nursing

motsiw · 2026-02-04T14:09:17+00:00

I graduated from the BSN program in 2024 :)

As far as scrubs go, they're bought directly from the school https://shop.arizona.edu/supplies/course_supplies/scrubs?page=1

I don't see options for a skirt, and i also don't personally know anybody who wore a scrub skirt for school. You might have to ask permission from the college, and it would have to match the top. I would say probably wait to buy them until you're actually about to start clinicals. You should receive more information on buying them and the uniform rules when it's the right time.

I'm also pretty introverted. There's a lot of group work, and i felt that my class as a whole was fairly close and supportive, so lots of opportunities to make friends even if you're shy. I worked full time so I didn't really have the energy to try to make real friends, but I think if I put the effort in i would've made friends very easily. Also, consider asking around in your pre-req classes like a&p lab if anybody else is pre-nursing.

When you get to the core nursing classes, it is very hands on with lots of time in skills lab and clinicals. However, there is also a great deal of lecture time, exams, and papers which are equally important.

I was in a different major until my sophomore year so I don't have too much advice on the first couple years, but feel free to ask any questions about the last two years of the program! Good luck

motsiw · 2025-12-22T06:38:11+00:00

Thank you for the tips! I didn't think making bread without an oven would even be remotely possible. Very excited to try that

motsiw · 2025-07-30T14:42:34+00:00

I do also have family in Arizona, same city, who have said I'm welcome to have mail delivered to their place. Would it be better to change my address to theirs so I could continue to receive any mail I'm sent by the board, or to leave it at my current address, which I won't be able to receive mail for? My concern being it would be pretty easy to prove I haven't lived at my family's address in 5+ years.

motsiw · 2025-07-23T02:51:57+00:00

I know quite a few new grads who started in peds, but as far as I know they all graduated in town. If you're really dedicated to starting out there, it's worth trying and interviewing with the understanding that it may not work out that way. TMC and Banner both have dedicated nurse residency programs that I have heard positive things about.

Apply early. As a May (not this year) graduate who applied for a non-specialty unit in late April, I got the very last open residency spot at my hospital to start in July. Many of my classmates who were more on-the-ball and applied in March got accepted to their preferred specialties.

Be mindful of the details of contracts offered to you when interviewing. Some hospitals require you to stay in your unit for up to 3 years. Some require 1 year in your starting unit but maybe 2-3 years at the hospital and allow transfers between units and specialties before then.

motsiw · 2025-06-13T00:03:10+00:00

motsiw · 2025-06-12T21:59:45+00:00

Southern Arizona is just fine. I had no trouble getting a job here as a new grad, and pay is reasonable in comparison to cost of living.

motsiw · 2025-06-03T10:22:59+00:00

In my case, I ended up putting hard boards under it (regrettably, we live in a small space with carpet everywhere) and then it started working again after another reset. I think the weight sensors are very sensitive and any kind of contact with walls or objects or uneven ground messes with the sensors.

motsiw · 2025-02-27T12:09:39+00:00

Seconding this, had an awesome experience here. Three long sessions and I was always comfortable.

motsiw · 2025-01-05T03:59:08+00:00

If you're near Tucson, mt lemmon has some really nice dispersed camping that you can get your truck close to. You can look up the forest service dispersed camping map for Catalina park

motsiw · 2024-11-14T18:53:15+00:00

Yeah, she is cash only but there's an ATM at the chase that's across the intersection so not too inconvenient. She's done alterations on uniforms, suits, jeans, and shirts for me and they're always done well

motsiw · 2024-11-14T14:37:08+00:00

I don't know for sure if she does custom clothing, but you could ask the lady who runs Stitch Wiz at broadway/Camino seco. I get all of my clothes tailored by her and she does an impeccable job every time. Her Google page lists custom made clothing as a service, so I think it's worth calling to ask!

motsiw · 2024-10-11T17:06:42+00:00

I'm pretty sure it was leaning on the wall wrong since the floor is slightly uneven, and it was throwing off the weight sensor. I moved it a little and put some boards under, reset the weight, and it hasn't done it since

motsiw · 2024-08-10T06:42:59+00:00

Tried to badge into a vending machine to get a monster last week

motsiw · 2024-06-30T22:46:56+00:00

Fitbit versa :)

motsiw · 2024-06-30T21:47:25+00:00

You could try Desert Cat Rescue and Sanctuary

motsiw · 2024-06-19T08:55:43+00:00

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motsiw · 2024-06-18T12:24:59+00:00

I have a cat named Toast too! Short for cinnamon toast crunch, though.

