andrea3434

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

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 without a preceptor when still on orientation (isn’t that...

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, it doesn’t matter what other people consider “real nu...

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 original actually later apologized. I get not wanting...

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

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

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

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 adults.

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 respect you. Have you asked other nurses on your unit if they a...

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 team that does all ivs except on labor and delivery....

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 system, and medication (diagnoses ADHD and we lite...

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

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 after I finished. Good luck everyone!

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

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

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 L&D.

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 a 60-65% on the last Kaplan exam (after the in cla...

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

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 want to do this, so I think you should stick with i...

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 you (I decided the accelerated route wasn't for me)...

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 nursing school or can you repeat it ? If I were you (an...

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 (the semester just happened to have less qualified ap...

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 very excited to get a job. I long for the independ...

Awesome tips thank you!!!

We have lavender patches that patients can stick on their skin if they want (usually only they can smell them once placed unless you are really close). We offer them if someone is anxious and wishes to try it. I like certain oils myself but would ...