SunDazed

SunDazed BSN, RN

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  1. Blood draws

    SunDazed replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Drawing blood off an established PIV (vs one that is freshly accessed) esp. if it is small gauge... you run the risk of losing your IV access. Then starting a new IV can be more painful for the...

  2. Online MSN in OHN at Univ of Iowa

    SunDazed replied to lynnr_98's topic in Occupational Health

    Hey there lynnr_98! I just wanted to say hi. I was accepted into the OHN program for Fall 2011, but declined. I was worried about going full time and working full time and doing a clinical. The fact...

  3. Taking pulse on getting hired

    SunDazed posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello New Grads- I have been out two years and have been working most of that time. A couple of my classmates were dangling and have finally secured full time positions 15 months + after graduating a...

  4. Orienting an experienced RN

    SunDazed posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in a new situation. Looking for some advice. I am orienting an RN with 8-9 years of experience in small community hospitals to our larger-teaching hospital. Never mind our behemoth of a computer...

  5. Orienting an experienced RN

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    OP here... Wowsa... thanks to all those who read my posts carefully and with an open mind. Your statements in my defense have been right on the money. Would it matter to those who thought this was an...

  6. Online MSN in OHN at Univ of Iowa

    SunDazed replied to lynnr_98's topic in Occupational Health

    lynnR_98 Hey lynnR, checking in on your progress. How was your first semester at UI? I sent in my app packet for 2011. You were def right that I would have to go full time the 1st year. It seems like...

  7. Orienting an experienced RN

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the responses so far. As far as why no more orientation... I guess money? Another nurse asked for more orientation time a few months back and received a definite "no". It happens this...

  8. Online MSN in OHN at Univ of Iowa

    SunDazed replied to lynnr_98's topic in Occupational Health

    Thanks for all the great info. The part about having to go full time is the possible no go for me. Do I understand correctly that you are going full time and working full time? Let me know how it...

  9. Online MSN in OHN at Univ of Iowa

    SunDazed replied to lynnr_98's topic in Occupational Health

    Thanks! lynnr_98 - I look forward to hearing about it. I was too late to apply last year partly because I delayed when I was told that the class might not happen due to not enough applicants. This...

  10. Online MSN in OHN at Univ of Iowa

    SunDazed replied to lynnr_98's topic in Occupational Health

    Hey Just wondering how the program is going. I am in the process of putting together an application packet. The UI SON has again this summer taken down almost their whole website. They did it last...

  11. creigton

    SunDazed replied to dmskoka's topic in General Nursing

    regarding short waiting list for accelerated at Creighton: in my class they went through the alternate list and more: we had one person who found out 1 month prior, 1 person found out 2 weeks prior, 1...

  12. creigton

    SunDazed replied to dmskoka's topic in General Nursing

    I came from California for the accelerated program at Creighton. I enjoyed the experience very much. The instructors were very good and cared about the students. I would not recommend anyone taking...

  13. Moving to Nebraska

    SunDazed replied to TNTharris's topic in General Nursing

    hope you are not planning on moving to omaha as anew grad... many hospitals currently laying off experienced nurses... psych nursing jobs always seem to be available

  14. I wanna be an ANP (in Occ Health Nursing) suggestions please

    SunDazed replied to EwwThat'sNasty's topic in Occupational Health

    Hello- Have enjoyed reading this thread. Same story here... new to nursing as a second career. In the past life work in shipyards and transportation. Feel like those are still my people. Think I would...

  15. I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

    SunDazed replied to asdjkl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with those that suggest EAP... but I would also ask if there was an option for you to try a different unit? Sometimes the people working in a unit can make it unbearable... My friends are...

  16. Has this ever happened to you?

    SunDazed replied to Daisy Child's topic in Ob/Gyn

    titles are deceiving... don't assume the chain is full of many links... some hospitals are creative in the use of

  17. Has this ever happened to you?

    SunDazed replied to Daisy Child's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My situation is not exactly the same as yours, but our hospital hires, fires, rotates, redistributes unit directors faster than you would ever expect to see. There is little evidence of regard by...

  18. Changing terms of work agreement

    SunDazed posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work at a non-union hospital. I was hired to work three 12 hour night shifts with no restrictions except working every third weekend, plus expectations for working holidays. There is a new director...

  19. Changing terms of work agreement

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. We don't have a lot of staff on our unit, 1/3 are seriously talking about quitting or at least transferring to another unit. I am willing to stick it out a while, partly...

  20. scholarship$$ in exchange for services after graduation?

    SunDazed replied to laceface24's topic in General Nursing

    I did. My post graduate service to the hospital is 4 years. The tuition/fees paid were almost $40K. I wish I had done more to see what the hospital was like. I went from Cali to the Midwest. I had no...

  21. Changing Careers....is Nursing a good choice? Need some Advice!

    SunDazed replied to Jepa23's topic in General Nursing

    I am a second career nurse. Though my first career was not a big bucks gig I made a decent living that allowed me to travel, etc. It was something I initially loved, but the industry was changing....

  22. Did you do a new grad residency or internship?

    SunDazed replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Imagine relocating cross country for it... then bloop it's

  23. Does anyone else like working night shift besides me?

    SunDazed replied to Joyfullme's topic in General Nursing

    I love night shift. I like the chart checks. I like the time with patients. I like that there is not so much going on as far as ancillary

  24. Did you do a new grad residency or internship?

    SunDazed replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I did a residency. The hospital I work for is trying to use a residency program to attract more nurses. The program was lame because administration didn't take the time to make the residency specific...

  25. Coping skills needed for floating too

    SunDazed posted a topic in General Nursing

    Bottom line: floating to other units requires experience in nursing and coping skills. I have never wanted to quit my job more than the week I was floated to three different units because my home unit...