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    Salaried Nurses? New Grads??

    gradRN2007 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hourly, hourly, hourly maybe salary when get to management, no OT with
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    Help!! New nurse starting nights 7p-7a

    gradRN2007 replied to ewilson3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    that's almost exactly what i do, i sleep from 1-5p if possible the first night back and then work, sleep when i get home or by 9-10am then get up at 5 for night #2 etc..after 3rd night i sleep till...
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    Examples of Charting

    gradRN2007 replied to Dink75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have been an RN for 1 1/2 years and just bought the mentioned book in a pocket size to keep with mystuff, its the 3rd documentation book i have bought and the easiest to
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    How many days off after 3 nights?

    gradRN2007 replied to skicharles93's topic in General Nursing

    work tuesday, wednesday and thursday 7p-7a and off friday thru
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    Nights or Days? What say you?

    gradRN2007 replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    Nights, and 12 hours not 8! Love
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    Help - taking ACLS for the first time

    gradRN2007 replied to htrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I just took ACLS and passed yesterday. So stressful but codes are stressful. I didn't spend any money because I am working as a new grad RN (1.5y) and the hospital paid for me to go to class. I am...
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    Failed the NCLEX-RN for the 5th time!

    gradRN2007 replied to ZeldaJane's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ouch, try the feuer review cd's..worth the money and you can resell them. I never looked at a saunders book passed the first time. Could listen to the cd's in the car and on my ipod which i downloaded...
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    Miami Dade College

    gradRN2007 replied to Ltorres5351's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi Mortero, You are on the right track, Bachelors in biology and then the accelerated program...pass the boards and you have your RN in 1 year. hopefully you won't have to wrok during the program but...
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    Miami Dade College

    gradRN2007 replied to Ltorres5351's topic in Florida Nursing

    and MDC also has a BSN program now
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    Miami Dade College

    gradRN2007 replied to Ltorres5351's topic in Florida Nursing

    absolutely not, go for it. you could work icu with an AS like me. having a bachelors in biology is great, and if you want a bsn do it later, but you have everything you need for the accelerated...
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    Miami Dade College

    gradRN2007 replied to Ltorres5351's topic in Florida Nursing

    About failing a class, I am not sure. We had a student that was pregnant took off to have the baby, came back for finals and flunked. She had to retake a class i think and she never passed the second...
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    Miami Dade College

    gradRN2007 replied to Ltorres5351's topic in Florida Nursing

    76,77,78 all the same not good............i always thought to myself when i was in school and someone said its better at fiu, or bcc or UM....i thought "why didn't you go there instead of...
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    Miami Dade College

    gradRN2007 replied to Ltorres5351's topic in Florida Nursing

    Dear Nursingforever, Just study and ask the professor for help, they are all willing to help I went into the transitional program with a 4.0 and realized that with 77 to pass kiss the a's...
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    Places to get good backpacks

    gradRN2007 replied to IwannabeaRNAZ's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i checked out the backpack from boomerfriend and mine was at the bottom in black and white plaid, only had the old hibiscus pattern, good luck................hopefully this is the hardest decision you...
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    ACUTE MI -PT/INR results! I need explanation!

    gradRN2007 replied to curious4life's topic in Cardiac

    probably was a clotted specimen or short, most likely clotted. should of been asked for a redraw from your
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    What is the order of the nursing career ladder?

    gradRN2007 replied to miachris2's topic in General Nursing

    also with your RN you can get an accn (another title to put after your name)_ accn is acute critical care nurse, where i work i took the class they paid and i have to wait till i have enough...
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    Climbing the RN ladder....??

    gradRN2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am a new nurse of 1.5 years. i work on a cardiac/imcu unit. i love it and the rn's are the best that i work with. i see signs all over the hospital about moving up the ladder?? bring your "book"...
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    Climbing the RN ladder....??

    gradRN2007 replied to gradRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    i am geting some great info, sounds like what i read on the posters at work, the portfolio would probably be the "book"! thanks so much for the info
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    Places to get good backpacks

    gradRN2007 replied to IwannabeaRNAZ's topic in Arizona Nursing

    ebags.com is a good website i got my jansport in a discount luggage store and love it its black and white flowers, wheels and held everything with a longer handle than most..i still use it at times 3...
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    How Do You Manage Graveyard Shift & Family?

    gradRN2007 replied to Dottie78's topic in General Nursing

    I love nights, worked 11-7 in the lab and RN the last 1.5 years 7p-7a usually 3 in a row. i only lay down around 1pm to get up at 5 for the first night and get home in time to see my daughter (older...
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    RV's anyone???

    gradRN2007 replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

    Hi Kathy, I work nights and have gotten off and driven to the trailer and slept like a dog with the dogs on the bed! We do have a separate bed slide out and the bathroom is in the middle so hubby...
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    Bulging disk in my lumbar/sacral region... is my Med/Surge career over?

    gradRN2007 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate, I have a bad back, bulging L4L5, desiccated discs. I was doing Jazzercise 4x a week and put on heels one Saturday night felt my L hip swivel a little....next thing i know 24 hours later...
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    Physicians & Signing Telephone Orders

    gradRN2007 replied to just1's topic in General Nursing

    At out hospital, Joint commision just left...we went back and put little red flags on charts where signatures were needed so when the doc pulled the chart they were sticking out on the right side ....
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    RV's anyone???

    gradRN2007 replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

    Good luck, hope you get a good assignment, I eventually will be doing traveling in several years and love hearing about everyones
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    Miami Dade College

    gradRN2007 replied to Ltorres5351's topic in Florida Nursing

    good luck to everyone, just relax and enjoy the start of a new phase in your life and if you are graduating soon, best of luck to you I remember buying navy dockers and button down shirt and wearing...