BSN_to_ICU

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1. New Graduate Blues

   BSN_to_ICU posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi everyone! I am a new graduate nurse and have been working in my position for a month. I have a wonderful preceptor and I love the other nurses on my unit, but I definitely didn't think nursing would be this HARD. I had been warned and I also chose...

2. Advice on comfortable shoes

   BSN_to_ICU replied to marlena.erika's topic in General Nursing

   I love ASICS GEL tennis shoes.

3. When did you know?

   BSN_to_ICU replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Nursing

   Last semester of nursing school when I got my clinical capstone placement in the ICU. Do I still have moments of doubt about if I made the right decision, sure. I honestly knew nothing about nursing before I got to nursing school and it worked out fo...

4. Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

   BSN_to_ICU replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I know others have said this, but it is 100% dependent on your location. I graduated on May 5th and I would say at least 90% of my graduating class already had MULTIPLE job offers by MARCH!! The only people that I know of in my class that did not hav...

5. Clinicals

   BSN_to_ICU replied to ADN_Is_Complete's topic in General Students

   We had absolutely no say in choosing out sites. Most of mine were at least 30 minutes away (and yes I live 5 minutes from the hospital in town). I also had sites up to and hour and 15 minutes away.

6. Dying to be a Nurse

   BSN_to_ICU replied to MTaylor310's topic in Criminal

   My nursing school would not accept you with ANY type of criminal record (other than minor traffic offenses). The best thing that can be done is trying to get the charges expunged.

7. "Prestige" Nursing Schools

   BSN_to_ICU replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

   I went to "non-prestigious" university. I was a member of Sigma Theta Tau, NSNA, treasurer of one club, volunteered with hospice, was a mentor, worked, etc., etc. I was asked ONE time about my extracurriculars in my interviews and NEVER a single thin...

8. NCSBN Learning Extension vs. U WORLD

   BSN_to_ICU posted a topic in NCLEX

   I am trying to decide which to use to study for the NCLEX RN. Any advice is appreciated.

9. Can somebody assist me in understanding this question?

   BSN_to_ICU replied to waterdrifter's topic in General Students

   I am about to graduate, and I would have picked "Asian, Hispanic, and Native American women have a lower incidence of breast cancer." Nursing school is tough and basically none of the questions I have on my exams are straight from the book (85% appli...

10. "the nurse"

    BSN_to_ICU replied to Flare's topic in School

    In nursing school, I did my community rotation in a free clinic, and I was only called "the nursing student." The providers would say "the nursing student" did this wrong again...so on and so forth. They also called the other nurses "MY nurse." It al...

11. Should I start out on night shift?

    BSN_to_ICU replied to heather.verbs's topic in General Nursing

    I got 5 job offers, 4 for nights and 1 for days for new grad positions. I ended up taking one of the night shift offers. I felt like I was most supported by other staff, the manager knew her stuff, and that said if I was someone that couldn't handle ...

12. Not today Satan, not today!

    BSN_to_ICU replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    "Years ago, when I was a new grad, I was given the task of doing daily weights on half of our 30-bed unit while the team leaders were taking night shift's report. I won't go into how young, dumb and totally clueless I was as a new grad -- that's f...

13. Not today Satan, not today!

    BSN_to_ICU replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not a nursing story, but my mom passed a few years ago and my dad told a story that freaked me out. So my mom died at home, in their bedroom of 15 years. He had told me that when he was going to sleep he would feel someone sit on the bed next to him ...

14. Math requirement for RNs?

    BSN_to_ICU replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    I am a current BSN student. I can't speak for other schools, but we certainly had to know basic math... I was required to take College Algebra and Statistics just to get in to nursing school. When I was entering, we too the NLN PAX and you were not a...

15. Magnet vs. Closer to home

    BSN_to_ICU replied to pleasenocdif's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, just follow the facility that is going to work best for your sanity. I had a similar situation, 40 minute commute or work 5 minutes from home. Commuter hospital is Magnet and the close one is not. I ended up picking the Magnet hospital, not...