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delvenia

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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...

  16. So frustrated. Need advice!!

    delvenia posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have 6 months home health experience and was recently hired to work at a very reputable Level 1 trauma hospital's Med/Surg unit (the only one in this region). My hospital is a Magnet hospital and...

  17. So frustrated. Need advice!!

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

    thank you!! your situation sounds EXACTLY like mine. you give me

  18. HELP...2 wks left of orientation and I'm still SO slow!!!

    delvenia replied to Kim, HHRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    OMG!! i thought it was only me!!! These are my last 5 days on orientation. I too am up to 5 patients and what makes matters worse is my preceptor acts like I am way too slow and I feel like I am a...

  19. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    delvenia replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    my unit is 5 to 6 patients with a six patient max. however, there was one day that we had to split pods for half a shift until they could get a resource nurse in because two nurses called out. we had...

  20. So Frustrated! "think like a nurse"

    delvenia replied to glovedgoddess's topic in General Students

    As a nurse with only 6 months of experiance, all i can say is give it time. You first have to be familiar and knowledgable with the material learned and as time goes on and yoou see certain things you...

  21. Funny things we do/say and dont realize it...

    delvenia posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I am a Homehealth Rn and i went to see one of my primary patients the other day. because i am a new grad and am being preparred to take the position as a on-call nurse, i am still in training after 4...

  22. Only working in Home Health??

    delvenia replied to rmbt418's topic in Home Health

    i am also a new grad that has only worked in home health. at times it is very overwhelming, but overall, i like

  23. Best Place to Live/Work in Virginia

    delvenia replied to NURSESTAR's topic in Virginia Nursing

    The cost of living in Chesapeake is now where near high. I currently live there and most nice houses range from $150k to $250k. I personally purchased a foreclosure for only $84k and put $14k in it...

  24. Any current "happy nurses" in HH?

    delvenia replied to rhapsodyRN's topic in Home Health

    I am a new grad and HH is pretty much all i know at this point, with the exception of my clinicals prior to becoming licensed. I can still see a huge difference in how it was at the hospitals and what...

  25. Does anyone work / know someone at Patient First?

    delvenia replied to MissBrittanyRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    when they came to our school, they told us that they will only hire new grad rn's that already have 1 years worth of acute care experiance. they also said that they make you work as a medical...