hurleygirli1

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1. Choa elgeston or Scottish rite

   hurleygirli1 replied to ajbrooks's topic in NICU

   I work at SR NICU and love it! I don't know about Eg since I have not personally worked there. I would advise you to apply for both!

2. NG tube question

   hurleygirli1 replied to RNinCali15's topic in NICU

   We do not check routinely check residuals in our facility.

3. Can nurses have artifical nails?

   hurleygirli1 replied to MissMiniPink's topic in Professionalism

   Do you really want your artificial nail to pop through a glove while providing patient care (ahem....placing a rectal tube? Think about it

4. how nurses can make some extra money, advice please

   hurleygirli1 replied to froggy8's topic in Career Support

   Hospital orientation is about a week, generally Mon-Fri. If you can schedule yourself at your main job on the preceding Sunday and the following Saturday and take a vacation day, it can work out. I was able to get my PRN job before my new full time...

5. how nurses can make some extra money, advice please

   hurleygirli1 replied to froggy8's topic in Career Support

   Sometimes working PRN at another hospital pays well because they don't offer benefits. And if you get them already at your full time job, then you don't need them anyway! For example, I make $7 more an hour at my PRN job plus shift diff. Something...

6. Nurse of 10 years can't start IV's

   hurleygirli1 replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

   I would never think less of a floor RN that cannot get an IV in, especially if they are a hard stick renal patient or you cannot see anything to stick when you put on the tourniquet. I get it, you don't have 20 min to sit and feel and investigate/in...

7. need advice/opinions on where to relocate!

   hurleygirli1 replied to hellosun's topic in General Nursing

   I have been contacted by recruiters for Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Wyoming! List your resume on Monster or career builder and you will get emails from out of state recruiters!

8. Nurse of 10 years can't start IV's

   hurleygirli1 replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

   ShillaBSN...I am PRN IV team at a hospital and I am a BSN RN. I don't know about anywhere else, but our IV team is all RNs, not phlebotomy tech. We get calls from floor nurses all the time to start IVs, sometimes I wonder why they even called since ...

9. Emory New Grad Residency Program, Spring 2014 - updates?

   hurleygirli1 replied to troop949's topic in Georgia

   I also received an email today about having info passed on to the hiring department.

10. Oversaturation? Why am I working short staffed?

    hurleygirli1 replied to Pudnluv's topic in General Nursing

    I also think that it depends on what area you live in. If you are only applying in a city saturated with new nurses, you should either continue to apply or consider moving for at least a couple years to get some experience. If you are unwilling to ...

11. Anyone at Dekalb Medical Center?

    hurleygirli1 replied to mshessle's topic in Georgia

    Ok well FYI....took the test today. Nothing to stress over....most basic of basic nursing questions. Like the things so they drilled in your head over and over in nursing school. Just passing it on in case anyone else was wondering.

12. Anyone at Dekalb Medical Center?

    hurleygirli1 replied to mshessle's topic in Georgia

    Any more info about the pharm test? Is it pretty basic? I get all nervous when they say I have to take a test to be hired and there is no study guide or any info about this test! Anything to focus on or how many questions? Did you find it easy or h...

13. Organizing and prioritizing tip for a new grad

    hurleygirli1 replied to apostolic4eva's topic in Med-Surg

    I learned the hard way that you should chart as you go. Sometimes this can be challenging, but leaving the charting for last can leave you in a crap position. In the beginning, I sometimes stayed charting an hour or more after my coworkers left fro...

14. first job working dayshift?

    hurleygirli1 replied to carefulcare's topic in Career Support

    As a new grad, I didn't like days just because they are busy and hectic and it was hard to sit down and learn my job when there are constant interruptions. You have PT, OT, ST, doctors rounding and asking a million questions, 3 meals served on your ...

15. Shadow a Nurse Programs?

    hurleygirli1 replied to peachshan's topic in Georgia

    I believe that DeKalb Medical has something like this. Contact Volunteer services at DeKalb and they may be able to help you.