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Today I was told that i had to float to med-surg from icu. I refused the assignment due to safety reasons. Futhermore, the did not offer any orientation nor did the want to send me to a tele floor. Ive never been a med-surg nurse and feel that its o...

I went with the ANA code of ethics with the right to refuse an unsafe assignment. Out of my comfort zone or not, its not safe. The have their nurses on orientation and should do the same with any outside agency.

This is my second travel contract and I've never been told to float to med-surg. Had they offered me an orientation then maybe but my license is more important to me than a temporary contact. I can see how much of a disservice it can be to a med-sur...

So you're saying that its safe for the patient to go on a unit with no orientation because the patients are low acuity?

So I was already nervous about taking the test and now that I've taken it and failed it its a horrible feeling. So i took my test yesterday at 2pm and although on Pearson Vue it says my results aren't in, on the state website it says my temps are voi...

I have two weeks left of school and I have to pass my three ATIs (leadership, mental health, and comprehensive) with a 71.7%. Does anyone have the results of their printouts so I can have a sold ground to study from:bowingpur? I know we are taking ...

Thanks everyone!

Hello Intuition, Because the program is new (2.5yrs or so) there is extreme disorganization. They are making changes and do not notify us of changes until the first day of class. However, the changes that they have made for the incoming cohorts are a...

To my understanding is that your experience will still count even though you do not have your BSN yet. You just have to have your BSN to apply for the school. So your 2 years is still 2 years of experience.

I have to meet with the nurse manager at Aurora to take a Nurse Extern II position in their NSICU, would anyone have experience in this area? I know they have patients with strokes and brain trauma but I'm looking for a little more info to the all o...

Its sad how some nurses seem to "forget" that they were once students themselves. I have had encounters with rude nurses and fabulous nurses who LOVE students. Just continue to smile in their face. When you get on the floor as a full-time RN, you'...

This is what I found for you. This arm is pretty expensive! Scroll down until you find the IV training arm once you get to the page. Hope this helps. I searched by "IV training manikin." http://www.cpr-savers.com/Industrials/Cpr%20prod/cpr%20manikins...

Thank you! I admit that I am extremely nervous because I find ICU to be overwhelming but I am ready for the challenge.

How much experience do you have to have to be a good CRNA. Most of the blogs that I have read from CRNA's is that sometimes: "What I might confess, however, is that 5 years of acute care experience may not be enough to facilitate a smooth and safe t...

I want to also be a CRNA eventually but I was talking to my A&P teacher last year about it and he stated that its best to have at least 5 years experience before entering an Anesthesiology school. You normally need at least 5 - 7 years critcal c...

If I didn't have to I wouldn't but I have struggled through school. I had a job and then they let me go and said I quit. Unemployment was denied until the following year when it got reversed. I was homeless, sleeping in my car to finally finding a pl...

No Pinky DO NOT give up. I hated Micro and Pathophys but I got through it and it wasn't easy. Study what you can and if you pass with a C, its okay. You can do it. I think at some point we all get discouraged. I was to graduate in December but ...

My peers and family let me practice on them. We received an IV kit from school and I used that. I also had some 24g needles to practice with all though the hospital uses 18s and 20s. When I was on doing my Med-Surg rotation, our nurses let us get ...

Right before I started nursing school I worked at a huge marketing firm and was an insurance claims analyst. Then they were upset about me going to nursing school so they let me go and then I received unemployment for six months. Now I have a job wor...

Congratulations on your accomplishment! I was set to be pinned in December and graduate in May but I did not pass the ATI test for pharmacology so I am repeating that class and my internship and leadership class was pushed back to January. I will st...

Regarding the Wauwatosa West Campus in Wisconsin: I'm at Bryant and we are accredited through the middle states but not nationally. So beware of that before you enter. I stated last May (2006) and I will graduate this December. At the beginning you h...

I'm at Bryant and we are accredited through the middle states but not nationally. So beware of that before you enter. I stated last May (2006) and I will graduate this December. At the beginning you had to have a 20 on the TEAS but now I believe you ...

I don't think that is true. They had CRNA positions on their site last week. Try St. Lukes if Sinai does not have any. You can always go to Waukesha Memorial Hospital also.

I've taken it. It's not that bad. Get Nursing Entrance Exam by Cliff's Notes and study. At the time my school only required a 20 and I got a 68 on it. It's pretty basic but its probably easier for students who just graduated from high school.

I totally understand!!! I'm at Bryant & Stratton now and when I tried to leave I was told no one would accept my credits and I would have to start all over. I started last May (2006) and I graduate this December. I figured I should stay since ...