tookalongtime

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1. Clinical nurse leaders----

   tookalongtime replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

   The Clinical Nurse Leaders at our facility are not from a program. They are experienced floor nurses that are wanting to have more responsibility and have leadership skills that are necessary. We do have a training program that is in-house for Nurse ...

2. Clinical nurse leaders----

   tookalongtime replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am a Clinical Nurse Leader on a busy Med-Surg floor. This is definitely an expanding role. We transitioned from the charge nurse role into the Nurse Leader role. The role has expanded into more than just a supervisory role. We are an extension of o...

3. Question for hiring managers..

   tookalongtime replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

   There is not a difference between a BSN and a BS in nursing. It is just the individual school's preference in what letters they use. I checked into this extensively before starting my bachelor's degree because one school offered a BS and another offe...

4. Do RN's need special training to read PPD tests?

   tookalongtime replied to SarahM2011's topic in General Nursing

   At the hospital I work at, you must take a class and that will certify you to give and read mantoux tests. You must also take a certification renewal class once a year. That is the policy at our hospital.

5. Steps for getting licensed in Ohio

   tookalongtime posted a topic in Ohio

   Can someone tell me what I need to do to get licensed in Ohio. I live in Ohio, but have my RN license in Indiana. I live only 2 miles from the Indiana state line and I work in Indiana. I want to apply for a job at our local hospital which is in Ohio....

6. And then they called me at Midnight

   tookalongtime replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

   My charge nurse once called me on a Sunday at 0730 to see if I would consider coming in at 1500 to 0330 that afternoon and I would not have to work my normal shift on Monday of 0300 to 1530. I told her that I would and and made sure that if I worked ...

7. Being a patient advocate.

   tookalongtime replied to tookalongtime's topic in General Nursing

   J. Thanks for understanding my post. This discharge was happening at the same time as another discharge for a patient that was terminal and all they wanted was a slip saying they could go back to work the next day.

8. Being a patient advocate.

   tookalongtime posted a topic in General Nursing

   You know how we are supposed to be the patient's advocate??? You know, looking out for their best interests and making sure they get the best of care and all that. Have you ever not wanted to be their advocate? I am talking about the frequent f...

9. Compulsively going to the doctor for the 20th time..

   tookalongtime replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

   I have found that some of the frequent flyers that we deal with are homeless. Usually their significant other stays in the room with them, and the patient may be admitted for one complaint but inadvertently developes some other ailment as the day goe...

10. Dear preceptor

    tookalongtime replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry you have not had an ideal experience with your preceptor. I have been so lucky with my preceptor. She had been an RN for over 30 years and has been one of the nicest and most helpful preceptors that you could ever want. She even apologi...

11. TCAB- Transforming Care at The Bedside

    tookalongtime replied to jaccimv's topic in General Nursing

    I work at the other hospital, one that Lutheran calls the "Mean green machine". Our management has been rolling out new ideas from the TCAB bit by bit. Our nursing assistants are even starting the bedside reporting. We have had no negativity days, wh...

12. TCAB- Transforming Care at The Bedside

    tookalongtime replied to jaccimv's topic in General Nursing

    We have started implementing this at our facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It seems to work well, a lot of patients like the bedside report. It has also helped in making sure the patients are set up for the next shift, ie..turned, dry, and IV fluids O...

13. Colleges spitting out new nurse without any training?

    tookalongtime replied to fulzgold's topic in General Nursing

    I start my new RN job tomorrow. I am a new graduate and I haven't done blood sugars and insulin injections since my med/surg 2 clinical last spring. I am going to need a quick refresher on what to do. It doesn't mean that I was never trained to do it...

14. Shut off at 79 questions.

    tookalongtime replied to tookalongtime's topic in General Nursing

    i passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:yeah::yeah::yeah: thanks to everyone that replied.

15. Shut off at 79 questions.

    tookalongtime posted a topic in General Nursing

    I took the NCLEX-RN today and it shut off at 79 questions. This just has me so freaked out. Has anyone passed or failed at 79 questions?? I know some have passed and failed at 75 questions, but have never heard anything about 79 questions.