ZooMommyRN ADN, RN

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    Best department for new RNs

    ZooMommyRN replied to anneles's topic in General Nursing

    If you have no desire to go med/surg then don't, but also don't discredit the skills foundation you can build in med/surg if you are unsure what specialty and if you feel a life long connection to a...
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    Nursing Care Plans

    ZooMommyRN replied to PAKidsNurse's topic in General Nursing

    ours are built into our charting system, we use Citrix - PowerCharting every now and then I have to taylor one a bit using the other/comment boxes but for the most part it's all
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    Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    ZooMommyRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    what really gets my feathers ruffled is to watch a new RN with the I'm RN and you're not attitude with a seasoned LPN, I've met some LPN's I'd love to work with because I know I'd be learning alot, so...
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    I just don't know how to do this....

    ZooMommyRN replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    The paper trail would be a CYA to me, how on earth did she make it off orientation barely able to handle 2-3 patients? Are other nurses on her shift un supportive to where she feels she can't go to...
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    Don't "click" too well with classmates

    ZooMommyRN replied to TootyFruity703's topic in General Students

    Yet she can snub them or imply that to carry on a conversation she would have to "dumb down"? CC is more diverse than she realizes, I have friends that could care less about arts and theater and...
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    Don't "click" too well with classmates

    ZooMommyRN replied to TootyFruity703's topic in General Students

    No, BUT the very people that the OP is IMHO putting down are the very ones that would be comming to her for legal advice, yet if you go to page 4 of this thread you will see how she says they better...
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    First day of clinical

    ZooMommyRN replied to healthybee's topic in General Students

    If you're ina supportive environment like me, your coworkers are more than happy to help, I spent 8 weeks with a preceptor, and I've been on my own for almost a month now, and I still have the...
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    First day of clinical

    ZooMommyRN replied to healthybee's topic in General Students

    This is a great first patient even tho there were probably times all the different diseases scared the bejeesus out of you, when school is all said and done, it's alot easier to transition to floor...
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    Timeline when you graduated

    ZooMommyRN replied to almostthereindc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had signed my agreement to work back in April, graduated June 14th, took boards July 13th and started orientation July
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    BSN...I am confused

    ZooMommyRN replied to RN wannab's topic in General Nursing

    check into all the schools around you, with a few pre-req's you may qualify for an accelerated BSN program, good
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    My school does not offer externships

    ZooMommyRN replied to sooperdooper's topic in General Students

    even if you can't get an externship, try to get on as a CNA or PCT, it's a great way to get your foot in the door, get to know the facility and people which can make for an easier transition when you...
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    Feeling unmotivated

    ZooMommyRN replied to bakingrn2b's topic in General Students

    *HUGS* One of my best friends failed our first semester, she dusted off and went back and is doing great now, if you can do LPN to get experience and bridge to RN later go for it! I was jealous of...
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    Don't "click" too well with classmates

    ZooMommyRN replied to TootyFruity703's topic in General Students

    Then why bother? this statement alone tells me you aren't the lawyer for me if the need should ever arise, but guess what? They are your future clients, if you can't work with them now, what makes...
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    Don't "click" too well with classmates

    ZooMommyRN replied to TootyFruity703's topic in General Students

    The term "blue-collar-ish" immediately strck me as you thinking these people were beneath you and that your law school friends were better than them, I realize you probably did not mean to come across...
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    Nursing school decision in NJ please help!!!

    ZooMommyRN replied to Alyssa0723's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on what area you wanted to concentrate on for your MSN the BSN may still be required, some can bridge straight from RN-MSN but CRNA requires a BSN even if you already have a BA, gather the...
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    Venting about classmates with families...

    ZooMommyRN replied to moncj66's topic in General Students

    How you deal with your fellow students in school can be a good indicator of how you will deal with your co-workers and patients in the real world, sure some might complain more than others so distance...
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    Stethoscope

    ZooMommyRN replied to racheljill's topic in General Nursing

    I have a Littman Classic II SE and love it, there have been times where I've used someone else's cardio because they want me to hear something interesting that is rather faint on mine, I think if I...
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    How many failed IV attempts for new grad?

    ZooMommyRN replied to anononurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ours is a 2 stick policy, but depending on the patient I might only try once or in the case of some of our patients that were a nearly impossible stick in ER and IV's have a habit of blowing in their...
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    "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    ZooMommyRN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    if you look at the origination date you'll see this thread is over a year
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    Medical Assistants at Doctors Office

    ZooMommyRN replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in General Nursing

    The OP had an issue with MA's that identified them self as the Nurse which in many states is flat our illegal, personally I think the 2yrs to get an MA vs 2 yrs to get the RN is the schools way of...
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    LVN/LPN Assessments

    ZooMommyRN replied to Simpleplan's topic in General Nursing

    if the patient is comming from our ER then they were initally assessed by an RN (no LPN's in the ER) so an LPN can take the admission and everything is signed off by an RN and an RN has to take the...
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    Do you get paid for your lunch?

    ZooMommyRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    they atomatically take 30 mins from your shift each day so the supervisors always tell us to clock in at least 15 mins before and 15 mins after clock out to cover it, of course the earliest I've...
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    Student nurse gave IV pot, patient died.

    ZooMommyRN replied to cheshirecat's topic in United Kingdom

    we were allowed to give IV meds our second year, BUT we also had it drilled into our brains from day one IV Pot is a NO NO! we took a week long IV class inbetween yr 1 & 2 as
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    Getting a job at a hospital that you owe money to

    ZooMommyRN replied to Shannon82's topic in General Nursing

    Yes but when honesty crosses into privacy is when it becomes a problem, they can't run a credit check on you without your signed permission, if they ask that and you know your credit is circling the...
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    Getting a job at a hospital that you owe money to

    ZooMommyRN replied to Shannon82's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking there is some privacy involved that HR can not randomly look up who owes them money and who doesn't, I owed my facility money when I was hired as a unit a clerk and transferred over...