lilacscrubs

lilacscrubs specializes in Med-Surg /Oncology.

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1. Cautionary Tale/ American Mobile /Medical Express Strikes Again

   lilacscrubs replied to lilacscrubs's topic in Travel

   I wont let AMN sour me on traveling. Other travelers here have reached out to me and been so kind. I will research other companies and facilties. To say I have LEARNED a lot is an understatement.

2. Anyone attended City Tech, Hunter, St. Francis or Medgar Evers for the RN-BSN??

   lilacscrubs replied to LisaTheNurse's topic in New York

   I must also add Dato and other staff members seem to misinform the students that "according to the state they have to have a certain amount of b.s.n clinical hours". My classmate actually called the state and they negated that with a quickness, lol. ...

3. Anyone attended City Tech, Hunter, St. Francis or Medgar Evers for the RN-BSN??

   lilacscrubs replied to LisaTheNurse's topic in New York

   The clinicals are usually on Wednesay although I know this has changed a bit, b/c some were allowed to do the Lead/Mgmt clinical on an alternate day an attend another clinical. This helped them complete the clinicals faster. This was not the case wh...

4. Cautionary Tale/ American Mobile /Medical Express Strikes Again

   lilacscrubs replied to lilacscrubs's topic in Travel

   I refused to move in and told my recruiter , who told me, "Just move in and we will have you moved ASAP". I refused why should I move in to move out? (Little did I know at the time this was the apt they had leased and there would be no switching this...

5. Cautionary Tale/ American Mobile /Medical Express Strikes Again

   lilacscrubs posted a topic in Travel

   Im currently on a travel assignment in Va with Medical Express. The assignment is fine, but the housing situation has been horrible. When I arrived my housing wasnt ready. I found this out by calling the leasing office of the complex. Apparently anot...

6. Anyone attended City Tech, Hunter, St. Francis or Medgar Evers for the RN-BSN??

   lilacscrubs replied to LisaTheNurse's topic in New York

   Hello, I know some people pm'ed me regarding City Tech however I dont have enough post counts to reply. To sum it all up. I have since graduated from Tech, however I still dont feel their B.S program was worth the time. I felt I had a lot o...

7. Anyone attended City Tech, Hunter, St. Francis or Medgar Evers for the RN-BSN??

   lilacscrubs replied to LisaTheNurse's topic in New York

   I attend City Tech. I will graduate hopefully in Fall 2010. I would not attend this school again if I knew then what I knew now. The program may be one day a week but it is not designed for the working nurse. There are clinicals for Leadership, Urban...

8. fluid overload ,sepsis, Pneumonia what?!?

   lilacscrubs replied to lilacscrubs's topic in New Nurse

   They were thick and yellow. I really thank you guys for all your responses. From the responses here and the responses I got from seasoned nurses I know I have a better idea of what to do next time. It's not just about me CMA though I also want the b...

9. fluid overload ,sepsis, Pneumonia what?!?

   lilacscrubs replied to lilacscrubs's topic in New Nurse

   I wish I knew. I had a dx of PNA, not sepsis. The P.A was like the pt is probably septic. But at least I know for the future what to do. Thanks you though.

10. fluid overload ,sepsis, Pneumonia what?!?

    lilacscrubs replied to lilacscrubs's topic in New Nurse

    I spoke with a neighbor who has 20+ years of experience she told me next time check BUN Creatinine Na+ K+ and to flush the foley and then to come back back to the PMD with the info and to refuse to give fluids until they do something else, like press...

11. fluid overload ,sepsis, Pneumonia what?!?

    lilacscrubs posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hello, I am on my 1st 6 mos on the job in an acute care facility. I really need some advice on this pt and if I did the right thing and also what else could have been done. This has haunted me since I left work this morning. Pt is 95 y/o with dx of...