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  1. Float to Oncology for 6 months

    supernova004 posted a topic in Oncology

    The hospital I work at is rearranging it's layout and the oncology department next to us will be doubling. They are asking for volunteers from other departments to float to oncology for about six...

  2. How do you organize your day?

    supernova004 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I'm a new grad RN on a critical care step down unit. I'm trying to figure out how to best organize my 12 hour day. Any tips?

  3. NOC shift-how do you arrange your sleep?

    supernova004 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm thinking about switching to 12 hour nights from 7p-7a. My question is how do you sleep when you work nights?---I've never worked a night shift before ever. 1. How/when do you sleep when you work...

  4. How to explain that I resigned after 2 mos?

    supernova004 replied to wfperseus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just want to say you are not the only one. I stepped down from critical care after three months and your original post describes to a T, exacty how I felt. My critical manager was supportive and...

  5. Admitted I should step-down...your advice?

    supernova004 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in mid-June and have been working in a critical care step down unit. I have been trying so hard: I was getting to work 45 minutes early to prep., charting on breaks (until they told me I...

  6. Day vs. Night Shift

    supernova004 replied to willdgate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm thinking about switching to nights. I've been on days for three months and I'm drowning. My anxiety and stress level is out of control. I understand that I will have more time at night. My...

  7. Admitted I should step-down...your advice?

    supernova004 replied to supernova004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think the hospital offered a good oreintation. 12 weeks: half in the classroom and half on the floor. I didn't realize we'd spend so much time in class...I would have preferred to have had that time...

  8. How do you organize your day?

    supernova004 replied to supernova004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank

  9. Need some encouragement..

    supernova004 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Healer 27, I'm a new grad RN and not feeling too well about myself these days. It seems I've become my own worst enemy and critic. I'm hoping I've reached the anxiety plateau and am now coming down...

  10. Let's introduce ourselves...

    supernova004 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Everyone, I graduated in June and passed boards in August. I've been working since mid July in and intermediate intensive care unit.

  11. Let's introduce ourselves...

    supernova004 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello, I graduated in June and passed boards in August. I've been working days in Intermediate Intensive

  12. Question about clean catheterization

    supernova004 replied to supernova004's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for the responses. I'm going to carefully reveiw all the research suggested. I love this

  13. Question about clean catheterization

    supernova004 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Maybe someone can help me here. I don't understand what is the difference between sterile and clean cathing. Obviously you use sterile technique vs. clean in one versus the other and I understand...

  14. Delegating to LPN or LVN

    supernova004 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I"m studying for the NCLEX and I'm trying to find specific and concrete info about what can and can not be delegated to an LPN or LVN by an RN. I find plenty of info re: UAP (unlicensed assistve...

  15. Critical care experience before ER?

    supernova004 replied to supernova004's topic in Emergency

    Lots of perspectives. It's very helpful, thanks! I start my 150 hour monitored care unit/telemetry preceptorship tommorrow and I think that if I do well in that setting, I'll start in a step-down...

  16. Critical care experience before ER?

    supernova004 posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm graduating from nursing school in a few months. I've loved my ER experiences IMMENSELY. The hospitals in my area say they want a few years of ICU experience in candidates. I've been applying to...

  17. how to select a nursing school?

    supernova004 replied to sjcnd06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with lostdruid. Ask as many graduates or current students as you can what they think of the program. Find out the NCLEX passing rate. I was pretty disappointed to learn the final quarter of...

  18. How would you have answered this interview question?

    supernova004 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had my first RN job interview today. There was a scenario question that I was kind of short on answers for. How would you have responded? "You come on shift. You receive report. You check on...

  19. New grad interested in neuro and your advice

    supernova004 replied to supernova004's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    hckyrox7886 vbmenu_register("postmenu_1587021", true); , i see you are in ca. is the hospital you speak of with the "wonderful new grad program and strong preceptor program" in ca? if so, which...

  20. New grad interested in neuro and your advice

    supernova004 posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I'm graduating in June and applying for my first RN job and could use some advice. Ultimately, I want to end up in the ER of a trauma center someday. For now, I'm following the advice to get critical...

  21. How would you have answered this interview question?

    supernova004 replied to supernova004's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your

  22. Atheist or Agnostic?

    supernova004 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm finishing up the final 10 weeks of nursing school at a private college that is Seventh Day Adventist. I'm not an Adventist, nor is half the nursing class. But, we do pray before each lecture and...

  23. New grad interested in neuro and your advice

    supernova004 replied to supernova004's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thanks for your perspective; it's good to hear that in your opinion, neuro ICU experience bridges well to the

  24. Want to go straight to ICU after graduate, Interested in MSN in Critical care program

    supernova004 replied to rhp123's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi there, I'm in a similar boat as you. Nursing will be my second career and I'm aiming to land in critical care/intensive care in June when I graduate with my ASN. I'm also plan to do an ASN to...

  25. Neuro critical care/ICU

    supernova004 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm graduating in June and applying for my first RN job and could use some advice. Ultimately, I want to end up in the ER of a trauma center someday. For now, I'm following the advice to get critical...