Always Learning, RN

received im vaccine yesterday pm, no side affects at all, not even a sore arm. both teen daughters received nasal mist 2 weeks ago, oldest one got nauseated that pm but ate from football concession stand prior to nausea, and all kids who ate same it...

As this thread is over 1 year old you have probably already found out about these but: Arthrex or Dyonics shoulder holders, same people that make the yellow fins/allen stirrups. They are foam padded U shaped supports that attach to the bed at the sh...

Hi all, I see that this thread is quite old, but as the new RC for robotic surgery at my facility I am interested in improving turnover times. Curious as to what type of turnover times you have at your facility if the same surgeon, team and robot fol...

WOW, I am a new grad working PCU/Tele and our ratio is 5/1! It is extremely overwhelming for me, even though I worked this floor as a student. I would love the 2/1 or even 3/1 ratios mentioned above. We are also VERY fast paced, no vents but do h...

I AM PROUD OF YOU!:icon_hug: And you should be proud too. Jealousy is an evil green monster that rears it's ugly head at times of great accomplishment. Your mom and brother should be ashamed of their behavior. Oh, and they may need an education on ...

Hey futurecnm, I was taught the same info as Jedi both in nursing school, and in the NCLEX review class (big name one) that I took through my employer. 51% to pass, but the 51% must be above the minimum confidence line, which is a standard level of ...

Hey There, From what I was taught in school and in the review I took, the test gives you every chance to pass, so unless you were missing very very basic questions the computer would have kept giving you more questions until it was convinced you pass...

Hey All, I have to agree, very unprofessional to ask over the phone or show up in person days later. You did just the right thing IMHO. Not that I don't respect what the medics do, I have the highest regard for what they do, its a tough job. I hav...

:yeahthat: I agree 110% with ann945n. NCLEX is NOT reality! Go with what you feel you would be interested in, not based on another persons opinion -- especially those with no more experience than you have in the matter (meaning your classmates). T...

We are color coded, but it is up to each department to determine their color code. As it happens, the Tech colors for some of the med/surg floors are the RN color for other areas, like the ICU, surgery and the ED etc... . Very confusing for the pati...

Not at all impossible, although not the norm. I just graduated this past semester and have just started my first RN position on days, or course I teched on this floor for a long time prior to graduation. You may want to consider some areas that are p...

Finally Got My ATT! Testing on Valentines Day - First Available Date!

Waiting Anxiously! Graduated Dec. 8th. School did not send packet off until JAN 4th -- Nearly ONE MONTH later! ARGGGGG!!!!!!!:angryfire Checking my e-mail about every 15 minutes when home. I guess I will be lucky to test by the end of MARCH! My sta...

:roll Too Funny! My hubby says the same thing, as evidenced by the screen name! Just graduated with my BSN in December and if it were not for the NCLEX review course I just took, I think I would be going through D/T's about right now!:grn: One of th...

With all due respect I must inform you that you are making an incorrect assumption. I am a tech on a very busy telemetry floor and I frequently have two halls (10 patients per hall) all alone all night (1900 - 0700)! I am responsible for VS, OTBS, L...

yes! yes! yes! -- but whatever you do -- hang in there! :icon_hug: the first few weeks are brutal at best, but it is all worth it. i actually quit every afternoon on the way home, then got back up and went at it again the next day. talk with class...

Same Here! Way down south, where I am, you are EXPECTED to join in. I try to avoid them (prayer circles) whenever possible, but when in the room when it is initiated, I'm just stuck. And I agree, I leave my beliefs concerning religion at the hospi...

:balloons::balloons: congratulations! hope to join your ranks soon! ___________________________ class of december '07

I will also graduate in December '07, and we have used ATI from the start, even our entrance exam was ATI. I find the tests to be very challenging, but so far have scored quite well on the national percentile rankings - which is what my program uses...

MIKOo14, As a student who just started my preceptorship this week, "THANK YOU!" It was very difficult for the faculty and staff to find preceptors for my entire class (actually only half of the class at a time) and we really do appreciate your willi...

:yeahthat: Ditto! -- I trip over my own two feet, even if I am bare footed, so yes, I have stumbled (not fallen) in my Crocks, and also in my Red Wing Worx shoes, which are made for people who work on their feet all day (marketed mostly to wait-staff...

We recently had a similar order when I was in clinical. Patient: 1 day post op double BKA Order: Ambulate in hallway bid Another time, order stated: "Do not disturb patient between 9pm and 7am -- only enter room if called!" This is a critical care f...

in a operation i had, i heard oh $***! just before i went under -- but i think it was more related to the fact that i was thrashing around like a fish on the table because the regional block did not work! procedure went fine thereafter -- at least i ...

in my recent or rotation i thought i would have a temporary reprieve from the poop - until we got a pt with a perforated bowel that had been stewing for several days - yuk! :barf02:this was the first time i have ever been nauseous from something tha...

congratulations on starting nursing school! :balloons:getting accepted is half the battle! (well, maybe a little less than half!) the previous posters have given some great advice. check with your school though, mine strictly regulates everything! ...