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Well, I told myself that I would take until June 1st off (and do NOTHING r/t nursing) as a break to me . This semester killed me . Our Nursing IV Instructor gave us a bunch of readings for the summer to prep for Fall. our lab isnt back open until August 13th, at which point I hope to get in there every day before Fall Semester. I do not work in a healthcare setting, I work in an office, so I won't get any additional practice, but I will review NCLEX ?'s and review procedures on paper anyways. I wish lab was open in the summer, bc when it does open for the 2 weeks before September, it is a mad house and you have to wait your turn. UUGGHH!:smackingf If anyone has any other suggestions about maintaining your skills (IVs, PICC dsg chgs, NG tubes, Foley) please post!
Enjoy the summer soon-to-be future nurses.....:biere:
I am working in the ED as a tech. I start orientation and training next week. I will do vitals, EKGs, phlebotomy, glucose testing, etc. I am psyched, because feel that although clinical in school was great, I really need lots more technical hands-on experience. My plan is to keep the position throughout my senior year. The Nurse Manager in the ED says that she usually will take on 2 new grads a year into the New Grad training program. I hope to increase my odds of landing one of these positions upon graduation.
Happy summer break to all-nurses students!
Keeping up with the skills and knowledge that I have learned is a big concern for me as well. I too just finished up my 3rd semester and will be graduating in Dec. Our school is known to weed students out during the 4th semester. Currently I am enjoying my summer off. I have applied for a tech position on a med-surg/oncology floor. I am hoping that this will give me some experience while I am out of school. I do plan to start studying for the NCLEX this summer. I am going to use Kaplan and Saunders. I am also going to look over some of the chapters that we will be going over in the fall. Other than that I plan to kick back and enjoy the summer with my kids.
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We have 3 mos between junior and senior semester, and I am worried about losing the stuff I just learned--I graduate in DEC and already feel like I know nada.
I am planning on going up to the skills lab and practicing a couple times, and answering NCLEX questions all summer. I am taking a class towards my BSN and have my kids so I will be pretty busy. What are you guy's plans?