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1. Cardiac stepdown vs. telemetry

   elemschoolnurse replied to NurseCherlove's topic in Cardiac

   I accepted the position on the step-down unit today. The ratio is 1:5, but there is an assistant. I feel good about the decision. I think most of the patients will be cardiac or renal. I'm getting excited. Just nervous about learning to read the...

2. Need advice on job offer please!!!

   elemschoolnurse replied to elemschoolnurse's topic in MICU

   I understand GregRN what you are saying, but after a stressfull weekend of thinking things through, I will take the step-down unit. The ICU job I was offered does not deal with Neuro or Cardiac, those are shipped off to bigger hospitals. I believe ...

3. Cardiac stepdown vs. telemetry

   elemschoolnurse replied to NurseCherlove's topic in Cardiac

   I was just offered a position on a step-down unit and the response by SEO makes me more confident in accepting the position. The ratio will be 1:5.

4. Need advice on job offer please!!!

   elemschoolnurse replied to elemschoolnurse's topic in MICU

   Well I have another offer at a nerby hospital with a 10 minute commute and higher pay in the step-down unit with a verbal agreement that as soon as an opening was available they would put me in the ICU there. I worked there before as an LPN years ag...

5. Need advice on job offer please!!!

   elemschoolnurse posted a topic in MICU

   Can a new person make it in critical care? This is something I really want to do! Advice please!

6. Nursing is hard!

   elemschoolnurse replied to cardiacRN2006's topic in MICU

   I really enjoyed reading this post and all the responses. I have been an LPN for 11 yrs and have been out of the hospital setting for at least 9 of them. I recently became an RN and want to jump back into the hospital seting, hopefully in an ICU po...

7. Frustrated

   elemschoolnurse replied to elemschoolnurse's topic in School

   I guess I am being impatient again! Its hard to be excited about passing, because nothing feels real yet, if that makes sense.

8. RN Pay

   elemschoolnurse replied to elemschoolnurse's topic in General Nursing

   We are paid on a monthly basis for the previous month worked. I won't see the money to be exact until March 20! To me thats a long time.

9. RN Pay

   elemschoolnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently received my AD degree and became an RN applicant in Dec. after being an LPN for 11 yrs. I passed the NCLEX on thurs., but still did not receive my official license. Has anybody been denied a raise until they receive their license? Don't...

10. Frustrated

    elemschoolnurse posted a topic in School

    I started school nursing 4 yrs ago as an LPN. I recently obtained my AD and received a permit on 12/28/06 and became an RN applicant. On Thursday 1/18/07 I passed the NCLEX. I am the first nurse in the school system to change my job status. My di...

11. What are the pros and cons of working in CCU?

    elemschoolnurse replied to Katydidit34's topic in CCU

    I have no answeres, but I am a new grad also, to be exact I found out I passed state boards yesterday. I was an LPN for 11 yrs and did the whole Med/Surg thing already. I have always wanted critical care, but no one is willing to train anyone in th...

12. Care plans

    elemschoolnurse replied to elemschoolnurse's topic in Online Learning

    Thanks for the replies! I send them to EC all the time and I think that is the problem, I overthink things. Will I know that the patient has abnormal breath sounds before start of PCS? I would hate to use Ineffective breathing pattern and fail bef...

13. Care plans

    elemschoolnurse posted a topic in Online Learning

    Hello to all! This is my first post on this forum. I am 11 days away from cpne, have taken the care plan on-line class and did the EC workshop, however all of a sudden I am feeling insecure about care plans. I'm not sure if there is any easy advic...