RNASHLEY

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1. What are the best wound care resources available in Nebraska

   RNASHLEY replied to LisaCarroll's topic in Nebraska

   I would tell her to look into St Elizabeth Med Center in Lincoln. They have a large assortment of physicians that are well known in Orthopaedics and infectious disease. Definitely a starting point :)

2. Lunch breaks

   RNASHLEY replied to stervets's topic in General Nursing

   Please tell me what you state you live in and is your hospital hiring?? lol. We work 6p-630a and are lucky get 15 minutes to eat on our floor in the hospital. They take 30 minutes out for a lunch but VERY rarely are we ever on any break or uninterrup...

3. Please help me figure out what happened to my pt

   RNASHLEY replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

   Things can change in an instant with patients...and I'm still confused about your breaks. Where is this covering nurse coming from? How long are your shifts? We work 6p to 7a and we're lucky to get a 30 minute uninterupted break....I mean we don't h...

4. How Far Do You Travel For Work?

   RNASHLEY replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

   50 miles each way. I work 6p to 630a so it can be a really long drive home sometimes but the hospital I work at is great...I am having to look for new jobs simply because of gas and the fact that I drive an SUV I spend an average of $700 a month on ...

5. Falls prevention

   RNASHLEY replied to pmshiftrn's topic in General Nursing

   Doesn't your hospital beds have bed alarms? I work nights as well and it seems barbaric to wake up patients every hour. We get a lot of older/confused people on my floor and falls are a problem...by a porblem I mean one or two every month or two.......

6. How would be a typical 12 hour night shift in med/surg in a hospital?

   RNASHLEY replied to Ritika's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have a lot of time to respond so I'll answer quick and to the point. I work 6p-6:30a. 6p-get report til 6:30 7-8: do all of my assessments on my 5 patients and then go chart everything 8-9: Pass all 9pm meds 10pm-get report on add'l 2 pt's (f...

7. organizational sheet?

   RNASHLEY posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new nurse, graduated in may and finally found a job for which I have been working for last 4 weeks. I am trying to find anyone who might have a template or something that they print off for each of their patients to write down important info ...

8. Being a mother, student and wife

   RNASHLEY replied to kjj007's topic in General Nursing

   although I am single and not married I can relate in the department of having a young child. I started nursing school when my daugher was 8 mo old and graduated when she was almost 3 ( 4 months ago) im not gonna tell u its not hard b/c it is but look...

9. ...best jobs while in nursing school.

   RNASHLEY replied to brotherbear's topic in General Students

   I graduated in may and I can tell you that it took me hundreds of job applications and 4 months to find a job...and its a 45 minute drive. Its a great hospital and is Magnet status but the gas is a killer!! From what I have heard, and experienced m...

10. Please help, injury and first day!

    RNASHLEY posted a topic in General Nursing

    So long story short I am starting my first RN position tomorrow on an ortho/neuro floor. I had general orientation this week and have my first day on the floor with my preceptor tomorrow from 6a-630p. Well monday they gave me a tetanus shot and the...

11. Night Shift Schedules...how does yours work?

    RNASHLEY replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    my schedule is also random might work a monday tuesday and thursday then a wed thurs fri....totally random every week. The only thing that is set in stone is that nurses have to work every 3rd weekend.

12. Nursing school sucks!

    RNASHLEY replied to utadahikaru's topic in General Students

    Just stick with it you made it this far dont give up! I can tell you that many of us all went through the same HORRIBLE semesters, one after the other...horrible teacher after horrible teacher. But in the end....you will become a nurse and you won'...

13. Should I take this position?

    RNASHLEY replied to luvmydogs84's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a whole lot of time to reply as I have got to get my little one to bed but I can tell you that i just graduated in May and took Nclex in June and have applied EVERYWHERE. If I were in your situation and you can afford not to take the job...

14. Nurses unemployed what is happening out there???

    RNASHLEY replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it is geographical. I graduated from nursing school in May 2010 and received my RN license in June after passing boards. I started applying for jobs here in Omaha, NE and surrounding areas beginning in March with no luck. I thought af...