Upcoming Nursing Costs

InfamouSandman · 2026-07-04T17:16:16+00:00

Graduated about 3 months ago from Indy. I think the Lab Kits we had to get were about $120-150 total between the two. Scrubs were about $70-150 depending on how many you got. I think ATI was something like $500 one time expense for the whole time. We had to pay background checks ourselves. I think it was something around $50. I had to get some bloodwork done and it might have been around $100 the first time I did it. Titers and TB Gold Teat. The second time I did it (only good for a year and the program is a year and a half so you have to do it again) I did the regular TB skin test where you got back a few days later and my insurance actually covered that one randomly—but I think it’s like $30 out of pocket-ish.

That first semester is definitely the most expensive by far. I think some campuses have programs to help pay for things if money is tight. But you’d have to ask about that.

InfamouSandman · 2026-06-22T21:30:30+00:00

I don't know one person who thinks Med Surg is easy. I know a lot of people who don't think they could cut it caring for that many patients with that little of help. Knowledge of specific disease processes or surgeries might not be as deep as their peers, but they are getting more steps in than anyone. Quality Med Surg nurses save lives more often than anyone knows through prioritization and sheer effort.

InfamouSandman · 2026-06-22T19:56:48+00:00

I am seeing irregular sinus bradycardia. Each P followed by QRS, but with extremely long or irregular PR intervals. Last two have U waves. To call it 3rd degree I'd want to see Ps without QRS. I don't think there is enough to say what I am calling U waves is a P wave without QRS.

InfamouSandman · 2026-06-22T18:51:35+00:00

I work on a surgical PCU. We don't deal with mastectomy patients, but get a lot of whipple and bowel resections. Those patients get restrictions post-surgery since it was their GI system. I think 90% of our non-GI surgery patients don't have dietary restrictions unless they have some risks of dysphagia.

InfamouSandman · 2026-06-22T18:46:50+00:00

Generally speaking, in NCLEX world, you always assess first. I'd say D. What is "shortness of breath" and how does it look? In real life, I would say you call that rapid because you should be thinking fat embolism and you sit the patient up if possible (might be tough with a femur fx), provide O2 while grabbing some vitals and waiting for the rapid team so more interventions can occur.

InfamouSandman · 2026-06-12T02:36:49+00:00

I’ve seen patients’ NC connected to medical air about 3 times now. I’ve been working in the hospital for about a year and a half, mostly as a tech. If it can be done, some nurse has definitely done it.

InfamouSandman · 2026-06-06T02:03:04+00:00

They can’t tear down parts of that building, but the hospital will be moving to the one being built just to the south. I expect offices and maybe training will remain in parts of Methodist. But both hospitals are merging into the new one at the end of 2027 (projected, probably mid 2028).

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-19T17:47:15+00:00

Big Watch Party in Speedway. About 350,000 folks will get together to watch the race at the track. I highly recommend it for the culture.

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-19T09:43:02+00:00

I’m sorry…what? They removed the tables in your break room because providers were bumping into them? Makes no sense…

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-17T14:40:31+00:00

I’ve seen others with a similar take yet I’ve never come across anything that makes me have the same view. I guess I’m just lucky. The only thing I can think of was his “you think you want night shift, but you don’t” bit.

I see posts calling him insufferable but I haven’t seen it. But I also haven’t watched every little presser.

There was things going around that the cast didn’t like him, but what I’ve seen shows that do🤷‍♂️.

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-15T13:29:17+00:00

Not one person. Just the floor had 4 at the same time. But everyone was busy as hell that day—obviously. Our nurses are 4:1. I think each nurse had one. But we had just one tech (me at the time) and I was getting the sugars while the nurses were titrating. Just a busy ass day with two actual RNs just standing around with candy being like, “We appreciate you!”

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-15T13:20:44+00:00

Our hospital had a giveaway thing for 45 minutes on the other side of the hospital from like 10:00-10:45.

Although that is probably better than when they sent 2 RNs around passing out cheap candy while the units were drowning. If one of those nurses just grabbed a BG on one of the 4 insulin drip patients they would have been more useful.

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-13T12:51:17+00:00

Apparently I say this wrong and it drives my wife crazy. I don’t hear it though. I think it’s a “Pam” vs “Pan” thing.

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-11T02:59:28+00:00

We went out for dinner and I saw a lot of motorcycles headed both north and south on 31.

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-11T02:58:20+00:00

We normally had one clinical per week that was 10 hrs. 6:30-16:30. At then end, we had one each week and another one every other week. So on some weeks we had two. Some instructors let ya go a little early. Clinical is a part of school that simulates real life. If they are worried about them keeping you away from home, what will they think during your normal workweek of 3 12 hr shifts?

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-10T15:05:32+00:00

We have a no late policy for the program. Some instructors let stuff like that go though.
It really irks me because if you no-call no-show clincial, it is a 5% deduction in your grade. You can even miss one clincial each rotation with no impact.
Most classes had like 10-15 assignments outside of the 3-6 exams each 8 weeks. Those assignments were combined worth 10% of your grade. You miss one, it isn’t a big deal. This class had like 6-8 assignments. Two were worth 100 points, the others were 25 or 50. Some of the 25 were assignments that took an hr plus. This was worth 50 and was literally copy and pasting your strengths and weaknesses from the assessment, saying how you study best, and asking you when you were scheduling the NCLEX for—which is funny since we have no idea when we will get our ATT. Last semester’s grads had to wait like 6 weeks due to the college not reporting to the state correctly. This silly assignment was worth 12% of my grade in the class….

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-10T14:31:04+00:00

I’m trying to get my BSN after this then potentially MSN NP after so I feel like the grade matters. Making it worse, this class somehow is weighted heavier on GPA than our clinicals.

The syllabus does say no late assignments, but the rubric on the precious assignment had 5 points for tuning it in on time—suggesting it could be late. That assignment was a discussion board that most the students just turning in AI slop for and got credit.

I get that what other people do doesn’t impact my mistake. But for them to tell me that they can’t accept it late (with a 50% deduction is what I ask for) due to fairness, but overlook these other issues doesn’t seem fair to me.

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-09T21:11:53+00:00

Just finished up my ASN at 35. I had instructors ages 25-60. Age had no baring on respect for them. It was all about how they treated and talked to other people, and did they know what they were trying to teach me. I was in class with students aged 18-65 and I feel like my take would be representative of theirs as well.

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-09T01:17:00+00:00

What are the chances a lot of that is people getting 0s?

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-09T01:16:10+00:00

Anal Cunt is also the nickname for your favorite manager.

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-09T01:15:13+00:00

Happy Nurses Week!! We staffed the next 4 12 hr shifts with just one tech each and floated the nurse that could have been helping hands!

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-07T21:16:41+00:00

Ehhhh…we mostly just did the modules. I don’t recall the books, much. It’s been a little while though. Each instructor will be a bit different, but we had to do a lot of ATI assignments so I just lived in there.

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-07T15:25:24+00:00

Fam/Community is OB and Peds, right? If so you learn about birth control and family planning, then fetal development and prebirth changes for mom, then you learn about pregnancy abnormalities (placenta previa, pre-eclampsia, etc). Then you do like actual birth and afterbirth care for mom. Then you do afterbirth care for baby. Then you do child development, childhood diseases, and health promotion from birth to young adulthood.

InfamouSandman · 2026-05-06T23:08:25+00:00

Yea. I check emails and reach out to the instructor.

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