rnurse2b

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1. Offered postion in Cath Lab.. any insight?

   rnurse2b replied to BrittNICURN's topic in CCU

   I went from PICU to cath lab. I love it! Yes, the lead aprons can and do get very heavy. I take mine off as soon as the case ends and put it back on when the physician arrives (I usually give the sedation, then put on lead while the physician scr...

2. Transition from NICU to Cardiac Cath Lab?

   rnurse2b replied to BrittNICURN's topic in CCU

   I had worked peds, PICU, NICU before transitioning to the cathlab. It is challenging changing from little ones to adults, but I LOVE it! You will be learning a lot very quickly (at least I did). Be sure of your orientation time, of how quickly the...

3. How did you or will you go about picking what specialty of nursing is right for you?

   rnurse2b replied to pril's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the previous posters. While in school, I always wanted to be in NICU. I did work pediatrics, PICU, NICU eventually. I started out in critical care, worked house pool, wound up in peds, PICU and NICU, worked there for several years. N...

4. What was your job before you became a nurse?

   rnurse2b replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

   Pharmacy tech, bookkeeper, LVN to RN. Interested in the replies........

5. Take Care of Your Self

   rnurse2b replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in Stress 101

   I do stop and take care of myself regularly. I go for full body massages, get my hair done (like it matters since I have to wear a surgical cap) and since it is just me and DH at home, I get at least one day a week by myself while he is at work. Goo...

6. Best NCLEX (RN) review book?

   rnurse2b replied to jewelsg627's topic in NCLEX

   I bought Lippincott, Saunders, Kaplan, and two others that I can't remember the name of. They all helped. The Saunders had everything sectioned out and I used it to study what we were studying in class at that time. I don't know which is the best, ...

7. Title war...

   rnurse2b replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

   I was a LVN before becoming an RN. I see both side to this. I also work with a LVN who told me "I do everything a RN does except push two meds". WHAT?!?!? I explained to her the things that a RN does that she is not capable of doing within the sco...

8. My sister is on life support

   rnurse2b replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm so sorry to hear your pain. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless You!!!

9. got my first nursing job!!!

   rnurse2b replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations!

10. Cath Lab nurses!! Intro plz!

    rnurse2b replied to Marchantia's topic in Cardiac

    Hello everyone! I'm so excited to see the CathLab portion added. I recently started in the cath lab after thinking about it for a couple of years and now I wish I hadn't waited. I absolutely love it! Yes, the nurses I work with are type A personali...

11. fingerprints for hospitals??

    rnurse2b replied to gesofs's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posters, it seems evertime we turn around, we have to agree to a background check and fingerprints. While in LVN school we had to undergo background checks for each of the hospitals, state facilities as well for the school it...

12. What exactly is "women's health?"

    rnurse2b replied to doglvr's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The previous poster said what I was going to. Good Luck

13. It's CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

    rnurse2b replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to all my allnurses.com buddies.

14. Happy Holidays!!

    rnurse2b replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

15. How many times were you rejected before you finally got that acceptance letter??!

    rnurse2b replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    None, I was one of those few lucky ones. Accepted 1st time for LVN, then again 1st time for RN. Although, I did apply to our local three colleges each time. Turned the other two down each time for the one I wanted. Most of my classmates had to a...