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  1. Am I less likely to get hired into ICU as a psych nurse than a new grad?

    NooNieNursie replied to badfish2162's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know if you live in an oversaturated part of country. If you do, it is not simply an issue of "getting an ICU job". Even if u graduated from best BSN school with 4.0 unless you know someone,...

  2. Need advice on picking best RN to BSN online program

    NooNieNursie replied to chrisRN180's topic in Online Distance Learning

    thanks for the suggestion I think monday i will call them just to see total fee schedule and prospective credits to complete for me personally my chamberlain tuition includes all books and fees as...

  3. Need advice on picking best RN to BSN online program

    NooNieNursie replied to chrisRN180's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi there I just want to offer ANOTHER update it turns out the 45 credit program DID have prerequisite built into it, as i had originally assumed and why i selected the program. My transcript review is...

  4. Can I get Fired?

    NooNieNursie replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    I mean yes it is absolutely ridiculous to think a person obviously starting an IV on themselves as a prank is a junkie. Especially if nurse, u can get all the insulin needles you want, it will be less...

  5. Can I get Fired?

    NooNieNursie replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    Srsly i think sometimes people come on here just to feel better about themselves by proving they are the most diligent, capable, super nurse in the world who would NEVER waste an IV start kit

  6. Can I get Fired?

    NooNieNursie replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    MTE Given opiate abuse and impaired nurses are very hot topics right now, all MDs terrified to prescribe more than a few opiates at a time or else, i would SERIOUSLY reconsider bragging about your...

  7. Do you have to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    NooNieNursie replied to Marie_30's topic in General Nursing

    This is also a good point however OP is asking if it is necessary, suggesting she wants to do it to try to "get in" to the program, and would otherwise go right away. I went to a very old fashioned...

  8. Do you have to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    NooNieNursie replied to Marie_30's topic in General Nursing

    Great point It is going to be a transition switching from "how it really works" to how it works in test

  9. Need advice on picking best RN to BSN online program

    NooNieNursie replied to chrisRN180's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have an update to this thread (haha) as my foray into educating MYSELF about higher education (scams, truthfully) continues. My previous high evaluation of Chamberlain must be PROFOUNDLY modified as...

  10. Do you have to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    NooNieNursie replied to Marie_30's topic in General Nursing

    It's one thing if you happened to be CNA and decided to become RN. That is a natural advantage. But advising someone go to CNA school, work as a CNA, then go to RN school, is a foolish waste of time....

  11. Do you have to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    NooNieNursie replied to Marie_30's topic in General Nursing

    It might help slightly but by no way is it essential. I would seriously question a program that *required* CNA work. In your early nursing courses you are trained to be a CNA, so it's not like some...

  12. Seeking Advice RN to BSN programs

    NooNieNursie replied to RobertJo's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I posted a similar comment in another thread, but i want to repeat this message so people dont waste time I did, researching UTA and paying for their transcript, or worst, $100 application fee. UTA's...

  13. Need advice on picking best RN to BSN online program

    NooNieNursie replied to chrisRN180's topic in Online Distance Learning

    When researching online RN to BSN schools, be very wary of the "finish in 9 months / 30 credits" scam advertised to ADNs. I'm presently enrolled in chamberlain (slated to start in may, i have taken no...

  14. Sleep-night shift

    NooNieNursie replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    300 of seroquel is pretty massive. I find with seroquel the sleep benefit stops after 75mg, then it becomes stimulating with no further sleep benefit. It is after all, an antidepressant at low...

  15. Sleep-night shift

    NooNieNursie replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    i used to have very bad insomnia. I also work nights 2x per week and long shifts. Now, I sleep 6 hrs on my long shifts (purely because of no time to sleep more) and on days off i sleep 7-8+ hours. And...

  16. Am i potentially liable for this incident?

    NooNieNursie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi I was hoping to solicit feedback regarding an incident that occurred this weekend at work (subacute/LTC facility). I was supervising RN on duty. The pt in questions' primary nurse is also a RN. Pt...

  17. Am i potentially liable for this incident?

    NooNieNursie replied to NooNieNursie's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be argumentative but you're describing a non medical scenario. The sleepiness of the gentleman is an early sign of brain injury. His friends did not know this. If they did they would have...

  18. Am i potentially liable for this incident?

    NooNieNursie replied to NooNieNursie's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly which is why i contacted the daughter, i was very clear he has evidence of swelling/with brusing on head but is otherwisestable. We are waiting for MD to return call. She was like "Oh, ok,...

  19. Am i potentially liable for this incident?

    NooNieNursie replied to NooNieNursie's topic in General Nursing

    For an emergent transfer of course we call 911. This does not require a Dr's order. To get a CT scan to head when pt is otherwise stable, that requires a drs order. Now some Dr will give nurses room...

  20. Am i potentially liable for this incident?

    NooNieNursie replied to NooNieNursie's topic in General Nursing

  21. Nurse in drug rehab

    NooNieNursie replied to KJRN3113's topic in General Nursing

    By your own description she's presently in drug rehab. Rather than try to ruin her life why dont you support her in recovery and hope she actually can become a functional nurse? If she wasn't in...

  22. Law suit against my facility...

    NooNieNursie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I'm a RN supervisor working in a subacute/rehab facility. There was an incident a few weeks ago involving one of our residents which resulted in injury. The attending nurse on duty was an LPN....

  23. <NEW GRAD for a year now, NO JOB!

    NooNieNursie replied to Winnie93's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Go to LTC or rehab. Hospitals just aren't hiring right

  24. Nurse to Patient Ratio

    NooNieNursie replied to flg2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yea, if it is a subacute/ rehab / transitional care unit 11 to 1 isn't so bad as the patients are usually (though not always) stable. If it is a LTC unit, that ratio is ridiculously good. IF it is...

  25. Nurse Manager Write-Up

    NooNieNursie replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and odds are the ICU attending threw a whiny fit at the NM because he didn't like the order, rather than being a man and taking it up with his colleague (questioning/whining at him why he made the...