any of my modules

  9. Getting hired with no experience

    andrea3434 replied to romans8:28's topic in General Nursing

    True at my hospital as well. Not to mention group homes. Many of my aids either work side jobs or started at group homes for mentally challenged

  10. Advice from experienced nurses please

    andrea3434 replied to ADN_Is_Complete's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve only been a nurse for 7 months but I too feel like I’m drowning still. I swear it’s become worse in the past month. The issue with the aides is absolutely unacceptable. They don’t...

  11. Advice please

    andrea3434 replied to ert01479's topic in General Nursing

    The only practice we got with IVs in nursing school was on fake arms. I've worked as an RN for 4 months now on a medical-oncology floor and have never started an IV. At our hospital we have an IV...

  12. I can't do it all (mom rant)

    andrea3434 replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    My son (also fifth grade) has similar issues. It is draining and stressful. What helps is therapy (my husband and I alternate weeks taking him) that is both play and talk-based, a supportive school...

  13. NCLEX June 2018

    andrea3434 replied to sch19's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey, you might want to edit. We aren't supposed to ask for copyrighted information and the mods have been deleting these types of

  14. NCLEX June 2018

    andrea3434 replied to sch19's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took mine today. My stopped at 101, I had 25 select all that apply, no ecg and only a couple of med questions. No dosing calc or delegation which surprised me. Got the good pop up about 3 hours...

  15. Where are all the nursing jobs?

    andrea3434 replied to neurogirl77's topic in Nursing Career

    Minnesota is awesome. I moved here from Colorado 10 years ago and I'd never go

  16. Where are all the nursing jobs?

    andrea3434 replied to neurogirl77's topic in Nursing Career

    Or really anywhere in Minnesota. Most of my new grad class has been hired at good starting

  17. Labor and delivery

    andrea3434 replied to Nadia33's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was thinking the same thing. I just graduated and only 3 of the women out of 33 in our graduating class are interested in

  18. Kaplan & Preparing for the NCLEX

    andrea3434 replied to Wildflower_08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Our class was required to take the Kaplan course after graduation. Our Kaplan instructor assured us that it is totally normal to get those scores on the first trainers. Your ultimate goal is to get...

  19. Got all 265 questions on NCLEX RN today

    andrea3434 replied to Flour21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My friend passed with 265 last semester. She also felt like she failed and didn't know anything. Don't give up hope

  20. Thinking about quitting nursing school..

    andrea3434 replied to champagneg's topic in General Students

    Use Kahn academy videos to supplement the power points! Or find other lectures on youtube to help. Meet with other classmates to study together and create a study guide. It sounds like you really...

  21. Mom guilt

    andrea3434 replied to bsprinkle15's topic in General Students

    Do it now before your babe is old enough to really make you feel guilty! :) I entered nursing school after being a SAHM for 8 years. My kids were 8, 6, and 2 at the time. I wasn't gone as much as...

  22. Failing by 8% advice?

    andrea3434 replied to anilea's topic in General Students

    It all depends on how many points are left in the semester and whether or not you think you can achieve high enough scores to pass. What happens if you fail the class? Do you get kicked out of...

  23. Low gpa but want to get into nursing

    andrea3434 replied to Rachaelfc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Meanwhile I got into a highly competitive BSN program in my area with a 3.2. It all depends on the school, the area, even the semester you are applying for. Me getting accepted was a mix of luck...

  24. Just got accepted to nursing school and I'm not excited.

    andrea3434 replied to mom2twins9909's topic in General Students

    I was also a SAHM when I started, I am about to graduate. I was very excited to be out of the house, go back to school, and eventually make my own money. Honestly I've loved nursing school and I'm...

  25. I passed in 77! My NCLEX Advice

    andrea3434 replied to Mreyna19's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Awesome tips thank