Scottishtape

Scottishtape

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  1. Facing my own judgments

    Scottishtape replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both for sharing. I think this is a great topic, and one I'm sure a lot of us battle with. Big hugs to you

  2. Should I still keep going?

    Scottishtape replied to nb1104_'s topic in General Students

    I dropped out of my bridge program in the beginning and instantly regretted it. I hurried up and spoke with the Dean so I could restart the next semester, and I made it through just fine, even though...

  3. Breaching StaRN Contract

    Scottishtape replied to Bella_CO's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This. When I was young, I had the mentality that if I ignored it, it didn't hurt me. Until I hit 30 and wanted to buy a house. It took a full year and a lot of money to get my credit high enough to...

  4. Non-nurse editing LVN Notes?

    Scottishtape replied to morgan1128's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Think about what would happen if you had to go to court. Your nursing notes are your legal foothold to show what you did and didn't do as a nurse. There are also many abbreviations that are not...

  5. quick question - liver hemorrhage

    Scottishtape replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    The reason the first one is correct is because when you're looking at hemorrhage, the combination of a low b/p and an elevated heart rate are classic signs. Yes, distension and abdominal discomfort...

  6. Tips For LPNs Going For Their RN Degree

    Scottishtape replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm not sure how it works in Canada, but the bridge program I did looked at my LPN GPA and we had to prove we'd worked at least 1 year full time as an LPN. Thing is, you're not going to get a good...

  7. LPN to RN pay

    Scottishtape replied to FLorida_624's topic in General Nursing

    I went up by $8/hr base, and $12/hr with differential. I went from long term care to the hospital environment. Also, I'm in Florida, not Indiana. It's also important to note, my employer gave me 6...

  8. How long did you wait to take your NCLEX exam?

    Scottishtape replied to kmason90's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    4

  9. Getting kicked out of program

    Scottishtape replied to Shailat's topic in General Students

    You are one of the most interesting people on this board. Now I want to hear you

  10. Tele tech notification of leads off

    Scottishtape replied to onerntish's topic in General Nursing

    We only have usually 2 aides on our floor on any given day. The CMU will call the nurse responsible for the patient to tell us the leads are off or they need a new battery. That's routine for our...

  11. Good online NP school for a non nursing bachelors degree

    Scottishtape replied to dressagedevon's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    UCF has several NP programs for RNs with non nursing bachelors. You so have to take 3 pre requisite classes first, and they do require the GRE. However, it's a hybrid, so a lot of the theory is...

  12. Ethical issue regarding antipsychotic

    Scottishtape replied to ksusn's topic in General Nursing

    This. Edit: I was also thinking maybe it was an off label use, but I'm not finding anything credible, so I removed that portion of my post

  13. Are you a New Grad after getting your MSN?

    Scottishtape replied to Kaelias22's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure about your area, it in my area, anyone with less than 1 year of experience is considered a new grad, regardless of whether they're an ADN, BSN, or MSN. I seem to remember a thread here...

  14. I might get a B in Human Physiology ?! Is this going to hurt me

    Scottishtape replied to sean1976's topic in General Nursing

    Both of the ones I attended were competitive. Only X number were offered

  15. I might get a B in Human Physiology ?! Is this going to hurt me

    Scottishtape replied to sean1976's topic in General Nursing

    Meh. Doubtful. I got a C in physiology and got into both an LPN program, and an RN program. But, Sour Lemon is right: it all depends on who you're competing against and what your other...

  16. Nurse interview for band 7

    Scottishtape replied to Sky4's topic in United Kingdom

    Ha hahahahahhaha. I think it's safe to assume if we don't know what a band 7 is, we probably don't know what a band 6

  17. Interview Questions for New Grad!!

    Scottishtape replied to kogand's topic in General Nursing

    I had questions such as, "Name a time when you had a difficult situation with a coworker. How did you handle it?". Those were most of the questions. I did get a clinical scenario in all of the...

  18. Graduate Entry Nursing school question

    Scottishtape replied to kamododragon's topic in General Students

    The OP is talking about grad school. For graduate school, you have to take different exams for entry, such as the GRE. OP: I've never heard of the MAT, but I just took the GRE and it honestly wasn't...

  19. New RN

    Scottishtape replied to Cekb10's topic in General Nursing

    When I first became a nurse, I placed an NG on my patient, and forgot to hook the end of the suction to the suction container. I switched on the suction, and alllllll that stomach contents ran down my...

  20. Job offers before graduatiing?

    Scottishtape replied to melsothavy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got several offers before I graduated. I applied to the hospital system I wanted and they sent my resume to the units I was interested in. I then interviewed with the managers of those units and...

  21. Little help please!

    Scottishtape replied to 2014NewGradRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd definitely add that. It may not be nursing experience, but it is parient care experience and it also gave you that much more ICU experience. It also shows a good track record with

  22. Annoying Employee

    Scottishtape replied to FLorida_624's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're a supervisor of nurses and you're not a nurse yet? What kind of facility is

  23. Having Problem Locating Preceptor

    Scottishtape replied to cbccern's topic in General Students

    Does said preceptor *have* to be hospital based? Maybe start hitting up other types of organizations to find one? Medical offices, LTAC, LTC, etc. Also, network with your nurse friends, maybe they...

  24. I Graduated from LVN School!!!

    Scottishtape replied to esmy2005's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! Good luck on NCLEX! Edited to add: Sorry, I was multitasking and totally missed answering the actual questions hahaha I've taken the NCLEX PN. It was stressful, I felt like crap...

  25. Scary Nurses

    Scottishtape replied to NurseEmmy's topic in General Nursing

    I've asked this several times. In THREE different facilities, I was given the exact same answer: "We need warm