Checkers08 BSN, MSN, RN

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    To young to be a Unit Clerk?

    Checkers08 replied to NewNUA676's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Age is only a number. Willingness to learn and attention to detail are far more important than
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    Should I minor is psychology?

    Checkers08 replied to Tanya081's topic in General Students

    If you think it will be manageable, go for
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    First exam!!!

    Checkers08 replied to Elven_RN's topic in General Students

    Yes to all of this! Also, trust your gut. More often than not, when you change an answer, you had it right in the first
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    What did you do in the ER today?

    Checkers08 replied to Kinda Flustered's topic in Emergency

    IV starts and
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    New job

    Checkers08 replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in Nursing Career

    It took me a solid year before I quit feeling like I wanted to vomit every day when I came to work. Try to hang in
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    Med-Surg Floor Nursing

    Checkers08 replied to The_Muffintime's topic in Nursing Career

    I went straight into ER with 5 other new grads, and only 2 of us made it past 1 year. I know there is a LOT of knowledge and experience to be gained in floor nursing, and I don't think it's terrible...
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    Laptop or pen & paper during nursing school?

    Checkers08 replied to Néa archí's topic in General Students

    I can definitely type faster, so I used my laptop during the lectures (our power points often weren't available right away to print out beforehand). I would always go back over everything after the...
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    Epinephrine error

    Checkers08 replied to katie4593's topic in General Nursing

    When I changed facilities, I was genuinely surprised at how many people were not aware of the different concentrations of epi. I've only ever encountered one patient who received the incorrect...
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    Pearson Vue Trick "Facts"

    Checkers08 replied to HopefulGradNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This would have been so helpful when I took the NCLEX a few years ago. I only had ever heard of the good/bad pop-ups. When I tried it, I got the results on hold option, which no one had ever mentioned...
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    Med Error

    Checkers08 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Many factors were involved. No harm was done. Appropriate action was taken. It's just so hard not to beat yourself up over these things sometimes. Thanks for reading. I just wanted to try to get that...
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    Not a CNA, LPN, CMA, etc.

    Checkers08 replied to RSP.SN's topic in General Students

    It is quite possible to do well going straight into nursing school. Some of my former classmates who worked while in school got stuck in the "that's not how we do it where I work" mentality, and they...
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    New job, IV issues

    Checkers08 replied to Pedsnurse1026's topic in General Nursing

    Stick as much as you can! When I first started, my issue was more of coordination than finding the veins. I could never get the catheter to thread the way it was supposed to. I recently came across...
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    Graduate RN Job

    Checkers08 replied to caaaity's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Regardless of where of you end up, make sure you ask about the new grad orientation process/duration, especially if you go into a specialty area right away. I'm definitely not saying it's for...
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    Has anyone been kicked out of nursing school after the FIRST semester?

    Checkers08 replied to cn4207's topic in General Students

    Falling asleep during
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    HELP, need names of nursing schools with high acceptance rates

    Checkers08 replied to nursingsyed's topic in School, College Programs

    Oklahoma City University, while pricy, has no separate application process for the nursing program. Everyone who meets the admission requirements (minimum GPA 3.0) is accepted to the
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    My patient committed suicide last night

    Checkers08 replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school, on the 1st day of my psych course, the professor asked everyone in the class, "who wants to be a psych nurse?". Not a single person raised their hand. She then asked...