Nurse & Nursing School Megathread: The NCLEX is the spookiest test you'll ever take

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Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

anyone a Nurse anesthetist or going through the CRNA program? I'm going for my BSN right now and am really considering doing the 1 year of ICU + CRNA route. What was your GPA upon graduating/being accepting into your schools CRNA program? Is the schoolwork more/less rigorous than clinicals? Just want to know what to expect as far as the school part goes. If you're already a nurse anesthetist, what's your salary like?

edit: left out the As.

Fatty Patty fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Apr 24, 2009

# ¿ Apr 23, 2009 17:50

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# ¿ May 5, 2024 18:07

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

bump

# ¿ Apr 24, 2009 04:25

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

does anyone have experience with moving to another country? I plan on moving to NZ in about 10 years and I want to know what it is I'll have to do to be recognized over there, if anything.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2009 05:06

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

Ears posted:

Hey All - I have an interesting situation - I'm ready to start a BSN->RN program, but had to declare bankruptcy a year ago to hang onto my house.

Now that I have my life together, how do I get student loans to pay for schooling? If I had a spare $35K laying around, I wouldn't have had to screw up my credit.

Any suggestions? This whole financial aid thing is giving me fits.

I think your questions would be answered here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2250971&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

# ¿ Jun 5, 2009 17:36

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

lately I've heard about a lot of people who are graduating with degrees where they can't find jobs then heading to their local CC/back to school to get a nursing/similar degree. How is this affecting the job market?

# ¿ Jul 14, 2009 05:03

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

anyone know if their hospitals offer a relocation bonus?

# ¿ Jan 19, 2013 00:24

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

Etrips posted:

So what maternity books are you all using that are still in school or have graduated recently? We have a custom edition textbook with about 1500~ pages missing and it's the most terrible piece of crap I've ever seen.

we used this one: http://www.amazon.com/Maternity-Nursing-Deitra-Leonard-Lowdermilk/dp/0323066615

It's decent, and has a pretty good study website on Evolve: https://evolve.elsevier.com/cs/product/9780323074520?role=student

# ¿ Jan 29, 2013 04:16

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

anyone have any suggestions for a new grad (graduate in May) that wants to relocate? I'll be licensed in a compact state but I'm willing to do either!

# ¿ Mar 27, 2013 18:25

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

Yarbald posted:

I passed my last semester with an A! My preceptorship starts on Thursday, and I graduate May 8. I'm so excited.

Except for shelling out almost $600 to take my NCLEX.

wtf? what state do you live in?

# ¿ Apr 20, 2013 19:34

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

Lacertine posted:

You will be put in situations every single day where you will either have to chose to cut corners, or stay 3 hours past your shift.

if this is your experience maybe you should look for a job in a different facility? on a general floor with a 1:4 ratio I certainly don't feel this way "every single day" and if I did I think I would burn out fairly quickly. a 1:4 ratio with other staff who are always willing to help rarely leaves me feeling like I have to cut corners for my patients.

# ¿ May 29, 2013 04:13

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

Lacertine posted:

I'd love to know where you work that has you at a consistent 1:4 ratio, that isn't either a step-down unit, ICU, PACU, or isn't located in California.

You hear about these dream hospitals every once in a while but these stories are few and far between, at least in my experience and the experiences of pretty much every other nurse I worked with/went to school with.

small community hospital with ~150 beds, my ratio has never been higher than 1:6 and is on average 1:4. general med/surg floor.

# ¿ May 31, 2013 04:31

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

any suggestions on scrubs that aren't lint magnets?

# ¿ Aug 2, 2013 03:19

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

LoveMeDead posted:

I'm absolutely in love with Koi pants. I like their tops too. I have to wear black right now, so even the smallest amount of lint shows and they aren't bad.

my uniform is all black and I have a cat and a dog, so it's super important. I'll check out Grey's Anatomy and Koi, thanks

# ¿ Aug 4, 2013 00:36

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

more scrubs talk: anyone have any stuff from Blue Sky? I get free shipping from them and the designs are great, whats the quality comparable to?

# ¿ Aug 10, 2013 07:24

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# ¿ May 5, 2024 18:07

Fatty Patty: Nov 30, 2007; How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?

Roki B posted:

Nursing Megathread: Shoving tubes up various holes and getting yelled at by doctors

I feel like I raise my voice with/get more angry at doctors than they do at me. Maybe it's because my unit is mostly residents

# ¿ Oct 20, 2013 20:22

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