rnin02

rnin02

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  1. Whadda u think about the college network?

    rnin02 replied to jaceysaunt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't remember TCN helping with paperwork or enrollment stuff with ISU. I still had to apply to ISU and be accepted...TCN had nothing to do with that process. If you do your TCN study guides...

  2. Good credit get hired at hospital?

    rnin02 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know for sure, but on my old unit there was nurse with horrible credit. Horrible from what she says...and the way she talked about paying her bills...I believe it. And she had no problem...

  3. Smelling Cancer?

    rnin02 replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    My mom worked in nursing homes for years, and has told me she can "smell death" and would know when someone was going to die during her shift...not just her own patients either, she would be able to...

  4. my Biggest fear.....

    rnin02 replied to AfghaniPrinzess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think i can remember

  5. my Biggest fear.....

    rnin02 replied to AfghaniPrinzess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just had my first baby that needed PPV last night...was truly a little scary. Fortunately, the L&D nurse came right over to help (and support my decisions for starting/stopping PPV, etc, it...

  6. Please don't eat your young.

    rnin02 replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with

  7. Staffing question & your cardiac floor

    rnin02 replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Cardiac

    Wow, I would be crying still. That's an impossible shift. I think the most adult patients I have taken has been 8 (maybe, or maybe 7) with at most heparin and cardizem drips, nothing more than that....

  8. trigger finger

    rnin02 replied to frizzle's topic in General Nursing

    My mom just had surgery for trigger thumb. She's been a nurse (now nurse practioner) for years...maybe its similar to carpel tunner with the repetative motion thing? Honestly, i really know nothing...

  9. Did you see this on the Today Show?

    rnin02 replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think so...I'm really not up on infertility treatment/issues, but I thought you needed to have more than a couple of miscarriages to get

  10. Did you see this on the Today Show?

    rnin02 replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I got the same feeling you did, she doesn't want to deliver at 28 weeks, but she wants to make it to 28 weeks at least and anything past that is a bonus. I got that impression from the articles,...

  11. Nights: Normal schedule on days off??

    rnin02 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    5 days isn't probably that horrible, unless you get used to 3 days a week...which is pretty nice! I can't imagine going back to only have 2 days off a week. I need time to be lazy now and goof off....

  12. New to NOVA

    rnin02 replied to pass528's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I didn't realize gas and such was more expensive down there, that's stinky! And so's that pay rate...what part of Florida are you

  13. Charge nurses?

    rnin02 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    On my old unit, the charge nurse ("team leader") basically had to keep everything together, like Tweety described. Help the staff when needed, count Pyxis, solve descrepancies, deal with staffing...

  14. Nights: Normal schedule on days off??

    rnin02 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I usually sleep my first day off after working a bunch (I have a weird pattern, 4 on, 2 off, 2 on, then 6 off) till the afternoon, and then I'm usually pretty tired still that I am able to go to sleep...

  15. Please don't eat your young.

    rnin02 replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    i think you made some great points. or one great point, it takes at least 2 people to have a negative (or positive) interaction...and you can't control the other person's contribution, only your own....

  16. How Helpful is Being Bilingual?

    rnin02 replied to G to The P's topic in General Nursing

    We were just told this week that the translator phone thing is $2.50/min and they charge in increments of 10min. Meaning, if you are on the phone for 11 mins, it will cost $50. So, really expensive!...

  17. Please don't eat your young.

    rnin02 replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I was ever "eaten" when I was a student or a new grad. I did have some less then pleasant interactions with nurses that still happens from time to time. The bad clinical experiences I...

  18. How Helpful is Being Bilingual?

    rnin02 replied to G to The P's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine it is extremely helpful! If not to get the job, then to actually work it! We have so many patients come in with very little english skills, and its very frustrating for them and for...

  19. Do you ever forget your patient's names?

    rnin02 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I do that all the time! Especially at the beginning of the shift, you've barely met them, and you are supposed to remember everything? Doesn't happen for me! That's what report sheets (better known...

  20. Have you called off work for a sick pet before?

    rnin02 replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't had to yet, thank god, but I totally would. I had a coworker who left work early once to help her mom whose dog had died. Pets are family

  21. Gloves in the hall

    rnin02 replied to brwneyegal's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only who's never heard of wearing gloves in the hall being a no-no? Maybe I missed that day in school, and also at work? I've never heard of that being so

  22. Pill That Eliminates the Period Gets Mixed Reviews

    rnin02 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was on Seasonale for a long time (2 years?) and I loved having virtually no period. Once I adjusted to the Pill I would have maybe 2 days of spotting every 12 weeks, it was lovely. I decided to stop...

  23. Does GPA matter after graduating?

    rnin02 replied to springgarden's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the program I was accepted into was RN to BSN, and they must have been lenient on GPAs, because I got accepted. I truly don't recall a mininum of 3.0 being required. My GPA was wrecked because...

  24. Does GPA matter after graduating?

    rnin02 replied to springgarden's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends some on the university you are transferring too. Our local community college has some type of agreement (there's a special name, but I can't remember right now) with the local...

  25. Good credit get hired at hospital?

    rnin02 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't seem logical to pull your credit report to verify address, employers, etc. I know on my credit reports, my employer hasn't been updated since my first high school job, and somehow one time,...