FinallyLPN,RN

FinallyLPN,RN

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  1. PICC Sign above bed

    Hasn't been a problem on our unit but on other units yes.
  2. PICC Sign above bed

    At my hospital we are trying to minimize line sepsis so we implement stricter practices when accessing patients picc lines. We use the signs to be more conscientious, especially working nights or if hanging meds if helping others out.
  3. Nurses that graduated from Wayne County Community College

    I work at children's and I have never seen nor heard of this memo. I do know that for our new grad program, you must obtain your BSN within 2 years if you do not have it already. So maybe that is true for 2015.
  4. Nurses that graduated from Wayne County Community College

    Where did you hear that children's doesn't hire grads from wcccd? They take students from there.
  5. They let you take your nclex-rn only having graduated from practical nursing?
  6. You have to apply at cgfns.org. You will have to print out forms to send out to your previous schools to release your transcripts. Timing all depends on how long it takes for the school to send them. The whole process took about 8 weeks for me. I liv...
  7. You need your visa screen along with a letter from your potential employer in order to get a working visa.
  8. Poll: I got my new grad job in...?

    Michigan- peds
  9. CEU help?

    I received my license Oct 2011 and renewed it in march. I just started working July 2012. So my question is, do I have 2 years from Oct or 2 years from July to complete the CEUs? Also, where are reliable sites or places you all go to when completing ...
  10. Canadian student studying nursing in Michigan

    I applied in November and received the visa screen certificate in January. The visa screen is the main thing because you have to send out forms to your school for them to release your transcripts & verify your courses.
  11. Canadian student studying nursing in Michigan

    I can tell you that is not true! I graduated last year from an ADN program in mi, passed the nclex, and now work for the DMC. Just make sure when you get your mi license, apply asap for the visa screen. You need that along with a letter with your job...
  12. Bags or totes for work

    Thanks for the suggestions guys! Kristen I went on the thirty one website and I love the Cindy tote, kinda pricey though. If I can't find anything else I will definitely get that.
  13. Hopefully you read this in time, but scrubs and beyond has $4 shipping on orders of any amount until tomorrow only! Hope this helps :)
  14. Bags or totes for work

    Just wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions or recommendations for cute bags for work? I see the ones they have at the uniform stores and those are more for home care nursing where you can store everything in. The totes I usually find are all pr...
  15. Canadian nurses working in the US- liability insurance?

    I live very close to the border so I went to school in the states. I ended up getting a job on the unit I had externed on during school. As for the whole kijiji thing, I would never trust a job offer on there. It's a lot you have to do being a canadi...