Sunbird21

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  1. Ideas to train/evaluate nurses ASAP

    Hi, I recently began a position as a clinical educator for a private home health agency. It's my first position in nursing education, which has been my goal (am also starting my MSN program in August)! My agency has had some long term difficulties wi...
  2. Questions about ADN RN in OZ

    Hi, I am an associates degree RN(2 yrs college) looking to travel to Australia and work for a year. i am 33,so i know i dont qualify for the WH Visa. I called the AHPRA and asked if it was possible to be licensed in OZ with an ADN,and was directed ...
  3. Homecare RN needs relief!!!!!

    Thanks guys for your input. i will suggest the employment board thing to the mom. Cali,I understand what you mean about the responsibility...the family is capable of taking care of the child,thats not the issue...its just that they get stressed out w...
  4. Homecare RN needs relief!!!!!

    Hi, I have no idea where I would post this,so trying here first.... Right now I am a pediatric homecare RN in CT,have been on this case for almost 7 months. I am happy with my job now,esp. after some of the drama I have been through at other jobs! My...
  5. Hi, I'm interested to know,for my own benefit,how many nurses are out there who have had pretty bad depression(either episodes or ongoing)and have had negative repercussions from it at work? I know that most places aren't going to out and out te...
  6. Discouraging orientation

    Thanks for your reply. I am actually most recently from the peds med/surg unit,and i liked that,but I had been searching for a job in this particular state for more than 4 months(my boyfriend relocated) and I had to cast my net pretty wide after a ...
  7. Discouraging orientation

    Hi, I recently moved out of state and started a new nursing job in a pediatric ER. I have app. 5 yrs nursing experience prior to this job-2 1/2 as an adult med/surg LPN,1 as a PICU RN, and 15 mos as a pediatric floor RN. I am currently three mont...
  8. New and Drowning

    Thanks everyone,for their advice. I actually tried to sign up for PALS prior to starting my job,but it isnt available until September,and my CI told me that my supervisor actually prefers that we go through orientation before taking it,so that we hav...
  9. New and Drowning

    Thank you Denise,for your quick reply :) We have a clinical instructor who oversees the orientation,and she has even said that the patient that I have had with the preceptor is not a typical one that I would get during my second week(which i just com...
  10. New and Drowning

    Hi to all~ I'm new to this forum,so please be patient with me! I recently started in the PICU unit of the hospital that I work at,technically as a "new grad" RN. I had been employed as an LPN for three years on a med/surg floor at the same hospital b...