I am a new nurse in the NICU, and I'm just trying to decipher whether or not I made the right call. I had a patient being discharged to absentee teen parents. They had difficulty obtaining a car seat, didn't have adequate transportation, and so on. ...
Social work is absolutely involved and following up on their case. The parents didn't have inappropriate bonding, they just lacked adequate transportation to get to their baby after mom was discharged (not uncommon, I work in a widely low-income area...
One of my nursing instructors grew tired of the ED where she worked for 25 years and went back to school to become a licensed MFT. Maybe look into graduate programs for counseling? That'd probably be your best bet. Good luck!
katie115 replied to odpropofol's topic in Pre-Nursing
Hey, I remember when I was in high school and I had the same inclination towards healthcare as you (I wanted to be a registered nurse from the get-go). I volunteered in direct patient care, did a senior project with a nurse practitioner, took several...
Hi! I'm planning on starting the RN-BSN program in January 2015. Has anyone had problems or pushback with transferring credits? I am taking 9 GE credits this semester at a local community college to cut back on price (Nutrition, Philosophy, and Macro...
You're getting great advice in this thread! Whenever I had to manage anxiety in clinical (because I forced myself to get thrown into uncomfortable situations) I would do measured, counted breaths (inhale [2...3...4...] hold [2...3...4...] exhale [2....
katie115 replied to Water Lilly's topic in Job Hunt
Have you tried searching with "Indeed"? They show jobs available in all areas of the country and that may yield you better results. I know there are jobs in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, and Idaho for new grads... but you might...
katie115 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Relations
Speaking as a California new grad, I know how hard the job market is around here. I see new nurses ALL THE TIME act like this, and it's totally unacceptable. It boggles my mind why people would throw away an employment opportunity! This also gives us...
katie115 replied to tulipsweeti's topic in Pre-Nursing
I did micro first in a 6 week summer course (that was super difficult!) and then followed it with anatomy and physiology together (separate courses) in the following fall semester. I completed them all with A's and B's and was able to apply in Januar...
I am currently studying for my NCLEX using Kaplan's review book. I think the most important thing to know is what kind of learner you are! I'm a visual learner, so if I can see what the question is asking, I can eliminate some of the answers. Just re...
Thanks for your help! I visited the area about 5 months ago and it was a cute little town. I'm thinking I'd have the most luck applying to Baptist or West Florida since Sacred Heart does employ mostly BSN (although I'm beginning a program in January ...
katie115 replied to NorCalKid's topic in Pre-Nursing
Counselors have been the bane of my existence throughout high school and college. So many times I was told 'no' by those people and doubted heavily by them when I decided (at the ripe age of 16) to become a Registered Nurse. And here I am, ready to g...
Oh my gosh, congratulations! I have a love for women's health and just reading your post made me very excited! If I learned anything from my preceptorship, it is to really apply all of your nursing process skills during this experience. Those will t...
katie115 replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Relations
I was a patient once and what I remember is the emotional experience of the hospitalization. I was scared, everything hurt, and I didn't feel good at all. But the nurses who took care of me were happy, talkative people with a lovely bedside manner. Y...
Wow, what is with some of your replies? I'm not going to decorate anything on my mortar board, but if it's not a big deal, why are we complaining? Who cares! If you're hyper-focused on someone's mortar board, I think you need to re-focus into someth...
katie115 replied to happytypingirl's topic in Pre-Nursing
I don't think nursing school is anything like the pre-requisites. Those pre-reqs teach you the basics to solve the problem in nursing school, just like building blocks If you put your mind to it, you can push through. You just have to know yourself ...