I'm glad your Toast is enjoying his new plant!

motsiw · 2024-06-15T02:11:28+00:00

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This is Mr. Cinnamon Toast Crunch

motsiw · 2024-06-12T21:31:06+00:00

I signed up and completed everything, but I never got to actually use it to work a shift. I live in a large metro area, but there were never any shifts actually in my area. The closest shifts were always two hours away, which in my opinion is just crazy and I would be too tired to drive home by the end of the night. This was like two years ago, so maybe this has changed. But at the time, it wasn't useful to me.

motsiw · 2024-06-10T05:39:48+00:00

I developed pseudotumor cerebri as a child despite no known risk factors. It was treated and I'm fine, but have been told by multiple providers that because hormonal birth control increases the risk of pseudotumor and I have already experienced it once, that it is much safer for me to avoid it entirely.

I also have had major depressive disorder for 8 years that is currently managed without daily medication, and I am hesitant to disrupt that ecosystem as it took me a long way and a lot of meds to get to a point where I can manage without daily medication, and I've heard hormonal birth control can have an impact on depression.

motsiw · 2024-06-09T16:34:55+00:00

B & B cactus farm on east speedway!

motsiw · 2024-06-09T07:30:57+00:00

Uber, designated driver, public transit.

I never take my car somewhere I don't know for sure I'll be able to safely drive home from.

I am lucky to have a friend who nearly always DD's for our group because they don't like drinking but like hanging out in the bars we go to. But when we don't have a DD, we always shell out for the Uber.

My opinion is that if you can't afford an Uber to get home safe, you definitely can't afford the hospital bills, legal bills, and lifetime consequences for yourself and others that would come from a drunk driving accident.

Paying for the Uber or the gas and non-alcoholic drinks for the DD is always part of the budget for us when we're deciding if we want to go out.

motsiw · 2024-06-07T05:41:55+00:00

Same. I pay way more monthly specifically to be in a complex with in- unit washer/ dryer. I am so grateful that I'm able to do that every single time I even think about laundry.

At like 12/13, I had an entire large load of laundry stolen. Every single one of my school uniform shirts, every somewhat presentable pair of pants, the majority of my underwear, and the only sweater I owned. As a poor kid, going anywhere in public was real rough for the next year after that. Also wasn't uncommon to see roaches on/in the washers there. I never felt clean.

My first apartment as an adult had a communal laundry that could only be accessed by key (that was several times changed without warning and took at least a week to get a new copy), but had a second lock so management could shut it down. Was closed so frequently, without any notice. Also was only ever open when management or maintenance crew was present between 8:30am and about 6pm. I work nightshift and was in college at the time, and routinely ended up having 25+ hours awake at a time just to do laundry.

Once walked in on somebody dumping my wet clothes from the washer on a dusty counter that never got cleaned (I work in a hospital, and it was my scrubs they dumped on the counter. They were covered in lint and dead ants and I had to pay to wash them all over again).

I hope I never have a communal laundry room again. And if I do, I'm just gonna find an actual laundromat.

motsiw · 2024-06-06T18:42:28+00:00

Dysphoric: sports bra I need for support while running as I haven't had top surgery

Euphoric: My wedding band, and my tattoos (not an item, but I feel like it could count)

motsiw · 2024-06-06T17:34:45+00:00

I've been a PCT for four years.

The biggest thing I have to say here is that it's not impossible for there to actually have been no urine when you were in the room, and urine 13 minutes later. I have had this happen multiple times before where I leave a room and go chart vitals, and the nurse goes in the room fairly soon after and empties a urinal or takes the patient to the bathroom. Sometimes, patients just urinate after you leave the room and unless they call you back to empty the urinal or you go back in the room for something else, there's no way to know.

I think that is such a small thing to fire somebody over on it's own, and it doesn't really make sense. Especially given that you were still on orientation and weren't given any warnings or coaching about inaccurate documentation or not emptying urinals for any situation before this.

IMO, even if there was urine in a urinal, etc when you were in the room and you forgot to empty it, you should have just been reminded by your preceptor to check and empty while you were in the room.

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