This kind of stuff happens all the time. Nursing school teaches you two things: how to pass the NCLEX, and how to NOT kill patients. Its pretty presumptuous to claim that people saying I need XX to...
Every nurse I have spoken to, (even the people who are hiring BSN nurses) all say it literally doesn't matter where you get your BSN from. As long as they are accredited, hospitals don't care. You can...
OcMurse93 replied to laurascarborough1310's topic in General Students
I haven't done either, but what I can tell you is to look at this as a job interview. Does that hospital/surrounding hospitals hire new grads into that department? In southern california I typically...
As someone who lives in SoCal. If you do your CNA, you will only be able to work in a nursing home, if you are lucky. No one will hire you as a CNA in a hospital without experience, and that is what I...
For my program, LVN to RN students entered the program during the second semester. There was maybe 2 or 3 spots if they were lucky. It is expected that they still have the same foundation of medical...
If a regulatory mechanism is compensating for hypotension, it would attempt to bring the blood pressure closer to the set-point (roughly 120/80) as possible. Once that was achieved it would no longer...
For my program, teachers give you a copy of the test with correct answers bolded after you turn in your scantron. Some offered rationales, while others did not. If you stayed after school for office...
I can totally relate. It really wears down on you after a while. Imagine working 5 days per week making minimum wage with the same issues, its not fun. Before I graduated, myself and my 2 other...
I really don't think it has anything to do with your gender. It probably has a lot to do with you only having an associates degree. Also, the fact that your 22 years of experience is in urgent care....
I feel for you. It really pays to thoroughly research a position before accepting an offer. I usually use glassdoor.com or ask around. Patient reviews on yelp are also a good way to gauge the culture...
It is your responsibility to seek out learning opportunities. IV insertions are the hardest to do in school because a lot of patients don't like students doing them. Speak to your professor expressing...