AprilRNhere

AprilRNhere

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  1. Do family members injuried bother you more than patients?

    AprilRNhere replied to Marie-SC's topic in General Nursing

    You have to tell yourself to be objective about it. I was through nursing school..and my daughter fell and bit through her lip. (she ended up with 3 stitches) As she was bleeding all over..my first...

  2. Sooo Confused/NCLEX passers

    AprilRNhere replied to adamsmom's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used multiple types of study..but the one I thought the closest to NCLEX was the Saunders CD. Good luck to you! I liked Mosby's study cards too. THey were portable and easy to use. I brought them...

  3. Question about Nipride

    AprilRNhere posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok- I don't have alot of experience with drips (see my vent about work:madface:) My question is..when you are titrating to a BP..how often do you titrate? Our protocol says to take BP every 5 min...

  4. Frustrated at work

    AprilRNhere posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working at my job now for 9 months. They hired me in as a new RN..and trained me to work CCU and med/surg. I work mostly nights with the occasional evening. WHen I work the unit...I'm almost...

  5. Somethings very wrong here..

    AprilRNhere replied to MaleNursesRock's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wonder if the OP is really verbatim. I remember questions like that..and when you really went back and reviewed..you'd see that they never mentioned oncomming traffic. Exp..maybe it said homeless...

  6. Question about Nipride

    AprilRNhere replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    ok-

  7. Frustrated at work

    AprilRNhere replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    We do

  8. Frustrated at work

    AprilRNhere replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    We only have RT here 8-4 M-F. If we have a vent..it is short term..must be extubated before the weekend or

  9. Question about Nipride

    AprilRNhere replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    Pt came in with SBP 200. Order is to titrate to keep

  10. Question about Nipride

    AprilRNhere replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone? Where are the night

  11. Frustrated at work

    AprilRNhere replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    No- I wouldn't change hospitals. First of all..it would require moving. Second..I LOVE my facility. Great pay, great benefits, and (usually) great attitude among the workers. Staffing is good, ratios...

  12. School Questions for recent grads

    AprilRNhere replied to Marie-SC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What I noticed in school- different semesters were hard for each student. Looking back..first semester was EASY stuff. BUT- because nursing's way of thinking was SO new..it was VERY hard for me....

  13. Frustrated at work

    AprilRNhere replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    She wants to make sure she has good assessments for the student. WHICH..I understand- really. All students want good experiences. BUT- when you're new..they're all experiences..the good and bad...are...

  14. Frustrated at work

    AprilRNhere replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing...it's the student's first night. She's spent the last 2 hours orienting her to the unit..where to find things..how to chart etc... She certainly could have used a light load tonight....

  15. What's YOUR nursing obsession?

    AprilRNhere replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    I love getting the ornery old men...young men..whatever. With ornery male pts it's easy to be firm, objective and to the point. You can set boundaries, joke, have fun etc.. THey're usually so easy to...

  16. Do you pay for parking at work?

    AprilRNhere replied to SarahRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's rediculous to have to pay to go to work. When I went to minneapolis for training I was stunned to find out the high costs some nurses pay to park! Luckily for me they reimbursed it since...

  17. blackout curtains advice

    AprilRNhere replied to ymm123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you checked

  18. This May be a Dumb question but....

    AprilRNhere replied to LorenaRN1977's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are an RN..but still may be elligable for GN positions. Some hospitals have longer orientations for new grads. I thought that I had to apply as a GN to my hospital..but couldn't find the paperwork...

  19. How do RN's become massage therapists?

    AprilRNhere replied to lyv33's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    It depends on your state. I live in MN..and here you can be certified in as little as 6 weeks..or you can actually get a degree for it. Either one can practice. Look into what your state

  20. Gonna vent....

    AprilRNhere replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a new nurse..so it's not just me? The patients who insist they CAN get up ad lib, ind. and walk around their room and insist they should be allowed to walk down the hallway...suddenly can't...

  21. On mortgages for RNs

    AprilRNhere replied to LovingL&D's topic in General Nursing

    We took a first time home buyers class and got special rates that way. We went to closing with no money down and they put closing costs into the loan. I think total we paid at closing was $200 to...

  22. What is in your lunch box?

    AprilRNhere replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. I dropped 21 lbs in the last month..and have another 10 I'd like to

  23. Easter is not a holiday?????

    AprilRNhere replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    We get paid double time for christmas and

  24. MN nurses- where else have you lived?

    AprilRNhere posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why is the MN forum so slow? Surely there are other MN nurses out there? So- those who moved here from other states..what do you think of it here? I moved here from GA- with plans to move back down...

  25. Tuition Reimbursement

    AprilRNhere replied to AngelNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    The Good Samaritan program isn't tuition reimbursement though- it pays your tuition while you;'re in school. You must average a minimum of 20 hours a week for them to pay it. It's up to the facility...