R*Star*RN

R*Star*RN BSN, RN

LTC, Med-Surg, IMCU/Tele, HH/CM

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About R*Star*RN

R*Star*RN is a BSN, RN and specializes in LTC, Med-Surg, IMCU/Tele, HH/CM.


Worked in LTC as a CNA for 9 years, then as an LPN for 1 year. Finally an RN (since 2008)! Would like to make it all the way to DNP.

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  1. Hey everyone, I was just extended an invitation to interview at Harborview. I'm wondering if anyone can offer me guidance on what your typical interview looks like there? Or share what your interview experiance was like. On another topic if I were t...
  2. Who has more stess RT or RN?

    Here is how I tell people to decide (sort of funny but true): If sputum makes you want to vomit, become a nurse. If urine and feces and blood make you want to vomit, become an RT. But yes both jobs would b e stressful. As a nurse you have a little m...
  3. A question for all nurses...

    Yes you will be using your psych knowledge alllll dayyyy long. But non-nursing degrees don't count in the nursing world.
  4. intermediate care vs med/surg floors

    when i worked in intermediate care it was also considered cardiac step-down. So we got post-open heart surgery such as cabg and valve replacements, post stents, post MI, post pacemaker. Ocassionally we got some medical tele overflow. I started out i...
  5. Acute care vs. Home health

    I left the "never-ending stress" of the hospital to go into home care. It is the worst decision I have ever made. Now, all home care agencies are not created equal but in my case there is nothing that parallels the hell I am in. I juggle a caseload o...
  6. how do you night nurses do your assessments?

    I worked nights on an IMCU. We were required to do an assessment every 4 hours unless otherwise noted (ie if they just came back from a procedure or were on hospice). I did mine between 2000-2100, 0000-0100, and 0400-0500. Most patients were still up...
  7. All Med-Surg patients require an IV site

    It's not required but in my opinion everyone should have an IV site. Why? So if they code you don't have to fumble around to get access. Even if the diagnosis is stable, anything can happen. The only time I'm fine with the patient not having an IV s...
  8. Is med/surg really that bad?

    I spent a little over a year on a med-surg floor that took mainly post op patients. Yes, it was stressful at times but I enjoyed it. I learned a lot and grew as a nurse. I still look back upon that experiance as my best one yet as an RN. If you want ...
  9. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    It's interesting what the public knows. First of all I have seen MAs, CNAs and even Vet techs called "nurses" which I do find offensive, though it is usually by the office staff or receptionist and not anyone with an actual liscense behind their name...
  10. Arrested while Occupying Wall Street - Will I Be Hireable?

    I was once arrested for "obstruction of justice". It was some a bs charge to get me into protective custody and away from an abusive boyfriend, whom they couldn't have arrested instead of me for some reason. Anyway it hasn't prevented me from getting...
  11. McKesson Horizon

    Ugh. That is all I have to say.
  12. The grass is always greener. . .

    Hey everyone. So about 6 months ago I made the decision to leave the hospital (night shift) for a day job in home health. I had a nagging little feeling that this was the wrong choice but night shift was affecting my ability to sleep so badly that I ...
  13. What's the best area of nursing to start?

    i havent found an area that makes me WANT to clock in. But ive found areas that are tolerable. . . .which, I a miss now that i have left the hospital and am trying to get back in to.
  14. Hospital nursing question

    To be honest I went to case management in home health because i thought it would be less stress. Now, I am applying to hospital jobs hoping and praying I can have something similar to my old job back (cardiac IMCU).
  15. Personality Typing...

    I am an INFJ. I dont know if there is one type that fits with nursing. I believe that it is a calling. I can't imagine not being a nurse. It is all I know, really. Ive been in healtcare since I was old enough to work.