HickoryRN

HickoryRN has 1 years experience.

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1. I hate my job! Help!

   HickoryRN replied to JoMarie73's topic in Illinois

   3-11 shift is the hardest shift to work in any setting. You have visiting family, preps for the morning, sundowners, and everyone seems to get sicker as the night goes by. Guarantee that those other people have worked in a hospital setting and have t...

2. Why should I encourage rest before/after meals to pts?

   HickoryRN replied to ashleymarie23's topic in General Nursing

   because the act of digesting food alone takes up a lot of energy. For a pt who already has no energy and is on chemo, eating and then doing an activity will be very draining. They're going for spacing out activities and not doing multiple ones at the...

3. Getting a job without connections

   HickoryRN replied to tentay87's topic in Illinois

   did that surgical center happen to be in Chicago? I worked for one in Chicago after my flu shots that hired new grads and he was completely out of his mind! Just wondering if it was prob the same one. He likes to hire new grads.

4. Can't ever really leave nursing, can I?

   HickoryRN replied to pedsrnjc's topic in General Nursing

   Don't take this a bad way but you are where you're supposed to be! I agree with the comment above, that HH was not a good fit and it DOES NOT mean that you are a bad or incompetent nurse that doesn't know what she's doing! Things happen for a reason ...

5. 2nd job drawing blood-will i be held accountable as a RN if something were to happen?

   HickoryRN replied to HickoryRN's topic in General Nursing

   thank you for your advice! will do that asap!

6. 2nd job drawing blood-will i be held accountable as a RN if something were to happen?

   HickoryRN replied to HickoryRN's topic in General Nursing

   i have spoken to my hospital and risk management and have done some reasearch and they carry the insurance for us and provide lawyers if a nurse were to be in some type of legal issue. That is the only reason why i have not gotten insurance. I might ...

7. 2nd job drawing blood-will i be held accountable as a RN if something were to happen?

   HickoryRN replied to HickoryRN's topic in General Nursing

   wow. Thanks so much for the info, guys! I do not have liability insurance and since i feel like i have to protect my license with my life, i think i won't be taking that job after all!! I appreciate all your comments and your research. It was an easy...

8. 2nd job drawing blood-will i be held accountable as a RN if something were to happen?

   HickoryRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, everyone! I am a RN and currently work in a hospital but am considering getting a second job going to people's homes and drawing their blood. The pay is very close to my hospital pay right now and they would even pay for my gas. The only thing i'...

9. LEWIS UNIVERSITY

   HickoryRN replied to ChicagoICU_RN's topic in Illinois

   You need to take the NET (Nurse Entrance Exam) to get in first. Then, you have to have taken their cultural diversities class and i think 1 more that do not transfer from any school if you've already taken them elsewhere. You need to take them at Lew...

10. LEWIS UNIVERSITY

    HickoryRN replied to ChicagoICU_RN's topic in Illinois

    I'm guessing you'll be on the top of their list to get in with your GPA. You probably wouldn't start the actual nursing classes until the fall if you're a transfer. You'll just have to take some pre-reqs if you haven't already. They'll let you know s...

11. LEWIS UNIVERSITY

    HickoryRN replied to ChicagoICU_RN's topic in Illinois

    I took Micro at COD but the professor I took isn't there anymore. Go to Ratemyprofessor.com and it'll give you some ratings on teachers from real students. That's how i picked all of my COD teachers and it never failed!

12. LEWIS UNIVERSITY

    HickoryRN replied to ChicagoICU_RN's topic in Illinois

    Lewis University accepts anywhere from 50-100 nursing students each semester. It all depends on the hospitals, how many instructors they will have for that semester, and how many students apply. Lewis has a strict teacher-to-student ratio and is the ...

13. LEWIS UNIVERSITY

    HickoryRN replied to ChicagoICU_RN's topic in Illinois

    Lewis University accepts anywhere from 50-100 nursing students each semester. It all depends on the hospitals, how many instructors they will have for that semester, and how many students apply. Lewis has a strict teacher-to-student ratio and is the ...