itsdebraanne ASN, RN

itsdebraanne has 1 years experience as a ASN, RN.

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   Termination

   itsdebraanne replied to itsdebraanne's topic in General Nursing

   thank you everyone. i can't say exactly what got me terminated but what i can say is that it was a reoccurring problem; i didn't show any signs of improvement on my part and i will definitely take this as a learning experience and do all i can so i d...
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   Termination

   itsdebraanne posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm sad to admit I have been terminated from my job today. I also regret to say that this is my second termination. My question is, where in the Nursing practice act can I find information about the amount of times you can be terminated as a nurse be...
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   What are the "rules" about being PRN?

   itsdebraanne posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work full time 40/hrs at an acute care setting in a nursing home. I applied at the same time to another facility, but they only had PRN. I agreed to take both jobs in case I didn't like the other. Here's the thing, at my full time job I have every ...
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   First time PRN while working Full time

   itsdebraanne posted a topic in General Nursing

   While searching for jobs, i applied to multiple facilities. i was hired by one facility that offered a full time 3-11 RN position. and another job i applied to offered a PRN job. how do i handle this? what happens if the PRN job calls me in when i wo...
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   Letter of Resignation

   itsdebraanne posted a topic in Career Support

   Dang. the nurses at my work play dirty. omg I'd been having a terrible week at work this past week. I'm an RN at a nursing home. There were signs that show I may be terminated any day. So i wrote up a resignation letter that I planned on giving to my...
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   How do I handle state survey

   itsdebraanne posted a topic in Geriatric

   I'm a new RN (since March 2013) working in a nursing home. We;re in our window and I'm excited and nervous at the same time. I know for sure they'll watch me do a med pass. I already have a patient in mind. But I also have three G-Tubes and two Trach...
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   How do you keep in shape?

   itsdebraanne replied to itsdebraanne's topic in Stress 101

   all good suggestions!! i bought the Nike+ fuelband. gonna try it out. thanks guys!
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   How do you keep in shape?

   itsdebraanne posted a topic in Stress 101

   I wanna buy the Nike Fuel Band (http://store.apple.com/us/product/HA512VC/A/nike-fuelband-small) for workouts. But seeing as I'm a nurse, i wanna know how much calories im burning walking around the nursing home i work in. Given that I eat healthy du...
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   Nursing Home: Tips on how to be faster in med pass?

   itsdebraanne replied to itsdebraanne's topic in New Nurse

   Dude, same here! I know you're supposed to leave work at the door and vice versa, but when I get home, I can't help but think, who should I give meeds out to first and in what order? ANYTHING can happen during med pass. one of the LPNs told me to act...
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    Nursing Home: Tips on how to be faster in med pass?

    itsdebraanne posted a topic in New Nurse

    I'm a new *new* nurse, fresh out of school. Just passed my boards in march. This is also my first job. Ever. I work the 7a-3p shift in a nursing home. We have a front and back hall. I'm in the back hall. It's not as busy as the front. I've done ...
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    Know of a good afternoon workout for a new 7a-3p RN?

    itsdebraanne posted a topic in Stress 101

    I'm a new nurse!! I passed my RN boards this March and I got a full time job at a nursing home. Last friday was my first day of orientation. I wanted to get back into my workout schedule in the months I wasn't working (which i did). I usually run 3...
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    My boyfriend got the good pop up!!!

    itsdebraanne replied to itsdebraanne's topic in NCLEX

    Btw @mrabbz is my boo aka boyfriend. So yay him!! (:
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    My boyfriend got the good pop up!!!

    itsdebraanne posted a topic in NCLEX

    He took his RN Boards this morning. 200+Q and he ran out of time. He was so down and confused. My poor baby. But he did the PVT while I was on the phone and he's like "what's this? It says our records indicate you have already registered.." I WAS SCR...
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    Need help with PHRMA

    itsdebraanne replied to harpreetk's topic in NCLEX

    I took a review class where we review anatomy&physiology. all the diseases we came across in each system, we looked up the treatment. and i learned meds that way: by the systems. another way i learned meds was through doing questions. EVERY time ...
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    took the Nclex RN- Dont know how to do PVT

    itsdebraanne replied to laniann05's topic in NCLEX

    sign in to your Pearsonvue account. act like you're registering for the exam. enter in all the info. right after you specify which state boards you're taking, click NEXT and one of two things will happen: the GOOD POP UP or the credit card page. the ...