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  1. job description

    GIRN replied to rconstudent's topic in Gastroenterology

    The hours for a GI Lab are pretty much M-F, 7-5. All hospital based units will have on-call hours for emergency cases. So the scheduled cases are M-F, but if someone comes through the ER and needs a...

  2. Do you understand your paycheck??

    GIRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    By law, they have to pay you for your lunch if you don't get to take it. And if they won't relieve you of your duties so you can leave the floor...they can't say you're taking it. In our state,...

  3. What do you think are the current major problems in nursing?

    GIRN replied to Barras's topic in General Nursing

    One of the biggest problems I see in nursing today is the Electronic Medical Record. It's fantastic to look back and be able to read lab values and H&Ps and the vitals lined up in a row....but to...

  4. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    GIRN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Isn't it amazing that these instructors continue to teach year after year. Don't the students complaints and evaluations mean anything to the Dean? I was so excited to start nursing school but...

  5. How were you treated when leaving a facility?

    GIRN replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in General Nursing

    ebear....It's unbelievable that your own son was getting married and you had given them 8 month's notice and you still had to stress about how you were going to handle it if you didn't get it off! The...

  6. Exit Interviews

    GIRN replied to Toquay's topic in General Nursing

    You'd like to think that your exit interview would make things better for the people left behind but, unfortunately, it usually doesn't change a thing. All you can do is tell them you're leaving...

  7. Continuing Ed hours

    GIRN replied to DBlack1's topic in General Nursing

    Someone on this site just clued me in to Medscape.com. Once you register (for free) you can take any of their online programs for free CE's. The first one I did on pain was excellent...and free! I...

  8. Removal of Metal for Endoscopy Procedures

    GIRN replied to L's in a jam's topic in Gastroenterology

    We don't have them remove jewelry for scopes...except for tongue rings...YUCK! They only have to remove dentures if it's an upper endoscopy. For colonoscopies, they can leave dentures in if they...

  9. "As long as we all get a 'C'..." HMMM?!?!?

    GIRN replied to NSFA08's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was always an A student and couldn't believe it when I heard the "All you need is a C..." quote. But by the end of the second year, I started looking back and wondering what my A mentality earned...

  10. Preceptor Gift Ideas...

    GIRN replied to WDWpixieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with Santhony44. The card with the heartfelt thanks and appreciation for all she's done means so much! I remember getting my preceptor some unique lotion that you massaged your feet with and...

  11. Endo Center vs Hospital

    GIRN posted a topic in Gastroenterology

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  12. How many got only 75 questions?

    GIRN replied to cindib's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've been out of school for 5 years now but still remember that feeling of devastation. The computer turned off at 75 but the answers to the questions were so close that it was impossible to know if I...

  13. Grand Rapids nurses?

    GIRN replied to Bonny619's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I don't actually live in GR...I'm about an hour away but my brother lives on the north side....as a matter of fact he has his house up for sale right now because they bought a house on a lake. But he...

  14. Grand Rapids nurses?

    GIRN replied to Bonny619's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It IS beautiful. It's got a big city atmosphere but it's not TOO big. There's a lot to do and it's not far to Chicago or Detroit. If you want to live in the country, the commute isn't bad at all. The...

  15. difficult co-workers

    GIRN replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Meanwhile, the hospital tries to figure out why their nurses retention rate is so low......it's impossible to be happy under these conditions. Everyone has to be held to a standard and without strong...

  16. Endoscopy nursing interview

    GIRN replied to Kiwi's topic in Gastroenterology

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  17. Question about drugs used for endoscopy

    GIRN replied to AmericanChai's topic in Gastroenterology

    That is a lot of Versed but not more than our hospital policy allows us to give. We titrate it, starting out with 2.5 mg and give another mg every 2 minutes as needed. The maximum allowed is 7.5 mg....

  18. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    GIRN replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    If you're thinking about going into an Administrative job, why not try office nursing. You could work regular hours and the stress would be much less. The money's not that great but you'll be giving...

  19. Do you enjoy TV surgical/medical shows?

    GIRN replied to MSJ2007's topic in General Nursing

    Some of them are pretty good! We still laugh, though, at how unrealistic it is for the doctor to call for a stat MRI, for example, and within minutes, personally wheel the patient in for the exam and...

  20. Was your NCLEX easy??

    GIRN replied to nurse2bmom's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I thought it was a terrible test. There were a lot of questions that had a couple of right answers...I looked them up in the parking lot after I left and even with the book...it was hard to know...

  21. How do you handle credentialing when you schedule OR cases?

    GIRN replied to ORtechie's topic in Operating Room

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  22. Dealing with Late Cases

    GIRN replied to shahall's topic in Gastroenterology

    This is a problem the Administration has to address. You should document the numbers for a month. Document the nurses that had to work overtime or the nurses that had to change their budgeted hours to...

  23. Question for hiring managers

    GIRN replied to Danish's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Tweety. Go speak with the manager and tell her you had a personal crisis and the only solution you could find was to take your child and leave the area without notice. You regret the...

  24. dialysis straight out of school?

    GIRN replied to AlwaysTired's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm an older grad and went right into a specialty as you're wanting to. I love it! I don't have the experience to fall back on and find myself asking experienced nurses for their opinion a lot. But...

  25. Should I Have Stepped In??

    GIRN replied to leesespieces's topic in General Nursing

    Leesespieces....you did exactly the right thing. If the police wanted medical help, they could have asked the crowd if anyone had medical training. The scene was definitely not secured and it was...