Gotalovethekids

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1. Charting Bloopers

   Gotalovethekids replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   One of my classmates had to correct her note after she accidentily wrote "pt ate 50% of lung" Wouldn't that be a site to see!!! :) These are wonderful but make me wonder what oddball things I've written! Oh well maybe someone will get a laugh ou...

2. Funny names

   Gotalovethekids replied to LoriUSAFRN's topic in Humor

   I have heard of a surgeon named Dr Puskas and a dermatologist named Dr Skinner. :) Who would have ever guessed! :), Sarah

3. Please Read And Respond If You Can

   Gotalovethekids replied to lpnga's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, what about the wonderful Georgia HOPE grant!!! Would that be a possibility for you as a way to cover tuition costs? The hospital near my school will pay for your last 2 years of the BSN program if you agree to work for them for 2 years once yo...

4. More preceptorship

   Gotalovethekids posted a topic in General Nursing

   I don't post much but have really enjoyed keeping up on all of the threads. I was wondering if any of you felt like you needed more one on one preceptorship/orientation time than your hospital gave you? I graduated in May and have been working on a...

5. What retention strategies do your hospitals use???

   Gotalovethekids replied to lee1's topic in Activism

   My hospital has wonderful recruitment stratigies but not much for retention! The hospital provides a FULL scholarship (books, room & board, Tuition) to nursing students enrolled in Nursing classes if you agree to work for them for 1 year for eac...

6. What retention strategies do your hospitals use???

   Gotalovethekids replied to lee1's topic in Activism

   My hospital has wonderful recruitment stratigies but not much for retention! The hospital provides a FULL scholarship (books, room & board, Tuition) to nursing students enrolled in Nursing classes if you agree to work for them for 1 year for eac...

7. RN staffing - lawn signs getting the message to the public

   Gotalovethekids replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

   WAHOO!!!!!!! Good job fellow nurses!!! Let's keep up the good work and extend it through the country and beyond!!!! :)

8. Rough weekend

   Gotalovethekids replied to Gotalovethekids's topic in General Nursing

   Finally two good nights in a row!!! And I wasn't sure this was possible. I got to leave on time again this morning!!! WAHOO!!! Thanks again for y'all's support Sarah

9. Rough weekend

   Gotalovethekids replied to Gotalovethekids's topic in General Nursing

   Back to work it was last night and things went MUCH better!!! :) Better team working and I had a more reasonable team of patients with the exception of the fact that I had the patient that we were all expecting to code any moment. All I can say is ...

10. Nursing Children

    Gotalovethekids replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    I had one child during school that I got extremely attached to because he was on our floor for about a month and not expected to live. He made an AMAZING recovery and was actually able to go home and live a happy life from here on. His parents were...

11. Rough weekend

    Gotalovethekids replied to Gotalovethekids's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all of your support!!! I am luckily off till Sunday so hopefully the break will do me good! The mixed up assignments seem to happen when certain people are charging and making assignments and have NO pitty so I'm keeping track of who and ...

12. Rough weekend

    Gotalovethekids posted a topic in General Nursing

    SORRY THIS IS LONG, I had to vent!!!!! Hey, I'll start off by officially introducing myself....I graduated from nursing school in may and am working as an RN on a pediatric and orthopedic floor at a 180 bed hospital. I just had the worst weekend eve...

13. Florence Nightengale - who is she?

    Gotalovethekids replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    One book I've read that talked of her stated a theory that some of her illness could be related to lead poisoning. They feel that she could have been exposed to it at the family's summer home in Lea Hurst. We studied her some in school and I took a...

14. New Nursing Student need a Nurse!!!!

    Gotalovethekids replied to Beaches's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I just graduated in May, I would be happy to help you with the project but I'm not sure if you need someone who has been working as a nurse longer than I have (a few months) :) Just let me know if I can help you with this or any other project! ...