IamRN

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1. Babies uneccessary death!!

   IamRN replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

   From the article

2. Different Titles Mean What?

   IamRN replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

   RN > Registered Nurse; can be through a two year (associate degree) or four year (BSN). Both take the same licensure exam and have the same responsibilities. BSN is helpful (essential???) if you want to get into management. LVN (Licensed vocatio...

3. new nurses (GN) in ICU?

   IamRN replied to eph432girl's topic in MICU

   Try to get into the ICU internship at Parkland. They have many ICU's so you will have to select one. I went through the SICU and have never regreted it. Having said that, there are many other hospitals in the area that offer good internships. Good...

4. I Finally Got A Job in the Nursing Field!!

   IamRN replied to luckyladyore's topic in General Students

   Congratulations! This sounds like a great opportunity. However, I couldn't tell (punctuation??? ) if you were saying that since you have experience as a CNA you will not have to gain the one year's experience as an RN to work as an RN through an ag...

5. Typical Day as RN?

   IamRN replied to MichaelSSSS's topic in General Nursing

   I have never had a "typical" day :chuckle Generally though, you clock in, report to unit, get your assignment, receive report on your patients, assessments, meds, charting. Only to repeat assessment, meds and charting as often as required by the u...

6. Child burn victim in my area--a happy story

   IamRN replied to rnmi2004's topic in Burn

   Much inspiring!

7. I'm going to nursing school!!!

   IamRN replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in General Students

   Congratulations! You will love your Littman!

8. which one do you use in your cvicu?

   IamRN replied to haa's topic in MICU

   All of the above in the present and all + VADS in the previous one.

9. Pay/Grade differientals for BSN

   IamRN replied to grnbug2000's topic in General Nursing

   No pay diff in TX either (at least the facilities I have worked at in the DFW and SA/Austin areas. Does offer more points within a clinical ladder though.

10. Swans in ER...Who wants them?

    IamRN replied to HLopez's topic in Emergency

    The use of the non invasive monitors (Bio Z) would be more appropriate in the ER...where there is room for their legitimate use.

11. Don't know if I am cut out for this

    IamRN replied to studentdeb's topic in General Students

    Happened to me during clinical rotations; when I was in the OR...for a toe amputation mind you! I now work in a very busy surgical intensive care unit which requires exposure to many wounds, a lot of them very involved.

12. not sure if I should continue

    IamRN replied to emmy's topic in General Students

    My sister did. She wasn't sure about nursing, but had to get some sort of career going. I encouraged her to go for it. At the very least she would find out it wasn't for her, but had something to fall back if/when the time came for a change of car...

13. not sure if I should continue

    IamRN replied to emmy's topic in General Students

    My sister did. She wasn't sure about nursing, but had to get some sort of career going. I encouraged her to go for it. At the very least she would find out it wasn't for her, but had something to fall back if/when the time came for a change of car...

14. Working in a doctor's office?

    IamRN replied to mushberry's topic in Career Support

    One of the wonderful advantage about a nursing career is the broad spectrum of opportunities. While right now bedside nursing is my niche, I can see where an office job would be my goal once my kiddos are in school; doing the clerical part of it wou...

15. Working in a doctor's office?

    IamRN replied to mushberry's topic in Career Support

    One of the wonderful advantage about a nursing career is the broad spectrum of opportunities. While right now bedside nursing is my niche, I can see where an office job would be my goal once my kiddos are in school; doing the clerical part of it wou...