whipping girl in 07

whipping girl in 07 RN

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  1. Surgery to ICU

    whipping girl in 07 replied to mr_great_one's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that you'd necessarily need to work med-surg first, but you would probably need plenty of orientation, maybe not as much as a new grad but less than someone with more patient care...

  2. Pregnant and Nursing.....

    whipping girl in 07 replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I was working nights in ICU when I was pregnant with Joely (now 4) and I worked 4 12 hour shifts a week up until 36 weeks, when my plantar fasciitis got so bad I could barely walk from the desk to my...

  3. Code blue: family at bedside????

    whipping girl in 07 replied to ljcraigrn's topic in General Nursing

    I've only had family in the room during two codes in my nursing career (and having worked in ICU I've been to probably a hundred). Both times it was not a problem, they stood over in the corner and...

  4. What do you pay for health insurance?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    I already pay high taxes and high insurance premiums and high out of pocket and deductibles. I already work 2 jobs to make ends meet with 3 kids. I certainly can't afford to give up any more of my...

  5. Critical care requirement fufilled by NICU?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to candiceena's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I can only speak for the program several of my friends graduated from, and while the few who had worked in NICU did not have that counted against them, they all had adult critical care experience....

  6. How often should you empty a catheter bag?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to sister s's topic in General Nursing

    We use electronic catheter systems on most of our unit patients, so if it's less than half full (like a renal or soon-to-be-renal patient) we often don't empty it. But usually it's q shift, or more if...

  7. opinion of NCLEX review courses

    whipping girl in 07 replied to base16's topic in General Nursing

    I took the Hurst review and found it to be really helpful. That was 7 years ago

  8. Night Shift and Nausea?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    I never had nausea unless I'd been up for almost 24 hours, and I'd get it whether it was 4am or 4pm. Does it have anything to do with whether it's the beginning or end of your stretch or when you've...

  9. Kicked out of Nursing program

    whipping girl in 07 replied to leereynold218's topic in General Nursing

    I transferred from one BSN program to another after making a D in my nursing assessment class. I was not allowed to progress in my first program and I was going to have to re-take it the following...

  10. Most "Clueless" Thing YOUR Manager has Done

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Hired a nurse who'd been asked to leave his assistant NM position in another unit for having inappropriate relations with a tech at work. Worked as a staff RN on our floor for a year. As far as I...

  11. Disturbance During Lunch/Break

    whipping girl in 07 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently, where I work the "customers" can't read because these signs get ignored all the time. I feel your pain. I hate getting interrupted during break. Our inpatient PTs and OTs used to be...

  12. How many nurses had hands-on experience before starting nursing school?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to GaMBA's topic in General Nursing

    I was a candy striper in high school. I worked as a nursing assistant for a summer while I was in nursing school. That job almost made me quit nursing, I hated it so much. But I was over halfway...

  13. Having problems with supervisor not listening.

    whipping girl in 07 replied to BearyPrivate's topic in General Nursing

    Frustrating as it may be, I believe Agnus may be right. We had a similar situation with a member of our team a couple of years ago. She was one of those longterm employees who'd been passed from...

  14. If they're paying 50k+ out of pocket maybe they *should* expect to be waited on...?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

  15. From where did y'all graduate?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    University of Louisiana Lafayette, Dec 2001,

  16. Monthy doc visits for job excuses

    whipping girl in 07 replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    I had a note from my OB to only work 8 hour shifts in the last trimester. Wish I'd done it in my previous pregnancy, it would have been a lot easier. I can understand why someone with health...

  17. Can i work whiles retaking NCLEX RN?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to A+malenurse's topic in General Nursing

    The GNs that I've known that didn't pass the test worked as nurse's aides until they

  18. Reduction in percentage paid for "non-benefits"

    whipping girl in 07 replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital here in town that I work at PRN recently did away with the 25% plus program (no benefits=25% above base bonus) with an exception...if you were already on the program, you could sign a...

  19. Nurses as sole breadwinners

    whipping girl in 07 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    We moved back closer to home almost 5 years ago with the intention of cutting our bills enough to live on one salary. Good thing we did, because right after we moved, my husband lost the job he was...

  20. A nurse is a nurse is a nurse. Is that true?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to exairex's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new grad I worked in a hospital with only one ICU so sometimes I had to float. I went mostly to med-surg or tele but occasionally I went to psych. Not difficult at the time because it...

  21. PLEASE HELP ME! I thought there was a nursing shortage?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to scrubs2716's topic in General Nursing

    You can work in Missouri as a GN, and there seem to be plenty of jobs in Springfield. The pay is not as high as KC but I think the cost of living is

  22. Pregnant nurse working with isolation patients

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Tiffado's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I worked in the ICU through 2 pregnancies, and they tried their best not to give me any isolation patients, but not because of the "clean" vs. "dirty" but because the gowns were so stinkin hot...

  23. Full code when living will is on chart?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    DNR is an order on the chart, from the physician, for this hospitalization. Living will states that if these certain conditions are met, and my doctor believes I am terminal, etc, I do not want...

  24. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    whipping girl in 07 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Just sent mine, hope it helps, and I'm sending a link to everyone I know in

  25. Is nursing recession-proof?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be punny, but AMEN SISTER! And not just for those in nursing school, either. Networking led to the job that I have now in metabolic support that I just LOVE. I'm realistic, though, and so...