brookorrn

brookorrn

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  1. Is it normal to feel inadequate?

    brookorrn posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am a fairly new RN and I have been working ambulatory surgery since August of 2008. I have been training in OR off and on ever since (probably a total of 6 cases-observing). Is it normal to feel...

  2. CRNA Hates me

    brookorrn posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am a new grad (graduated and got rn in july), but I worked on the floor as an LPN for a year. My love has been OR ever since I was about 6 years old. Now I have been working in Amb Surg since...

  3. Traveling as a psych nurse-the need-please respond if you know

    brookorrn posted a topic in Travel

    My true love is alzheimer's and dementia, but any psych medicine would fulfill that desire.........how big of need is there for traveling psych nurses and what kind of experience is

  4. Traveling as a psych nurse-the need-please respond if you know

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in Travel

    I am hopefully going to be working in a facility that works with geriatric psych patients with Alzheimer's and dementia. This facility takes them in for approximately two months at a time, tweaks...

  5. Shorted $800 on my first check as a GN

    brookorrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I just got my first GN check, and it was $800 short. I was guaranteed PRN wages as a "scheduled" PRN, but when I recieved my check, I got the same pay as though I was getting benefits, but with...

  6. Shorted $800 on my first check as a GN

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    This hospital is very small, approx 33 med-surg beds, so I am not sure about human resources, but I am going in tomorrow to find someone to talk to about it. I just do not want to be labled a...

  7. didn't pass second semester

    brookorrn replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the best nurses I know did not make it through school the first time. I believe that it is because they had to study harder than everyone else and because a lot of the information they...

  8. How to handle an abusive surgeon?

    brookorrn replied to aquarius1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do not work in OR yet, but I did clinicals in one the other and when the surgeon walked in the door, the first thing he said was "I didn't know they let short, black women scrub in for surgery" and...

  9. I would like to be a WOCN

    brookorrn posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I am currently in LPN school-get pinned July 20th, and then I have been accepted into my school's RN and start that in Aug. What do I need to be a WOCN? And where does a person find a job as a WOCN?...

  10. Need Ostomy help please...Ileostomy? Colostomy? Can patients have both?

    brookorrn replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    i forgot to mention that i have a colostomy, but i still have an anal opening that i produce "mucous plugs" out of. if the anal opening is closed off, then a double barrel ostomy is made so that one...

  11. Need Ostomy help please...Ileostomy? Colostomy? Can patients have both?

    brookorrn replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    could the place where the 4x4 is be a second ostomy (such as from a double ostomy for draining mucous)? I know that when the rectum and orifice is sewn shut, a second opening is needed for the mucous...

  12. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    well, i got my lpn license, now i am going to be in the process of trying to get my rn. do ya think i will have the same

  13. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have passed NCLEX and have started RN school.........why does the BON want my adoption decree from when I was a child? Has anyone else ever heard of

  14. Am I crazy? Looking into traveling with husband, 2 kids, and dog.

    brookorrn replied to spiritdancer's topic in Travel

    What traveling agency do you use? My husband and I would like to start traveling in 2009 after I get a year experience as an RN in med-surg. We have a 13 year old (who will be 15) and a 10 year old...

  15. IV's, piggybacks, IV machines.....help!

    brookorrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have any "cheat sheets" or lists or anything like that to help me with making sure I do IV machines right and piggybacks right? I just started a new job in a hospital and I want to be the...

  16. VA Hopeful

    brookorrn replied to IIIseeyaa's topic in General Nursing

    I found that calling whoever interviewed you and aksing if they have everything they need and letting them know you are still interested, works also. I did that when I got my job at the VA. The guy...

  17. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    brookorrn replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Ostomy care does not bother me either and some day I want to specialize in it due to having a colostomy myself. But I have to agree with those who do not like brushing dentures and suctioning...

  18. My mother is embarassed that I'm going to be a nurse...

    brookorrn replied to iriska_meller's topic in General Nursing

    You have to do what will make you happy. I have worked so many jobs that I absolutely detested because I was trying to "please" someone else due to prestige or whatever..........life is way tooo...

  19. Nursing School Bloopers

    brookorrn replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    Have you ever done that with a Lovenox shot? Those darn caps are hard to get off there, and when you poke yourself with one of those needles, and get the med in your thumb.........it starts to look...

  20. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    Just thought I would let you all know I received my license in the mail this past week!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is all taken care of now.......and hopefully I won't have to deal with this on my RN license...

  21. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    brookorrn replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    I have to agree. I cannot stand people that talk about someone else being "responsible" when it comes to medical care. A person can plan and plan and plan for unforeseen medical emergencies or...

  22. IV's, piggybacks, IV machines.....help!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    i am not sure what the brand or name of the machines is, i will find out and let you know. as far as piggybacks are concerned.......anything you can tell me that may help me.......any secrets you may...

  23. I'm leaving LTC

    brookorrn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    HIP HIP HOORAYYYYYYYYYYY! I LANDED A JOB IN A HOSPITAL AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT...........BEST PLACE I HAVE EVER

  24. BON wants my adoption decree!

    brookorrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    just want to update everyone..........bon told me today that i should be receiving my lisence in the mail anytime now. Have been "cleared" to be a

  25. my classmates HATE me

    brookorrn replied to hpynurs2b's topic in General Nursing

    Ignore these people and look at the way they are treating you as a pre-requisite to being a nurse..........you need to be strong and realize that you only need one good friend in life and the rest of...