Florence NightinFAIL BSN, RN

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    Never enough-vent

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me recently. I had 4 pts, discharge & admission. Very, very busy 'no time to sit down' shift. One of my patients was an A&OX, fully independently elderly patient. After her...
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    Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was looking for 4 months and this was the only place I got an interview for. I would have looooooooved a longer orientation but unfortunatley the hospital scrapped their new grad training a few...
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    Why no air bubbles in IV lines for cardiac patients?

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to socalRN3's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school makes you think that even a little bit of air is going to cause an air embolism and kill your pt. I remember freaking out about every little air bubble and spending a lot of time either...
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    Fix my report sheet

    Florence NightinFAIL posted a topic in General Nursing

    Below I attached a sample cheatsheet I use. Please check it out and edit it (in diff colour) to add what you think I'm missing or play around and make it your own. I am hoping to benefit from all...
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    Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    3 months? Are you serious? I just graduated this december and I started my first job as a casual float and only got 12 shifts - 8 shifts on one floor and 4 shifts on another as a new grad. THat was...
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    What's so special about being a Postpartum Nurse?!

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I have always wanted to work in maternity. Preferably postpartum because I have not had any clinicals/experience with labour & delivery and really like the patient education centered focus of PP....
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    How did you/would you (OB nurses) handle your own hospital birth?

    Florence NightinFAIL posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm interested in maternity and read quite a few interesting posts in this section. I was wondering for the OB nurses, knowing what you know about the not so nice things that go on in the hospital,...
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    Med/surg patient worksheet

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to jogimada's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Here is one that I use with an fake pt filled out. Tweak it for your needs. Nursing
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    termination from nursing school

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to cwgirl7's topic in General Students

    There is nothing that I wouldn't do to fight to not only get an apology but get back to class. Nursing school is expensive and you have to have a good, valid reason to kick me out. I made 3 medication...
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    Great News! I Finally Got a Job in Med-Surg/Tele!

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to mnf4ever's topic in Nursing Career

    This is awesome! I just saw it now, I didn't even though this section of allnurses existed. I wish your thread would be put in the General Nursing section so more people can see it. Thanks for the...
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    CRNE Feb 2011

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to man78's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Study the CRNE prep guide really well because the questions are so simliar to it. It really helps. The best way is to go over one question and whether or not you got it correct, check the rationale,...
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    How do I have more confident talking/calling doctors?

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    What???!!! Where did you get that? First of all, there is nothing wrong with her post. And secondly, where did the heavy accent come from? I think you have your own issues - don't project it on her...
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    How do I have more confident talking/calling doctors?

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Depends. Is it because the doctor is talking fast, you're unfamiliar with the terms, you don't know how to present the information, or you are nervous/flusttered talking to a
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    NG: Got a job after 3 months (experience & tips)

    Florence NightinFAIL posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, I'm a new grad. I've been hearing about the shortage of nursing jobs for quite a while so I started sending in my application & resume a month before graduation. I've sent probably...
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    NG: Got a job after 3 months (experience & tips)

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    You're welcome :) Keep trying - something will eventually open up. Trust me - the hospitals will always need nurses. Your time will come just put in the work and don't set time limits for
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    New Grad surgical float - please help!

    Florence NightinFAIL posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, After weeks of looking for work (of any type) I finally got an interview for a surgical float position next week. I did not want to float but I have no options and I have bills to pay. For those...
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    Have you ever been audited?

    Florence NightinFAIL posted a topic in General Nursing

    How was the experience? And what do you guys do to keep your practice/education up to date? A year ago, a fellow nurse gave me a tip. He said that he has a designated 'audit binder' and everytime he...
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    Why is there a nurse when you have a midwife with hospital birth?

    Florence NightinFAIL posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    A couple of days ago I visited my friend who was in labour at a hospital. She had a midwife but I noticed that she also had an assigned nurse. The nurse did what any labour/delivery nurse does - meds,...
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    Greater Vancouver Graduates

    Florence NightinFAIL posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi, I'm graduating December 2010. I've applied to Vancouver Coastal, Fraser Health, and Providence Health Care. So far no email/call backs yet. I know that a few students in my class of ~70 got jobs...
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    Do people actually do safety checks?

    Florence NightinFAIL posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised at how many times I've seen charted safety checks but when I come into the room I find: the suction/oxygen units do not work or there are no nasal prongs/02 masks/ n!pple...
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    Why aren't pt phones & TV free?

    Florence NightinFAIL posted a topic in General Nursing

    I really hate to see (mostly) elderly patients, sometimes bedridden, with visitors maybe once every couple of days, just staring at the wall. At least TV and phone would offer a distraction. The...
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    Current co-workers asking where your new job is.

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How did they do
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    Current co-workers asking where your new job is.

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd rather lie than say 'none of your business'. That's pretty rude - and good luck having a nice couple of shifts before you leave. So many answers would suffice 'I'm not sure yet, I'm deciding...
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    Is it ok to send resume directly to unit director, and not just online to HR?

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

    My past instructors and my present preceptor have all told me me to send it to both. I don't know what to do now. Can current/former managers on allnurses.com share your thoughts on this? How can we...
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    A long vent, I apologize.

    Florence NightinFAIL replied to Marleyna's topic in General Nursing

    That's a deliberate snub and it has happened to me as an employed student nurse. When the nurses knew I was on the floor - no one would answer their call bells. I would be running around answering...