SarahB84

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1. Question about CSMRN

   SarahB84 replied to ViolinTreble's topic in Med-Surg

   yes you qualify

2. CMSRN or RN-BC

   SarahB84 replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in Med-Surg

   ya, i noticed that the rn-bc is through the ancc which i THOUGHT was a big deal! i really loveee med surg and i want to get certified, i'm trying to make up my mind too. i've taken a practice test which just seemed like stuff i know from work or scho...

3. What would cause Hgb to plummet?

   SarahB84 replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

   the above statement is true and scarey, because of this i no longer wish to work in a hospital.

4. vent on preceptor :( not ready to be off orientation but no choice..

   SarahB84 replied to simplelc's topic in New Nurse

   djh, no one could have put it better than you did. i also worked in an office for several years and like you said, poor behavior was rare, it's creepy, suprising and VERY diappointing.

5. Thank goodness for CNA's!!!

   SarahB84 replied to mindlor's topic in CNA/MA

   yep CNA's are great! I hope they understand sometimes we are at work 14 hours instead of 12 because we can not leave our documentation un-done, while they usually leave when their shift is over. that is why we ask them to go do the little stuff, not ...

6. Passed chronicity!

   SarahB84 replied to mrstookielpn's topic in Excelsior

   what is that?

7. Not sure what to do here... any advice??

   SarahB84 replied to merner1012's topic in Michigan

   Merner where in michigan? what about ann arbor, u of m hospital? they are hiring.

8. What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

   SarahB84 replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

   it's snotty comments like the one the original poster started with, that made me answer "I don't know yet" any time a nurse would ask me what area I'd like to work in. they don't really want to know what area you want work in, they're just looking fo...

9. Advice needed about clinical instructor

   SarahB84 replied to RNbethy's topic in Student Assist

   do you still have a choice to do the icu? if you do and that is what you want then do it. i wouldn't go over her head though, unless she were trying to fail you. don't rock the boat, soon enough you will be out of school and you wont have to deal wit...

10. What's it like working an Ortho unit?

    SarahB84 replied to jbee's topic in Orthopaedic

    "from time of a sx to fix a fracture about 3 days stay.." what does "sx" mean?

11. Davita or rehab?

    SarahB84 replied to SarahB84's topic in New Nurse

    and for anyone who is wondering, yes, just like everyone else, I had to apply for, I don't know may 80 positions (nightmare). the three that called me back were ALL the ones where I somehow got the FAX or email of the HR or Director of Nursing, and a...

12. Davita or rehab?

    SarahB84 replied to SarahB84's topic in New Nurse

    Angelrain, good luck with your interviews! I hope you get what you'd like! Will they pay you better in the hospital, or will the hospital pay better in the long run?

13. Davita or rehab?

    SarahB84 replied to SarahB84's topic in New Nurse

    thx . I have picked Healthsouth. Next year my husband's contract work is up and we just may move, so I think all that you have mentioned makes Healthsouth sound great. Plus if we do not move I really like the bunch who works there and the insurance i...

14. New Nurse Blues (rant content)

    SarahB84 replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in New Nurse

    i totally hear u, it's all paperwork

15. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    SarahB84 replied to ashfost's topic in New Nurse

    tampa hospitals 21.33= new grad, some hospitals even have it posted on the job listings. more if you've experience as an LPN