Chazzie_Made_It

Chazzie_Made_It ADN

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  1. Group chats and cheating?

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to Emeraldstorm's topic in General Students

    I have found that those that cheat usually end up failing at some point, either a class, a SIM, a clinical, or the NCLEX. Focus on

  2. Is it appropriate to "show off" that you are a Nurse on social media?

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Let people live. As long as they're not violating HIPAA it's all good in my book. They're proud of what they do and It humanizes the profession. There are other social media posts to gripe

  3. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    I came online to search for precasting tips and found this post. Everyone's comments will be helpful for me as I am struggling with my preceptee as well. Similar in nature, but he is a new, new grad....

  4. refusing patients due to medical reasons.

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to reallyagain7's topic in General Nursing

    As my manager says, "Planet earth is a red zone when it comes to COVID." As such, the hospital I work at will no longer honor "medical exemptions" and everyone was required to return to "normal"...

  5. Nurses, How do you score on big 5 personality

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to Flowerwater's topic in General Nursing

    Extroversion: 97% Emotional Stability: 87% Agreeableness: 67% Conscientiousness: 84% Intellect/Imagination:

  6. Hitting a wall

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to BodhiHeart's topic in Critical Care

    This is exactly what I am thinking. I'm often in a patients room and will have the tele tech call me in the room and notify me that the pt is desating. Or I will have another RN come in to tell me. I...

  7. How are your Covid patients treated in your Covid/ICU unit?

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Where I am at the docs write specific orders to “bundle care” and “limit time in pt’s room”. We are allowed to answer call lights at the nurses station. We are allowed to call the pts room...

  8. Nursing informatics and healthcare informatics

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to moktao's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I am going to start A MS in Health Informatics program in the Fall. Main reason is I have a BA and an ADN, no BSN. I want to get into the field but didn’t want to spend more money taking extra upper...

  9. Now this....the crazy just keeps getting crazier

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to ladycody's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    And now this.... https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/17/politics/white-house-CDC-house-testimony-schools/index.html From the article: More

  10. Nursing check-in: How are your numbers???

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to ladycody's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I live and work in Arizona. I'm sure everyone has seen the news re. Arizona. I also happen to work on the Navajo reservation. Which, again, I'm sure you have seen the news re. these two areas. Well, I...

  11. Is this bad sign?

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to dlee50's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes. I submitted an application in April and got a call for an interview until August. Was offered the position after the interview but didn't start on the job until Sept. 30th. At my previous job...

  12. Help! The teacher's answers are different from mine?

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to Beaue's topic in General Students

    I got 33.33gtt/min. There are 20gtt/ml The volume you have is 100mL which has to infuse over 1 hour. So, there are 2000gtt/100mL. Next we need to calculate gtt/min. There are 60mins/hour. We will...

  13. Starting ADN Program, Will I Get Hired?

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don't know how it is in Texas, but in Arizona every single one of my class mates (40 in all) graduated with their ADN, passed NCLEX and got a job. Some, while still in school, and others less than 5...

  14. ARE MOST RN SCHOOLS LIKE THIS??

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to Anon143's topic in School, College Programs

    Yes, it's common. Our proctored grades had to be above 76% before our non-proctored grades were

  15. I need my instructor

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to SquatsNScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I just recently graduated (Dec. 2017) and have been working for a year now. In my program, during the final months, we were allowed to perform skills with just the assigned RN present. How can one...

  16. New RN Grad Need Guidance Please :()

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to NewICUNurse93's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a fairly new grad (8 months in) I am working in PCU, I had 12 weeks of unit orientation, I couldn't imagine doing 8 weeks. I also was always asking questions about things I was unfamiliar with. I...

  17. Arizona ATT

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to adri0110's topic in Nursing Career

    I went to school in AZ. Graduated in December 2017, but I submitted my application 2 months before graduation. I then had to wait for the school to submit info to the board upon my graduation. After...

  18. Help Wanted- Asking the Night Shifters for Advice

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I am new to night shift. And I am so thankful for my preceptor that first week. I struggled those first 3 shifts. The first 2 were the worst. But after that my body got used to it. I figured out my...

  19. New Grad Feeling Insecure

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to BearLuna's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been working my first RN job for 5 months and I still feel out of sorts. I have been off orientation since the middle of June and my first day on my own was nerve-racking. But, I had a ton of...

  20. time from graduation to job offer

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to midwifemae's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    3 weeks after graduation.

  21. Pell Grant Denied... Help!

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to FutureNurseWard's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There should be an appeal form you can fill out with financial aid. The form I filled out was a Maximum Time Frame Appeal. Also, try and apply for scholarships. There are a ton out there if your...

  22. Where are all the calculation qs in uworld?

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to direw0lf's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just an FYI: I took NCLEX in February 2018 and didn't get a single math/dosage questions. I asked some of my classmates and out of 14 people only 1 person got 1

  23. Is it possible for a nurse to become a doctor?

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to madel23's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you

  24. Macbook Air or Macbook Pro for Nursing School?

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to tmccstu2018's topic in General Students

    I used a 3 year old Acer PC for about a year of school, it was so bothersome with the constant updates, automatic shutdowns, and chrome issues. The motherboard gave out unexpectedly one day and I...

  25. Dismissal from nursing school without failing any course

    Chazzie_Made_It replied to Beebee18's topic in General Students

    Wow! The use of the "angry black women" stereotype to back up your argument is a cheap shot. Not surprising though, especially given how many posters are whining about the "race card". OP - if you...