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koala_bear

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  1. Pulled to another unit by unit manager

    koala_bear replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    i personally think it's great that your manager is even willing to work as a floor nurse. think about it, how many managers do you see/hear of ever doing that? of course she has to stay on your unit,...

  2. Nursing JOB shortage in Maryland!

    koala_bear replied to CASTLEGATES's topic in Maryland Nursing

    good

  3. Nursing JOB shortage in Maryland!

    koala_bear replied to CASTLEGATES's topic in Maryland Nursing

    last I checked Harbor Hospital was still hiring for ICU and

  4. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

    koala_bear replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know how many times i wished i could tell the pita parents of pediatric patients that if they weren't going to let us put in ivs, draw blood for tests, assess their children, and medicate them...

  5. Hospitals in MD

    koala_bear replied to runmommy1's topic in Maryland Nursing

    harbor hospital is hiring l&d and nicu (prn)

  6. 5 occasions where IV therapy needs two checker?

    koala_bear replied to lnewbery's topic in General Nursing

    heparin, blood, pca, insulin & narcotics (peds

  7. How to administer morphine via IV

    koala_bear replied to macgyver16's topic in General Nursing

  8. Where to buy nursing shoes and uniforms

    koala_bear replied to Dani8962's topic in Maryland Nursing

    check uniform city for decent priced nursing school shoes. what area are you

  9. New Grad RN and Cannot Find employment

    koala_bear replied to caribbeanbeauty's topic in Maryland Nursing

    bwmc and harbor hospital are

  10. PELL GRANT

    koala_bear replied to jhenderson7593's topic in General Nursing

    are you working? maybe your income makes you ineligible for the pell grant. not only should you be eligible for it if your income is low enough, your state should offer other scholarships and...

  11. East Coast Going from 12 to Eight hour shifts?

    koala_bear replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    yikes!! i hope not. pacu, or, and case management are the only units/departments in my facility that have their nurses working 8 hour shifts. being a new nurse, i can't imagine getting all that work...

  12. Stupid question...

    koala_bear replied to mingez's topic in General Nursing

    care

  13. Noise. Has your hospital found a solution?

    koala_bear replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    we have a yakker tracker on our unit too. it was set so low what it would start alarming whenever we had to put or take something from the charts and had to clip the ring binders together. the...

  14. ^^^Need Advice: Unsure of what job to take... ^^^

    koala_bear replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    Research maybe? Or work as a clinical trial nurse....I hear that's a pretty laid back

  15. Nursing Responsibilities

    koala_bear replied to oldfashionedlove's topic in General Nursing

    It's everybody's responsibility, RN, BSN, CA, CNA or whatever. Having an RN/ BSN doesn't mean you no longer do the nitty-gritty, nasty, hold your breath chore of putting patients on bedpans, wiping...

  16. What nursing preprequisite(s) did you struggle in the most?

    koala_bear replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    statistics!!! my only c in nursing school. still don't see the purpose of the darn class till now

  17. Uniform/Supply stores in Metro area

    koala_bear replied to SAHMStudent's topic in Maryland Nursing

    alko outlets. http://alkodistributors.com/gallo/newmaryland.htm gallo in ellicott city: 5782 baltimore national pike catonsville, md 21228 (410) 788-7337 i don't go to gallo that often but if i...

  18. Uniform/Supply stores in Metro area

    koala_bear replied to SAHMStudent's topic in Maryland Nursing

    if you're into plain scrubs and are looking to buy them cheap, check out alko on ellicott city, route 40 and gallo on ritchie hwy . they carry printed ones too. just make sure to try them on before...

  19. Anybody Else Doing Howard CC's Accelerated RN Program Starting May 2009?

    koala_bear replied to PharmaRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    you're absolutely right about the studying. we did do a lot if it. emphasis on the we. i don't know how many seats they offer now, but back then it was 24. i can honestly say that there was a lot of...

  20. Piggyback Problems!

    koala_bear replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    if you have your fluids running through a pump, hanging a bag lower than the other one wont affect anything. did you check if your pump was set to run on piggyback? it sounds to me like it was set to...

  21. How to remove staples and use steri strips

    koala_bear replied to crawlyberry's topic in General Nursing

    i work at a surgical unit too and only those rns certified by the hospital in staple removal are allowed to take them out. pas do that too. i'm sorry this happened to you though. how many days...

  22. Anybody Else Doing Howard CC's Accelerated RN Program Starting May 2009?

    koala_bear replied to PharmaRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    when we were almost through with the program, there was talk of them extending it to 13 months i think mainly because lack of time in l&d. how many seats are they offering now? they only took 24...

  23. Anybody Else Doing Howard CC's Accelerated RN Program Starting May 2009?

    koala_bear replied to PharmaRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    It's very competitive. Don't settle for just meeting the GPA requirements. Some applicants go in with 4.0s. Being an In-county student earns you points in the application process

  24. Anybody Else Doing Howard CC's Accelerated RN Program Starting May 2009?

    koala_bear replied to PharmaRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    congratulations! you are correct about it being "intense". it's definitely not for quitters. there's an exam every 3-4 weeks. be prepared to spend saturdays/sundays/evenings in the skills lab. no...

  25. How does working major holidays go at your hospital?

    koala_bear replied to HappyPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    we have 3 winter and 3 summer holidays; we all get to work one of each. its assigned and we rotate. i work nights so we do the night before and the night of. oh and we also have "hard to staff...