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Code_VSA

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  1. Over worked ER Nurses

    Code_VSA posted a topic in Emergency

    I could have swore I read somewhere that ENA recommends no more than three 12 hour shifts as an ER Nurse. Has anyone else heard or read this? And if you have, can you give a reference? Our ER...

  2. Flu shot issue

    Code_VSA replied to coolpeach's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh my goodness. Thank you for all the posts. It just confirms my fears over and over again. I will be 55 this year. I have never had the flu shot. I have never had the flu. I thought for sure I...

  3. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

    Code_VSA replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Nursing Career

    I work Emergency Room now....every weekend. Recently took a job at a Dental Surgeon's office during the week. Pays $10 less and all I do is start IV's, manage the propofol drip, chart, and keep an...

  4. What is so bad about STATS?

    Code_VSA replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    I agree with RN2BDFW....it is cumulative, don't miss a class and DO the homework. I took Stats for my BSN....flunked it with a big fat "F". I didn't miss a class and I did the homework. I have had...

  5. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    Code_VSA replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    My husband got a motorcycle last year.....on one condition. He take out $500,000 life insurance. I'm not worried about his riding. But all the other stupid people out there that think a motorcycle...

  6. BCEN Test Time!

    Code_VSA posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm sure this question is somewhere in the over 3,000 posts. I just don't have time to look for it and am not sure how to access this particular question. I took the BCEN in 2001....passed it (barely)...

  7. BCEN Test Time!

    Code_VSA replied to Code_VSA's topic in Emergency

    Thanks Lisa! I started listening to some of Jeff Solheims CEN review this summer, I will definetly go back in the archives and get them again. The other two books I will check out on ENA's...

  8. Tips on surviving through nursing school

    Code_VSA replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Students

    Good advice from all. I agree with forming friendships.....with EVERYBODY in class. They will be your family for the next 2 years. I just remembered a study idea my class would do after a test. Each...

  9. Tips on surviving through nursing school

    Code_VSA replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Students

    My youngest daughter just finisher her first semester. She found out a lot of the questions for the test was on the CD that comes with your books. She's a single mom of two. One a toddler. When...

  10. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

    Code_VSA replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You might not like nursing school. It's hard. Very hard. But nursing offers so much in different settings and practices. You would find one that would fit, for you. And, what I have noticed over...

  11. First Nursing job, and I drowned!

    Code_VSA replied to galenanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Count yourself lucky that you are out of that place. They did you a favor. Keep plugging, something just right will come your way. Remember the old, "When one door closes, another opens"? I think...

  12. Why don't I have a job right now?

    Code_VSA replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering what is going on too. My daughter graduated with her BSN 13 months ago.....still no job. My employer during Nurse's week let the RN's know they will be handing out pink slips over the...

  13. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

    Code_VSA replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, it will happen to you. Just a matter of time. This doctor is highly unstable. I have posted before regarding being assaulted by an irrational volatile doctor in 1996. Now, in 2010 I still can't...

  14. How do you wash your scrubs?

    Code_VSA replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    Common sense here. If I know a particular patient is "contagious" (vomiting, diarrhea, fever and cough)......I gown up, thus protecting my clothes. Sure, one patient might have something I don't know...

  15. Colonoscopy: A patients perspective...

    Code_VSA replied to cyndiangel13's topic in Nursing Humor

    Originally Posted by Code_VSA Hmmmm, I'm scheduled for my first scope in August. Scared to death. Have had Versed before....Ativan too. Did absolutely nothing. Propofol for me baby.....ALL the...

  16. Colonoscopy: A patients perspective...

    Code_VSA replied to cyndiangel13's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hmmmm, I'm scheduled for my first scope in August. Scared to death. Have had Versed before....Ativan too. Did absolutely nothing. Propofol for me baby.....ALL the way!!

  17. New Grad Freaking out about jobs

    Code_VSA replied to rn4ever7411's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I am interested in your situation and hope you keep us all posted. My daughter graduated BSN from a middle Tennessee University a year go. No job yet. She lives near the Huntsville, AL area. My son...

  18. Attractive Students Being Hired First

    Code_VSA replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so glad you wrote. I will pass your comment on to my daughter. She graduated a year ago and as yet, has not landed a job. She graduated top 5 in her class with a BSN. I am afraid because of...

  19. Attractive Students Being Hired First

    Code_VSA replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LOL.... it's a blepharoplasty! Too many lines around my eyes from laughing at some of these

  20. Attractive Students Being Hired First

    Code_VSA replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How true. How sad. That's why I'm saving up for an eye job. I might not look 54, but I am not 29 either. I realize that when I move and do interviews.....looks

  21. ACLS certification in San Diego area..??

    Code_VSA replied to Lexy1723's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried calling the hospitals in your area or even out of your area....depending how far you want to drive? I live in Canada and to take ACLS it costs me $400 out of pocket. I call my...

  22. How important is GPA while in Nursing school?

    Code_VSA replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There are a lot of people who are highly intelligent and with common sense....which I think is more important than getting an "A" on a test...but they don't test well. It's very unfair and slightly...

  23. How important is GPA while in Nursing school?

    Code_VSA replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree. Work hard to pass the tests...and RN is an RN. But I did learn something years later. I graduated with a 3.2 GPA from my University. 15 years later I check into the Master's...

  24. I need a lot of help, failed out of nursing school

    Code_VSA replied to MakeMeABird's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Granted....we will give you 24 hours to feel sorry for yourself and beat yourself up. That's what your doing, you know? But, don't let it continue. Every day is a new day. Your choice is to either...

  25. Chart Audits -- I Couldn't Make This Up!

    Code_VSA replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I always chart exactly what the patient says, tone of voice, all of any curse words, etc. From one fat old broad to another.....I did get a big kick out of this