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  1. Student Loan Repayment by Hospital

    MB37 replied to mnscotti's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My hospital (not in midwest) has a lifetime education credit of $16K. You can use up to $4K/year for EITHER loan repayment or tuition reimbursement if pursuing an additional degree. I could...

  2. Otoscope and Othalmoscope

    MB37 replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Students

    ...we had to bring our own (the school's, we didn't have to buy them) with us to clinical to practice because the hospital doesn't have any... Unless you specifically work with pts with ear/eye...

  3. Why so competitive?

    MB37 replied to LittleTraumaQueen's topic in General Students

    Everyone at my school was good about sharing too - except with a few people who were obvious slackers, bragged about not studying, rarely came to class, and then begged every week for your notes....

  4. Help Help Sos With The Change Of Day To Night

    MB37 replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you done more than one? Most people say it takes a few months to adjust. You can always help yourself out w/valerian, melatonin, Benadryl, scrip sleep aids/Provigil if necessary, especially to...

  5. Where are some areas you worked for your final senior yr semester clincal experience?

    MB37 replied to rainbowbright11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I spent all of my MS II in two different ICUs (we could rank choices, including various units, ER, and stepdown/tele). That got me exposed to it before I had to choose a preceptorship, which was nice...

  6. Need advice on dealing with missed IV's and what to say to the patient...

    MB37 replied to HamBiscuit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is something I'm nervous about! I'll be an RN next week if I pass my NCLEX, and we learned IVs in school, but I got almost no chance to practice them in clinical. We couldn't start them until a...

  7. Carrying all that stuff to clinicals . . .

    MB37 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Our CI was irritating about bringing books as well. We were not given a place to store bags, but we were required to bring not only our drug book (even though there are some on every unit, plus it's...

  8. Skipping Nursing Calc?

    MB37 replied to missjennmb's topic in General Students

    We were expected to read and work through a book by Ogden (don't have ISBN handy) over break. If you can do basic algebra you can do med math. That's all it is, with conversions and fancy words added...

  9. Anyone else on nights feel completely out of it?

    MB37 replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    Leesie - that's my planned schedule exactly. I'm a new grad and I don't get to go on nights right away, but those hours are why I want to work nights (plus the extra cash). Days are actually more...

  10. Med/Surg or Not to Med/Surg. That is the question?

    MB37 replied to ButterPeacanRican's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going directly into critical care as a new grad, but I was willing to work med-surg first. My first choice hospital only takes new grads into critical care via a really competitive internship...

  11. Do nurses use calculators?

    MB37 replied to lilybean's topic in General Students

    They should definitely make sure that everyone is able to do basic math by hand, since as stated you can have a disaster situation, power outage, etc. when you don't have access to a calculator,...

  12. While Waiting for that First Job

    MB37 replied to Butterflybee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A month off from studying anything nursing-related is well deserved! I wish I could have tested already - we finished class in mid-July, didn't graduate until the 2nd week of August (r/t university...

  13. Do you get to drop working weekends after working for your hospital with seniority?

    MB37 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We get a measly 5% differential. Some people request to work them though, just because there are fewer tests/procedures those days, no mgmt, etc. You wouldn't have to mandate people to work shifts...

  14. CNA duties vs. Nursing Duties

    MB37 replied to joolia's topic in General Nursing

    Can't we all agree not to make generalizations about an entire class of people based on the actions of a few people with the same license or certification? And that there are many RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and...

  15. During your test

    MB37 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How did you all plan to include breaks? I take mine next week, and while I'm hoping for 75 questions, I'm planning on 265. I know they have one q2h that's already set up, but did any of you get up for...

  16. During your test

    MB37 replied to MB37's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If it only takes me an hour I'll be fine - not if I get 265 Qs. I'm used to bringing a liter of H2O into my exams - they always let us in school, as long as we removed the label. I know that I can't...

  17. Husband uncomfortable with my job!

    MB37 replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    I will admit, when I read your first post, "RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!" went through my head too. However, after getting through the next nine pages and your responses, I realize that I jumped to...

  18. How does your own PCP treat you?

    MB37 replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    My PCP is an ARNP as well, and I started seeing her when I was finishing prereqs (now a GN, take the NCLEX next week). Since I told her I was in NS, she's always treated me with professional courtesy...

  19. Hardest question--Does anybody know

    MB37 replied to hinakpatel2000's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Neuro ICU preceptorship - we did 20-30 degrees for HOB, never 45. Definitely hypoglycemia and corticosteroids. I was almost sure of atropine, as confirmed by the paramedic. I wasn't sure about the med...

  20. Hesi Exit Exam-RN exit exam

    MB37 replied to MaresRN2B's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They're NCLEX-style questions. The ones on the HESI are the same type of questions that are found in your Saunders, Mosby, Davis, etc. NCLEX study guides. For most of us, they're the same type of...

  21. How do you study?

    MB37 replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Students

    I take the NCLEX next week. I've been studying since May 2007 when I started NS (ABSN). Every exam we had in every course had NCLEX style questions, so those of us who wanted to do well took our...

  22. How do you get the nursing care done with hourly rounding & computer documentation?

    MB37 replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    I spent a semester in school on a floor that trialed rounding, and it was as capnnikkiRN described. Either a nurse or a tech had to stick their head in the door, ask a pt the 4 Ps, and either check...

  23. Can't find a job

    MB37 replied to JackieSue's topic in General Nursing

    Have you had trouble getting interviews, or actually getting the jobs? Big hospitals have a tendency to not always follow up on applications, so it can be helpful to call nurse recruiting and follow...

  24. low census, cancell that deprives nurses of their livlihooding shifts

    MB37 replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    When I waited tables for a living the restaurant wasn't allowed to force people to leave if we had a low # of reservations on the books. They could offer, but it had to be a mutual agreement. I know...

  25. graduate nurse permit?

    MB37 replied to futureRNJaz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Depends on your state. We could work the day after graduation as GNs, so far as I know - as long as school was willing to fax over a statement saying that we'd "met all the requirements" to sit for...