delvenia

delvenia specializes in Home Health, Med/Surg.

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1. Anyone start out med/surg?

   delvenia replied to sameasalways's topic in Ob/Gyn

   thanks for your comment. i feel like an idiot almost everyday. very

2. Anyone start out med/surg?

   delvenia replied to sameasalways's topic in Ob/Gyn

   thanks for your comment. i feel like an idiot almost everyday. very

3. Anyone start out med/surg?

   delvenia replied to sameasalways's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i did home health my first 6 mo out of nursing school (hated it), i then did med/surg with telemetry for the last 18 months. just transferred to L&D on 11/7/11 and I feel like a complete idiot...

4. New timeclock system at work - "API Laborworkx" - VENT!

   delvenia replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

   How do you access it on a Mac? I can't view my hours unless I'm on a windows based

5. Hep c + needlestick

   delvenia replied to johnson88aj06's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   could just be nerves making you sick. i had a recent needlstick as well and i promise i started feeling sick like 2 days later, but it turned out that the patient was negative for everything (HIV, Hep...

6. Recent Registered Nurse Graduate Pay in VA

   delvenia replied to registerednursing's topic in Virginia Nursing

   i think mci did teach us alot. i work at norfolk general and i am not as impressed with sentara students as i am with the mci students. however sentara is much cheaper and you will get a bsn rather...

7. Sentara Norfolk General 5th floor

   delvenia replied to felineRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

   im in 5k and it's alright. i did days for my first few months and now im in nights. we have a pretty good

8. How do I get the "one year acute experience" all hospitals are looking for?

   delvenia replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

   you need to do at least 1 year in like a med/surg environment or something similar. med/surg is considered acute

9. Jobs for New Grads in Hampton Roads Area

   delvenia replied to sunkiss285's topic in Virginia Nursing

   it's slower in winter so they dont hire as much then. they start hiring alot around jan or feb. i applied to sentara last winter and didnt ever hear back. reapplied the end of january and had 3...

10. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    delvenia replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Very nice post

11. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    delvenia replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    I am a jehovah's Witness and the person who aided me to becoming a witness has been one for 34 years and a Registered Nurse for 43 years prior to retiring last December. i work on a very busy med-surg...

12. Low Census

    delvenia replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    i am very fortunate because thus far, they have scheduled me for an extra 12 shift each week for like the next two months. i've been a nurse a year now on a very busy med/surg unit in the only level 1...

13. New to med-surg

    delvenia replied to laina chow's topic in Medical-Surgical

    it's hell!!

14. Questions about Medical Careers Institute RN Program

    delvenia replied to kirsten8177's topic in Virginia Nursing

    not sure of the current tuition. it is expensive because it is considered a private school. i graduated from there 4/30/09 and currently am a RN at norfolk general. i liked it. they have a wonderful...

15. MCI Grads - Question regarding Employment

    delvenia replied to justme68_86's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Well Norfolk General doesnt. And an ICU and emergency room are two completely different areas. Norfolk General has hired new grads recently into the ICU as well, but not the emergency room. Patient's...