JennieJenRN

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  1. anyone can help me compare St Joseph, VA and Uof M hospitals

    JennieJenRN replied to exairex's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I am an ICU nurse so working on the floor is hard for me. My friend picks up OT on 8 all the time and she likes it. Rotating shifts like if you are a D/N a day night rotator depends on your unit...

  2. terminated and can't get another position (long)

    JennieJenRN replied to I1tobern's topic in Georgia Nursing

    GA is a right to work state so no union. There are many ways to get around this quickly you have to be creative. Letters, another charge nurse and telling you soon to be manager the truth or shades of...

  3. Burn units in Michigan

    JennieJenRN replied to redwinggirlie's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have floated down many times to trauma/burn great place to

  4. anyone can help me compare St Joseph, VA and Uof M hospitals

    JennieJenRN replied to exairex's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Well I have worked at both St. Joe and U of M. My opinoin is very different if you have senority at the VA stay in that system. The VA in ann arbor is very hard to get into. I have several friends...

  5. Washtenaw CC - New Requirements

    JennieJenRN replied to Redlady's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I am a washtenaw grad from several years ago. My advice is stick with washtenaw it is the best community college around. Gloria is back as head and things will straighten out

  6. University Of Michigan

    JennieJenRN replied to ethelbsnrn's topic in Michigan Nursing

    undefined I have to disagree! We are not the highest paid even when you do add the retirement in. I love working at the U but, the pay sucks and is not even comparable to the cost of

  7. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    JennieJenRN replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Good for your school but, one of the top 3 nursing schools in the country is lacking in clinical rotations compared to the ADN program that is down the street from it. So your school is

  8. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    JennieJenRN replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am in a BSN completion program and guess what my first two classes were management. My next two are leadership and

  9. Remodelling/construction while unit is open

    JennieJenRN replied to Celia M's topic in MICU, SICU

    you can survive!! We have a 20 bed unit 5 down at a time. The only problem is when you are on the other side of the 5. When the lights went out last summer I was on the other side on the 6 floor and...

  10. Survey: Would you go into the same field of nursing if you could do it all over again

    JennieJenRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutly I would never do anything else. I am working on my masters for nursing education and in some way or another I will always be in the field. As far as "eating our young" if you don't do...

  11. Xygris question

    JennieJenRN replied to Dinith88's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have a question?? We do alot of xigris here and if you any coag prob. that makes you non eligable and D/C if coag prob. starts. We have very strict guidlines is universal??? or are other places more...

  12. Difference between the ICU's

    JennieJenRN replied to shirleyTX's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a top ten hospital with many ICU's as far as the adults go NICU= neuro TICU=thoracic SICU=surgical CCMU=critical care medicine CICU=coronary TBICU= trauma/burn Now the childrens hospital...

  13. OB Tech duties

    JennieJenRN replied to kajama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I work in a very large top ten hospital. We have nurse aide III and surg. techs but all they do is scrub. The nurse aides on the other hand 2nd in deliveries, stock rooms, staff nursery,set up...