luvazsun RN

luvazsun has 23 years experience as a RN and specializes in Neonatal ICU.

Latest Activity

1. Do you check residual on J-Tube?

   luvazsun replied to tojal1989's topic in General Nursing

   If the doctors order clarified which tube feeding was supposed to be in, that would be helpful.

2. Is it hard to get a job with an Associates degree in Nursing?

   luvazsun replied to bailee4's topic in ADN/BSN

   In all my years on nursing, and all the jobs I've interviewed for and accepted, not once did anyone ask me what degree i earned in order to be an RN. The main question is always - do you have a current license? Have we forgotten that unless you pas...

3. What is your personal philosophy of nursing?

   luvazsun replied to lcheinz36's topic in Student Assist

   Nursing is my job, not my life.

4. Clinicals, and Job Offers

   luvazsun replied to sj73201's topic in General Nursing

   When I was a student (many years ago) we were able to work as NA's in the hospital we did our clinicals. It was valuable experience and it allowed me to developed relationships with the staff, charge nurses and managers. If you can, try getting hir...

5. IL RN license endorsement background check and application

   luvazsun replied to JKM88's topic in Illinois

   Wait until you have everything they require, otherwise, it delays processing.

6. Is there anything good that being a nurse has taught you???

   luvazsun replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

   Allowing myself to agree to disagree.

7. Can you chart too much?

   luvazsun replied to Herr_Krankenpfleger's topic in General Nursing

   Incident reports are not supposed to be referred to in the patients medical record.

8. Rant: I will SHOW you where it is

   luvazsun replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

   Geeze, my ex was like that!

9. Another rant regarding MA's and Nurses

   luvazsun replied to samirish's topic in General Nursing

   I think the reason BON's do not go after MA's referring themselves as nurses is because MA's are certified, licensed or whatever (depending on the state) by the Medical Board, not nursing, so they do not have any say in the matter. I know 2 offices ...

10. Prophecy Testing

    luvazsun replied to koalafiedRN's topic in Travel

    Sort of sounds like profiling to me.

11. The reverse end of "my preceptor hates me"

    luvazsun replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Relations

    Student or not, she was just being rude by not asking if she could use the computer, and then to just move your stuff - unbelievable! Being a stressed out, tunnel- visioned student isn't an excuse for rude behavior. Don't enable that type of behavi...

12. New Grads vs Me. I hate this economy.

    luvazsun replied to SushiRN's topic in Career Support

    I think the problem with hiring someone "because they know someone" is wrong! They could be hiring a really crappy nurse ( just making a statement, not implying you are!) when a great nurse goes unrecognized.

13. New Grads vs Me. I hate this economy.

    luvazsun replied to SushiRN's topic in Career Support

    I have 20 years experience but no hospital experience within the past 2 years. I get rejection letters that say they don't hire new grads into this position! It's ridiculous. I wonder if my applications really get read past "date of last employmen...

14. Sabbatical from work...i.e. traveling

    luvazsun replied to lovemenursing's topic in Career Support

    Actually, I would worry about getting a job when you get home. I have been out of hospital nursing for 10 years, but have been in outpatient settings the past 3. All applications I have submitted for hospital positions reply saying I don't have rec...

15. Nursing Staffing Companies?

    luvazsun replied to sunkissedmspriss's topic in Career Support

    In my experience, the registry may hire you, but without recent hospital experience, they have a very difficult time getting a hospital to accept you, and therefore, you won't get any contracts. If I had known that taking a 7 year break from hospital...