admorn03

admorn03 specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. What's the Baylor Program?

   admorn03 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

   I work every weekend at my current job. We call it the weekender program but Baylor program is the ususal term. I do have to work every weekend. I get 2 weekends off per year, two paid and two unpaid. PTO accurs very slowly. I am allowed sick pay as ...

2. what nursing school do/did you attend?

   admorn03 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

   Attended College of St. Catherine-Mpls campus 1999-2001. Minneapolis, MN Really great school with a really good rep. The instructors were very good at helping each student and answering questions.

3. 8 hr shifts vs. 12 hr shift

   admorn03 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Med-Surg

   I love working 12 hours. I work at a hospital 45 minuites from home for this very reason, not only becaue of the 12 hour shifts but also because I work weekends only. Friday and Saturday 7p-7a. I love it. I have the whole week off with my kids to he...

4. Viterbo University

   admorn03 posted a topic in Wisconsin

   Has anyone attended Viterbo University BSN completion program? Is the program any good? Is it very expensive? I am trying to decide where to apply to obtain my BSN. I attended College of St. Catherine-MPLS graduating with my ADN December 2002. So ...

5. What is your least favorite kind of med-surg patient?

   admorn03 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Med-Surg

   Hands down for me are the detox patients. Keeping them drugged up so they can sleep off their hang over, makes me scared. You have to spend a lot of time in my opinion worried about over sedation. And I always feels as if my assessments of these peop...

6. Good Body Mechanics

   admorn03 replied to admorn03's topic in General Nursing

   NURSINGAGAINSTDAODDS, those are good one's and really funny. Advice taken. thanks for the reply.

7. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   admorn03 replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   Never pull out your NG tube and state " don't need that any more" and proceed to state "this is the worse doctors office I have ever been in" when you have been told several times that you are in a hospital and why you have the NG in the first place....

8. Good Body Mechanics

   admorn03 replied to admorn03's topic in General Nursing

   To NIGHTMARE, I hope I did not offend you with the seasoned nurse thing or any other nurse for that matter. I am referring ONLY to the seasoned nurses at the hospital I currently work at. My mother has been a nurse for 30 years and is now 55 years ...

9. Good Body Mechanics

   admorn03 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am just curious, about what other nurses see or do concerning good body mechanics. I have done agency nursing at 3 hospitals where I live and I currently work at one of the hospitals that recruited me. Well here is what I have noticed. 1) I have ha...

10. I'm starting to get concerned about salary...

    admorn03 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Madison, Wisconsin starting pay just went up to $29.75/hr. This is pretty good, especially for the cost of living here. Housing is very expensive and the taxes are high. But the schools are good, so ya get what ya pay for. But the funny thing...

11. How far does everyone commute to work?

    admorn03 replied to Sandwitch883RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I travel 45 minutes each way about 35 miles. I work only weekends 12 hour nights, I get paid for 36 hours though. And unfortunately I drive an SUV, Nissan Xterra. But with my pay I make up the gas after about The road is all rural, I am talking cows...

12. Chart too much...

    admorn03 replied to RN2B07's topic in Med-Surg

    As we were taught in nursing school, if it's not documented then it wasn't done. Document, Document, Document. :typing

13. What was your job before you became a nurse?

    admorn03 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    Head Photo Specialist at Walgreens:yeah:

14. Intelistaff bought by Medical Staffing Network

    admorn03 posted a topic in Travel

    I have been doing per diem nursing assigments with Intelistaf and they have been bought by Medical Staffing Network. Does any traveler or nurses in genral have any opinion of Medical Staffing Network. So far the per diem work with intelistaf has been...

15. Does size of the NCLEX envelope matter?

    admorn03 replied to jo0kgal's topic in California

    I don't know how it is in every state I can only speak for the state I originally got my nursing license in. Minnesota it is true the big envelope means plain and simply you fialed and there will be info of your performance and info on how soon you c...