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  1. Night Nurses?

    ukstudent replied to medgen's topic in General Nursing

    Embrace the night shift. Stop making your body go from night to day. To give yourself some ability to function during day light you can do what I do. I go to bed around 3-4 am. Get a good sleep,...

  2. rats!!

    ukstudent replied to nightnursecupofjava's topic in General Nursing

    If she asks you any more questions about meds, point her to a med book, so that she may find out the information herself. If she asks about how to do something, point her to the policy and procedure...

  3. some younger male nurses.....

    ukstudent replied to junebride's topic in Men in Nursing

    Making generalizations about any sector of society normally turns out bad. Including this one. To the OP, you seem young. I checked your profile and understand that you have just started nursing...

  4. Chiropractor to FNP

    ukstudent replied to Chiro's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think you have to look into the program a bit more because what you wrote made no sense. If the program accepts RN's into the program then there is no passing the boards after one year, they are...

  5. Facilitating intubations

    ukstudent replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes, by anesthesia providers. In several states it is outside the scope of practice for RN's to push propofol. Which is what it seemed the OP was being asked to

  6. Facilitating intubations

    ukstudent replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    You should check your States BON about pushing propofol. It is outside the scope of practice in some states and you can't rely on Doc's to know what is legal for

  7. Paid for experience? Please help!

    ukstudent replied to DianeK4HVCH's topic in Ohio Nursing

    It was my belief that the extra pay was for the availability of the nurse (work shifts not covered by full time nurses) and the ability of the hospital to not have to use and pay them when they are...

  8. Washington Hospital Center Fellowship

    ukstudent replied to Flagger03's topic in General Nursing

    Union dues are around $45 a month. it is taken out of every other check which maybe where the idea of around $100 came from. You get asigned a parking lot for week day day shift. You can parking in...

  9. A friend of mine just lost it

    ukstudent replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Psychiatric

    Your friend needs to be seen for a psych consult. 20's is the typical age that schizophrenia occurs. His paranoia could be temporary or it could be permanent. Last thing you say he's not prone to...

  10. Not sure what to do

    ukstudent replied to Ultra Violet's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you look at several post's here you will find that no matter what area you go into you are in some ways being pigeon holed into that area. You will also find post by people that managed to change...

  11. Can't seem to get a break...

    ukstudent replied to Jo Dirt's topic in MICU, SICU

    A lot of hospitals seem not to hire outside nurses with no prior ICU experience into the ICU. They seem to either hire new grads (to train up) or from within their own hospital if you have no ICU...

  12. You won't believe this.....HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!

    ukstudent replied to epsilonprodigy's topic in General Nursing

    I have always thought and still do that practical jokes are just another form of bullying. More subtle than physically hitting some one but can be just as devastating and has nothing to do with...

  13. Best & Worst Floors to Work On

    ukstudent replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    Each hospital is different. What is a good floor, with adequate staffing and a fair manager, in one hospital could be horrible in another. I don't believe there is any best floor to work on that...

  14. leaving job when pregnant?

    ukstudent replied to tigkaskit's topic in Nursing Career

    Didn't mean to come across as condisending and harsh, sorry about that. I have not used FMLA myself, but friends that have due to pregancy have always complained about just how little it actually...

  15. leaving job when pregnant?

    ukstudent replied to tigkaskit's topic in Nursing Career

    What makes you think that you can have 3 months of FMLA? Before deciding anything you need to go to HR and find out just what the rules about FMLA are just what amount of time and money would you get...

  16. New nurse making job unbearable!

    ukstudent replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    The words you need to say to HR is "hostile work environment". You and your co-workers all need to go and say this and have put it in writing. Good luck in getting rid of her. I remember what it...

  17. where to work-Baltimore/DC area hospitals

    ukstudent replied to mh356's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Washington Hospital center is a large level 1 trauma/teaching hospital. Has a transport team, IV team and a Lab team. Although in the ICU you are expected to at least try and get the IV's first...

  18. Can I still work as a PCT in MA if I passed my boards?

    ukstudent replied to CalypsoRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Be Very Very careful with the "don't tell" idea. If anything happened to a pt while your are working as a tech, your brand new license could be in jeopardy. If you are going to be working in the...

  19. Experienced Nurses please help New Grad!!! HOW DO I DECIDE???

    ukstudent replied to JohnnyTrauma's topic in Illinois Nursing

    You say that your ultimate goal is to be a anesthesia nurse. Check into the those requirements. A few will take ER experience but most want ICU. Those that take ER want level 1 trauma ER experience...

  20. Can I still work as a PCT in MA if I passed my boards?

    ukstudent replied to CalypsoRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Most hospitals will not let you stay on as a tech once you have passed your boards. At that point you will have a RN license but be working under the rules of a tech. This means you would be held to...

  21. So Much For Nursing Shortage!!!!!!!!!!

    ukstudent replied to mina123's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Part of your problem might be your requirement of ONLY going to the ER or ICU. Both these places have long and expensive orientations. You might have 7 years nursing experience but you don't have 7...

  22. Job turn down

    ukstudent replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Depending on where you are living it could be a mistake. With the increase in nursing schools turning out new grads, the down turn in the economy with hospitals tightening the purse strings, getting...

  23. EMT school in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia.

    ukstudent replied to babyNP.'s topic in General Nursing

    It's not that I think nursing is sooo impossibly hard. It's just with moving to a new place, orienting to a new job ( and nursing school does NOT fully teach you how to be a nurse) and going to...

  24. EMT school in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia.

    ukstudent replied to babyNP.'s topic in General Nursing

    Anne Arundel Community College has a EMT and Paramedic courses. I should think that most of the other community colleges have classes also. I will say that learning to be a nurse is hard enough...

  25. answers for an interview for a new job

    ukstudent replied to ralph lauren's topic in General Nursing

    These are questions for YOU to answer. They are to find out what type of nurse/worker you would be and if that would fit into the unit/floor/hospital that you are applying for. Different hospitals...