MissKittyRN076

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1. Busy morning

   MissKittyRN076 replied to NeuroNP's topic in NICU

   We had 13 admits from L&D, one set of quads, a set of trips, and then a 2 sets of twins, and 2 singles. The next day we got 6 admits in 1 hour but one was a set of quints! We went from no census to understaffed in 24 hours! Its baby time.....

2. New grad doesn't like new job!

   MissKittyRN076 replied to sunandsand's topic in New Nurse

   This reminds me of time I was in nursing school and an instructor told our learning community that "even if you work night shift, make an effort to do your hair and make up so the families dont think your a slob". Because you know those 24 weekers ca...

3. Survey: New Grad Pay

   MissKittyRN076 replied to palee's topic in New Nurse

   Holy Moly I'm moving to Wisconsin!!!! We start at $24.40 for the New Grad program and then got a raise to $24.80 after orientation (a whole 40 cents!) but we are a small Children's hospital and not a conglomerate like Banner. Liz

4. When they're giving out assignments . . .

   MissKittyRN076 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in New Nurse

   When I first got off orientation here I would regularly get "3 baby" assignments, one night I even had a "4 baby" (set of trips and a single). Granted they were "feeder/growers" and two were on pump feeds but it was still a handful. Now a year late...

5. Parents and Firing Nurses

   MissKittyRN076 replied to sunny17's topic in NICU

   Our unit uses primary nursing for all of the potentially chronic kids that come in. We also have "conflict lists" that either the parents can put staff on or we can put ourselves on. At anytime we can refuse an assignment, and be ressigned to someo...

6. Morphine Administration of very small doses

   MissKittyRN076 replied to dance45's topic in NICU

   Where I work we do the serial dilution 0.1 med with 0.9 NS. Some nurses feel that it dilutes the med to much but it probably isn't much different then putting in the top of the tubing and doing a 1ml flush behind it. Liz

7. Question from a new NICU nurse...

   MissKittyRN076 posted a topic in NICU

   Hi all! I just started as a new grad in a great NICU program and have a question regarding the "pecking order" I have felt during these first few weeks. Many of the nurse's in my unit have been there 10+ years and the ongoing joke is that no one wi...

8. I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   MissKittyRN076 replied to MissKittyRN076's topic in NCLEX

   I went to ASU (Arizona State) and during the entire program we had to take these ERI tests called N-CAPS, they basically tested us NCLEX style on the info that we learned that semester, this helped us determine what we needed to review. Our last sem...

9. New grads....where do you work?

   MissKittyRN076 replied to PACU queen's topic in New Nurse

   NICU

10. What # of questions did u pass the NCLEX with?

    MissKittyRN076 replied to teresab_2000's topic in New Nurse

    I found out today that I passed :monkeydance: and i only had 75 questions. I also left feeling like I had failed. Liz, RN, BSN (finally I can put that after my name!)

11. I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    MissKittyRN076 posted a topic in NCLEX

    :monkeydance: :monkeydance: After 24 hours of torture and even posting that I was sure I had failed because my license wasn't up..........I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!:balloons: :balloons: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: Do the funky monkey!!! I never have to ta...

12. Tested today 5-31-07

    MissKittyRN076 replied to tx2007's topic in NCLEX

    Well, after freaking out and being sooooo sure I failed (I even went to Amazon looking for the Saunders book).............. :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :monkeydance: I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :monkeydance: Liz (N...

13. Tested today 5-31-07

    MissKittyRN076 replied to tx2007's topic in NCLEX

    Well, I'm pretty sure I failed...... Here in AZ the board usually posts your license # 24 hours after you take the test. I have been checking pretty much every hours since I got up at 7am and there is still nothing. I have already had other people ...

14. Tested today 5-31-07

    MissKittyRN076 replied to tx2007's topic in NCLEX

    I had two select all that apply and a math question..... There has to be an easier way to determine our competence without going through this stress! I won't know until tommorrow morning (AZ is fast like that) if I passed, I feel better after readin...

15. Finally Passed NCLEx-RN

    MissKittyRN076 replied to KaCo's topic in NCLEX

    Awesome!! Congradulations!:balloons: :w00t: