Halinja BSN, RN

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    Patient request you not take care of them?

    Halinja replied to Cambria1023's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's happened to me. Didn't really bother me. Not everyone gets along with everyone, and the patient is upset enough, they might as well feel comfortable with their nurse. It happens to...
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    new nurses considering quiting?

    Halinja replied to 1styearsucks's topic in General Nursing

    Before you quit...talk to people. Other new nurses. Other older nurses. I felt the way you do. My friends felt the the way you do. I remember one of my fellow nurses that has been a nurse forever...
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    Finally foung the right "fit"!

    Halinja replied to Sandwitch883RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am so happy for
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    Yelled At During A C-Section (Among Other Things)

    Halinja replied to RN1981's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ask for specific training in a c-section. When I started in L&D we did a week where we went to every single c-section done (the scheduled ones mostly). The first day or two we observed. The...
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    I had my day in court

    Halinja replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with a previous post, there has to be clear damage for there to be malpractice. Good luck! Let us know how it turns
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    Postive TB skin test

    Halinja replied to morningflower26's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school (and the hospitals where I did clinicals) A clear X-ray gave me a year, then after that year, I had one more clear X-ray. After two clear X-ray's in a row, I'm good to...
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    I dont know if i can do this

    Halinja replied to D&Ggirl's topic in General Nursing

    I see you work in L&D. I too went in to L&D straight out of school. I'm an older graduate, and assumed I could handle anything. There were some personal things that happened in my family to...
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    Random rant

    Halinja replied to anggelRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they should have covered up the patient/baby again. I mean, that's a no brainer. On the other hand, if it was me, I'd be in there when they were examining the baby. They might have questions....
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    Practice in another state?

    Halinja replied to NYNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, you don't need to pass the NCLEX again. That's a onetime thing, countrywide. You DO need to contact the board of nursing in the state you are going to and see what they want you to do in order...
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    Math help please!

    Halinja replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    Ugh... Let me try this again Tell you what. Grin. I posted an answer and then redid the calcs and I was off. So...How about you go to this thread which has great websites for math help.......
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    Bad Day

    Halinja replied to JB2007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sorry! I hope tomorrow turns out to be a MUCH better
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    How long until they take apps for L&D?

    Halinja replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I went straight into L&D when I graduated. There were six of us new grads that were hired. And I had an offer from a different L&D unit at the same time. I guess it depends on where you...
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    At age 39, should I start nursing program?

    Halinja replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated last June. I was 48. I find that the age is a plus when looking for a job. People expect me to be able to handle the more common sense issues better than a younger person might. If...
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    Terrified!!!!!

    Halinja replied to gesm9's topic in General Nursing

    I was sick to my stomach before every clinical I was ever in (oh, wait, not community health). I was sick to my stomach before every day in my senior practicum. I was sick to my stomach during...
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    C-Sections on the rise.

    Halinja posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    An interesting news article. I know the number of c-sections called for on very slim grounds was/is very frustrating to me. Not that we didn't know this was happening, but the actual numbers made it...
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    So tired...L&D not for me?

    Halinja posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got out of school in June, a 48 yo grad. got hired into a busy, high risk L&D unit and was so happy. Started in July with an internship, on my own in december. So here I am with a little over...
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    So tired...L&D not for me?

    Halinja replied to Halinja's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Update: I'm in PACU now. I am much happier. The stress is lower, the hours are better. What can I say. For me, right now, this is a better place to
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    Office jobs for nurses

    Halinja replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I do know someone who went as a new grad to a doctors office. She then worked there five years. So its
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    nursing school

    Halinja replied to mskay's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a nice salary wizard. choose to search by job type, there's nurses under health care, about halfway down on the drop down menu....
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    Office jobs for nurses

    Halinja replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    You can find them...but do you want them? I recently answered an ad for an RN in a doc's office. Pay was 10.00 an hour less than I was making. I chose to go a different direction and go up the pay...
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    Did anyone try L&D and hate it?

    Halinja replied to RNStudent123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL, yeah, that and more! There was a LOT I liked about L&D. Beautiful experiences, lovely mothers to be, great co-workers...But I do remember having an out of body experience right before I...
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    Your thoughts on denial

    Halinja replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Jules, you should meet my Mom. I call her Cleopatra. (the queen o 'de nile') After having open heart surgery to repair a valve, and being diagnosed with congestive heart failure, she still talks...
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    LVN in Labor and Delivery

    Halinja replied to lilthorina's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Go with what feels right to you. If you aren't all that happy in the L&D position, then you aren't letting an 'opportunity' slip away. You tried something, turned out it wasn't what you thought...
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    tight job market in CA of all places?!?

    Halinja replied to fiveofpeep's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    California isn't the most nurse friendly state. (that's where I graduated from nursing school) There might be more opportunities for an NP in other states. Here in Oregon NP's have prescriptive...
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    Is nursing a good career?how do i know if i will like it

    Halinja replied to natcakes's topic in Nursing Career

    From a strictly practical viewpoint... With nursing, you will pretty much always have a job. (as opposed to a degree in, oh, political science, or philosophy, or french literature) With nursing,...