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  1. The 'look' that people give you...

    theatredork posted a topic in Burn

    I just recently got a job in a Burn ICU. When I tell people I got a new job, they ask what hospital, and then which unit. When I tell them Burn ICU, I get that 'look'. The one that just screams...

  2. Hiring Process...

    theatredork posted a topic in General Nursing

    How does the hiring process at a hospital usually work? I was offered a position as a staff nurse, and accepted. Now I've passed the pharmacology exam, and am getting my physical later this week....

  3. NYP Cornell Parking

    theatredork replied to LINurse10's topic in New York Nursing

    I used to work at Cornell and drove for the first few months. http://nyc.bestparking.com/ was a great resource to find parking garages on the cheap. There's also a garage on 71st, between 1st &...

  4. What does your username mean?

    theatredork replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm a big theatre nerd. I see easily 25+ plays/musicals a year. It can be an expensive

  5. Should I tell nursing school I have a hearing loss?

    theatredork replied to alwaysfaithful's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    First off, congratulations on getting into nursing school! " I just have a fear that they will reject me or kick me out if I do tell them about the hearing loss. " They can't kick you out because of...

  6. Drop-side cribs outlawed

    theatredork replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm trying to figure out exactly how these fatalities occur, and how fixed side-rails would prevent them? I guess I'm looking at it from the neonatal perspective, in that the babies can't lower the...

  7. Families requesting no male nurses for their baby.

    theatredork posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In Labor & Delivery I've heard of patients requesting to not have a male as their nurse, which is understandable. Recently, some families in the NICU have requested that their baby not be cared...

  8. Obnoxious overhead announcements at New Orleans hospital

    theatredork replied to Jbug's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow. I think it would play continuously here if we did that. I envision our well-baby nursery to be a conveyor belt that keeps plopping babies into a

  9. Families requesting no male nurses for their baby.

    theatredork replied to theatredork's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Should the family also have to right to request that a male doctor not take care of their baby as

  10. Families requesting no male nurses for their baby.

    theatredork replied to theatredork's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My assumption is that if a ethnic nurse request was made that it would be denied. Our unit utilizes primary nurse lists for our babies, and also allows parents to 'fire' a nurse if they don't want...

  11. Holiday Pay Policy

    theatredork posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently, there has been a change in holiday pay policy where I work. Instead of being paid for the actual holiday worked, only staff working on the observed holiday will be paid at a holiday rate....

  12. Nurse Indicted in Toms River Man's Death

    theatredork replied to meluhn's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Just an update, for those that were following this case: Jersey Shore nurse Lorie Hentges: Murder charge

  13. venting...

    theatredork replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I pretty much echo what SteveNNP said. Put it this way, you can get another job, but not another nursing

  14. UPenn Nursing vs. Drexel Nursing Undergrad

    theatredork replied to i-heartnursing's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    This is pretty typical of any nursing program. I don't know of any program where clinical courses can be transferred. Failing 3 clinical courses is pretty lenient, I think. For most programs, it's...

  15. New York Presbyterian ER Pharm Exam

    theatredork replied to 1CLASSYRN's topic in New York Nursing

    When I took the exam my recruiter told me not to worry if I failed it the first time, telling me that the second exam is "very similar" to the first one. Good

  16. Drexel's RN to BSN Online

    theatredork replied to Erikadawn RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm actually in the Drexel RN-to-BSN program. I've had nothing but a great experience with them so far, and I'm in my second quarter of classes. I've been taking 2 courses per quarter and have found...

  17. How is the job market for Registered Nurses in NY?

    theatredork replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in New York Nursing

    Here's the article:

  18. Male ICU nurse transition to NICU?

    theatredork replied to stephenfnielsen's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I made a similar transition almost a year ago. I went from an ICU with adult and pediatric patient populations to a level III NICU. As Steve already mentioned, it is a steep learning curve. Even...

  19. Test Your Neonatal Critical Care Knowledge

    theatredork replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We start them on vanilla TPN because the kidneys don't have the ability to concentrate urine initially. We look for increased diuresis during the 48-72 hour window before adding electrolytes into the...

  20. How is the job market for Registered Nurses in NY?

    theatredork replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in New York Nursing

    Here's another similar thread: https://allnurses.com/new-york-nurses/new-grad-looking-445491.html From what I've heard from people that have graduated after me, the job market in the NYC/NJ area is...

  21. NY license to work in NJ

    theatredork replied to jinggai610's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    When you apply for your license, apply to the state board of the state where you want to work. If you intend to work in NJ, apply to NJ. When you register for the NCLEX you can specify which state...

  22. University of Phoenix- RN to BSN- Good Idea?

    theatredork replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in School, College Programs

    I would definitely consider a few different online programs before jumping right to UOP. I'm currently in Drexel's program, and am heading into my second quarter. Overall, I'm quite happy I chose...

  23. nurses and spelling

    theatredork replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

    I think spelling and grammar are important. I'm currently in an online RN-to-BSN program, and since most interaction in online (and text-based), I find that spelling and grammar make an impression....

  24. New health care bill..

    theatredork replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Paul Krugman, in his 2007 book The Conscience of a Liberal put forth the idea that allowing the Bush Tax cuts to expire at the end of 2010 would go a long way to funding the health care reform...

  25. the best ETT securing methods and devices

    theatredork replied to ligucis21's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Add me to the list of tapers. After working in the NICU for almost a year, I can't imagine securing ETTs or NTTs any other way. ETTs are rare to see anway, and are converted to a NTT if possible....