Lennonninja MSN, APRN, NP

MICU - CCRN, IR, Vascular Surgery

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    Are 12 hour shifts going extinct?

    Lennonninja replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reasons I first started thinking about nursing was for the 12s. I'm done with the 5-6 day work weeks, no thank you! My hospital might have some 8 hour shifts in the float pool, and places...
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    Is med/surg really that bad?

    Lennonninja replied to clearblue3's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a new grad on a medical renal floor. It's really hard, and we just had our ratios get worse to "improve pt satisfaction scores". Yeah, I don't get it
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    yes, another night shift post.

    Lennonninja replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't like all the down time on nights, come work nights on my floor. Almost no downtime ever! I'd maybe mention that you'd like to move to days sometime, but never mention that you're looking...
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    how much orientation did you receive as a new grad?

    Lennonninja replied to tokmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    6 weeks on the floor with a preceptor for a renal failure/dialysis med surg floor. Not enough in my
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    Cardioverting A Nurse Coworker?

    Lennonninja replied to carolinef_2002's topic in Cardiac

    I've never cardioverted another nurse, but when I was a nurse intern, I helped cardiovert one of our
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    Is there such a thing as a "renal specific unit"?

    Lennonninja replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I work on one. HD and PD patients have top priority for my floor, and if one is in the ED and we're full, we will move a non dialysis pt out to take the new admit. The actual in house dialysis...
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    How long to wait for license number?

    Lennonninja replied to TiggerBelly's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It depends on your state. I was incredibly lucky, and my license number was posted only an hour after I got home from taking the
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    Lots of SATA questions for June NCLEX testers???

    Lennonninja replied to jaznia15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just took mine this afternoon. 75 questions with at LEAST 20 SATA, it was brutal. I passed
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    Small talk with patients, what to say?

    Lennonninja replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depending on their mood, if they seem like they might like to chat, I usually ask about their families and what sort of work they did before they retired. Both of those are usually well
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    Does your school have preceptorships?

    Lennonninja replied to d2k2ross's topic in General Nursing

    My ASN program didn't have preceptorships d/t lack of space in the hospital. I did a nurse internship between years though that was 12 weeks of 3 12s per week and worked as a tech the whole second...
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    how did you celebrate?

    Lennonninja replied to mstacyi's topic in General Students

    Graduation was last Friday and Sunday morning my hubby and I got on the road to head to the beach for a week! After we get home this weekend I'll start studying for the nclex, but boy has it been nice...
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    Raise your hand if you're about to graduate!!!

    Lennonninja replied to ambirrgrrl's topic in General Students

    I'm finally graduating this Friday!! Just sent off my paperwork to state boards and paid to register for the nclex. This is incredibly surreal right now! I registered for allnurses before I started my...
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    12 hour shift clinicals

    Lennonninja replied to angelah11's topic in General Students

    I liked the 12 hour clinicals personally. If we're going to be working 12 hour shifts, why not get used to
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    I made it!!!! I am a nursing Graduate!!!

    Lennonninja replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!! I have my finals on Monday and then graduation the following week. I can't believe how fast it's gone
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    Why is it everyone's favorite?

    Lennonninja replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Students

    I hate Peds/OB. I don't feel comfortable around kids or pregnant women, so I'll just leave those areas to the people who love them. My dream is the cardiac ICU. I realized this summer that I LOVE...
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    "I have 4 free hours?!" oh my god, a lifetime! What do you do at the drop of a hat?

    Lennonninja replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    I go and play World of Warcraft. One of the best stress relievers for
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    How much medical experience did you have before entering nursing school?

    Lennonninja replied to Aly529's topic in General Students

    My medical experience before starting nursing school was about 3.5-4 years working for a veterinarian (which actually ended up being really helpful, more than I would have thought) and working in a...
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    Advice, summer internship vs summer ob/peds

    Lennonninja replied to shadowness's topic in General Students

    Internship all the way. You'll learn more than your classmates who didn't do an internship, you can add it to your resume as real life experience, and it'll set you apart from people graduating at the...
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    Anyone made it through Nsg school WITHOUT caffeine , Adderall, or Red Bull??

    Lennonninja replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Students

    I've never had Red Bull or energy drinks, but I do love my coffee. I don't drink it every day, but sometimes it's nice even just for the warmth :) I do work night shift, so sometimes coffee's...
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    Summer before Nursing!

    Lennonninja replied to greenwackus's topic in General Students

    Relax as much as possible, and get started on an exercise
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    Anybody have a night PCT job & school/clinicals during the day?

    Lennonninja replied to 2011NursingStudent's topic in General Students

    I'm in school and I work as a night shift PCT, one weekend shift a week. It's not full time, and I never work and then go immediately to school (always have a day like Sunday to reverse my sleep) and...
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    PCAs what are your uniforms?

    Lennonninja replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a patient care tech in a hospital and I wear scrubs. We can choose from navy blue, maroon, or white for pants. Shirts can be anything that coordinates with those colors. The nurses in my hospital...
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    OT: engagement rings during clinicals?

    Lennonninja replied to K_girl's topic in General Students

    I don't wear my engagement ring since it's a solitaire in a tall setting. I do wear my wedding band with the stones set into the band so they're literally completely unable to injure
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    Night shift and Sleeping

    Lennonninja replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    I've never slept on night shift, nor do I ever plan to. Sometimes it's just not as simple as "sleep in the day time" because the rest of the world doesn't care that you have to work all night and need...
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    2 months of school left!

    Lennonninja posted a topic in General Students

    I'll be taking my finals 2 months from today, and I can hardly believe it's already here! I just got a job offer to be a nurse on the floor (a renal focused Med Surg floor) I'm currently teching on! I...