RainzRN

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1. A Preemie Teaches Me...

   RainzRN replied to EarlyAdditionRN's topic in NICU

   Beautifully written. Thank you. Such a wonderful reminder!

2. Ethical dilemma's nurses face

   RainzRN replied to RainzRN's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you all so much for all of these great suggestions! Now to pick just one! Cerriwen, I actually have some very dear friends who had their little boy at 23 weeks. He is now a very happy 4 year old. He does have some delays, and has just barely st...

3. Ethical dilemma's nurses face

   RainzRN posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hey all, I am hoping you can help me. I am in the BSN program here where I live and my partner and I have to do an ethical writing assignment. We need to write about a legal/ethical conflict that NURSES would deal with directly. The problem is I hav...

4. Can I vent? Just a little... you can vent too if you want, I won't tell...

   RainzRN replied to GonnaAmazeYou's topic in General Nursing

   I have the same problem. I am looking at ND, they need nurses with all the influx of people with the oil boom. opportunity for $22/hr, and $15,000 in sign on and moving bonuses, great benefits, etc. Good Luck!

5. Question about a bad trend I have heard about....

   RainzRN replied to RainzRN's topic in Career Support

   Thanks for your responses! I can see ways in which it can be beneficial and also ways it can be bad, but the instances my aunt was talking about was a couple years before they could get hired, after RN school. I can't imagine many people can work for...

6. Question about a bad trend I have heard about....

   RainzRN posted a topic in Career Support

   I have heard that there is a trend in nursing (especially in California) to not hire new grads or those without experience but to hire them as an "intern" and not pay them for a certain amount of time, until they have experience and then possibly off...

7. Failed NCLEX 1st time in 75 questions, PASSED in 75 questions the second time!!

   RainzRN replied to RNmermaid's topic in NCLEX

   I just have to say, I was informed when I took NCLEX LPN that brain dumping (writing everything down you remember at the beginning of the test) is a SERIOUS no-no and was grounds for immediate ending of the test and being escorted out. I don't know i...

8. Nclex what you don't expect

   RainzRN replied to Tuesday17's topic in NCLEX

   What's PVT and the good pop up?? Haven't done RN yet and am a little freaked already! Also hoe do you know every question after 75 is pass/fail??

9. Socializing after work in your scrubs

   RainzRN replied to klone's topic in Relations

   I am in my last year of RN school and my Med/Surg instructor last semester made a GREAT point about this... even tho we are "only" stopping for a loaf of bread or gallon of milk in our scrubs we are dragging into the community all those awful microbe...

10. Heart Stop Beating - man lives without heart

    RainzRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    This is fascinating to me, my nursing instructor keeps telling us that we will see so many advancements, and here is one! AMAZING. I wonder how these will work in the long term, I can't wait to see. Although I am curious about one thing, one RN comme...