CardioTrans BSN, RN

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    Seasoned nurse..interview in ER

    Hi all, I have been an RN for 15 years...all my hospital direct patient care experience has been in a CCU, MICU etc....at a large Level I hospital. I have been asked to come in for an interview for an ER position at another facility. I have never d...
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    Seasoned nurse..interview in ER

    I had my interview this morning. Talk about intimidating! Not so much the questions as it was the number of people. 8!! I was thinking maybe 3-4... I walked in and was surprised to say the least. No strength/weakness question, thank goodness...t...
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    Seasoned nurse..interview in ER

    Thanks all for the replies. Regular interview questions, just done with more than one person all at the same time. :) I am hoping that my ICU experience will help. I know that it's not the same in many aspects. I have been reading ER references for...
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    Alabama nursing programs

    No, you don't have to retake the exam...but you have to complete all the other paperwork
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    Alabama nursing programs

    I agree!!! I am about to start traveling and have to apply for a license in every state. I have been licensed in Alabama since 1994! All the paperwork is a huge pain. Also, Alabama doesn't participate in the online nursing verification either Nur...
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    Hiring freeze???????

    I was wondering if any other hospitals in Alabama were having a hiring freeze???? I do hospital based home care and in our Leadership meeting last week we were told that we could not hire for anymore positions. We had to work with what we had, and ...
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    Introductions...........

    Ok, so I was wandering through our lovely states forum, and I couldnt find an intro page.... So............... thought Id make one! I have been a nurse for almost 12 yrs, currently work in CCU in a Birmingham hospital. I have 2 boys, 17 and 14 who ...
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    DNP at USA anyone?

    I was just wondering if anyone here was currently in the DNP program or were about to begin it. I have been accepted into the program for Fall 09. I would love to talk about it!
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    Marketing Ideas???

    I have 2 questions actually......... First off.......... I had my evaluation done the other day and it was a good one......... My director wants me to try to come up with some marketing ideas to help increase referrals from one of our sources...........
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    Home Care Home Base

    I was wondering if anyone was using this computer software and what you thougt about it.
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    Classes started yesterday......

    and all I can say is WOW! :uhoh21: This will be my 3rd semester in the MSN/FNP program. Im taking Adv Pharm and my stats class starts next wk. I printed my noted for the first 3 wks of Pharm yesterday and well......... lets put it this way.... I ...
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    LVADS in the community

    I was the one who mentioned EMS being trained for the VAD patients.... but what I said was the EMS that would respond to the pt with a VAD would be trained. As Highlandlass stated, our VAD coordinators do go into the community where the pts live and...
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    LVADS in the community

    People who have VADs placed are very well educated in taking care of the VAD before they leave the hospital. As for the patient becoming "dry"... the VAD will alarm if the perfusion or volume is low before they are to the point of passing out. Our ...
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    Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    I was just curious to see if anyone who had applied for Fall 2011 with a deadline of May 1 has heard anything. I know that they say that decisions will be sent out within 30 days of the deadline....but just curious :)
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    Research Nurse Coordinator???

    What do you think this would entail?? Im curious...... Curiosity is a good thing, right???
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    Scared to go back to work

    It will be a little hard when you first go back, and it isn't inappropriate at all to ask about avoiding certain patients for a little while. One thing........... as you get back to your routine, you can use your experience to help other family memb...
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    So Frustrated! "think like a nurse"

    Many students do very well on exams, in the classroom when asked questions. When it comes to clinicals, they freeze.............. I see it everyday with the students that are on our service. With some of them, they have made comments that they don'...
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    Dx = Diagnosis or Disease?

    I have also always seen it as diagnosis............ have seen Dz as disease.
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    Any runners???

    I was wondering if there were any runners among us...... I used to run a LONG time ago........ it all came to a crashing halt when I was playing coed softball and was slammed by a runner coming home and I was carried off on a stretcher with a torn A...
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    ACNPs: Where do you work? What do you do?

    you're my hero!!!!!
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    DNP at USA anyone?

    Will do!!
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    DNP at USA anyone?

    Sounds good!! I sent you my email. Cant wait for this to finally get off the ground!!
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    Fall 2009 Graduate school roll call!!!

    Anyone else????????
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    I'm in FNP school. A staff RN speaks of negatives to it.

    Thanks and I definitely will Siri!!!! You may be getting some pm's from me asking why on earth I did this to myself!
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    I'm in FNP school. A staff RN speaks of negatives to it.

    Thanks!! I am nervous, excited and scared out of my mind all at the same time!