GadgetRN71 ASN, RN

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    Being called in to work extra.. ALL. THE. TIME!

    GadgetRN71 replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ha, this happened to me a few months back. They were notorious for being short staffed and didn't replace people who had left. So, I got a call looking for me to be part of a second call team. I...
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    Being called in to work extra.. ALL. THE. TIME!

    GadgetRN71 replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    Several options here. You could change your number, or screen your phone calls. I did that when I used to get called. Worked like a charm. Also, stop feeling guilty and feeling like you have to go in,...
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    Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    GadgetRN71 replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. Back in 2006, I was hired along with 37 other new grads. In my state, we can work with a grad nurse license( have to pass boards within 3 months) so many of us had these jobs lined up...
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    Thrown From the Tower!!

    GadgetRN71 replied to pcaldea's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't have it quite that bad but I take the commuter rail from Providence to Boston. Work begins at 7am.. I get up at 4:15am every morning to make the 5:07 train. I get to work at 6:30 usually. I...
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    Thrown From the Tower!!

    GadgetRN71 replied to pcaldea's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The two weeks vacation doesn't bother me if she requested the time properly and it was okayed by her supervisor. The rest of it though is self
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    Western Governors University

    GadgetRN71 replied to Yvonne RN's topic in Western Governors University

    Great to hear that the school has a good reputation and that people have been accepted for jobs and for graduate programs with a degree for WGU. I am looking to get this BSN for a good price and in a...
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    Orthopedic OR or cardiac?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Greenhouse's topic in Operating Room

    Smart, Ortho experience makes you very marketable. They may start you for a few weeks/months in General anyway, just to get you
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    Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    GadgetRN71 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Operating Room

    This should be required reading for medical students too!
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    I need to choose a college to complete my RN on line

    GadgetRN71 replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I ended up at my state's university, which has a CCNE accredited online program. Not too expensive either. I would suggest checking your state university and seeing if they have something
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    URI RN to BSjust

    GadgetRN71 replied to qcnursingstudent's topic in School, College Programs

    I will also be starting in March.. they took a lot of my
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    Dealing with mean docs

    GadgetRN71 replied to MillyPeets1234's topic in Operating Room

    Many places wouldn't tolerate that kind on nonsense anymore, one place I worked would have you write an incident report for "disruptive physician behavor". I have seen docs have to go for anger...
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    can patients keep their underpants on for surgery

    GadgetRN71 replied to brownbook's topic in Operating Room

    Had one whackadoodle patient that wanted to keep them on for her C-Section...um hello? Remember how the baby got there in the first
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    can patients keep their underpants on for surgery

    GadgetRN71 replied to brownbook's topic in Operating Room

    The way we do it is, if you are having general surgery, or abdominal surgery, the underpants come off. They may not come off while you are awake but off they come, they get put into a labeled bag and...
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    ADN or BSN and NICU

    GadgetRN71 replied to missbond's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CCRI graduate( class of 2006) and it's a good program, with a good reputation at the various clinical sites. They also have a very good NCLEX pass
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    Is nursing school really "that" bad?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    I worked full time during Nursing 1 and missed an A by a tenth of a point. I went to 32 hours a week for the remaining 3 semesters and took call some weekends. It is doable if you want it enough and...
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    ADN vs. BSN in Boston

    GadgetRN71 replied to slucas's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    It's true. It is almost impossible to get hired as a new ADN in a Boston hospital. It can be hard to get in there as an experienced ADN. I did a traveling job in Boston and they really wanted to hire...
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    Any ASN nurses working in hospitals?

    GadgetRN71 replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Just got hired at a hospital in Boston. I have an ASN. While I do think they considered my experience to be more valuable, I am in an online RN to BSN program, so maybe that
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    Nurses who work in Boston....how?

    GadgetRN71 replied to nurselia's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I did a traveling job in Boston and commuted in each day on the commuter rail from RI. I would take it to Ruggles station and then take the orange line. I would get there about 6:30-6:35. So, it can...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    GadgetRN71 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    That helps if they are strong unions, but there are plenty of weak, toothless unions out there. The hospital I am at now( temp contract) has one, but they are doing nothing about the current...
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    Pt asks: Is my surgeon any good? Your response is...

    GadgetRN71 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have used "he/she has been around a long time.".. However, if it is a friend or family member asking, I don't hold back. There are a couple of surgeons that my dad got referred to, and I told him...
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    Nursing and the supernatural

    GadgetRN71 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Have had some weird things happen right after my grandmother died( she lived with us). One of the ORs in a former hospital was wonky too. Lights would turn on and off by themselves. Could be a...
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    Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    GadgetRN71 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, well, I used to be like that. Outside of work, I don't believe in any of the usual superstitions. In the OR, we never used to mention those cases that consisted of the first letter of the...
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    Grade of compression stockings

    GadgetRN71 replied to heather42r's topic in Operating Room

    When I started doing 12's, I realized that compression socks were a must for me. I have several pairs I bought at CVS, two pairs I found in the travel section at Target, and I'm thinking of getting...
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    Having trouble making up my mind..

    GadgetRN71 replied to GadgetRN71's topic in School, College Programs

    Thanks. Yes, I will be doing the second
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    Having trouble making up my mind..

    GadgetRN71 posted a topic in School, College Programs

    I am trying to decide between two programs for my BSN. Both are online and accredited. The first one is Capella University. It has CCNE accreditation and I can get a 10% discount through the ANA. It...