ZooMommyRN ADN, RN

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    What to do?? I failed!

    ZooMommyRN replied to RNFinally12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Contact your state board of nursing, find out if you have enough clinical hours with the semesters you passed to challenge the LPN boards, there have been nurses on the floor that did this and worked...
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    Nursing Students and Report

    ZooMommyRN replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    We had to be at the clinical site by 630, we had already recieved our pt assignments the night before and our CI checked off our prep sheets and were usually on the floor just before 700 and we...
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    What is the best advice you can give to new nursing students?

    ZooMommyRN replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Nursing

    My motto: You're patient's diginity may be the ONE thing they have left in the world that is theirs, don't be the one who strips it from them, be the one who preserves
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    GPN still working after failing NCLEX

    ZooMommyRN replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    but isn't GPN - graduate LPN? if so then it's the PN boards she failed and doesn't have that license to fall back on like an LPN would if they failed RN
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    do you chart vent settings?

    ZooMommyRN replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Emergency

    We chart ours hourly in a computerized flowsheet, we also chart BiPap settings as
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    What I wished someone would have told me the first go around!

    ZooMommyRN replied to Cajun9479's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulation!! My entire class is signed up for a 3 day review with Hurst, we've heard excellent things about them and were very impressed with the mini sessions we attended during
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    Should I be a Nurse??

    ZooMommyRN replied to ctnjason's topic in General Nursing

    If you love what you do and want to travel, try getting hired at DoD hospital, you can go to other countries on uncle sam's dime without actually being in the
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    Am I Crazy? Because I don't think I am!

    ZooMommyRN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I am about to graduate from an ADN program, I just finished my practicum on the ICU floor, I already have a nursing position lined up after graduation with the same system but at the smaller med/surg...
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    Am I Crazy?

    ZooMommyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am about to graduate from an ADN program, I just finished my practicum on the ICU floor, I already have a nursing position lined up after graduation with the same system but at the smaller med/surg...
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    Give advice for new nursing students!!

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

    You won't learn everything, you will learn what you need to know to be safe, competent and pass NCLEX which really only says you meet minimal competency standards, too many people I talk to feel they...
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    What overwhelms you the most? What did NS NOT prepare you for?

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

    Now tack on the following disclaimer - "You will not learn EVERYTHING as it is impossible for us to teach you everything because we your instructors do NOT know everything, what you will learn is the...
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    Reprimanded for NOT giving IV Push Medicine

    ZooMommyRN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Your SOP should be listed on you state's BON site I think in FL it's filed with the Nurse Practice Act on our BON
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    BLS or ACLS?

    ZooMommyRN replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    My entire graduating class is taking ACLS right after our pinning, the week before pinning we have a 6 hour rhythm recognition and code pharmacology course, there is a paramedic program at our school...
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    resume with personal information?

    ZooMommyRN replied to newnurse52008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We were taught to make a "mission statement" at the begining of our resumes and that is where alot of people put that type of information, it's most likely why you went into nursing and lead you down...
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    Asking you to work an extra shift.....

    ZooMommyRN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm an almost new grad (pinning in 24 days lol) but once I'm licensed you can bet I will because the hospital I'll be working for makes it worth your while to pick up a shift, if you aren't the...
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    Nursing Student Transfer

    ZooMommyRN replied to Faith84's topic in Florida Nursing

    Edison Community College (which from what I understand was just given the go ahead to run their BSN program) in Ft Myers their is FL Gulf Coast University for a BSN, not sure what ADN programs are...
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    Moving to Orlando, in need of advice

    ZooMommyRN replied to drew123's topic in Florida Nursing

    As the other poster said, contact Florida Hosptial Orlando, they have their own school as well up there, I work for FL hosp in south west FL and have heard excellent things about their Orlando...
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    Lakeland Regional Medical

    ZooMommyRN replied to mcf692001's topic in Florida Nursing

    The nurse recruiter will tell you everything, their weekend & night shift diff is really good for a new nurse, they gave us all the info almost a year ago so i'm not sure the exact amounts, it's...
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    Do you have CNAs in your ICU?

    ZooMommyRN replied to bridgfor428's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm finishing practicum and was placed in the ICU (which I love and am now hooked on critical care) and they don't use PCT's on the unit, the mandatory ratio is 1:2 so while you're always on the move...
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    What can I do as an RN?

    ZooMommyRN replied to foxc1121's topic in General Nursing

    Keep pluggin away at applying, sometimes hospitals say they want 2 years experience but will make exceptions and train the right person, I have been bitten by critical care bug hard these past 3 weeks...
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    what nursing school did you attend to?

    ZooMommyRN replied to labrador4122's topic in Florida Nursing

    South Florida Community College - Avon Park June 2008 (this month needs to HURRY
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    confused in kansas??

    ZooMommyRN replied to butterflies135's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would do some checking around, if you really want to be a L&D nurse, you're better off going the RN route in most areas, some states (or maybe most I'm not positive) don't allow LPN's to push...
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    How long after graduation for NCLEX?

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

    Our pinning is June 16th, Hurst review the following week and we should be able to sit boards by 2nd week of July (which can NOT get here fast enough
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    not working as a GN

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

    I'm not working as a GN either, our class has the opportunity to take ACLS right after pinning so those of us that opted for that can not begin new or transition employee orientation untill the end of...
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    Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

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

    SW FL and I'll be starting at 20$hr 5% shift diff 7-11 and 11-7a is 20% so I'll be working nights lol rent isn't bad, it's the cost of buying that's killer right now, sad when it's cheaper to rent...