Jdl2002

Jdl2002

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  1. Can someone explain this job requirement for hospital?

    Jdl2002 replied to swtchariot's topic in General Nursing

    If they invited you for an interview, then I'd say you have a chance to get the

  2. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    Jdl2002 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    mersa. USA, specifically West Virginia. I met a nurse from North Carolina once who spelled it

  3. For The Luv Of Pete...Is The Float Pool Concept Going Bye-Bye?

    Jdl2002 replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    Our float pool was expanded from around 25 nurses to about 100 now. Some floors in our hospital regularly have two and three needs for nurses on day and evening shifts. The float pool also cuts down...

  4. sweaty hands- please help!!

    Jdl2002 replied to NICURN22's topic in General Nursing

    I have sweaty hands all the time also. I personally don't care if people notice. If someone asks I just tell them that my hands sweat all the time. Getting gloves on can be tricky when your hands...

  5. Has anyone ever worked a "double shift" ie 16hr shift?

    Jdl2002 replied to chingy1206's topic in General Nursing

    Every week. Double on Sunday, 8 hours Monday, Double on Wednesday. Love

  6. Temp License

    Jdl2002 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone who graduated this spring received their temporary license from West Virginia yet? My classmates who were hired at St. Mary's in Huntington had their start dates pushed back from 5/26 to...

  7. Heparin safety

    Jdl2002 replied to mgaynor's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We do for IV heparin. 2 RNs are supposed to calculate the weight based heparin independently and be present when the IV pump is set. No second RN needed for sq. Our standard sq does in 5000 units,...

  8. Temp License

    Jdl2002 replied to Jdl2002's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I took the NCLEX last Wednesday and found out on Thursday that I had passed. I already had my real license before I started my job this week. Turns out the NCLEX wasn't that bad. I just had...

  9. Temp License

    Jdl2002 replied to Jdl2002's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I got my temporary license in the mail today and am taking the NCLEX next week.

  10. Did you sign a contract for your first job?

    Jdl2002 replied to Violet08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are two large hospitals in my town. One requires a one year contract for new grads and the other does not. There is no pay incentive for signing the contract. Basically it just states that...

  11. uniform?

    Jdl2002 replied to SpamiKicksAssRN's topic in General Nursing

    At Cabell, RNs wear green and aids wear

  12. 39 days

    Jdl2002 replied to bsugar888's topic in General Students

    Pinning: 5/8. Graduation: 5/9. Exams between now and graduation:

  13. Accepting two job offers then turning one down later?

    Jdl2002 replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    People do this all the time. Accept

  14. I gave my first injection today

    Jdl2002 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Students

    When we were learning injections and IVs our instructors said we could practice on each other if we wanted, but no one wanted to. During clinicals a few nurses on the floor have let students practice...

  15. Getting first nursing job in this economy

    Jdl2002 replied to cameron764's topic in General Nursing

    I go to school in WV, and of my class of 84 only ten people or so have not received job offers. Most of those are people applying to hospitals out of state. Hospitals around here started...

  16. Pt.'s husband asked to try on SCD's !

    Jdl2002 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see anything wrong with letting him try on the SCDs. People are curious about the things that are happening to their loved ones in the hospital. Sounds like he provided you with several...

  17. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    Jdl2002 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    A car is definitely somewhere on the list, but I really want to get Lasik. Hopefully by the end of the year I won't have to wear glasses/contacts

  18. Huntington Starting Pay

    Jdl2002 replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    Just to update this thread for anyone else who may be looking. I am an RN nursing student graduating in May. I was just offered a job a St. Mary's. Base pay is $21.60 with night and weekend...

  19. Does your hospital allow you to say "Merry Christmas"??

    Jdl2002 replied to VU RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a Catholic hospital, so I don't think there have been any memos about what seasonal greeting to use. There are Christmas trees up all over the hospital. I personally am atheist, so I tend...

  20. What exactly does a Resource Nurse Do?

    Jdl2002 replied to RNBSNMe's topic in General Nursing

    Was there any job description at all? At my hospital, resource nurses are called the nurses in the float pool. They fill in on almost any hospital floor with low staffing

  21. Responcibility for sharps

    Jdl2002 replied to takecake's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't mention it in your post, so I'll ask an obvious question. Has anyone talked to the doctor directly? If my own health were at risk I would remind the doctor to put her used needles in the...

  22. United State Public Health Service vs. Regular Hospital

    Jdl2002 replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really know that much about it. My aunt is a hygenist in the USPHS. She just came back from a deployment in Micronesia, but usually works in a prison. She loves it, and makes an excellent...

  23. Any RN Program

    Jdl2002 replied to spoiledbrat0627's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that you want to move to West Virginia, but I got into my ASN program straight away. I took all the pre-reqs along side my nursing

  24. skirts

    Jdl2002 replied to nightshiftnut's topic in General Nursing

    There is one girl in my nursing class who for religious reasons always wears skirts. I know of two nurses at my hospital who also always wear skirts. One in her late 40s the other early 60s. I...

  25. White Scrubs help!

    Jdl2002 replied to DD_Drummer44's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We have all white scrubs at my school. The scrubs can only be bought from one store in town, so there isn't a choice of finding a thicker white scrub pant. I wear white boxers, and I think it is the...