Hi, just wanted to post that I was offered and excepted a position in the NICU. I graduate and take the boards in May. I smiled for 2 hours after I got the job. I am so happy. It really helped my confidence in regards to accepting this position as a ...
Hi, I am possibly moving to Largo, FL in May. I was hoping someone would have any info about the hospitals in the area e.g. Morton Plant, Clearwater Community, or any others (especially a childrens hosp). I want to know the starting pay and if you've...
kookyscientist replied to kookyscientist's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for the info everybody! I have been away from the computer for some time now so I just got a chance today to check for replies. I really am looking forward to going to FL soon. We, up here in MI, just got our dose of winter...about 8-10 inches...
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I tip 20% or more. I also tip at ice cream shops and Starbucks, basically wherever they have a jar reading "TIPS." I think it is rude not to at e.g Baskin Robbins ice cream where around here most of the workers there are highschool kids working a sum...
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Why don't you just tell "Look, I'm going to take my break for dinner (or breakfast... whatever) first today, then go...And by the way you should be alternating who goes first anyhow. You shouldn't have to eat cold leftovers everytime you work with he...
I work on an intermediate ICU floor and am not yet a nurse. I was wondering what the similarities and differences between the two units are ...aside from the age of pt's. I know that on my unit we deal with Peg tubes, traches, vents to name a few. Ar...
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Thanks Kristi for the reply. I guess I just feel overwhelmed with everything I'm learning right now...sooo much information, and I know in my heart that I'll wind up working with children when I'm through with school. So I wanted reassurance I wasn't...
Hi, A family member on my sister's in-laws side of the family died and the death certificate says cause of death sepsis, ischemic bowel, and low flow. Does anyone know any more about this. He originally went in for an anurism in the stomach to be re...
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Where in Canada are you moving to? We also have quite a few nurses from Canada that commute over the bridge or tunnel to metro Detroit hospitals, again because of the money. The currency here is double its worth in Canada. So if you are moving to the...
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Hi, I was just wondering if you are one of the nurses that came from the Phillipines to the UK. You wrote: "We constantly constantly loose our nurses in favor of britain,USA,ireland, singapore not to mention new zealand joining the band wagon." I jus...
If this situation happened to you would you report it, and if yes how do you go about doing it? A nurse is pulled to my floor and is there for about 3 hrs when this happened. The wife of one of her patients stops me as I walk by his room and asks if...
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Thanks everyone for the advice. I don't want anyone to think I'm pressed on the issue of whether the pt. needed to be suctioned or not. I definately was not drawing any conclusions to whether or not it affected the pt. When I told the nurse about the...
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Actually I did follow the chain of command because the nurse that I told was the charge nurse for the night. She was the one that defended the other nurse.Next step up is supervisor. But anyhow I appreciate all the input from you. It is bothering me...
kookyscientist replied to kookyscientist's topic in General Nursing
I think I probably miswrote what I meant in my thread. This incident happened on the job. I work as an Extern, but I am a student also as it is part of the job requiment. I put nursing student down because some people don't know what an extern is.
Hi, A hospital in my area is hiring new grads in the NICU. The job desciption reads "3 to 6 months orientation to departments." I was just wondering if you think that is a good amount of orientation time. Thanks
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It's funny reading this thread because I woke up this morning from a muscle pulling in my calf. I jumped out of bed in time to straighten out my foot before it completely pulled. I get these alot when I'm on my feet the whole night and don't stetch. ...
Hi, I was just wondering if a suppository is a medication. I thought it is. I was told buy the nurse to administer one to her patient(I'm a Nurse Extern-No license yet). Anyway they all thought it was funny making me do it, not like I haven't done it...
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Thanks everyone for the support. I will be at work this weekend and am asking our assistant manager to let her nurses know , or remind them, that I CANNOT pass meds yet. I'm glad to see others were externs and have dealt with the negative things that...
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I completely agree. And they are not very mature at all. In fact ever since I've worked on my floor with them I have had doubts about nursing in general. They've only exposed me to constant complaining about everything they have to do. Hopefully nurs...
Not really to do with Nursing but funny. 1. Only in America......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2. Only in America......are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 3. Only in America......do drug...
Its funny though how Doctors think it's OK for them to walk right in without knocking..can't tell you how many times I was in the process of putting a catheter in a female and the Doc just walks right in and pulls the curtain open while they are layi...