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  1. Fishy interview-need advice

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    When I got hired as an RN on a med-surg floor (new grad) they gave me 12 weeks orientation. I have been off orientation for one month and I work nights. I have had no more than 5 pts. (except one...

  2. Is school still overwhelming if I don't work and have no kids at home?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    It is all about who you are. I did it with two small kids (half of the time they were in diapers). Even though I did not work, I handled the managment of the household while my husband scrounged...

  3. Patients on Medicaid

    StrwbryblndRN replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Two years ago just before I was to start nursing school my husband was the bread winner and had the best insurance you could get. (hospitaizations were $0 and very little came out of his check to pay...

  4. What is your schedule like?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Soneshine's topic in General Nursing

    I work Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 7p-730a. I get paid more and save money on daycare. One of my two kids will start kindergarten and I would like her to be able to come home after school. Hubby...

  5. unethical?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to caymen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It is unethical to not tell if it is required. But you may have a personal deeper definition of ethical. Which is probably why you are having a hard time. It may be therapeutic to tell your nurse...

  6. My CROCS made me fall tonight..

    StrwbryblndRN replied to jodyangel's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I too have experienced the croc stop but not to a point where I could injure myself. I also wear Danskos regularly and my "trips" with them occur differently. I have a tendency to fall on the side...

  7. Hello Everyone--newbie RN

    StrwbryblndRN replied to sugarwahine10's topic in General Nursing

    It is hard to say what to do but in my opinion I would probably stay at my current job and get a part time somewhere. I like to get paid and would not want to decrease my salary. However there is...

  8. Anyone use Meditech computer charting?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

    There is most likely a better system out there. However this is the only one I know. It is not hard but it is tedious. Once you start using it, you know there is alot of room for improvement, but...

  9. Learn from mistakes

    StrwbryblndRN replied to LisaJanae's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently in orientation and I am still asking questions that you would have learned the first few weeks of nursing school. Questions I think are dumb but no one has given me a hard time....

  10. What are the best states to practice as RN?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to thida's topic in General Nursing

    Even in different hospitals even one area are run differently. I chose the hospital that I work in because it was 2 blocks from my house and I like how the med-surg floor is run. Granted if managers...

  11. Signed up for Med-Surg but feel like I am in ICU!!!!

    StrwbryblndRN replied to ExTechie's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad also on a med surg floor. I am in my ninth week and had to have my preceptor sit and wait for me to need them so they would not hang over me unnecessarily. It works for me. I am...

  12. Just wondering if anyone else has career related tattoo's

    StrwbryblndRN replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I am still trying to find an idea. I have one picked out for some other meaning but at some point in the future I want one. I love tatoos. I have two so

  13. If I didn't have to work...what would I do!?!?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I would continue to work but cut back hours. I am still new and want to learn more. I would go back to school and learn different things. Anything that seems interesting. Ilove real estate and...

  14. How do you deal with it?

    StrwbryblndRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad as of May 2007. I have already passed the NCLEX and currently doing orientation on a med surg floor. I am six weeks in and finding I am loving nursing as a profession. Charting is...

  15. Best states for nursing - salary vs. housing costs

    StrwbryblndRN replied to centralflorida's topic in General Nursing

    New Grads in central VA start around 20. Housing however is sky high for the salary. I live in a very very small house (less than 900 sf) and it appraises at 150K. I do not have central air either....

  16. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the house I currently live in has the original owner wife sticking around. I have not seen her but odd things have occured through out the years. My husband and I smoke but never inside...

  17. Anyone here drink a can of soda a day?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE COKE! Ever seen the movie "Big Fat Greek Wedding", where the dad thinks Windex can be used to fix anything. Well that's what I think of coke. Tired? Drink a coke. Headache? Drink a coke....

  18. Is school really a lot of work?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I started taking pre-reqs when I had a one year old. Got prego with second child when in anatomy I and II. That was the easy part. I started nursing program for my associcates when my kids were...

  19. need some advice..retaking the nclex

    StrwbryblndRN replied to lal61006's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing. I did not realize till after I bought it that this is the same testing system that my instructor advised was a good resource to study and that is was set up at school too. However only...

  20. need some advice..retaking the nclex

    StrwbryblndRN replied to lal61006's topic in General Nursing

    Search with key words NCLEX 3500. I paid 9.99 for digital delivery. It will say digital delivery in the right column. The image has a picture of a guy in blue scrubs. It came to me via email with...

  21. need some advice..retaking the nclex

    StrwbryblndRN replied to lal61006's topic in General Nursing

    I also graduated in may of 07 and took the nclex in june. I did pass at 75 questions. I walked out thinking I failed though. My approach to studying was to just answer questions. A couple of...

  22. Mrsa.....

    StrwbryblndRN replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital will put someone on contact precautions even with just a hx of MRSA. So even if 5 years ago you have cellulitis that was positive for MRSA and is now cleared up, you will be placed on...

  23. How to keep from forgetting what you learned in school....

    StrwbryblndRN replied to RN28MD's topic in General Nursing

    I never could find time to read when my kids were under three (they are two years apart) except for when I took a bath after the kids went to bed. I knew I could not divert and do something else if I...

  24. Stumbled Across

    StrwbryblndRN replied to HeiressOfGod's topic in General Nursing

    I found allnurses.com when researching some info. I read it daily now. It has been a wonderful resource for school and just getting an idea of what to expect when I started work. The info is...

  25. Need y'all's opinion please

    StrwbryblndRN replied to EmmaG's topic in General Nursing

    Let us know what comes of this. I would like to think that this situation can come to end for these nurses. I hope it gives others confidence that it IS possible to solve a seemingly unsolvable...