HikingNurse8789

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1. So is there really a nursing shortage?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

   At one time my area had a shortage of jobs but now we are trending the other way. But the places really hurting for staff are LTC and home health. No one wants to bust their booties in LTC anymore for...

2. Mandated HPV Vaccinations?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to halohg's topic in School

   Ughhh, this scares me. I'm very much a supporter of the HPV vaccine, I got it as a teenager during the first few years it was even available. The last two years I've had abnormal pap smears but do not...

3. PICC lines/LPN confusion

   HikingNurse8789 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Recently my state allowed LPNs to flush PICC lines for the first time if your IV certified. I've read over the scope of practice for my state and what I'm reading is that it is strictly limited to...

4. Is having a 3 month old too young to start nursing school?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to knapi433's topic in General Students

   If you have a good delivery and a fairly easy infant you should be fine to start. With baby being that young, you will have plenty of time to study. I had my third in the middle of pre reqs so i never...

5. How to study for exams?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to mininurse24's topic in General Students

   I bought the Saunder's NCLEX book just to use them for tests in nursing school. I just had my first OB/Peds test, got a 90%, most people were in the low 80s and I owe my score to that book. I just do...

6. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

   This isn't necessarily directed at you OP but I also find it crazy those in healthcare expect to not work weekends and holidays. I also fail to see why it is such a big deal if your doing every...

7. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

   HikingNurse8789 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

   For me there is a difference between having a few extra pounds vs. Becoming so overweight that a person can no longer do their job. I have worked with a few nurses where others did have to pick up the...

8. MA to ICU RN, Testing and Advice?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to dariannarnold's topic in General Students

   Is there a reason your an MA first? Just wondering because its usually an associates degree, a nursing program may only take a year longer than MA and you would save a lot of money! Plus you could get...

9. Unconventional hair colors

   HikingNurse8789 replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

   I was thinking about this other day and found my first thought of a nurse coming in to take care of me with purple hair would be "hell no!". Quite judgmental of me considering I have a half sleeve of...

10. Seeking some guidance as a 5th year student

    HikingNurse8789 replied to miske's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I say apply too. Your situation is exactly why I will encourage my kids to wait to go to college until they know what they want to do. Your situation is SO common and I have no idea why we encourage...

11. Best way to read nursing textbooks?

    HikingNurse8789 replied to mininurse24's topic in General Students

    I read really fast and when the content is long, I tend to not absorb the information. Now I just read bolded words, info boxes, and skim the paragraphs. I make a lot of concept maps and use the...

12. Excluded from clinical group

    HikingNurse8789 replied to Bisquet's topic in General Students

    I'm wondering if your timid nature is coming off as snobby or disinterested to your group members. If your have a discussion, speak up, jump in there, let them see you do care and have an opinion. Be...

13. Tired of being angry

    HikingNurse8789 replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    You seem like someone who "absorbs" other's emotions. Meaning your allowing your soul to be sucked little by little by taking a bit of each patients emotions around with you. I user to be like that...

14. Need to change my study habits

    HikingNurse8789 replied to wannabeny's topic in General Students

    I never read my nursing book word for word. I read all boxes, bolded/italicized words, and the chapter summaries. Textbook reading does not work for me. If I'm confused after reading thru that way, I...

15. Divorce and nursing school

    HikingNurse8789 replied to Reese2012's topic in General Students

    My classmate is going through something similar and we are graduating in 9 months as well. Her husband out of the blue told her he was divorcing her and moving to another state. She is handling it...