rietan01

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1. BONUS: Nurses Week Meme Contest

   rietan01 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Day over and I got to pee once, eat while charting, drank a glass of water, and let the doctor walk away from that code thinking he did the work.

2. Favorite Motivational Quote

   rietan01 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   No matter how rough your day is, you get to go home at night. The patient on the other hand has some rough days ahead.

3. Create Your Own Meme

   rietan01 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   16 hr shift... and I finished letting those physicians behind me think they came up with the orders they signed. Silly boys.

4. Caption Contest

   rietan01 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Forget the heart. It keeps getting me in trouble. Time to listen to the brain.

5. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

   rietan01 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   "I don't want to talk to any of those doctors. None of them have any idea what is going on. You nurses are the only ones who have shown they give a **** and actually know what's going on around here." Of course I blushed, chuckled, try to give her so...

6. Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse

   rietan01 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Nurse Jackie. Nurse Jackie is my favorite, not in her med stealing or cheating ways OF COURSE, but in her assertiveness and true concern for the patient. She's not afraid to stand up to the doctor when the patient needs something. She gets in there a...

7. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

   rietan01 replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

   Medical ICU 1:2 or 1:1 for CVVH, Therapeutic Hypothermia, Rotoprone 2:1 echmo medical floors 1:5 but going to 1:4

8. New grad hired onto MICU, I need advice!!

   rietan01 replied to LillyBud's topic in MICU

   I started out in MICU. I too was so excited but scared. I struggled for a bit. I would go home and think "today was a good day" or "what was I thinking". I have been there almost 2 years. I was on maternity leave for 4 months of that. It worked out. ...

9. New grad ICU RN

   rietan01 replied to ICUnurse01's topic in MICU

   I just accepted a position in the CICU / MICU and have orientation this coming Monday. I am soooo excited. I just graduated in May and passed boards in June. I worked two months in a Nursing home where I took care of 32 residents and had just two aid...

10. Do I have a decent shot at getting an ICU job as a new grad?

    rietan01 replied to NursingStudentEMT's topic in MICU

    I was just hired on a ICU unit and start this week. I graduated in May. I live in Indiana. I really didn't think I had a chance but after two interviews and a job shadow I was hired :-) I can't wait to start. So yes it's possible. I just have my ASN ...

11. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    rietan01 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    Another success story! Angela Madden RN :-) I passed! The trick works!!!

12. NCLEX Takers Support Thread

    rietan01 replied to mat25:40's topic in NCLEX

    I will put prayers out for you on Sunday and every day until!

13. NCLEX Takers Support Thread

    rietan01 replied to mat25:40's topic in NCLEX

    Thank you so much! That's amazing and so appreciated.

14. NCLEX Takers Support Thread

    rietan01 replied to mat25:40's topic in NCLEX

    I got the good pop up but still waiting for the official. I hope!!! Driving me crazy!!!!

15. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    rietan01 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    Has anyone ever had it not work? I got the good pop up, but I still don't have my number when people in my class took it yesterday just like I did and they have their number (on the Indiana State License Page... I am talking about)... so it has me wo...