Vegas RN, MBA

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1. About to graduate..to start a family or find a job?

   Vegas RN, MBA replied to dreamct's topic in General Nursing

   If it were me, I'd tell the facility thanks, but you made a mistake and would rather care for your own family, and quit. I'd then promptly get pregnant and be a stay-at-home Mom until my children were 18, up and out. There's nothing better than carin...

2. Need an opinion...

   Vegas RN, MBA replied to L&Dnurse2Be's topic in General Nursing

   You were right. I went to an ER for IV ATB's after an accident I had (at 0230 in the morning). After the wounds were cleaned, the nurse started an IV and I knew it would be given over 30 min. 45 minutes later I asked my friend to go find the nurse to...

3. Nursing and Fibromyalgia

   Vegas RN, MBA replied to CaLVN530's topic in Disabilities

   Hi everyone. There is a huge push from pathologists that are trying to inform physicians, without much success, about the new diagnosis of "Chronic Lyme's Disease". Many victims have completed their treatment for Lyme's Disease, but months to years l...

4. Have you ever worn scrubs off the job?

   Vegas RN, MBA replied to Wanna_BA_Nurse's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Just if I have to stop for gas or something on the way to/from work. Here in Vegas everyone in the medical field wears scrubs, not just nurses. Medical assistants, patient transporters, receptionists that work at a doctor's office, etc. I've never be...

5. Interview to offer - how long?

   Vegas RN, MBA replied to kiszi's topic in Career Support

   Congrats! Just hang in there and keep doing your present job well. Don't get STS "Short Timers Syndrome" and start making mistakes. Be just as diligent as always. For MB37, you can always ask when a decision will be made, but I normally tell my inter...

6. Just got called for a depostition for a pt from 5 yrs ago!

   Vegas RN, MBA replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

   I had a deposition once from a patient I treated three years from the time I received the deposition. Go get a good night's sleep. From the attorneys, I received the patient's record that all the nurses charted on, so a time line came into mind. I d...

7. If You Had It To Do Over Again?

   Vegas RN, MBA replied to missjennmb's topic in General Nursing

   I would be a Rockstar, than a Dragster Driver, but those didn't work out, so I became a nurse. If a nurse didn't work out I would be a Rockstar, then a Dragster Driver.I still play in a band and race my car on the weekends.

8. expired license...do I really want to relearn it all?

   Vegas RN, MBA replied to olgmom's topic in General Nursing

   In Nevada you can register with a college, complete classes, complete a preceptorship working whatever shifts your preceptor works, and perhaps obtain your licence. My real question is, why did you let it lapse? I agree with staying home and raising ...

9. ACLS vs. BLS

   Vegas RN, MBA replied to jjc1121's topic in General Nursing

   I am an American Heart Association BLS and ACLS Instructor, and in Nevada, hospitals require you to have both AHA BLS and ACLS. One reason is that many providers (employees) choose to recert BLS one year, and ACLS the next, only requiring one mandat...

10. Backpack Advice

    Vegas RN, MBA replied to PhysicsBabe's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Much like ErinJane, I like a good backpack. Swiss Army makes wonderful backpacks that have computer padded sections, are breathable, and are great to spint up and down the stairs! Dammed be those friends that have to stop, put down their cheap little...

11. help

    Vegas RN, MBA replied to team RN's topic in Career Support

    team rn, do not despair. i am assuming that you did just not send a resume when an application was also required. when e-mailing for a position (which you did not specify, but may be likely), a thorough application is frequently required. whether in-...

12. Interview to offer - how long?

    Vegas RN, MBA replied to kiszi's topic in Career Support

    Agree! Here in Vegas the hiring process takes a very long time. Call her Monday and script your call something like this, even if you have to leave a message. "Hi. This is Your Name and I'm calling to inquire about the status of the position I interv...

13. How did you react to your first code?

    Vegas RN, MBA replied to AZcardiacRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is unbelievable, but true. You can call my MOM! My very first clinical patient I had in Nursing School died. I swear. I was only on the floor to do ADL's, and as I was shaving my patient he became unresponsive. I thought he fell asleep (I was ...

14. Is the pay really that bad??

    Vegas RN, MBA replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    As many other posters have pointed out, the stress is hard because a person's life depends on every action you take. There is alot of face-to-face interaction, and patients and their families are frequently going through the roughest time in their li...

15. Need advices before changing career to nurse

    Vegas RN, MBA replied to jonathanknbo's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to be straight forward, from 18 years of nursing experience, and as an Area Director that has a workforce of 600+ employees. A MSN means, in your case, that you had money to pay for a degree but no experience to back it up. I would hire you...