ZooMommyRN ADN, RN

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    Cyclic vomiters (drive me up the wall)

    ZooMommyRN replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    It's a slippery slope with this one, I have taken care of a few CVS pts and one in particular is a super sweet teen who gets set off by stress, welcome to high school night brought on an episode, the...
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    Share your unit's new Ebola protocol

    ZooMommyRN replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    The circus is still convening, literally as I type, never have I seen so many suits on the department, and because we have the big shiny new hazmat room guess who gets them ALL? yep US! The Peds ER,...
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    Moving to a new ED soon, questions

    ZooMommyRN replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    I made a similar move 3 years ago, I went from a 10 bed rural ER with mixed population to a 28 bed level 1 peds trauma. I see VERY few "fresh" traumas, most are recycled, it's the chronic kids that...
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    Is emergency nursing the most intense nursing there is?

    ZooMommyRN replied to Trey P's topic in Emergency

    Our PICU takes every congenital heart pt they ever operated on, and our Hem-Onc team keeps their sickle pts long after the pediatrician cut off of 24, they have to present to the adult side ER after...
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    Comparable pay to NY??

    ZooMommyRN replied to VCRN84's topic in Florida Nursing

    We got out of FL 3 yrs ago and moved to MI, lower cost of living, higher wages, the union is very strong in my workplace so conditions are great! I tease my co-workers that have been here their whole...
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    Help please

    ZooMommyRN replied to KeShaeLPN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Kaplan vs Saunders is more of a personal preference, I used Saunders and found it was nearly identical in format and difficulty to the NCLEX but that was also 6+ yrs
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    The other side of the curtain

    ZooMommyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    More of a vent thread but there's a shred of wisdom that can probably found in the following run on that I have to get out to people who understand it all lol After the past 18 months I am seriously...
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    The other side of the curtain

    ZooMommyRN replied to ZooMommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty sure life gave me limes so pass the
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    The other side of the curtain

    ZooMommyRN replied to ZooMommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't realize how many times cancer is diagnosed in the ER, most pediatric cancers are and my heart sinks everytime a patient with cc of abnormal labs pops up on the
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    The other side of the curtain

    ZooMommyRN replied to ZooMommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It was in paragraphs and reformatted itself whenn posting since I'm using my phone, so sorry to have inconvenienced
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    So there is actually a difference between ADN and AAS?

    ZooMommyRN replied to jocelynpotano's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am an ADN with an AAS, all it means is that I had to complete a few more general education requirements for my upcoming BSN program, I had to take a stand alone patho class, comp II, a second...
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    pregnancy liabilties

    ZooMommyRN replied to yudenisr's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds more like a legal question and we can't answer those. Congratulations though!! Talk to a local labor lawyer or do a little googling for your specific
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    Help please

    ZooMommyRN replied to KeShaeLPN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Get a good NCLEX-PN study guide that is broken down by systems to use in conjuction with your lectures and tests as a study
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    struggling first semester

    ZooMommyRN replied to KarinaDavis's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When you are taking your tests do you find yourself thinking "at work they do this..." vs "the lecture and book say..."? If you do stop! Real world vs. nursing school will NOT translate well on your...
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    Rules for Triage

    ZooMommyRN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I have actually had to stop people mid sentence and ask what ONE thing made them walk through the door this very minute, and they look at me like a deer in the headlights and I swear I hear cricket...
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    Do Med Surg / Tele RNs still get hired into ER?

    ZooMommyRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Emergency

    I started at a small rural hospital on m/s, after 6 months they started rotating me pretty regularly to the ICU. I hit my one year and a position opened up in the ED and I went for it. Best decision...
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    Who would you hire?

    ZooMommyRN replied to iluvsoccer11's topic in General Students

    Where I work it would be the new BSN unless the ADN is more than 1/2 way through a BSN program and even then the hiring manager has to take it before a review committee. therefore out night shift is...
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    RN Certifications?

    ZooMommyRN replied to stigrl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    CPEN & CEN are available through BCEN. Anyone can get the study guide and take CEN, CPEN requires recent experience in a pediatric setting, TNCC and ENPC are also good to get if you want to land...
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    I live in an area with A LOT of snow, and as a nurse, do I need an SUV?

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

    I live in SE MI and after last winter I ditched the PT Cruiser for a Patriot, it's not 4WD but it's higher up and
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    Newbies Who Want to Pay ZERO Dues Schedule-Wise

    ZooMommyRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My biggest pet peeve are the ones who feel that their co-workers without children should work all the holidays so they can stay home with their precious spawn If you don't want to work Holidays and...
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    Florida Hospital EKG test

    ZooMommyRN replied to newgradma's topic in Florida Nursing

    When I took it 6 years ago it was paper and covered just the major dysrhythmias and when I started in the ED I took am EKG course. Have you taken ACLS yet? If so that's a good beginning. Good
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    Hate med/surg is ED any different?

    ZooMommyRN replied to RNKX's topic in Emergency

    And this is why I made the leap to a Peds ER lol every now and then I think I miss the adult side, peek at their census and realize NOPE! overdoses are few and far between, the occassional ETOH is a...
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    Is anyone familiar with Azure college of nursing in Florida??

    ZooMommyRN replied to Avis's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I replied to another thread about this, Google search as there was recently an article about them online in Highlands
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    Azure College

    ZooMommyRN replied to roundbrown26's topic in Florida Nursing

    Check the newspaper for Highlands Today as there was a recent article about
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    I need your advice....

    ZooMommyRN replied to pnut0911's topic in General Nursing

    I used 6 do 6 in a row or as close to it as possible to ensure a nice long block of time off without out trying to flip flop, was a little hectic at times with the kid's schedules but that 8 days off...