Philly85

Hi everyone, Just started clinicals last week and I came to the realization pretty quickly that I'm definitely going to be a nurse that needs a stethoscope cover. I have sensitive skin and the rubber of the stethoscope is def going to be a problem wi...

What is an "AA" ?

Just curious as to why you say CRNA's are doomed from now on?

Thanks. The smell has been gone for several days now, it only stayed with me for about a day.

Nursing student here...just wondering how you all personally approach the situation of needing to touch someone intimately. For example, if I'm a man assessing a woman in a sensitive area, would I say "Is it OK if I do such and such" or would you say...

So just because I'm brand new, I'm not allowed to call out an experienced nurse for a legitimate reason? Maybe me saying "I wanted to slap the nurse" was a poor choice of wording, I was just annoyed b/c I got a huge debris cloud right in my face. An...

Everyone, me saying "I wanted to slap the nurse", didn't mean I actually REALLY wanted to slap her. It's an expression! I just meant that I was annoyed with her for basically flapping all the debris DIRECTLY in mine and another student's faces. Yes...

Wow, seriously you guys with all the hate? I was asking a serious question and NO IT'S NOT A DENTAL ISSUE. I floss every night and have perfect teeth and gums and have never had a cavity. And YES, I wanted to slap the nurse, b/c we were taught that...

Hi Penny94, it's my pleasure. As far as class schedule, for quarter 1, we had 3 classes total, Nursing Pathophysiology, Relationship Based Nursing Care, and Contemporary Health Care. Patho was Tues 6-8:50 pm, Relationship Based Nursing was Thurs 6-...

As a male nurse, don't you feel like this is setting things back a bit, stereotype-wise? It's almost as if you are saying, "Yep, you have a reason to be potentially be worried that I am going to assault you, so let me just go get this female nurse o...

Thank you. I feel like this answer best encompasses my feelings about things and will probably be the way I will approach things in my practice as a nurse.

I really highly resent the "always have a female present" thing...I know some people just want to cover their a**, but seriously, I feel like this attitude only STRENGTHENS the negative stereotype. It's basically an admission that you could possibly...

Hi all, congrats on your acceptances. I'm a current 24-monther currently in quarter 2, started in Fall 2016. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask :) P.S. Make sure you start your Hep C immunizations NOW if you haven't already. The...

Thanks for the tip about using the back of the hand, I agree that is a good idea.

Good point, I definitely agree with taking out "just."

My one lab instructor has been saying to not approach it that way b/c it comes off as you potentially being uncomfortable about doing xyz and thus making pt uncomfortable. She always says, "Be the nurse first." By saying "Ok, I just need to do such...

Hi all, First clinical day coming up next Sunday (ahhhh), and I need to have a wrist-watch with a second hand. Anyone have any good recommendations? I'd want it to be a little loose to accommodate hand-washing and I have a decent sized wrists for a ...

The title says it all. How much above your base pay do you generally make, taking into account shift differentials? Do you work days/nights/weekends, etc?

When someone asks me what I do. For all of my 20's, I've dreaded the "So what do you do?" question. Mainly because I graduated with a useless degree (Kinesiology) that wasn't good for anything on it's own, only as a "jumping off" point into grad scho...

I'm also interested in clinical nurse I salary @ Penn if anyone is willing to share.

Just one question for you all..... How the heck are you planning on paying for the crazy ridiculous 106k tuition?

Drexel ACE also has a 20 month program that is class at night and clinicals on weekends. Their 11 month full time program is more popular, but they started the 2 yr one last year, I believe.

Hi everyone...sorry for the strange question in advance (though I've definitely seen some strange ones reading through the archives lately!) Anyway, I'm finishing up my last pre-req right now and am about to apply to 2nd degree accelerated BSN progra...

Hi all, I've tried searching old threads for the answer to this question, to no avail, so I apologize if it's been discussed before. Basically, working 3 12's (36 hrs) per week gives you a total of 1,872 hours per year vs 2,080 hours if you work 5 8'...

Thanks for the explanation :)