NewRN12109

NewRN12109 specializes in Peds,ER,FP,Med/surg/oncol, Hospice.

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1. What do you wear to work?

   NewRN12109 replied to GhostsWerePeopleToo's topic in Hospice

   I am crossed trained for both home hospice and the in pt unit. I do not or have not done both at the same time only because I am full time on call 4:30PM-8AM Mon through Fridays. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE working both of those jobs though. I really...

2. Can a new graduate be a hospice RN?

   NewRN12109 replied to fireball78's topic in Hospice

   I graduated nursing school and got a job as a GN on a med/surg/oncology floor. I worked that for 6 months when I accepted a job offer at a in pt hospice unit which I work in for 8 months, I LOVED it but get bored easy. It was the same thing morphine,...

3. What do you wear to work?

   NewRN12109 replied to GhostsWerePeopleToo's topic in Hospice

   I work for a hospce/home care agency and we also have a in pt unit for hospice. In the unit we where scrubs. Out in the field we are bsically allowed to wear what we want to as long as it is appropriate. Most of the time I wear the copany logo polo s...

4. Jobs from online degree?

   NewRN12109 replied to Medsport's topic in Online Learning

   Hi There, I just wanted to let you know that I am an RN and took my ENTIRE courses online. I started with ALL of my pre reqs except A&P 1 and 2 online. I then got into the Southside Regional Medical Centers School of Nursing online program. They ...

5. Is anyone attended or considered attending............ SRMC?

   NewRN12109 replied to linda215's topic in Virginia

   I believe the GPA is 2.5 but as stated earlier they may do away with the online program. I heard they are going to a ASN program and getting rid of the online but it is up in the air right now.

6. Taking a leap of FAITH

   NewRN12109 replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in Hospice

   hi happy jax, i know exactly what you mean. i am a brand new nurse just graduated a year. i got a job straight from clinicals on the med/surg/oncology floor. i knew in school that i was not a med/surg nurse but my clinical instructor said to take 6 m...

7. STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

   NewRN12109 replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in New Nurse

   Hey There, Just wanted to put my 2 cents in for what it is worth. I was lucky and landed a job right from school in the hospital that I did clinicals in. After being there for a year I decided that it was not my cup of tea and I wanted to go into my ...

8. admits at shift change

   NewRN12109 replied to hds51403's topic in General Nursing

   Our cutoff is 2:00, 10:00 and 6:00. Not too much over flow from night shift onto dayshift. some overflow onto evening from dayshift and some from evening to night. If I'm caught up with other patients. I will do as much as possible for the admission ...

9. Is anyone attended or considered attending............ SRMC?

   NewRN12109 replied to linda215's topic in Virginia

   Not sure where you are. I don't think PA has weekend programs but again I will ask for you. I don't know about VA if you are there you might want to call and ask them. Hope this helps and if you want to know about PA I will certainly ask on Friday Go...

10. Is anyone attended or considered attending............ SRMC?

    NewRN12109 replied to linda215's topic in Virginia

    I don't know where you ladies are. I am in PA so I have no idea about Virginia you would have to call them and ask about the program if you are in VA. For PA though you can log in whenever you want to day or night as long as you get the work in by th...

11. Is anyone attended or considered attending............ SRMC?

    NewRN12109 replied to linda215's topic in Virginia

    Yes, that is going to cause you a problem Clinicals are 2 days during the week from 630-330 or 4pm. They do not have any weekend programs as of yet. I will ask though on Friday. I work at one of the hospitals on the same floor that they do clinicals...

12. Is anyone attended or considered attending............ SRMC?

    NewRN12109 replied to linda215's topic in Virginia

    Hey, They are like 630AM-3 or 4 in the afternoon. They leave the hospital floor at 230 but then you have to do what is called post clinical and that is just spend about an hour talking about your day.

13. Is anyone attended or considered attending............ SRMC?

    NewRN12109 replied to linda215's topic in Virginia

    Hi Tiff, Clinicals are 2 days a week and it depends what pod you are in. They are either Tuesday and Wednesdays or Thursday and Fridays and they are all day. You HAVE to do them with everyone else on those particular days and times with your pod. It ...

14. Working as a GN or wait????????

    NewRN12109 replied to spunkyheather's topic in Pennsylvania

    Hi Dolphin, I worked in PA as a GN. I retested Jan 21rst and I PASSED:yeah:WHA WHO. I am now back at my job where I did my GN and LOVING IT. I took the 2 months off and prepared with Suzannes plan and went in and passed with 87 questions:yeah:. I sti...

15. NCLEX PN stopped at 85

    NewRN12109 replied to ruby5842's topic in NCLEX

    Hey keep your head up and don't assume:bugeyes: I PASSED:yeah::bowingpur I know that you are worried but one step at a time. It sounds like the questions I had and I passed so I think you may have passed as well. Good Luck let me know