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  1. I still have not heard I applied to adult/gero acute program, I was told their are many applicants so they will not make decisions until
  2. I work in the neonatal intensive care unit and do a secondary in the PICU., I have had a lot of experience with dopamine,vasopressin,milrone,epi,vents,oscillators,jets along with PAL lines and...
  3. I can just tell you about what is happening in and around Raleigh NC, Duke has a waiting list for several units, but is not actively hiring into the units, in my unit we did not hire a CNA who worked...
  4. Unfortunately hospitals do not have to honor your "religious' beliefs or a medical exemption regarding vaccinations. Our hospital now requires that any member who works with children must have the...
  5. Multiple Job Offers

    Hey Kimmee Please email I would like to know more about your interview at Wake I too am a Duke employee but found the manager so friendly and I have an interview in the Children ED, Looking forward...
  6. Fed up of losing working hours

    I work in a state that is "at will", when I had a job that increased patient to nurse ratio's I just found a new job. Unless the other nurses start to leave the unit and write letters to upper...
  7. SBAR for shift report

    We are suppose to use SBAR but have found that using our kardex is more efficient,when we use SBAR too much information is
  8. RN Overtime Hours

    We have all the o/t you want in our hospital. I work 12-24 + hrs a week o/t they also give us an additional incentive 0f $20.00hr plus o/t
  9. Cost of your benefits?

    Wake meds premium is considered low compared to Duke, at Duke you have three types of insurance, but the one that allows you the most leeway is bcbs and it cost me 397.00 per month for myself and...
  10. Nursing Shortage Where YOU work?

    No shortage here in the Raleigh area, rather nurses leave because of low pay or poor patient staff ration. We have a rotation of new grads every year in the peds units as well as the other
  11. I wrote up my CNA for hitting a patient and they were not fired instead the CNA's who worked with me thereafter refused to help, they (cna) knew it was easier to replace the RN then the CNA so I left...
  12. PICU vs NICU

    I started out as a nicu rn, with a prn job in PICU., I know work f/t PICU and do prn in NICU. I enjoy picu becuase I learn about different medication, and diagnosis plus most patients are on some sort...
  13. RN please please please help

    1. what is your definition of nursing? a nurse is someone who is the advocate for the patient and their family. 2. what changes have you seen throughout nursing? less time for my patients, more...
  14. CCRN-----------Yeah I got it

    Thanks everyone for the congrads! As far as preparing, honestly the test I found to be very different then the book that is sold on the site. The questions were more like they gave you the answer such...
  15. CCRN-----------Yeah I got it

    Took my exam today, and yes it is difficult I thought., they certainly do give you enough time to take the exam but you really need to know your diagnosis, outcomes and treatments...phew glad it is...