Search Results

Search Results Type: Posts; User: Nurseadam

Title
From
Date
  1. Do you guys use the FIM score?
    I'm new to rehab and wondering how Is the FIM calculated for patients? Thank you
    Mar 4
    Forum: Rehabilitation Nursing
  2. Job offer problem - Who would have thought? Time sensitive, please take a look.
    Take the rehab job then quit when you get the other job. You think hospitals care about you? They'll fire you in a second with no hesitation, it's your future.. follow a goal and don't care what...
    Mar 1
    Forum: Nursing Career Advice
  3. Mass exodus of staff
    That's sad. You can't do anything about it though...
    Mar 1
    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  4. RUDE!!
    I will never treat someone who screams and talks that way to me with respect. those kind of patients behavior should stop, politely tell them that they need to behave better, write an incident/occur...
    Feb 22
    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  5. Incident Reports...aarrggghhh!!!
    Well, why don't you address it with your coworker before writing them up? Yes, it is mean, and it will cause tension between you and your coworker, do you want to come to work knowing that some of...
    Feb 22
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  6. New grad terminated after 3 months of orientation.
    Call the manager and ask her what is she going to say about you Call HR and see what they'll say when the other employer call Don't say you were terminated on the application, if you want, and...
    Feb 21
    Forum: First Year After Nursing Licensure
  7. New grad just quit first job...So lost and confused
    a lot of people will hire you, don't lose hope, even as a new grad. 3 month experience is better than no experience. So, keep applying and something will come up
    Feb 21
    Forum: First Year After Nursing Licensure
  8. I really screwed up on an interview
    interviews are my thing... You need to be -confident, go in like you know the person you're talking to -smile smile smile, say thank you, please -google the top questions most interviewers...
    Feb 21
    Forum: Nursing Interview Help
  9. SCAPEGOAT NURSE SUSPENDED UNFAIRLY new job offer HELP!!!!
    Hmm, a lot of I.V. get infiltrated and causes swelling, we can't really do anything about it...
    Feb 20
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  10. Where to get the most experience an a new RN?
    ER is mostly what I think is the best learning experience. I'm not sure if a lot of hospitals do hire new grads, so start with anything you can find, and then transition.. A good nursing skills...
    Feb 20
    Forum: First Year After Nursing Licensure
  11. blowing veins during IV starts
    In the ER, i blew so many veins, even with healthy people. veins blow because usually they're either fragile or your needle went through the vein... try your best to -find where the vein track...
    Feb 15
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  12. Am I a bad person?
    some of you new grads really **** me off, there's a lot of people here with no jobs what so ever, and you're trying to choose which one you want? just take the job already, any of them, who cares? ...
    Feb 11
    Forum: Nursing Job Search Assistance
  13. Air Force Nursing 2013
    is the NTP just a 10 week orientation or will they fund your last year of school as well until you're done? I guess i can't qualify to ROTC unless I just started nursing school, right?
    Feb 8
    Forum: Government / Military Nursing
  14. Air Force Nursing 2013
    thanks for the answer ! Was your RN-BSN online? Do you have to graduate with your BSN to join the AF or can you do so while you're in the process of doing your BSN?
    Feb 8
    Forum: Government / Military Nursing
  15. How long did it take for you to finish?
    I'm wondering how long did it take for you guys to finish? I'm going to try to take more than 2 classes every 8 weeks to finish faster
    Feb 8
    Forum: University of Texas Arlington Online Nursing Degrees
  16. UTA Fall 2013
    My GPA sucked, and i still got in... i think I had 3.3 or something
    Feb 8
    Forum: University of Texas Arlington Online Nursing Degrees
  17. New to Navy, ODS, Portsmouth-need any help?
    I just called my recruiter here in cali and they said the navy don't accept online RN-BSN programs even if it's accredited I'm devastated now
    Feb 8
    Forum: Government / Military Nursing
  18. Air Force Nursing 2013
    does the AF have a program to help nurses out like the NCP in the navy? Do they accept online RN-BSN programs? thanks for answers
    Feb 8
    Forum: Government / Military Nursing
  19. I got fired today, how will that affect my chances?
    Lol at everyone assuming it was sex, we just made out, so chill out. well then I'll quit nursing and work at McDonald's , maybe they'll give me a chance. Oh joy :(
    Feb 8
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  20. New to Navy, ODS, Portsmouth-need any help?
    sweetpea, How much do you get hourly or annually as a nurse in the navy? How's the patient load and acuity? If you have a wife, can you bring her later on when you're done with the ODS and...
    Feb 8
    Forum: Government / Military Nursing
  21. How hard is it to get into the navy now in 2013?
    Long ago, it was probably easy because they had shortage of nurses, but now that they have enough, how hard is it for us new nurses to join with so limited spots? I'm an RN, enrolled in the RN-BSN...
    Feb 8
    Forum: Government / Military Nursing
  22. IM injection with clean aspiration but blood in needle after injection
    Blood in the needle or syringe? When pulling the needle out, you either kinked a vein or went through one. You're doing good, keep aspirating.
    Feb 6
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  23. I got fired today, how will that affect my chances?
    I should have resigned but they caught me of guard .. manager said if they called her for a reference, she said she'll put a good word for me. They also told me HR will only verify employment...
    Feb 6
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  24. I got fired today, how will that affect my chances?
    I got fired for a dumb thing I did breaking a hospital policy per HR, not my nursing performance or patient care related. How will that affect me getting another job?
    Feb 5
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  25. Patient Right To Refuse Room Change ?
    Maybe they're upset, but you need to calm the patient down and tell her that rooms are all the same. like your supervisor says, it's a hospital, they don't have the right to refuse room change.
    Feb 2
    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations