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Board Vitals- I took AANP

I know this is a very late response, wondering if you were offered the job and how it is going. My experience as a RadOnc nurse consists of a lot of patient education and symptom assessment as well as a ton of computer paperwork

I had a miscarriage worth one child (not blaming it in chemo but who knows ( when i got pregnant again i was moved to the renal hall and did not hang chemo. ...occasionally i double checked orders if i was the only other Chemo certified nurse, but never removed it from the chemo bag.

Do you not have access to the policies? If so, you could read them and if you need clarification you should ask your manager. Also, during the 8 months that you said you were pressured to sign off... did you ever requested training/literature???

Was very worth it for me. But you have to decide if it is right for you.

Yeah, I'd most definitely go above the charge nurse. Check your state laws and also see if your hospital has any specific policies. I was able to breastfeed for a whole year because my unit was very supportive.

An office job

If we are down a tech and have an extra nurse, they assign a nurse to be a tech for the day. I guess they could just call the extra nurse off, but then we'd be extra short. I don't consider a CNA's job duties to be her's alone, so it doesn't bother me. I hate when nurses think they are TOO GOOD to do the "dirty work"

My LO is only 5 months but we are trying to go as long as we can exclusively breast feeding. I pump first thing in the morning, right before I leave to go to work, once during my 12 hour shift, and as soon as I get home in the morning. I also try to feed my lo before leaving to go to work and right after pumping and showering when I get home. i do feel like my supply is very low the day after I work. My suggestion would be to pump as often as you can (more than 1) while at work, I'm just not able to. Good luck.

The only tuition reimbursement programs that I know of are at hospitals where you are already required to be an employee to qualify. And most have a stipulation that you must work there 6 or more months before qualifying

YES, what the above poster said.... once you get a flash....advance the NEEDLE just a pinch more BEFORE trying to advance the cath. AND make sure you UNTIE tourniquet before trying to flush. I personally untie as soon as I get a flash, then continue to advance needle & cath. Second piece of advice would be to keep trying, try often, and try to learn to LOVE it! I notice some people dread having to start and IV and they tend to be the ones that are not getting better at it.

Most people look back at the last assessment...just don't copy it. An assessment is what you see, hear, feel....not what the last nurse did. But as a new nurse it's is sort of a reference. if you notice something not right on the last assessment, then all you can do is properly document your assessment with what you see (IV in different location, PU that was not documented, etc.) BTW it will get easier.

This probably wont help you much at this point, but maybe it will help those people still in Nursing school.... The key to employability of a new grad is to work while in nursing school at a local hospital. This is like a 2 year interview...and if you do a good job they a much more likely to hire a candidate from within.

Is this antibiotic only given 1 time per day (on your shift)? How could this go on for a whole month is what I am confused about. But regardless, I agree with the others...you are the licensed professional and responsible for overseeing those unlicensed professionals working under you.

Some people always jump or say ouch. Always PINCH the skin and go quickly. Patients have told me about nurses who just dart without pinching the skin....and that really upsets me because it causes much greater pain. Usually the Lovenox burns more after the injection and that is normal.

This is exactly why I left the ED. I loved the work...faced paced, always something new. But I could not take the cattiness and VERY STRONG personalities. I'm more of the shy-quiet type and it just didn't fit.

I wear makeup daily. nothing over the top, no lipstick. most nurses/PCTs that I work with also wear makeup. Here is a quote regarding make from AOL jobs: 10 make-up sins not to commit at work- [h=5]4. Not wearing enough makeup or going bare-faced to work.[/h] Some ladies believe if you wear too much makeup you won't be taken seriously. You don't need to wear a lot -- some powder, mascara and lipstick are the three go-to items to make it through the workday. But don't show up to the office with nothing on your face -- save that look for lunch hour at the gym.

just regarding your rant... here is a direct quote from government website regarding coumadin "warfarin is in a class of medications called anticoagulants ('blood thinners')." warfarin - pubmed health sometimes you just have to use words they will understand...like blood thinner. many people have an education level less than 7th grade and will not understand a word such as anticoagulant. my best nursing intervention daily is to take a few minutes while giving meds, assessing to get to know the patient and make them more comfortable while in the hospital. those few minutes at the beginning of the day save me lots of time in the end.

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There is no other way to train? like a couple weekends, or your days off. That is how I got and kept a job before graduating...by working at that hospital. Good luck, with the job market the way it is, you got to try to hold onto it.

There were 2 of you (you and preceptor) and only 1 of her and she was still receiving report. I think you should have went to help (without your preceptor telling you to). Not to mention a patient should always be priority over entering something in the computer or charting. Also, just imagine you are coming in and getting report and before you have even finished getting report you have to go deal with this situation and the night shift nurse did not go help, i'd be upset because this would put me so far behind.

This post is kind of irritating and a bit unbelievable... for example (and I'm sure this is petty) but why would you post this under General Nursing Discussion? You are not a nurse and not even in nursing school? Why not share this with other pre-nursing students.... there is a very specific section for that. Am I becoming a bitter nurse?

I think it's always a good idea to protect yourself, your license, and your future earnings. I purchase my nursing insurance through NSO.

Psych was my easiest clinical during Nursing School. I know every facility is different, but the patients on our unit were mostly medicated and back to baseline. It was really easy to talk to them... Do you live close by, do you have children, tell me about your children, what's your favorite food, what's your favorite holiday, yada yada yada. Really the easiest clinical... we were not able to give meds, help in personal care, or really anything but participate in group activities and communicate with the patients. Good Luck.

I took all the quizzes in to book 1st. Then if I got 75% or less on the quiz I read that section and re-took the test. If I got 75% or better I did not bother going through that section. I passed 1st try with 75 questions.