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Macbs4

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  1. I like the idea. What I did was use technology. If you have a smartphone (or at the very least, email): Type a list of current meds, medical history, list of physician(s); scan in living will, POA, insurance info - then email all this to yourself ...
  2. Life/Career at a Crossroads

    Thanks everyone for all your honest and helpful feedback. You give me confidence in combining my nursing and IT skills to get an informatics position. Does anyone think the upcoming ICD-10 conversion requirements will open up more jobs? Would an IC...
  3. Life/Career at a Crossroads

    My career had been on hold this past year being a full-time caregiver. Now that I'm in the job market again, I'd like to pursue IT/informatics. Would like your advice regarding "my chances" of obtaining a job in this field based on my background and ...
  4. New to SC

    You didn't mentioned what area of SC... job opportunities are varied depending on where you live. LTC jobs seem more abundant here than hospital-based. Good luck to you.
  5. Basically, if you passed NCLEX, the hospital already knows you're qualified as an R.N. (albeit a "new" RN that needs lot of coaching and training initially). So, the purpose of the interview is to find out if you fit into the "culture" of the hospita...
  6. Travel Nursing

    I've never been in the military, but.... perhaps that's an option for you.
  7. Thanks for all the tips!
  8. Giving notice on my shift??

    I guess the answer depends on how much notice you plan to give your current employer?
  9. I'm finally going back to day shift after working nights for over a year. I'm busy on nights with 6-8 patients-definitely not much sitting around. On days, there will likely be 4-6 Med-Surg patients. Any tips on how to organize the day shift routine...
  10. HELP!!! bad evaluation

    I agree with llg about your next steps. Take an objective look at your performance and I know you will discover things about yourself that you can improve. All new nurses (and even experienced ones) have room for improvement in particular areas. Re...
  11. Comfortable Shoes

    I think you have to experiment 'til you find the right one for you. I tried Dansko at the advice of a co-worker - tried to break them in for weeks and my feet hurt. Right now, I wear TredSafe clogs - found them at Wal-mart. They're made for restaura...
  12. New MedSurg nurse-seeking advice

    Glad you like it. D=Diet, A=Activity, E=Elimination (Brief, Incont, Foley...), VTE=Venous Thromboembolism (i.e. SCD's, TEDs)
  13. New MedSurg nurse-seeking advice

    If you do a search on this site for "brain sheet", "organizer", "time management" etc... you'll find lots of examples. I work on med-surg floor (nights), and went thru numerous formats before I found that a 4x6 note card for each pt works best. I hav...
  14. I was ready to quit after my FIRST day of classes in nursing school! The work load seemed overwhelming. But I made it, and you will too. Just take a deep breath and tell yourself there's lot of others before you that survived nursing school, and yo...
  15. Paramedic to RN, ADN or BSN

    First of all, I have the highest respect for EMT's - especially since I'm still getting the hang of starting IV's and you guys and gals are the best at it! The benefits of a BSN are, you can go directly into the following : - An advanced degree (Mast...