rashan1053

rashan1053 specializes in physician office, ortho/neuro.

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1. Well, I'm here in Vegas...starting a new job, advice please!

   rashan1053 replied to zacarias's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Meditech is pretty easy to use and scanning meds works well as long as the scanners are working. Good Luck in your

2. venting

   rashan1053 replied to rashan1053's topic in Nevada Nursing

   acuity depends...we get patients from the icu with trachs, peg tubes, etc... Most patients have had ortho surgery and get get up on their own. It is hard when you have nine patients all needing pain...

3. venting

   rashan1053 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

   I know nursing is a difficult profession...I have been living it for the past year now! I moved hear about 6 months ago and was told in my interview that at nights it was usually a 8:1 ratio...

4. Looking at taking CNA course at WCTC--HELP!

   rashan1053 replied to SydneyJo's topic in General Nursing

   As another RN I completely agree with you on getting the CNA experience. I did not work as a CNA and really wished I would have. Now, I am not like the nurses you describe. If I am in the room I...

5. move getting closer and still no job

   rashan1053 replied to rashan1053's topic in Nevada Nursing

   ok things are finally coming together. I was offered a position at Sunrise Hospital on their ortho/neuro unit. This works well, since I have been in ortho/neuro in Wisconsin. I feel like a big...

6. Looking at taking CNA course at WCTC--HELP!

   rashan1053 replied to SydneyJo's topic in General Nursing

   I am not sure what the policy really is at cardinal stritch, but when working on my RN I also needed to take the CNA class. It is a standard for all nursing programs in Wisconsin. However, to get...

7. move getting closer and still no job

   rashan1053 replied to rashan1053's topic in Nevada Nursing

   I have applied to every hospital in las vegas and henderson. Thank you for the

8. move getting closer and still no job

   rashan1053 replied to rashan1053's topic in Nevada Nursing

   We are planning on moving to an apartment. We have started working with a company that helps find housing for people relocating. So far, I am waiting for information from cielo apartments so I can...

9. move getting closer and still no job

   rashan1053 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

   Wow, I can't believe that in about a month I will be in Las Vegas. My husband and I decided several years ago that we would move when I finished nursing school. So, in December I finished nursing...

10. Precepting new BSN grad/having trouble

    rashan1053 replied to Mudwoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been a RN for 6months now and have belonged to this site for awhile. I have read so many posts about "know it all" new grads. I still feel like I could be in orientation because there is so...

11. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    rashan1053 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    Wow--He is uneducated himself. Nursing nor Nursing school is not getting easier. It is getting more difficult as the hospitals get busier with an aging population. The patients on a medical floor...

12. Nursing 101 Question - Experienced Nurses, how would you answer this?

    rashan1053 replied to julsywulsy's topic in Orthopedic

    I know you asked for experienced nurses to reply, but here is some advice from a new nurse. Your instructors are trying to prepare you to take the NCLEX exam. The questions my seem obsure, but you...

13. job search frustrations

    rashan1053 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    I have been applying to positions in all the hospitals in Las Vegas and am starting to worrying that I will not have a job lined up for my move in August. I am a new nurse. I just graduated in...

14. What's harder? NS or your first job as new RN?

    rashan1053 replied to scastillo1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As you can see from most of the replies, both NS and 1st year nursing are stressful, but in different ways. The stress if different, but I wouldn't take back my career choice for anything!!! Some...

15. Debunking the night shift myths

    rashan1053 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!!!! Glad I read this thread. I am a new nurse (graduated in dec), and had 8 pts last night. One patient actively dying, another with new chest pain, uncontrolled pain issues, and three ortho...