Sanuk

Sanuk

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About Sanuk

Sanuk has 8 years experience and specializes in ER.


Native Texan currently living in a suburb of Dallas.

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  1. Need advice!

    I can completely sympathize with what you are going through (except for the pregnant part!). I think that securing preceptors is the most difficult and frustrating part of my FNP program. My advice would be first to keep calling. This semester aft...
  2. Need advice on this offer..New Grad

    Threads like this are depressing to me :) When I tell people that I am going to school to be an FNP, they all respond that I must be excited about making more money. I have to tell them that in all likelihood I will make less than I currently do (...
  3. holiday pay this year-what??

    We get double pay on 12/24, 12/25, 12/31 and 1/1 plus the weekend diff which is $9/hr plus my night diff which is $5/hr. And we also get paid the 8 hrs of holiday pay (if you're off that day).
  4. New Grad, Should I Take the Job?

    My advice: take it. Have you read all the posts here about new grads who can't find a job a year after graduation? If you absolutely hate it, you're at least gaining valuable experience you can use to move to another position later.
  5. What in the heck are private LPN programs?

  6. What in the heck are private LPN programs?

    I'm kind of appalled at a lot of what I see in "education" lately. Way too many schools that will accept (and pass) people who can pay the tuition but have learned absolutely nothing and now have the title Nurse. Scary. So many threads here with the ...
  7. Extremely Offensive ER experience

    This thread has been a reminder of why Press-Gaineys shouldn't be tied to reimbursement. Some people will never understand why the ER can't cure them. :hdvwl:
  8. fluids & electrolytes...please help

    I've always really liked the Incredibly Easy series of books. I'm not sure I know of something that would lay it out better for you. If you have a few weeks, you should be able to get through it. Or, if you have a more specific area that you have ...
  9. Torn to pieces - Pls help?

    OP, I am glad that your manager called and cleared you for work, but be prepared for them to look for a new avenue of attack. I agree with the other poster above that you should put some feelers out for new employment.
  10. Senior Nursing Student Struggles

    I can remember when they increased our load from one patient to two thinking "how can I possibly get all this done?" It's a normal anxiety to have when you are getting ready to graduate and be responsible for your own practice. Give it time, and de...
  11. From what I read on these boards, you would be lucky to get a hospital to hire you, let alone pay your education costs back to another hospital that you ran out on after they put you through school. I don't get that. Why would you take money from t...
  12. ER Nursing vs Floor Nursing

    I will concur with dixieredhead that ER doctors usually work more collegially with the nurses - we're all in it together kind of thing. If you demonstrate competence, they learn to trust you and value your judgement. As to whether that makes them n...
  13. ER Nursing vs Floor Nursing

    With the disclaimer that this is JMO: 1. Qualities: I would say assertiveness - you need to be able to anticipate what will be done as more times than not by the time the physician is there, you've done most of the workup. 2. Aside from those, maybe ...
  14. That stinks. Unfortunately most places won't take any returns that have been personalized or monogrammed. I've had hit or miss luck with allheart and think their shipping is ridiculous - I prefer amazon and they have a ton of nursing supplies plus ...
  15. Spinning name badge

    Am I the only one who has always found it serendipitous that the badge lands face down?