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  1. Anyone here in a "nursing couple"?

    kcalohagirl replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    Just got married to another RN this past Sunday! He and I had been travelling in the same social circle for about 3 years (but didn't know each other well) before we ran into each other at the...

  2. Rampant Racisim in Hospitals!!

    kcalohagirl replied to goodkittie395's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :yeahthat: I speak quite a bit of Spanish. I'm not fully fluent, and carrying on an intelligent conversation with someone about a complex medical condition is a whole different matter than trying to...

  3. weekend nights

    kcalohagirl replied to quinnila's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, we are lucky where I work. Weekends for dayshift are Sat/Sun. For nightshift it is Fri/Sat/Sun. Our weekend differential is an additional $2.25 on top of our nightshift differential. Someone...

  4. "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    kcalohagirl replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    I also speak/understand several languages, to a varying degree of fluency. Fortunately, Spanish is one of them. :) Italian is another. While I was still in nursing school, I had a patient who had...

  5. What would you have said to this??

    kcalohagirl replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    i remember reading that story. . . . . .had a similar situation here a few weeks ago. only we weren't at quite q1hour for abg's, but for 3 days after putting the pt on "comfort measures" (for some...

  6. It's Official We are definitely short staffed

    kcalohagirl replied to gwenith's topic in International Nursing

    I lived in Hawaii for several years and met a lot of great people that were from Australia. Although most of them were from Sydney, crewed on sailboats and drank too much. ::grin:: If we want to...

  7. It's Official We are definitely short staffed

    kcalohagirl replied to gwenith's topic in International Nursing

    ::grin:: My husband (well, he will be in a 2 weeks, anyway) and I love to travel and are both nurses! What are the requirements for US nurses wishing to work in OZ? We're both thinking seriously of...

  8. BSN vs. ADN income disparity

    kcalohagirl replied to romie's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In the city I live in, not one single hospital pays BSN RN's any differently than ADNs. You have the same responsibilities, you do the same work. BSNs have more opportunities to advance. And I work at...

  9. Help for a new Nurse!!

    kcalohagirl replied to Kate4339's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Everyone does it differently. At the hospital I work at (I graduated last may and started work the middle of June) we begin to accrue vacation time (PTO) immediately. To the tune of about 6 hours...

  10. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    kcalohagirl replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    This discussion interested me, so I talked to an acquaintance who is an MSN and works in a substance abuse clinic at the hospital I work at. She also teaches a monthly Drug and Alcohol Education...

  11. Acls

    kcalohagirl replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    The mega-code wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The instructors were very supportive when I took it. Thew weren't there to try to fail you. If you know the stuff that is on the pre-test...

  12. Why are paper towel dispensers locked?

    kcalohagirl replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    It has a sensor you wave your hand in front of, a little motor whirs, and out comes about a 9 inch piece of paper towel. And there's a delay so you can't wave your hand in front of it and get another...

  13. gift for new nurse?

    kcalohagirl replied to Laught3r's topic in General Nursing

    A sleep mask if the new grad works nights. Ear plugs for the same

  14. Why are paper towel dispensers locked?

    kcalohagirl replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I'll do you one better. Our paper towel dispensers are electric. Battery operated. It's a real pain in the you know what when one of them goes dead in the middle of the night. All our paper towel...

  15. Pretty Sure i failed today :(

    kcalohagirl replied to 2007BSN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the test last June or July (see, it's fuzzy. I think I tend to block out the unpleasant things in life!) I finished in 75, and I walked out thinking that I had flunked in the worst possible...

  16. what goes on/your floor during night shift?

    kcalohagirl replied to NJgirl11's topic in General Nursing

    I think by "baby nurse" she meant as a new grad. I know that's what we were affectionatley (I hope) called by the DON during nursing orientation. I love night shift, and I work on a surgical tele...

  17. Need tips for working with student RNs!

    kcalohagirl replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    As a student, in our first clinical rotation, our instructors checked off that we were okay to give PO, Sub Q, and topical meds. After that we were good to go for the rest of our rotations. They...

  18. About to graduate....telemetry? Advice please!

    kcalohagirl replied to cmarques's topic in General Nursing

    First, congratulations! I graduated last May and have been working on a telemetry unit since the beginning of June and I love it! Depending on the type of tele floor you work on, experiences can be...

  19. Need help finding a Job!!!

    kcalohagirl replied to joerob's topic in General Nursing

    Plus, if you already know the city you want to work in, keep in mind that many hospitals do not advertise entry-level nurse jobs. I had the best luck just going to each hospital's website, where they...

  20. To Be or not To Be a Nurse

    kcalohagirl replied to katiti69's topic in Nursing Career

    I wouldn't let one post dissuade you. I graduated from Nursing School with a BSN in May. Nursing school was challenging, but definitely not "the most horrible experience you can think of". There...

  21. Hospital Survival Guide for Friends and Family

    kcalohagirl replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    At the facility I work in, no overnight visitors of either gender are allowed in semi-private rooms. I am not certain, but I believe this may be a JHACO issue. I hope you are able to stay with him...

  22. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    kcalohagirl replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I did clinicals at still does that!!!!!!!! In which case, may i add Going home with a yellow sticker attached to your shoulder you forgot about and everyone who saw you neglected to...

  23. Am I crazy?

    kcalohagirl replied to artsy3's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from nursing school at the age of 32. There is no way I would have been prepared for the BSN program I went through right out of high school. I needed some more time and maturity before...

  24. How many times did you take the NCLEX before you passed?

    kcalohagirl replied to blackberry4eva's topic in General Nursing

    I passed it once with 75 questions. It seriously only took me about 40 minutes. I'm not the kind of person who agonizes over answers. I figure I know it or I don't, and beating myself up about it...

  25. Heparin SQ or drips

    kcalohagirl replied to mamason's topic in Cardiac

    We double-check all heparin, lovenox, insulin, and cardiac drips. We've even got to the point where we double check all our lab draws to make sure the right sticker for the right person is on the...