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starletRN

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  1. New Grad Starting Job on June 15th NEED TIPS

    starletRN replied to kamilee03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on the job! I took my drug book with me and left it in the med room for easy access. Most units have their own but mine was more recent. Another book that helps me is "Your 1st Year as a...

  2. Virginia nurse roll call

    starletRN replied to starletRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Okay, I asked my sister. There is a Sentara hospital in Hampton and another in Newport News. And there is Mary Immaculate in Newport News also. Newport News is not far from

  3. Virginia nurse roll call

    starletRN replied to starletRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Ya know, I've lived in VA all my life and know next to nothing about the Hampton area. My sister lives in Newport News and when I go to visit we just stick with the fun stuff like shopping and eating....

  4. Virginia nurse roll call

    starletRN replied to starletRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Congratulations on the jobs, guys! That is awesome

  5. Recent New Grads: Job Search Poll

    starletRN replied to muesli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated in Dec., took boards in Feb and got a job one week after passing my

  6. Why is nursing like this?

    starletRN replied to shine123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know how you feel. I'm almost through orientation and come home some nights wondering if I screwed something up. The worst part is having 3 days off and being unable to enjoy them because I'm afraid...

  7. Coumadin question

    starletRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I just started working for gives Coumadin at around dinner time. While I was in clinicals at different hospitals, Coumadin was given at different times of the day. I have researched it...

  8. Coumadin question

    starletRN replied to starletRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your replies. I'm a new nurse and I had to write in the time for a pt's first Coumadin dose. I timed it with some other nightly meds she would be getting but the nurse I reported off to...

  9. What is your Nurse to Patient Ratio

    starletRN replied to dRN1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    5:1 but it has gone up to 6 at

  10. Nervous about Work Tonight

    starletRN replied to BabyNurse2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm going off orientation in 2 weeks and am feeling the panic myself. I take a full patient load right now, but my preceptor helps me with new admits, discharges, new doctor's orders etc. and I'm off...

  11. Virginia nurse roll call

    starletRN replied to starletRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Good luck to you guys looking for jobs. Just keep plugging along and you'll find something. Be persistent. When I was looking, the hospitals that weren't hiring at first were hiring the following...

  12. Virginia nurse roll call

    starletRN replied to starletRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Good for you. That's great! I started my career just shy of my 40th birthday. Some mornings I get up and wonder why I decided to put my brain and body through this torture. But in the long run it's...

  13. New Grad-Oncology/BMT Floor

    starletRN replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in Oncology

    It probably depends on the hospital. The hospital I work for hires new grads to the oncology unit. But you have to be certified to give chemo and you have to work there a year

  14. Virginia nurse roll call

    starletRN replied to starletRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    So people are getting that paranoid? I totally respect ED nurses. It seems like a little too traumatic for me.

  15. Overwhelmed, as usual

    starletRN replied to garciadiego's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This thread is very helpful. I'm still in orientation and am running around with only 3 patients. I've been wondering how I'm going to cope when I make it to 6 patients. Your posts just remind me...

  16. Finally starting as an RN tomorrow!

    starletRN replied to kmarie724's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations!

  17. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    starletRN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry about that. I tried to correct myself a couple of posts up, but you might not have seen it. Thanks again!

  18. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    starletRN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oops! I looked at the wrong name. Thanks Valerie! Mahage, you are so lucky to have computer charting. I'm sure I will eventually get used to the paper charting. It really seems like it just makes...

  19. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    starletRN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Mahage! Those are some great tips. Actually, all the nurses use binders and keep the Kardex copies and MAR in them. They look just like the binders used for patient charts, though, so I put a...

  20. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    starletRN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Mahage! I'm glad I'm not the only one. Our hospital tells us the same thing about leaving on time. To clock out as close to the end of our shift as possible. Fortunately, the unit manager...

  21. help, short staffed, at wits end

    starletRN replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm not sure what area you live in, but from what I understand, you can refuse to go to scary areas and you never should go to a residence at that late hour anyway. I was told by an HH nurse...

  22. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    starletRN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm so glad I found this thread. I just started my orientation and I'm a new grad. It's nice to know I'm not the only one feeling overwhelmed. I have been putting the patient care first and the...

  23. help, short staffed, at wits end

    starletRN replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you could find a job away from the hospital environment all together. Home health is big right now. I am a new grad and I had two offers to go into HH. Obviously, if they're willing to hire a...

  24. Med Errors: Share Your Stories

    starletRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    i just pictured that scene in my head.

  25. No nursing shortage in Central VA

    starletRN replied to CherryBlonde's topic in Virginia Nursing

    There are some exceptions to that rule. I did have one manager look at my GPA on the resume and comment that it showed I was a go-getter. It probably depends on the individual. Also, my hospital...