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  1. Milking a JP drain?

    kimmymom replied to JBizzleRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a med/surg floor where we frequently have JP drains. Our protocol is to "strip" (or milk) the tubing every 4 hours. I use an alcohol pad as well, makes it easier. This prevents the tubing...

  2. when did u graduate? take boards?

    kimmymom replied to ava'smomRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated on December 14th of 2006, and passed boards on January 18th of 2007. Good Luck and congratulations on

  3. "1 Year" Anniversary in Two Days: My Experiences

    kimmymom replied to EnigmaticParadigm's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Love your story. I can share a similar story as well.... I graduated December 14th, 2006. I had accepted a job on a medical surgical floor at a hospital which I did my internship at. I was very...

  4. Question about Jackson Prattage Drainage Change

    kimmymom posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have a question that I was hoping someone could answer. I am a new nurse on a medical surgical floor where many of our patients have J-P drains following surgery. Here is the situation: A young...

  5. How many shifts & hrs worked every 2 weeks do you work?

    kimmymom replied to Gottago's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in mid-December and started my new job on a med surg floor first part of January. After 6 weeks of orientation, I worked 72 hours every 2 weeks, all 8 hour shifts. Now that I am almost 9...

  6. Starting pay for RN nursing jobs in the Steven's Point or Wausau area?

    kimmymom replied to tifflc25's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on where you are living, there is also Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids, which is about 15 miles from Stevens Point. Are you mainly looking for acute care or is LTC an

  7. Starting pay for RN nursing jobs in the Steven's Point or Wausau area?

    kimmymom replied to tifflc25's topic in General Nursing

    Those are the main places in the area if you are looking at acute care. Ministry (where I work:-) has St. Clare's in Weston (Wausau) and is brand new and has state of the art equipment and is a...

  8. Starting pay for RN nursing jobs in the Steven's Point or Wausau area?

    kimmymom replied to tifflc25's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse in Stevens Point, but also applied for jobs in Wausau and Marshfield as well. I work in the hospital setting and starting pay is usually right around $21/hour. Keep in mind that I...

  9. What makes you like your job...

    kimmymom replied to willdgate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Taking care of my patients. Knowing I make a difference in someone's life. Making someone feel better even when they don't feel so hot. I work on a med/surg floor in a local hospital. I love the...

  10. embarrassed myself! Need to vent....

    kimmymom replied to Anjann's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did the same exact thing on my 3rd week of orientation. I work on a med-surg floor and we have a day where we follow a patient pre-op, thru surgery and post op. Well, while anesthesia was doing a...

  11. Passing the NCLEX

    kimmymom replied to sugarbear25's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took both the PN in Feb 2006 and the RN in January of 2007. I don't think that the PN is "harder" than the RN I believe that the whole experience of it all is scary. I left the PN exam thinking...

  12. Let's introduce ourselves...

    kimmymom replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Mom2Bears! We sound so very similar.....I just graduated in December and work at a local hospital. I, too, also have 2 boys ages 9 &10 1/2. So glad to be done with school! Very different...

  13. How soon did it took you to find a job?

    kimmymom replied to azabache21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had 2 job offers about 2 1/2 months before graduation. I've now been a nurse for 6 months and am extremely happy with my choice! Good

  14. Does your hospital have merit raises? Annual Raises?

    kimmymom replied to qt314nf's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small hospital in Central Wisconsin and we get annual raises. My first month of employment I got almost a dollar pay increase so that we would be more competitive with other employers....

  15. How many new nurses like their job???

    kimmymom replied to SmetRN2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new nurse as of January and can honestly say for the first time in my 37 years of life that I enjoy going to work. Yes, some days can be frustrating, but let's face it, nursing is a tough...

  16. Help! I need to interview an RN

    kimmymom replied to btoprani2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't know if you still need more, but here goes... 1.Number of years in nursing: 4 months 2.Area of nurse's experience: medical/surgical 3.Length of orientation at first job: this is my first...

  17. First Year RN survey

    kimmymom replied to blueherring's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. Why did you enter the nursing profession? I love helping people in time of need. 2. What do you like about being a nurse? Making people smile when they don't feel like smiling...making a difference...

  18. Report from Recovery Room

    kimmymom replied to sharann's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We typically get our reports by phone. Any additional info/questions can be handled when they bring the patient up to our

  19. Just Got My First Job!!!!!!

    kimmymom replied to leesespieces's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations and Good Luck with

  20. GN starting rate?

    kimmymom replied to RNismycalling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Starting pay here in central Wisconsin is around $21. Larger cities are $22-24. I'm surprised in a city as large as Orlando the pay isn't

  21. What's In Your Pocket?

    kimmymom replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At the beginning of my shift: Left pocket: carpuject, scissors, chapstick, tape and alcohol wipes Right pocket: pens, sharpie, post-it notes, pager and keys for our narc cabinet. At the end of the...

  22. How far do you live from work?

    kimmymom replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    1/2 mile and love it! Except when it is 30 below:( then I force myself to drive! I originally accepted a position about 40 miles away until this one became available. My pocketbook loves it

  23. Most RN's first borns?

    kimmymom replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the baby of the family with no alcoholism history. I definitely have the caregiver personality

  24. What brand/type of shoe should I get?

    kimmymom replied to opal6779's topic in General Nursing

    I struggled with this when I started as a new nurse on a med/surg floor in January. I went through 3 different pairs before I decided on my Nike running shoes. If you think about it....we are...

  25. Tips for passing NCLEX

    kimmymom replied to jode1012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated in December and passed on January 18th:). I started by getting an awesome review book from a new nurse that I work with. It was an NCLEX-RN review book entitled the Saunders NCLEX...