nanablue2

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1. Oncology it is......

   nanablue2 replied to AmyRN1227's topic in Oncology

   Way to go AmyRN and welcome to Oncology Nursing. Hope you love it as much as I do. I recommend "The Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing", by Itano, published by Saunders. You can order it from Amazon at a good price. Good luck to you...

2. OCN Exam

   nanablue2 replied to nanablue2's topic in Oncology

   Congratulations ChemoRN...I passed too!!! Isn't it a great feeling! I know for me it was a personal goal and I studied very hard. Julie,SN, I recommend the Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing and the companion study guide to prepare. Also found the...

3. OCN Exam

   nanablue2 posted a topic in Oncology

   Taking the OCN Test next Saturday and have been preparing for months. Getting last minute jitters. Any words of wisdom? What did you use to review and or study? My CNS said that the Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing covers it all. Thanks in advan...

4. Another charge nurse question...

   nanablue2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does charge nurse = "bad guy" where you work? Do you meet with daily arguments from staff about the assignments you made no matter how fair you try to be? Does everyone run when you have an admit coming and give you a million reasons why they shouldn...

5. Extra pay for "charging"

   nanablue2 replied to AmandaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Full patient load and $1.00 an hour.

6. panic-attack reaction to compazine

   nanablue2 replied to scootermcnutt's topic in Medications

   I've seen this type of response to compazine. It's in a class of drugs known as phenothiazines. You may also see it with phenergan. Parients have described an overwhelming fear of losing control and wanting to run. I've seen previously calm patients ...

7. Retention Ideas

   nanablue2 replied to tflanders's topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital just lost 30+ nurses to a competitor offering a 15K sign-on bonus with a 2 year contract. They also pay an average of 7$ more an hour than most of the hospitals in the area. Now our administration is asking us about retention ideas. Per...

8. Survey: With the current nursing shortage, do you feel that patient care is compromis

   nanablue2 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   There are many exscuses for the current nursing shortage but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know it is ALL about money. Two of my children, high school graduates only, make more than most nurses working as front desk receptionists M-F at high ...

9. "Send my girl down here now"...(Please.....)

   nanablue2 replied to Jason-ACNP's topic in General Nursing

   Jason, I wish you had been on our unit tonight to respond to the most outrageous request I've ever heard by a patient and their family. The nurse was called to the room to clean up the dump left on the floor by the patients' visiting pooch. The nurse...

10. Mandatory Overtime???

    nanablue2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital claims they do not require mandatory overtime. WHat is this? We are frequently told that if administration cannot staff the next shift it is considered patient abandonment if you do not voluntarily stay for a double. Can this be done?

11. I WILL BE A NURSE(even after reading this board)

    nanablue2 replied to Robin61970's topic in General Nursing

    There are days when I feel like I am reaarranging deck chairs on the titanic during my shift but I can honestly say that despite short staffing, bad attitudes of co-workers, and pay issues, there is rarely a night that I don't feel really great about...

12. New Grad Rates for RN's

    nanablue2 replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work for in Dallas, Texas starts new grads at 16.25 hour with 3.50 evening, 4.50 nights and 9.00 weekend diffs.