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  1. Holy Moly!

    racing-mom4 replied to Christine1969's topic in Indiana Nursing

    HI I began my orientation period 3rd week of Jan. 1st two weeks I worked monday-friday 7-3. This way I could see the consistency through out the week. Then moved onto 3-12 hours days-day shift. Then...

  2. Necrotizing Fasciitis

    racing-mom4 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient last Spring come in with a terrible leg pain, she thought it was a charlie horse. Unable to bear weight, they admited her with the dx irretractalbe pain. 3 hours later, her leg was...

  3. Junior in college...should I go to Ivy Tech or apply for BSN?

    racing-mom4 replied to jetaimeparis's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Totally depends on the person/position and facility. At our hospital ASN and BSN make exactly dime for dime the same as a new grad, then it depends on performance raises. We have plenty of 5 year exp...

  4. Advice for 1st year nurse

    racing-mom4 replied to cirrie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you ever considered a premium weekend position aka baylor? At the hospitals in my area you get paid for 36 hours while only working 24. They offer 7-7 and 3-3 shifts. Either Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun If...

  5. IV insertion techniques!!

    racing-mom4 replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea why, but at my school we were NOT allowed to start IV on each other or patients. The hospital where I work and as far as I know all the other hospitals in the surrounding areas do not...

  6. IN LOVE LOVE LOVE with my job!!

    racing-mom4 replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    PattyRn----I also love my job, just graduated in December 07 and passed my boards 3rd week of Jan. I also start on my own next week, and basically have been working independently the last few weeks,...

  7. nclex results

    racing-mom4 replied to akinnora's topic in International Nursing

    When you left from taking your test did the testing center give you any information on how to receive your results. In my state we take our Nclex at Pearson Vue, and we are given a web site where we...

  8. Should every new grad nurse start out on the Med/Surg floor?

    racing-mom4 replied to dutch_girl14's topic in General Nursing

    I actually started out as a new grad in ICU, and I feel it was the best thing I could have done. Main reason--I only have 2 no more than 3 patients. I do full care, I know my patients and this history...

  9. how to note off orders

    racing-mom4 replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    We always read the prior 12 hours worth of new orders with the oncoming

  10. Starting to really HATE clinicals!!!! LONG

    racing-mom4 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow I did not find this site till I was done with Nursing school, but I wish I would have, as see I thought I was crazy as I hated my final semester of clinicals so bad....now I see I am not alone. I...

  11. Fired while out on medical leave? Need Advice!!!

    racing-mom4 replied to barbg524's topic in General Nursing

    Jolie is right. FMLA goes on a rolling year. That means if used all 12weeks of your FMLA and returned in August of 07. You are no longer eligble for FMLA until September of 08. You dont have to take...

  12. Some managers just don't get it

    racing-mom4 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Great idea---but our infection control nurse would have fire coming out of her ears if she saw a tub of warm water being reached into multiple times:angryfire As far the original post not only was I...

  13. Job while going to school?

    racing-mom4 replied to NurseBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above 100% and do not want to re-write it all. I do want to add though, that you most likely will make more working at Starbucks than you would as a CNA. The exp is great, I was one...

  14. The soap, the gloves or BOTH.

    racing-mom4 replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had the itchy like you are saying---so it may in fact be the glove allergy...you may want to also try a really good thick lotion. Such at Euchirin(sp?) I have even some knock off bath and...

  15. ATI Predictor

    racing-mom4 replied to TruDivaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think the predictor is a good tool, just one of many tools you should use to prepare for Nclex. You should be able to see your individual scores in all of the content areas somewhere on the print...

  16. Males in nursing

    racing-mom4 replied to byswe0525's topic in General Nursing

    My 1st thuoght is "oh please" threatened byt the male presence?? My 2nd thought is I wish you were working next to me now, as see i have 2 sick patients that I need some help with,. I dont care if...

  17. Junior in college...should I go to Ivy Tech or apply for BSN?

    racing-mom4 replied to jetaimeparis's topic in Indiana Nursing

    As far as floor nursing goes, the ASN's and the BSN's each make the same--they hire in exactly the same. At least in the Ft.Wayne area. Having your BSN will allow you to apply for more managmet jobs....

  18. Complaint: Nurse from another floor dictating how you should tx your pt!

    racing-mom4 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Guilty of doing this exact same thing. I have noticed in alot of the over 65 crowd their official name is one thing, but patient prefer or have always used a nick name or middle name. Yet all of their...

  19. Yay!!!

    racing-mom4 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    1st off Congrats!!!! How exciting, a move and possibly a new JOB!!!! WOW I bet you are THRILLED. Email or better yet call the nurse recruiter and explain that you have clinical/class on that date and...

  20. suctioning

    racing-mom4 replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    I would be flaming mad:angryfire:angryfire !!!! Let me get this straight, your patient? With Drs orders for suctioning and family wanted pt suctioned???? And the "supervising" nurse said NO??? When...

  21. CNA vs CMA

    racing-mom4 replied to norcalidiot's topic in General Nursing

    You are not an idiot, sounds like you did what you had to do and gained alot of experience in the meantime. In my state CMA and CNA's are treated equally typically CMA's work more in the DRs office...

  22. So Who Runs Your Floor, You or the Aides?

    racing-mom4 replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    Then those people should be let go. I dont think the attitude of "the war is mine" is a good attitude to have. I would want to avoid a person with that attitude. Not help them. We all know...

  23. straight A's

    racing-mom4 replied to caringkay RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was a B student who desperately wanted to be an A student. I did manage to get an A in pharm and 2 out of the 3 med surges. I also got an A in Mental Health, Peds and OB. That darn final semester...

  24. Cascade of interventions-what have you seen?

    racing-mom4 replied to clhRN2b2010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What about Cytotec? We have two Drs who use Cytotec to induce labor. The labors are very strong, very fast and one patients baby was actually breach,resulting in emergency c-section. Nothing...

  25. report or not to report med error?

    racing-mom4 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The thing that makes me most nervous about this thread is that MsRn was considering not to report it-thus-not look into it. If she would take it upon herself and NOT give the med because she thought...