gummibear

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1. Advice!

   gummibear replied to tsv1567's topic in New Nurse

   depends what part of oregon. im from portland oregon, which many ppl say is like boise. cost of living is higher. crime is higher. if u go to downtown pdx, lots of homeless ppl. portland is known for being kinda hippy and artsy, and really into suppo...

2. New grad know it all

   gummibear replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

   im a new grad and i look forward to all the feed back i get from more experienced nurses. anything and everything helps. unfortuneatelyl, i have to learn through some experienced nurses riding on me and not reminding me in a gentle manner, but lesson...

3. Advice!

   gummibear replied to tsv1567's topic in New Nurse

   so what is boise like? i know boise and meridian are really close together. yes, oregon is known for its rain.. but we do get some sunshine too... only in the summer time, lol! legacy does get tons of apps for its residency program, and they actual...

4. Im panicking =[

   gummibear replied to vccorscc's topic in Student Assist

   breathe! i was in ur shoes three yrs ago. i wanted to quit one week into my BSn program. but hang in there. ur psyching urself out. yes, nursing school is much harder work than anyone who is not a nurse major will believe. but u will get thru it. tak...

5. Who pays for your pin?

   gummibear replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

   the school paid for my pin, (read = i paid for my pin inadeverdently with all the $$ i paid in tuition...)

6. Information on transferring a license, nearly impossible to find

   gummibear replied to jratclif's topic in Retired

   call them. im sure there is a contact number there. i always call whenever i cant find something b/c its a waste of my time and frustrates me when ii try to find stuff and i cant.

7. Advice!

   gummibear replied to tsv1567's topic in New Nurse

   OP, omg, this is soo crazy, such a small world! i have my plane tickets to visit st lukes meridian hospital in mid may. when im down there i will be taking a tour of the hosp and looking at boise to see if it s a good fit for me. as for the oregon E...

8. How is it like to work in LTC facility?

   gummibear replied to chillin4me's topic in New Nurse

   i work at a snf. its hard work and challenging. the pt load is alot b/c technically ur pts arent as "acute" as they are in the hosp, but all these nursing treatments for all the pts really add up and take up alot of time, esp when u take ur time and ...

9. Advice!

   gummibear replied to tsv1567's topic in New Nurse

   im from oregon... what hospital did u get the ER job at? jobs are slilm pickings here in OR, i have a job offer for a residency program in idaho... really looking into taking it even though its a 2.5 yr commitment away from my family, but its the be...

10. iv lines, can someone plz explain all the differnces?

    gummibear posted a topic in General Students

    what is the difference btwn all the different iv lines, like picc lines, vs the one in the forearm (just a regular iv?) i dont know, i have no clue...

11. Shift assessment... really?

    gummibear replied to Macbs4's topic in New Nurse

    on a side note, when i was in nursing school, there was a pt who had been on the unit for two days before i had worked with him and it was all electronic charting, so that usuallymeans the nurses just look at what the last nurse put down and copy and...

12. Shift assessment... really?

    gummibear replied to Macbs4's topic in New Nurse

    im a new nurse, so i still cling on fiercly to all the stuff nursinig school taught me and seriously, doing a quick head to toe doesnt take that long and it covers ur butt in the long run b/c knowing my luck, the time that i skip doing one will be th...

13. Nursing doesnt define you

    gummibear replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    i like to do arts and crafts, beading, organizing, working out, be on all nurses/facebook/perezhilton, reading gossip magazines, watch the nba, watch all these teen drama shows that have no educational value and i jsut feel my brain rotting away, lol...

14. My Job is Making Me Fat

    gummibear replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in Humor

    ha ha ha.. just started as a nurse and i am trying to be so mindful of mindless snacking and taking good care of myself. its hard cuz i work noc shift so my sleep schedule is all messed up. but also working noc shift, there is less temptations at wor...

15. do RN residency programs really make a difference?

    gummibear replied to gummibear's topic in General Nursing

    thanks all for ur input. i interviewed over the phone for the residency program, mind you, i graduated in may 2010 and applied for this residency position about a month after graduating and i never heard back until now, anyways, i must have done real...