SQueenRN

SQueenRN BSN

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  1. Switch from the floor to the OR?

    SQueenRN replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats!! I also accepted a position and will start the PeriOp 101 course on July 11th! Can't

  2. Jacksonville university RN to BSN online

    SQueenRN replied to live2run00's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Before nursing school I got my AA in general education. Then I got my ADN. So I didn't have to take any general ed. courses before starting my RN-BSN

  3. Jacksonville university RN to BSN online

    SQueenRN replied to live2run00's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I love the program. Each class is 8 weeks and flies by. I have been in the program for a year and will be done in 6 months. I take one class @ a time as I am still working 36 hrs a week as a hospital...

  4. It shouldn't have happened this way....

    SQueenRN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sad story. Why was a BP checked at 4am on a hospice patient? Comfort care means make comfortable.... Checking a blood pressure is usually painful... I would count respirations, check o2 sat, and maybe...

  5. Once again.....I'm a "nurse".....

    SQueenRN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My boyfriend always told me his aunt was a nurse. I recently found out she is a GI lab tech. BIG DIFFERENCE! It bothered

  6. Transfer advice please

    SQueenRN replied to ninja-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would like a change too but I'm not sure where to go. I wish I had all available options in front of me and could pick where to go next but I don't know my

  7. Anyone do homecare that is scared to death of roaches?

    SQueenRN replied to I<3H2O's topic in Home Health

    Oh my gosh, I couldn't deal with it! I work on a surgical PCU and last night I went into my patient's room and his room was crawling with roaches!!! He had his wheelchair from home in his room and...

  8. surgical step-down unit staffing ratios??

    SQueenRN replied to SSDUPOK's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I night shift on a surgical PCU. No secretary after 11pm, one tech from 7p until 11p (sometimes no tech) and we have 4 or 5 patients every night. If we have 3, they will float someone to another unit...

  9. How important is it to accept extra shift work?

    SQueenRN replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    I, personally, never pick up an extra shift. I soo look forward to my nights off and need my sanity. I refuse to be spread too thin. I work my 3 nights a week and that's it! I've been with the...

  10. How many patients do you typically have (day/night)??

    SQueenRN replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Surgical PCU. Our max is 5 for day and night. Sometimes we will come in @ 1900 and a few of us start with 3 and if by 2300 the ED isn't too busy, they will float one of us or send us home if the...

  11. surgical step-down unit staffing ratios??

    SQueenRN replied to SSDUPOK's topic in Medical-Surgical

    lucky you. our max on the surgical PCU is 5 patients per nurse. we have a tech from 7am until 11 pm and then we are on our own all

  12. Preceptor Pay

    SQueenRN replied to untamable07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope. Same

  13. Anyone from Daytona Beach Community College

    SQueenRN replied to MvbRn's topic in Florida Nursing

    efollett.com

  14. Hurst Review/Random

    SQueenRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello fellow graduate nurses!! I just wanted to comment on how GREAT!!! the Hurst Review is. I'm taking it right now. It's a four day course and I just finished day 2 and I just LOVE it!!!! I'm...

  15. Anyone from Daytona Beach Community College

    SQueenRN replied to MvbRn's topic in Florida Nursing

    i graduated Dec '08 and got a job right away, granted i worked as a tech at the hospital for 9 months and my nurse manager just offered it to me but in May and December hospitals have New Grad...

  16. Life is too short to be this stressed

    SQueenRN replied to missninaRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i've been an RN for 5 months and although it sucks, i'm glad you said a lot of the things i've been feeling so i know i'm not

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

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

    i signed a 2 year contract for a $2,500 sign on bonus (dispersed throughout the 2 years). If i were to leave the hospital before my contract was up, i have to pay the money

  18. Anyone from Daytona Beach Community College

    SQueenRN replied to MvbRn's topic in Florida Nursing

    you def can't take that lab then. what about a lab that is before class?? yes, some days you may be let out a little early but if it says 4:50, it's usually 4:50. i wouldn't chance

  19. What is your Nurse to Patient Ratio

    SQueenRN replied to dRN1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i work a general med/surg floor, night shift (7p-7a) and our ratio is 1:6 sometimes 1:7. if i ever start off with 5 patients, that means i'll get an admission from the ED that

  20. Anyone from Daytona Beach Community College

    SQueenRN replied to MvbRn's topic in Florida Nursing

    mrs. saunders is one of the best teacher you will ever have in the nursing program. yes, you only have 3 tests but she gives you a study guide to use so you'll know what's on the test. she is so...

  21. I LOVE NIGHT SHIFT!!!

    SQueenRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i'm officially on my own. i had my 3 month introductory period evaluation the other day with my manager. she gave me nothing but good feedback. no constructive criticism at all, i was surprised!...

  22. I LOVE NIGHT SHIFT!!!

    SQueenRN replied to SQueenRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh yes, i definitely understand how hectic dayshift can be. as you said, we have our own problems at night but days were too much for me, esp. as a new grad. i worked 3 months as a senior nurse tech...

  23. I LOVE NIGHT SHIFT!!!

    SQueenRN replied to SQueenRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    best of luck to

  24. Finally broke 1 year -- and on my 3rd hospital!

    SQueenRN replied to imanedrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    switching to nights, for me, has made ALL the difference. it's such a different pace and the night crew on my floor are all SO helpful. good for you for finding your place. =) haha i also love called...

  25. Anyone from Daytona Beach Community College

    SQueenRN replied to MvbRn's topic in Florida Nursing

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!