xxMichelleJxx

xxMichelleJxx has 4 years experience.

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1. Are you required by law to have two years Med Surg experience prior to working in an ED?

   xxMichelleJxx posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi everyone, two questions. Would appreciate your insight. 1) Are you required by law to possess two years of Med-Surg experience prior to working in a ER? Is it okay for a New-Grad to work in a ER, for who the ER will be their first hospital job? 2)...

2. My father's health information

   xxMichelleJxx replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

   Well then in that case do whatever you feel is best. I'm not trying to side with the nurse but what if she didn't know? What if your brother said hi I'm so and sos son, I would like to know about my father, etc? She might have assumed that it was oka...

3. My father's health information

   xxMichelleJxx replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

   Are you and your siblings listed in his contacts? In a nursing home I used to work at, there was a sheet in the front with a list of contacts and saying that they could receive medical information regarding the patient. We were told to always check b...

4. LTC's are a joke

   xxMichelleJxx replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

   Yup and I no longer do it at all lol. Glad that I left LTC. I'm much happier.

5. Tactful way to remind professor to fix grade?

   xxMichelleJxx replied to KellyVT's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Yes I second that. Either email her again or next time you see her in class, speak to her about it. After speaking to her in person, you can email her to follow up if the grade is still not changed.

6. new grad RN

   xxMichelleJxx replied to Lima, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I would take the Psych Unit. LTC can be highly challenging and I wouldn't do it again. Also from what I've seen, hospitals don't really consider LTC as experience. Atleast if you already have your foot in a hospital, you can always do a inhouse trans...

7. Online BLS??

   xxMichelleJxx replied to Cactus Nurse's topic in LPN/LVN

   I believe most if not all employers want the BCLS to be by AHA. It is my experience that online certification classes are not AHA approved

8. Fairly New LPN & need advice

   xxMichelleJxx replied to Michael Lee's topic in LPN/LVN

   When I was a LPN and was in school I worked every weekend. I let my DON know that because of my school/clinical schedule during the week I was unable to work. I told her I was available weekends and she put me in every weekend. It worked really well ...

9. New ER Nurse - Feel Like Quitting Job

   xxMichelleJxx replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in Emergency

   This was a HHC facility I was referring to. Orientation was cut short because they were short staffed and needed people to work the floor asap. We were never asked if we were ready. After I made this post, it didn't get any better. In fact it got mu...

10. Pathophysiology for peripheral vascular disease

    xxMichelleJxx replied to mproctor's topic in General Students

    So pretty much PVD is when there's buildup of plaque, fatty deposits and cholesterol along the lining of blood vessels. Our vessels are like a straw with blood flowing through them. If something were to get stuck in the straw, there's now an occlusio...

11. LTC's are a joke

    xxMichelleJxx replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

    I refuse to ever work in LTC again. They treat their staff with absolutely no respect. The amount of work expected for nurses to complete in the allotted time is unrealistic and unsafe. I first started off as a nurse working as a LPN. In my first job...

12. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    xxMichelleJxx replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I love this post. I can't tell you how many times I feel this way. Its because of things like this that have made me develop a distaste for nursing and influenced me to go to school for a different career. I remember when I was working in the ER, I h...

13. How do I effectively communicate with patients and staff and nurses in an acute hospital?

    xxMichelleJxx replied to clarinets's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes patients will be more comfortable/willing to let you do a procedure if you explain to them exactly what you're going to do and why you're going to do it.

14. whats best at 22

    xxMichelleJxx replied to jayyv19's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, if I were you I would go for the BSN route, not the associates. Of course you can get an associates in nursing and then pursue your bachelors but I just feel it makes more sense to go straight for the BSN. A lot of hospitals nowadays won't even l...

15. How in this world do you ever get 1 year experience?

    xxMichelleJxx replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're having a difficult time finding a job in a hospital. I also have had the same issues. You should definitely apply online to hospital but also try to go in person and fill out a application/drop of your resume. You may be told that yo...