esokane

esokane has 1 years experience and specializes in TELE/Step Down/Critical Care.

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1. Anyone going to NECC this fall?

   esokane replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Massachusetts

   hey sweetooth, are you at LGH ER? I'll be waiting for your patients to come up to IMC. I work 7a-7p, my picture is currently on the wall of nursing so if you see me introduce yourself!

2. Anyone going to NECC this fall?

   esokane replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Massachusetts

   Hi NECC nursing students. I graduated in 05 from NECC and have fond memories. It is a rough and stressful 2 years but well worth it. For those of you who will have Gail as a clinical instructor in Nursing 3 and 4, consider yourself fortunate. Yes...

3. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   esokane replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   On the morning of Sept 11, 2001 I left my home in NH to drive to Boston's Logan Airport to go to work as a United flight attendant. I had been a flight attendant for 15 years and it was a career I was very comfortable and happy with. There was one th...

4. Bath Bags

   esokane replied to esokane's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the feed back....please keep it coming. Your responses are really helping me evaluate how I can present this to management.

5. Bath Bags

   esokane replied to esokane's topic in General Nursing

   I have sent emails to two company's requesting info. The only problem is the info is all in their favor. I hope by putting the question out to the ones using them I can get the real pro's and con's.....like the plumbing issue, thanks for the heads ...

6. Bath Bags

   esokane replied to esokane's topic in General Nursing

   To clarify my question, I am using a trade name of "bath bag". I'm looking for any info on packaged clothes or wipes use for personal hygiene.

7. Bath Bags

   esokane posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in an intermediate care unit and I am trying to gather information on baths bags. We have showers, but they are very seldom used as our pts are monitored and we need an MD order to take them off for showers. We use a wash bucket, soap and skin...

8. Views on New Grads Entering Critical Care

   esokane replied to ICUNurse11's topic in CCU

   I bypassed Med/Surg and went right to a critical care step down. I have been there for 1 year this January and wouldn't change a thing. I had 6 months of precepting....unheard of at most facilities, the norm seems to be 3 months. I was also the on...

9. HELLP!!! i took the nclex today

   esokane replied to robmatic's topic in NCLEX

   I'm an RN a little over a year and still remember the stress and anxiety I felt after taking the boards. Mine also stopped at 75 questions. I didn't know if I had the right answers, but I tried to make the best choices based on my prep class. Most...

10. Holy Family Hospital

    esokane replied to mom2diva's topic in Massachusetts

    A good place to work at Holy Family. Some floors I would recommend other area hospitals (due to staffing issues), but with surgi day care you can't go wrong. HF is not as competitive with their medical benefits as LGH or Merrimac Valley (insurance ...

11. need advice please....pregnancy & nursing programs

    esokane replied to Tealeaf72's topic in Massachusetts

    I graduated from NECC and there were 3 students in my graduating class who delivered while in school. They all had to make up clinical before the end of the semester, but they were able to do both. One student was able to switch from day to evening...

12. Holy Family Hospital

    esokane replied to mom2diva's topic in Massachusetts

    What position and what floor/unit are you interested in?