rn2bn07

rn2bn07 BSN, RN

Cardiac Tele, MICU RN

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  1. Nursing Burnout

    rn2bn07 replied to ryleeethan's topic in General Students

    What I've seen through my almost 2 years of nursing experience:D, is nurses leaving because of this: Nonsupporting management causing understaffed floors and units. Long heavy 12 hour shifts, from...

  2. Should I quit nursing school?

    rn2bn07 replied to In-the-sky's topic in General Students

    I admire your honesty and I understands your frustration in nursing school. I too felt the way you in school. I dealt with a lot of many other factors at home that made my stress worst than others...

  3. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    rn2bn07 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    My pet peeves are when nurses come in the morning, have their coffee and doughnuts and talk about their family for about 20 minutes while I am sitting there watching, tired and exhausted, wondering...

  4. Does anyone know which hospitals are good to work in as a new grad?

    rn2bn07 replied to anemanic's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I work for Henry Ford, and I found that they have one of the best orientations from nurse externs to nurse graduates. It was very organized, thorough, and professional. I can compare because I started...

  5. Down In The Dumps

    rn2bn07 replied to wabashcannon's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First, I would call the nursing recruiter at the hospital directly in human resources and ask them about your application. Most will be honest and helpful, because new graduates are needed in most...

  6. Think I hate nursing... Now what? pregnant and hormonal!

    rn2bn07 replied to nursedani08's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you are going through this period of being the novice nurse in your first trimester, because believe me, we have all been through this phase and I remember have the same feelings as you....

  7. cardiac nursing versus medsurg?

    rn2bn07 replied to firstyearRN's topic in Cardiac

    I think the difference is that cardiac nursing is more of a speciality type unit. Most of your pt's will be admitted for a cardiac condition. On my cardiac tele floor, we received cardiac pt's but...

  8. Nursing easy or difficult

    rn2bn07 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I understand what you meant by the word "nursing". I only mentioned doctors once in my statement. Everything else is nursing. I feel the word "NURSING" is very broad. Nursing is mny different things...

  9. Nursing easy or difficult

    rn2bn07 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like the word "easy" when it comes down to "nursing". What's so easy about it? Maybe passing medications, making beds, starting iv's, become quite "routinish" but easy, not really. Nothing is...

  10. Oakland Community College--is it easy to get into their RN program?

    rn2bn07 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yes. I graduated fom OCC in 2007, RN-ADN, and I had to wait a year before I was accepted. I had a 3.6 gpa, scored 100% on the math profienciency test and took all my pre-reqs at the school. That was...

  11. Any Eastern Michigan University students in the CRNA program?

    rn2bn07 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am thinking of pursing my RN-BSN at EMU and would eventually like to go to CRNA school. I am wondering if being a graduate from EMU is a good look? It is accredited but I have not met or heard of...

  12. Any Eastern Michigan University students in the CRNA program?

    rn2bn07 replied to rn2bn07's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Maybe I didn't word the question right. I am asking if any graduated fom eastern michian university and was accepted into a CRNA program. I am aware that EMU doesn't have a crna program, I guess I am...

  13. noise reduction in ICU

    rn2bn07 replied to cabin5's topic in MICU, SICU

    Dim the lights and take orders carry-out for the unit. Believe me, everbody eating, everybody

  14. Why is hand-off reporting to so hard?

    rn2bn07 replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

    When I hand-off report I usually go from head to toe. If there were changes throughout your shift then that's the information I would highlight on my paper. If the nurse your handing of report is new...

  15. How is nursing school different than regular classes like math, history, english etc?

    rn2bn07 replied to bound4nursing's topic in General Nursing

    Its prepares you to learn how to "critically think". Meaning, most test are multiple choice and 3 out of four of those answers could the correct choice. But the best choice is based on the nursing...

  16. NCLEX-RN review book suggestion?

    rn2bn07 replied to AnnaC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated and took my NCLEX-RN in 2007, all I used was the Saunders book. They have a CD in the book with almost 3000-5000 questions you can study from and I did that everyday. I paced myself and...

  17. Am I crazy for giving up a "cushy" job to go back to the hospital?

    rn2bn07 replied to luvmykidz's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend in a similar situation, and she works per diem at a hospital to maintain her skills, and per diem in home care. In home care she literally makes her own schedule and has more time to...

  18. Weekend/Night shifts only- how rare are these opportunities?

    rn2bn07 replied to SiennaGreen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My hospital call this "weekend cadre". In my unit we get paid 40 hours to work 36 hours a week, and I work FRI,SA,Mon. I love it, but it is hard to find, for many positions get filled

  19. A sufficient ICU orientation (internship)

    rn2bn07 replied to PMHNP10's topic in MICU, SICU

    I came from a cardiac tele floor, only one year experience, and my orientation on a MICU floor consisted of a critical care internship which consisted of lecturing and test. During the internship, I...

  20. How much money/hr should I expect?

    rn2bn07 posted a topic in Travel

    Hello experienced travelers, I am going to take a travel assignment next year in the summer with my family of 4 in either California or Florida. I will need probably a two-bedroom fully furnished...

  21. University of Detroit Mercy Interview

    rn2bn07 replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Good luck on your interview, all I heard about U of D interview is that they really try to get to know you as a person and are very straight forward, compared to some other programs. I would like to...

  22. Help with interview tomorrow in MICU

    rn2bn07 replied to sarahneeyah's topic in MICU, SICU

    I would just be honest in answering your questions. Of course critical care is new to you, so don't expect your interviewee to ask you specific questions based on what goes on in the unit, if they do,...

  23. What path does one take to work in PACU?

    rn2bn07 replied to AZO49008's topic in PACU

    I work in a large city level one trauma hospital and in our PACU, nurses are required to have at least one year of critical care experience, preferably ICU. In our PACU you will see pt's with...

  24. Remember your FIRST paycheck?!

    rn2bn07 replied to ashandjune's topic in General Nursing

    My first paycheck as an RN was very disappointing! It was only 1250 after taxes which was close to what I made working as a nurse tech full-time on our summer breaks. But I will say this, I have...

  25. Be honest...is the excitement over?

    rn2bn07 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    To all SRNA'S who have just started or soon to finish: This is a question for me and probably many others who are seeking honesty and hoping to be in your position sooner or later as a SRNA. Ok, yu...