live_N_scrubs replied to manettohillnurse's topic in School
I just started as a school nurse in Utah. In my county, the school district contracts the county health department for it's school nurses. Because of this, we get better pay and benefits than the...
live_N_scrubs replied to manofbess's topic in School
i think it's great that you are considering school nursing. i think being a male nurse would be a great influence to all of the boys in your communitiy. good
live_N_scrubs replied to AngelOvaMe's topic in School
In UT, a BSN is preferred in the school district that I work in, but they will hire an ADN with 2 years of nursing experience. I just started as a school nurse and I love it. I will be finishing an...
When I was in nursing school, I knew of at least 4 people who were cheating on exams. They would take turns going into the exam first, and then write down what they remembered on the test for others...
live_N_scrubs replied to zaga21's topic in Emergency
Like I said, if I'm lucky the nurse coming on shift will help me with the ER coming at shift change. But this night nurse still must start her shift, pass meds, assessments on 5 or 6 other patients....
live_N_scrubs replied to zaga21's topic in Emergency
"I really don't understand why they care if they get a patient 30 minutes before the end of their shift, they only have to take vitals and tuck them in." Simply tucking in a patient coming from the ER...
Good topic. I'm still in orientation and we hang K riders quite often where I work so I still have questions about how to run it. So this has been a great education for me. We also give maintenaice...
I work on a post surgical medical floor and I have two more weeks of orientation and I am stressing over being on my own. On one hand I am excited to be on my own because then I can figure out how I...
I know exactly how you feel. I'm a new grad and I started out working on a unit where they treated me horrible. My preceptor and nurse educator made me feel stupid and I became physically ill every...
live_N_scrubs replied to CrazyPremed's topic in General Nursing
I'm a new grad and I can tell you that the U of U starts you out at $18.40 and IHC/LDS start you out at $18.75. The U pays a little more for a BSN and both will give more if you have some experience....
Thanks so much for the encouraging words. I hope to find those excellent role models and learn alot from them. I'm the type that has a hard time being treated poorly, I don't react very well....
I just recently graduated and started my first nursing job. My preceptors were so mean to me and they made me feel stupid. They made my life miserable everyday that I went into work. At one point I...
Thanks for the great advice. I just graduated in May and started my first nursing job in July. The hospital was great but the unit I was on was horrible. My preceptors were horrible to me and the...