juliaann

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About juliaann

juliaann has 1 years experience and specializes in ICU.


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    Weekend Incentive Program/Night shift

    I work what we call "weekend option" at my hospital. It's a contract that adds an additional hourly differential. It's still 3 12-hour shifts a week, either F, S, S or S, S, M. They have to be consecutive - Friday, Sunday, Monday wouldn't qualify. Bu...
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    ICU RNs running CRRT?

    We SLED our own patients. It is a 1:1 assignment. Our dialysis nurses do bedside HD.
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    Anyone work for a hospital owned by Ardent

    When I first started working at my hospital a few years ago (I was a CNA then), it was owned by Ardent. My hospital is now a public city trust. This hospital loses money. It was potentially going to be closed when Ardent was done; thank goodness my c...
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    Preceptorship Selection

    I knew where I was going to work (ICU - got my job offer in my 3rd semester), so I viewed my leadership semester as one last opportunity to get any other kind of experience. I left my preferences blank, assuming I would learn from wherever they put m...
  5. I have 2g lobes and wear/wore Pyrex colorfronts throughout nursing school and now at work. No one in school noticed, and only my preceptor at work knows, because one day I forgot to take my earskins out and put in a pair of colorfronts until she ment...
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    Took Ncle xRn exam yesterday....pearson vue trcick question

    You have to wait to know for sure. You got the "good pop up" message for the Pearson Vue trick. I tested this summer on a Thursday and my quick results were not available until Saturday morning. It isn't instant.
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    Last semester of RN school; Advice for critical care

    I received my ICU job offer while in my third semester of nursing school.
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    New Grad RNs in ICU

    I received a job offer for the ICU of my 1st choice hospital while in my third semester of nursing school. My inexperience did not seem to concern them. I will have a long, thorough orientation and am so excited to be starting where I want to work!
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    Does anyone know why....

    At my hospital, we actually work 0630-1900 and 1830-0700. We refer to it as 7a-7p and 7p-7a as "shorthand" for day shift/night shift. We overlap for report from 6:30-7:00 and are out the door by 7 on good days. :)
  10. Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children. I sold it back in my third semester. I don't think I ever opened it.
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    My classmates dropping like flies???

    Hmmm...we've lost 0 students due to academics (1 left because of legal trouble and 1 left for a job offer in her former field). We picked up 2 students from last year's class who got pushed back for either an academic or personal reason...I don't kno...
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    New Nurse Blues (rant content)

    This is exactly what I saw during my psych rotation. It is really, really sad. It turned the one person in our class who was interested in psych nursing completely against the idea. She was hoping for meaningful patient contact and education opportun...
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    How to stand out as a New Grad?

    I'm in an ABSN program and I was offered my dream job (ICU) during my 3rd semester. I did an externship at the facility, worked my ass off, introduced myself to everyone, and then applied when I saw an opening posted. :) I cannot wait to graduate in ...
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    How much does a CNA makes hourly?

    Yes! My hospital offered a differential for any hours worked after 3pm and any weekends. I don't remember exactly how much (I've been a full-time nursing student this past year and haven't worked as a CNA since last year), but it was nice. My hospita...
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    How much does a CNA makes hourly?

    In Oklahoma, I made 9.25/hour full-time in a hospital.