beachbum3

beachbum3

Telemetry

Member

  • Content

    341

  • Visitors

    5,791

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by beachbum3

  1. I can't believe it!!

    beachbum3 posted a topic in Emergency

    I got the job!! I will be starting as a new grad on June 2 in the ER! I'm beyond excited (and somewhat terrified!!) and can't even believe that I got my 1st choice position in my 1st choice hospital....

  2. How much is your pay?

    beachbum3 replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    Just accepted job offer for new grad position in Houston 'burbs, $24.35 per hour, $3 shift diff for 2nd shift, $4.50 for 3rd, and extra $1.50 (I think thats right for weekends, I'd have to go look at...

  3. Weighing the choices....

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So the director I interviewed with is supposed to be calling me back this afternoon and when I interviewed it did go very well, and I'm expecting (hoping!) he will offer the job. He did say to me that...

  4. Exactly HOW addictive do you think Ambien is?

    beachbum3 replied to justme1972's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm not sure Ambien is addictive in the typical sense of addiction, however, my stepmother is an addict- but an addict to a particular feeling. She abused Ambien, Xanax and alcohol, sometimes all at...

  5. average age of a new nurse?

    beachbum3 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    I graduate in May and will be 29 in a few weeks. Our class has a wide range of ages, as young as 20, some in their 50s. I think the vast majority in our class are in their mid-late 20s and early-mid...

  6. First RN interview tomorrow!!!

    beachbum3 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    I had my first RN interview yesterday- it was a phone interview since its in Texas where I'm moving right after graduation. It was for an ER position in a level 2, 30 bed adult ER with a separate...

  7. 1st interview ever, what to ask them

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I have a phone interview in an hour for a Graduate Nurse position in an ER with the ER director. Its a phone interview because I'm out of state. It is my very first interview ever for a nursing...

  8. 1st interview ever, what to ask them

    beachbum3 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies! It went really really well, I feel like I probably got the job. The director said he really enjoyed our conversation and that he really liked what I had to say and brought up...

  9. very 1st interview for GN position

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a phone interview on friday with the ER director at the hospital I want to work at when I graduate (in the area we are moving to) I have no idea what to expect or how best to prepare. Any...

  10. This is why ERs are used as PCPs

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Perfect example: 2 of my kids were running a fever for 24 hrs, then both started with sore throats, and both had white patches all over their tonsils. I call the MD at 9 am who has new office staff...

  11. Outrageous ER Stories

    beachbum3 replied to suitebliss's topic in General Nursing

    :barf01: That is

  12. Hiring process- is this how it usually works?

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I applied to for a graduate nurse position in the area I'm moving to after graduation (we are moving from Illinois to Texas). The nurse recruiter called me and wanted to know which department I was...

  13. Jealous Wife!!!

    beachbum3 replied to MurseHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any advice, but wanted to comment, I've made it through nursing school with out spending much time with my classmates. I don't do study groups unless we are already at school between...

  14. standardized uniforms

    beachbum3 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    I recently saw on some medical reality show where the nurses wore t-shirts with "RN" on their back... in huge letters. I actually like that

  15. Career Path

    beachbum3 replied to Kansas Student's topic in Nursing Career

    The only online program I know of is through Excelsior and from what I understand you have to be a LPN first. Also there are several states who do not recognize Excelsior, so you wouldn't be able to...

  16. Continuing Ed Credits? What are these for?

    beachbum3 replied to RNursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

    They keep you abreast of current issues. Things are ever changing in health care and as a RN you should stay on top of whats going on. Many (Most, from my understanding) states require a certain...

  17. Yay!!!

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just applied for my first nursing job ever!! I've been trying to become a nurse for about 10 years, life kept getting in the way- so this is a VERY big moment for me!! We are moving out of state and...

  18. how are you paying for nursing school? or how do you plan to pay for nursing school?

    beachbum3 replied to mashamontago's topic in General Students

    SO helped, private student loan, and family's help. Its definitely been a group

  19. How to Calculate Mixed Insulin (70/30)

    beachbum3 replied to Anjeleyes214's topic in General Nursing

    We actually had a question like this on a test before and they wanted to know if you had to mix it yourself how much would you draw up of each. I just typed out that maybe they want us to know it in...

  20. How to Calculate Mixed Insulin (70/30)

    beachbum3 replied to Anjeleyes214's topic in General Nursing

    When you are drawing from vials that are for community use, though, you have to draw regular first... as regular is the only kind that can be used IV. If you draw NPH first you run the risk of mixing...

  21. Need Advice- stressing!

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I need some advice and apologize in advance if this is a long post. I've wanted to be nurse since I was 19. I started nursing school 7 years ago and didn't continue because I had my youngest...

  22. To nurse or not to nurse (or just do what you wanna do)?

    beachbum3 replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    I'd work. Its important to me to have my own career, my own money and my own independence. That said, I think its a highly individualized

  23. Need Advice- stressing!

    beachbum3 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the replies. This may seem insignificant, but I just read a thread here that was particularly moving and made me remember, "oh yeah, this is why I want to be a nurse" and I am feeling...

  24. How to Calculate Mixed Insulin (70/30)

    beachbum3 replied to Anjeleyes214's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I think I have the right answer for you now, I was just re-reading the post and thought of something else. Already prepared mixtures of 70/30 are 70% NPH and 30% regular. So my final answer is...

  25. How to Calculate Mixed Insulin (70/30)

    beachbum3 replied to Anjeleyes214's topic in General Nursing

    It is my understanding that careplans are still used in most cases. As much as I hate writing them, I have to admit they are a very good tool to learn how to take care of