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1. Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island class of 2013

   pumpkin replied to CCTRN524's topic in SRNA

   I was placed on the alternate list last year, and they sent me a letter to interview......

2. Forgot to renew my BLS!

   pumpkin replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for your replies! I've decided to do the online BLS. There are quite a few training centers offering skills sessions near me. Since I've already expired, I didn't want to have to wait for a course to pop up. I'm going to have put my...

3. Forgot to renew my BLS!

   pumpkin posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I went to make a photocopy of my BLS card today and did a double take when I noticed that I was due to renew back in April. In the past, the nurse educator of my unit would always let us know when we were due. Last year I started working somewhe...

4. Any tips for UNE organic chem final?

   pumpkin posted a topic in SRNA

   I'm hoping someone here has some advice they might be able to share with me. I'm planning on applying to school in the fall. Unfortunately, my sciences are now over 10 years old so I decided to do UNE's online organic chemistry class. I've never h...

5. Online ACLS certification?

   pumpkin replied to pumpkin's topic in SRNA

   Thank you all for your replies. Normally, I would never do an entirely online program. But right now I don't seem to have a choice. I come from the ER, but I unfortunately let my ACLS expire. I do not look forward to paying out of pocket for a co...

6. Problems with shift to shift report

   pumpkin posted a topic in MICU

   I have been in the ICU for almost 4 months now, about to get off orientation. While I am new to ICU, I am not a new nurse. I am having a really difficult time giving report at shift change. If it's the same nurse returning, I'm fine. But if it's ...

7. Online ACLS certification?

   pumpkin posted a topic in SRNA

   I am in the process of applying to a school right now, and have a question about ACLS certification. I just started in my ICU over the summer, and my nurse educator does not want me to get ACLS until May. She doesn't know that I am planning on goin...

8. Night shifts with a 6 month old baby

   pumpkin replied to RN_Amanda's topic in Career Support

   I feel your pain. I worked nights when I gave birth to my son. I thought this would be ideal - we wouldn't have to put him in daycare and I would get to spend time with him during the day. But it was awful. He was a horrible napper, so I would ge...

9. How did you find the area of nursing that you love (or at least like)?

   pumpkin posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm just curious to find out how people fell into their area of specialty. How did you know that's what you wanted to do? I have only been a nurse for 3 years. I worked for a year on a Med/Surg floor, which I hated. Then I did a year in the ER. ...

10. Job advice

    pumpkin posted a topic in PACU

    I just wanted to ask you PACU nurses your opinion. When I graduated I worked for a year on a Med/Surg floor, then transferred to the ER and worked there for a little over a year. It became very unsafe in my ER with low staffing, and with the birth ...

11. Should I do agency??

    pumpkin posted a topic in Agency

    Hi, I just need some advice. I have been a nurse for 2 1/2 years. I've worked in Med/Surg, ER, and am now finishing orientation as an OR nurse. I was recently speaking with a travel nurse in my OR and was telling her how I was hoping to pick up pe...

12. Organizational skills

    pumpkin posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi all, I recently started in an ER after working on a floor for a year. I really like it in the ER, but I'm having some problem regarding organization. On the floor, I was so used to carrying around a clipboard with all my patients' information...

13. Any advice for a floor nurse making the transition to the ED?

    pumpkin replied to pumpkin's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the advice everyone! ~Jaime

14. Any advice for a floor nurse making the transition to the ED?

    pumpkin posted a topic in Emergency

    After paying my dues on a med-surg floor for a year, I will be moving to the ED in about 6 weeks. I observed there and absolutely loved it. But I know that it's completely different from floor nursing. (I'm used to carrying around my clipboard wi...

15. Need advice - is this abuse?

    pumpkin replied to pumpkin's topic in Pediatric

    Hey all, I'm hoping you can help me out. Right now I feel absolutely sick about this. My cousin had a baby girl a little over a year ago. My cousin has been diagnosed with major depression and she goes on and off her meds. She's fine when she's o...