redraccoon BSN, RN

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About redraccoon

redraccoon is a BSN, RN and specializes in Surgical.


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  1. redraccoon

    i dont wanna be a nurse

    Teaching... maybe, but not nursing. Why teach something you don't want to do? You would only pass that feeling on to your students. You might be able to do something in hospital administration. Getting a cross degree with your BSN should be doable...
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    Discouraged...VENT...ADVICE?

    If you dont have a lot of ties or reasons to stay where you are, then I would start looking in other areas/states. There are jobs out there! But you might have to relocate to get a good one.
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    Where are nurses needed

    If you're willing to move then thats great! Rural areas need nurses... though you may need experience first. New Mexico is a good place to look. They pay isn't top of the line - but if gaining experience is your first goal then you will probably be ...
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    Nurse Recruiters Avoiding/Lying to New Grads

    On the recruiters side... A good friend is a NR at a busy hospital - and I can tell you, her schedule is PACKED. The office probably has fifty people a day walk in. There is no way she can show them immediate attention, much less interview people who...
  5. redraccoon

    Complicated situation, is this possible?

    Oak Harbor is a great place - very beautiful. The Navy hospital is pretty small..so limited jobs... but they do hire civilians. Oak Harbor has a public hospital as well -Whidbey Island General Hospital. There are lots of military families that live...
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    So I Wore my Cap Today

    We never had hats... just bright blueberry colored scrubs. I do wear my school pin on occasion though...
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    What color do you wear?

    RN's wear either all blue or blue with a white top. Except in the OR where the scrubs are the standard blah green.
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    Do you take issue with the food served at camp?

    What kind of camp is this? Just curious. When I worked at a Boy Scout camp (volunteer) I found the meals to be pretty well balanced. And they offered subsitutes for people with allergies. There was also PB&J as standard back up if needed. Th...
  9. redraccoon

    *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Had patient bring her own sheets because she was "violently allergic to chlorine" and we coudn't provide enough evidence that the hospital didn't use it in the laundry process. btw... she was having day surgery
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    Daughter looking to be a RN

    That does sound exceedingly high - is that counting living away at school vs home? For that kind of money she could even be considering out of state schools where the waiting list is shorter and the costs lower. A note on LPN/LVN programs.... I don't...
  11. redraccoon

    My nurse manager is

    ... has her head so far up her arse that light will never reach her.
  12. You can do what my friend did - she called around and asked. She was wondering about this issue as well... and surely does not want to start a program that she might not be able to finish. You can find the basic parameters for the clinical on their ...
  13. OMG... I could fill a whole notebook... maybe a whole book! To the person returning for her 4th foot surgery (this time broken hardware)... a. If you would take off some of your 330 pounds maybe your feet wouldn't bother you so much b. If you would s...
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    Daughter looking to be a RN

    Is there an issue with cost? Each program has its merits. Yes, you can get a two year degree and still be an RN. But there are more important questions... like what does she want to do as a nurse? does she want to specialize, manage, teach...... ...
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    why are OR's so cold

    We're not talking fuzzy slippers and a beer comfort.... we're talking not passing out from heat exhaustion comfort. Put on all that surgical garb.... gown, gloves, mask, hat, shoe covers, and then stand under the lights for hours.... ya. You're hotte...