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I work in a small ER, where we might have 5-6 pts between 0200 and 0700. Some of us will, occasionally, doze off. More often though we'll watch a movie in the breakroom or sit at the nurses station and play solitaire. There is ALWAYS an understand...

Here in AZ, when I had my daughter (9 years ago) I just didn't put anything down. Therefore, my daughter's birth certificate doesn't mention any father on it, there's not even a space for "unknown". ...chrissy...

I'm totally disheartend by the responses so far. I've been out of school almost 6 months, orienting in the ER the entire time, and I LOVE IT. I go to work never knowing what will come in the door. Every single day I go to work with the possiblity t...

Congrats! The first feel so good! Chrissy

Hello! I'm a new grad in the ED too. I started my position on May 21st- 2 days after graduation! I'm in the same boat. Some days I feel like I participated in a 13-hour long test (and didn't know a single one of the answers). The things that have...

I graduate in 14 days! WooHoo! I'm doing my preceptorship in the ED, where I am also hired on to work after graduation. I LOVE my job because I get to see some of the coolest things, I get to learn something new every day, and it is a constant cha...

Hi Purple! I'm in preceptorship right now and I LOVE IT! I don't have to prep the night before, I don't have instructors breathing down my neck, I don't have paperwork to turn in afterwards...it's awesome! I go in and work, just like I will after I...

I am set to start my orientation as a new grad in the ED on May 21st. My ED has an entire protocol from an organization of ED educators that has to be finished in my six month training. I am also to shadow an RN, Tech, and US for set number of shif...

Starting New Grad pay at my local hospitalis $20.29/hour, available overtime and differentials not included. There is NO WAY I would work for $11. I'm a nurse extern right now and I make $12.55/hour! Nope, no way. Chrissy

Good Grief! Talk about a popular thread!!! I am also a nursing student, and I graduate in May. I plan on going straight to ICU or ER on graduation. I have been a nurse extern in both places. When I started school, I had this wonderful vision of m...

I graduate May 19th!!!! I haven't started applying for a "real" job yet, but I work as a nurse extern in the float pool, so at one time or another I have worked in every department and have introduced myself to all the department heads. We only hav...

This is probably a stupid question- but as far as infectious diseases go, what are you going to catch by doing mouth-to-mouth? Aside from a cold, maybe Herpes if you managed your ENTIRE life without it (up to 90% of the adult population has Type 1 a...

I'm 4'11 and 105 lbs. Granted I'm a girl and a soon-to-be nurse, but I can manage pretty much anything the CNA's do. I can't see any reason you wouldn't be able to.\ Chrissy

Nursing school is your JOB. Treat it as such. Do your share, do it well. Help other people out.

I would never disrobe for a classmate. I would fight that one until they changed the rules or kicked me out of school. My shcool has been pretty good. We don't wear stupid uniforms, all of our rules seem to make sense, and there is no nudity or sem...

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The hospital patients get better food than what is normally served in the cafeteria most days. At least they get three different meals- We get a breakfast of overcooked scrambled eggs, ninja pancakes, and suger-free syrup EVERY DAY, and then lunch a...

OOH OOOH ME!!! I am proud class of May '07! I graduate May 19th, just a day after I turn 25!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I am already a nurse extern at our local hospital so I assume that I will continue to work there. I'm hoping for...

These are probably all common knowledge to seasoned nurses, but I'm still in school and these have been bits of trivia I've picked up along the way: Pt's will complain of everything looking "yellowish" (yellow aura) with Digoxin toxicity. That's not...

GO! It doesn't matter if you haven't graduated yet. It's always good to know what's outt here and what people are offering, so that when you DO graduate, you have a good mind of what is competitive as far as wages and sign-on bonuses. GO! Maybe you...

I sense some bitterness on these boards, yes? I also am not a nurse yet. BUT, I do work as a nurse extern in EVERY unit in the hospital with the sole exception of the OR. I work on understaffed days, severely understaffed days, overstaffed days, se...

I understand the concern here, but like an above poster said, don't demonize an entire culture because of a horrible story. There are horible stories everywhere, about everything. If I actually paid attention to them I would be a hermit, living in m...

Don't let this one cruddy experience determine anything! I freeze in skills lab demonstrations. I manage to get through them by laughing a lot, talking myself through the steps out loud, and remembering that I DO KNOW THIS INFORMATION!!! I have a...

I have a reaction to peaches- my throat and lips start itching. I had a horrible reaction to something during clinicals for my CNA class. I had to go to the ER. Still don't know what that was from. I also get itchy lips from pineapple...but I lov...

Pre-reqs for Yavapai College (required before you can be officially admitted to the program) ENG 101 and 102 College Algebra BIO 181 (or other approved 100-level BIO class) CHM 130 or higher Once into the program (or you can do what I did, and take a...