Tryptophan

Tryptophan specializes in Medical/Surgical.

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1. ALL nights or day/night MIX shift to pick? HELP! need to reply to recruiter!

   Tryptophan replied to froggy8's topic in New Nurse

   Go with straight nights. I was hired for a day/night rotation and it wasn't pleasant. I recently switched over to straight nights and it has been good.

2. Medication shortages?

   Tryptophan replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital is out of Reglan and dangerously low on Zofran. Zofran is not loaded into the pyxis and must be taken directly from the pharmacy. It is very unfortunate, a lot of patients suffer as a result.

3. Ortho nurse or transplant nurse?

   Tryptophan replied to Abbachri's topic in Career Support

   As a new grad transplant nurse, I would recommend you choose the transplant floor. The learning opportunities on a transplant floor are great. Transplant nursing involves a lot of teaching about medications, but you get exposure to many disease proce...

4. RN-BSN Advice

   Tryptophan replied to mmkrn's topic in ADN/BSN

   I am enrolling in SUNY Delhi in spring of 2012 and have been accepted. I looked at a lot of other RN-BSN programs, but this seemed to be the best program I could find that met in the middle ground of being both affordable, respectable, and convenient...

5. I need more money.

   Tryptophan replied to rn2bsn's topic in General Nursing

   Ask for a raise and if you are not given an adequate one, leave the unit. You do not owe the unit anything. If they do not honor your request for a raise, they are taking you for a fool.

6. The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

   Tryptophan replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

   "Can you stay until X time? We're going to be short next shift."

7. Walk with a Nurse (Program idea.)

   Tryptophan replied to Tryptophan's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for your insight and advice. It was very helpful. Ashley, to begin with, the program would only be led by myself. It would simply be me leading the hike once or twice a month on set dates. However, I appreciate your forward thinking and...

8. Walk with a Nurse (Program idea.)

   Tryptophan posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new RN and have been playing with the idea of leading a program in my community. The program would be titled "Walk (or Hike) with a Nurse" and it would be a free event for members of the community to participate in. It would be somewhat simila...

9. New RN's...do you have a job ?

   Tryptophan replied to pat8585's topic in New Nurse

   I was fortunate enough to get a job in a hospital prior to graduating from my program. However, I would not say health care is booming, at least for RNs.

10. Is my nursing school making me dumber?

    Tryptophan replied to BobDoe's topic in General Students

    Welcome to the plight of every nursing school student.

11. NCLEX Help

    Tryptophan replied to Cindy 17's topic in NCLEX

    Be calm and just keep doing questions everyday. Don't push your test back. It is normal to feel anxious and unprepared. I felt the same way when I went into NCLEX and I passed. You know your abilities best, try to be confident. EDIT: I only used Saun...

12. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    Tryptophan replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    I got the good pop up. I passed the NCLEX. The trick works.

13. Community College? You must be stupid.

    Tryptophan replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    I chose to go to a community college right out of high school because it would be more affordable. I ended up paying nothing for my education and essentially acquired my RN license for free. I am now set to begin an RN position in a large, well respe...

14. Anyone get an acceptance letter yet?

    Tryptophan replied to kittens2008's topic in Connecticut

    I just got a letter confirming my acceptance to Capital Community College today!

15. Are CT Comm. College Nursing Programs done by Rolling Admissions?

    Tryptophan posted a topic in Connecticut

    I have seen a topic in which someone states they have been accepted to a Connecticut Community College program, as of yesterday. Do CT Comm. College Nursing programs really have rolling admissions? Do they just select people they see fit via rank and...