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  1. Interview help - "What do you know about us?"

    annaRNC replied to carebearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with all of the above. Look at the community and see what the population is like. If there are areas you are really interested in mention those. See if there are recent publications (check the...

  2. Am I overreacting?

    annaRNC replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks again everyone! I was feeling bad because I have only had positive experiences from teaching/precepting. I'm still going to take students because it's awesome to have people who want to learn....

  3. HELP imbalanced nutrtion less than body requirements...

    annaRNC replied to TD2011's topic in General Nursing

    I would expand your AEB to include body weight. Also note if there has been a weight loss over a period of time which would also be evidence of AEB. Sodium on its own does not support your chosen...

  4. Am I overreacting?

    annaRNC replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all! I felt bad because I've always really liked teaching and have always gotten good feedback. I remember being a nursing student and having nurses not want to teach. I promised myself I'd...

  5. Anyone Bipolar???

    annaRNC replied to phoenix72's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You are not required to disclose your diagnosis to anyone except for employee health when you start a new job. If you are diagnosed when you are already employed there is no reason to disclose the...

  6. True? --> "RN's Can Work 3Days/Wk And Make A Good Salary!"

    annaRNC replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    There are a couple of things that I think are limiting from your posts. Wanting days is understandable but it's much more likely you'll start on nights. Peds jobs are limited at least in the Northeast...

  7. Peds situation-very long! Please help!

    annaRNC replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    Thought I'd like to update this thread with what happened to the pt. Pt went to PICU the next day. Wound up being septic. Eventually went to CHOP and that's the last I've heard. Nothing has...

  8. Peds situation-very long! Please help!

    annaRNC posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, I'm usually a lurker but something happened at work and I really need some feedback. I work on a peds floor and our ratio can run from 4-8 kids per nurse. Summer is 4 and the rest of the...

  9. I made a PHARM QUIZ for those of you who have problems studying meds names

    annaRNC replied to Nuieve's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Wow! What a great thing to do. Even those of us who are nurses can benefit. Pharm was a great class for me but hard. Any extra help is terrific.

  10. What kind of Clothes should I wear to the NCLEX?

    annaRNC replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree with the most comfortable clothes you own. Dressing in layers too because I found myself getting warm as I got nervous. Didn't think too much that AM because I was wearing a nasty stained...

  11. Is this how my preceptor should be? Or is something wrong?

    annaRNC replied to NurseEmily22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Having been precepted by one nurse on days and several on nights I can say it sounds like my experience. Every nurse had a different way of doing things and while I was with them I tried my best to do...

  12. Terrible night--mean, mean nurses....

    annaRNC replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a very stressful situation. I agree with other posters who suggested speaking with the nurse and letting her know (in a firm, polite way) that you will not tolerate being spoken to in...

  13. Precepting Students?

    annaRNC replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to add my thanks in too. A good preceptor makes such a big difference in adjusting to being an RN. I had a great preceptor and I think it made a big difference in how satisfied I am with...

  14. Peds situation-very long! Please help!

    annaRNC replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Leslie, You raised some good points about documentation. I had my charge nurse help me with the clinical note and didn't use the X's name. She said the same things you have--basically stick to...

  15. Peds situation-very long! Please help!

    annaRNC replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    My NM is pretty crappy. I had a situation when I first started. I had to take a pt down to MRI on a monitor since chloral hydrate was ordered. Happened right at the start of the shift-doc yelling,...

  16. Peds situation-very long! Please help!

    annaRNC replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Linda, That's a good point and I'm going to go in early to get my documentation together. Hopefully I'll never need it but I think I'd feel better having it. Thanks for the sage advice!

  17. Peds situation-very long! Please help!

    annaRNC replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Thanks everyone for you feedback! I too try hard to not judge what other nurses do but this situation seems like an exception to me. Having this sort of pt not void for that length a period of...

  18. Peds situation-very long! Please help!

    annaRNC replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    crni, Thanks so much for your kind words! I feel the day nurse did some things (by doing nothing) that made the situation much worse. It is a pattern and I'm sure I'll be in the NM's office at some...

  19. Do the day nurses clash with the night nurses?

    annaRNC replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I love night shift. Where I am it's more experienced nurses and even though there is less staff I've learned much more. I did orientate on days and was offered a spot on days in May. Where I am days...

  20. Peds situation-very long! Please help!

    annaRNC replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    vamedic4, Thank you so much for your feedback. I wrote everything down in a clinical note and my charge nurse was there. What are your thoughts on the day shift RN who had the

  21. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    annaRNC replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I like this thread a lot. I became a nurse after working in technology for a while. Originally I got a degree in comp sci because I liked solving problems-had always been drawn to puzzles and word...