bulldoggurlie

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1. Stepdown and ER aspirations

   bulldoggurlie replied to SoilderofLove's topic in New Nurse

   I work in a Stepdown unit and we've had several nurses leave and work in the ED. Also one our charge nurse used to pick up shifts in the ED.

2. What is CCRN?

   bulldoggurlie replied to Want2Bgasman's topic in SRNA

   Kind of confuse can you just have those hours with in two years. Or is it a mandatory two year regardless even if you meet the minimum hours after 1 year. Sorry if dumb question

3. Rn salaries in and near Monterey bay ca

   bulldoggurlie posted a topic in California

   I currently work as a rn in Fresno ca and was thinking of relocating to Monterey. Just want a little info about where ppl work and about how much they make to compare with Fresno. Thanks. Oh and I do realize cost of living will be higher.....doesn't...

4. Wanted to get everyone's opinion--regarding hipaa

   bulldoggurlie replied to bulldoggurlie's topic in General Nursing

   There was no documentation allowing him to look at the chart. The hospital sips said it would be taken care of with legal today and I requested that we needed something clearly documented. Also the patient is a gcs of 15 most of the time but because ...

5. Wanted to get everyone's opinion--regarding hipaa

   bulldoggurlie posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new RN. I had a patient who's friend and medical decision maker is a physician who has privileges at the hospital in which I work. He asked me how the patient was doing, which I had no problem disclosing, however he insisted that he looked a...

6. Still waiting for the official results from the BRN!

   bulldoggurlie replied to PedsRN1975's topic in NCLEX

   I finally got my results!!!! I passed. I took my test jan 20th and kept calling the ca brn and they said they didn't have my transcripts. My school sent them on Jan 29th...but nothing. I got frustrated and sent my official transcripts myself throu...

7. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   bulldoggurlie replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   Well it worked for me. i got the good pop up and passed. I had doubts since I took my test on jan 20th and found out that I passed only feb 18. Good luck to all haven't found anyone the trick didn't work for.

8. FRUSTRATED with the California BRN!

   bulldoggurlie replied to polevaultererin's topic in NCLEX

   Well I'm in the same boat. Took the test on January 20. School sent transcripts the 29th still haven't received the transcripts and no results for me. I feel your pain. Good luckp

9. Still waiting for the official results from the BRN!

   bulldoggurlie replied to PedsRN1975's topic in NCLEX

   Took mine Jan 20 and still nothing good pop up though

10. I just might projectile vomit while waiting for my NCLEX-RN results

    bulldoggurlie replied to nursgirl's topic in NCLEX

    I can't take it anymore took my test on the 20 and still nothing. One of my friends took it on the 15th and it it yesterday and one took it the 25th and got it.....what about me.....I keep getting the good Pearson vue pop up saying I recently schedul...

11. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    bulldoggurlie replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

    I'm in Cali. Took the test on Jan 20 @ 1300 and still no results. I'm tripping out. I feel horrible about the test... It shut off around 92 questions. I got 20 sata, 1 math ?, 1audio ?, a bunch of meds I never heard of, a couple ?s where I was a nurs...

12. clinical nurse I, II, III, IV

    bulldoggurlie posted a topic in General Nursing

    What determines your status? If this standardized by hospital? How do you progress?

13. Help.. I want to advance my career while still being a bedside nurse..

    bulldoggurlie replied to I_See_You_RN's topic in MICU

    im not super familiar with the responsibilities, but check out becoming a acnp acute care nurse practitioner. They are active in coordinating care in critical settings. there are a lot of posts in the advanced practice section on here

14. ICU vs PCU

    bulldoggurlie replied to glamgalRN's topic in MICU

    in my pcu or stepdown...i guess the same thing we take stable trached vents and when we send patients to the unit they will often be intubated in our area and stay for a bit until a bed is available. we do many different drips including heparin, ins...

15. Nurses and Organ Donation

    bulldoggurlie replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    im kinda biased on this one as i'm a kidney transplant recipient of 14 years from a cadaver so to speak. Why would someone want to be buried or creamated with their organs when they can save so many.....the ultimate recycling :)