bkleriRN replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Disabilities
I worked as a LPN from 2003 to 2008 in a residential setting and now I am a RN in a clinic for Day Hab and Love it!!!!! I am actually excited because I have been given the opportunity to take the DODD certification classes. I start April 1 2013. I fe...
I work in Ohio and just last Sept. went to training in Cleveland Ohio to become a RN trainer. there are 3 diffrent certs unlicensed DODD staff can hold. Cert 1 is for meds and 8 authorized health care activities such as vitals,blood sugars,suctioning...
bkleriRN replied to NCIANurse's topic in Geriatric
Does anybody know if there are any traveling nurse jobs out there that hires nurses for travel assignments that are not in hospitals? Just curious, Thanks! Sorry if I posted this in the wrong place! I work Med-Surg, generally 6 is the most I have had...
I had a dream that I went to answer a call light and when I went to enter patients room they had a clothes line with clothes hanging off of it and a cow in the room,I thought to myself wow patients really do get everything they want now days.
Yes true,but I also feel the patients that are already on the floor suffer when nurses get new admissions at the beginning of the shift it is very time consuming. any suggestions for what you do when getting admission at the very beginning of your sh...
Just out of curosity,does anyone know if there is a pump exclusively for pediatric patients? it would be nice if there was a pump that could alarm when a IV site is infiltrating.
Yes, I am an R.N. there,just started last year,was a LPN prior to that and had worked at a diffrent place, not a hospital. I am so glad that I decided to go to work for Medcentral, I have learned so much and they give you a good orientation period. ...
bkleriRN replied to OrthoFNP's topic in Pre-Nursing
It is so frustrating when you here crap like that a lot of the new grads that went through the BSN program that work with me at the hospital seem to be on the same level as I am, don't get me wrong they are good but so are the ADN grads.
bkleriRN replied to OrthoFNP's topic in Pre-Nursing
This is so crazy,haven't heard of this, just graduated and received Assoc. degree in nursing. I was a Licensed practical nurse for over 9yrs. and that's all I ever heard is that they were going to phase out L.P.N.S well funny because a lot of them st...
I was given a patient with a chest tube on our basic med surg floor the other night , I am a new R.N. grad and really not that comfortable with chest tubes and really was none of the other nurses on my floor , because it is a rare thing. I had the po...
I recently started at a hospital as a new R.N. grad. and two days after coming off my six week orientation I got pulled to another floor. I heard that this happens all the time, but I do not feel that it is safe and puts that nurse in a bad position....