rashan1053 replied to rashan1053's topic in Nevada
acuity depends...we get patients from the icu with trachs, peg tubes, etc... Most patients have had ortho surgery and get get up on their own. It is hard when you have nine patients all needing pain meds. I feel like I am passing narcotics all nigh...
I know nursing is a difficult profession...I have been living it for the past year now! I moved hear about 6 months ago and was told in my interview that at nights it was usually a 8:1 ratio occasionally going up to 9:1. But i usually start at 8:1 a...
rashan1053 replied to SydneyJo's topic in Wisconsin
As another RN I completely agree with you on getting the CNA experience. I did not work as a CNA and really wished I would have. Now, I am not like the nurses you describe. If I am in the room I will do the care. However, I felt very clumsy and a...
rashan1053 replied to rashan1053's topic in Nevada
ok things are finally coming together. I was offered a position at Sunrise Hospital on their ortho/neuro unit. This works well, since I have been in ortho/neuro in Wisconsin. I feel like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders. We even have...
rashan1053 replied to SydneyJo's topic in Wisconsin
I am not sure what the policy really is at cardinal stritch, but when working on my RN I also needed to take the CNA class. It is a standard for all nursing programs in Wisconsin. However, to get into my program, I did not have to take the certific...
rashan1053 replied to rashan1053's topic in Nevada
We are planning on moving to an apartment. We have started working with a company that helps find housing for people relocating. So far, I am waiting for information from cielo apartments so I can fill out an application. I graduated in December a...
Wow, I can't believe that in about a month I will be in Las Vegas. My husband and I decided several years ago that we would move when I finished nursing school. So, in December I finished nursing school and we started saving for our big move. I th...
rashan1053 replied to Mudwoman's topic in New Nurse
I have been a RN for 6months now and have belonged to this site for awhile. I have read so many posts about "know it all" new grads. I still feel like I could be in orientation because there is so much to learn. School can't possibly teach you all...
rashan1053 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing
Wow--He is uneducated himself. Nursing nor Nursing school is not getting easier. It is getting more difficult as the hospitals get busier with an aging population. The patients on a medical floor have a higher accuity now, than in the past. He ma...
rashan1053 replied to julsywulsy's topic in Orthopaedic
I know you asked for experienced nurses to reply, but here is some advice from a new nurse. Your instructors are trying to prepare you to take the NCLEX exam. The questions my seem obsure, but you need to do your best to try and not read into quest...
I have been applying to positions in all the hospitals in Las Vegas and am starting to worrying that I will not have a job lined up for my move in August. I am a new nurse. I just graduated in December and have been working at a hospital in Wiscons...
rashan1053 replied to scastillo1's topic in New Nurse
As you can see from most of the replies, both NS and 1st year nursing are stressful, but in different ways. The stress if different, but I wouldn't take back my career choice for anything!!! Some nights may be bad, but when patients are happy to se...
Wow!!!! Glad I read this thread. I am a new nurse (graduated in dec), and had 8 pts last night. One patient actively dying, another with new chest pain, uncontrolled pain issues, and three ortho patients that needed assistance everytime to get up!!...