Patchouli

Patchouli

PCU, Stepdown ICU, Home Health Case Management, ED

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  1. Frustrated by job search.

    Patchouli replied to NJFek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    to the poster who was debating whether or not to take the job 60 miles away, i would like to suggest you take it. i was one of the dredded may 09 grads. the only job i could find in a hospital was...

  2. old new grads (May 2009) - check in

    Patchouli replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i graduated may of '09, and was hired at my current place of employment in july of '09. my first year is coming to an end, and i can say that i have way more confidence now than i did when i started,...

  3. Question about Cardiac - Telemetry...

    Patchouli replied to Nia1976's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i work tele/pcu. can be one of the most difficult floors to work on. good place to start if you are interested in critical care but want to work the floor as well. you'll learn how to juggle multiple...

  4. Frequency of running/documenting telemetry strips

    Patchouli replied to BennyRsMom's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    strips are printed q 6 hrs here, and the pr, qrs, and qt are all documented with the strip along with the

  5. Being notified of elevated troponin....

    Patchouli replied to Blondie Nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    same problem at my hospital. as a matter of fact, the same thing happened to me with a patient. busy as heck, lab late putting in values when checked. then sometime later put in cardiac enzymes. by...

  6. Handling New Admits in a Fair Way

    Patchouli replied to monicanurse's topic in General Nursing

    i agree. #1 you need an acuity paper to be filled out by the nurses on that prior shift so that the charge can fill assignments out fairly based on poss admissions, d/cs and acuity. #2 if everyone...

  7. Vent- new grads who don't struggle at work

    Patchouli replied to carebearsRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i think it's normal human nature to want to know where one stands, especially in this type of environment. people's lives are on the line. of course you want to know if you measure up! the important...

  8. Love the patient...hate the family

    Patchouli replied to RickLP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    indeed, the family can sometimes be your biggest

  9. How far would you drive for a job as a new grad?

    Patchouli replied to krstxn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i drive an hour and a half one way to the hospital i work at. it's rough in the mornings after working a twelve plus hour shift, but in this economy i was willing to do the drive. the better the shift...

  10. Drexel NCLEX Excel Review

    Patchouli replied to willsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    i took the drexel review course at my school last year. then, i took the nclex about 6 weeks later. passed the first time with 75 questions. of course, i studied in the meantime. good

  11. Which would you choose- MICU or PSYCH?

    Patchouli replied to RNgrrl09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well... if you plan on obtaining your CRNA, I would stay with the MICU. However, if the NP is your goal, Psych would probably work out fine, especially if you plan on staying in that field with your...

  12. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    Patchouli replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    if anyone is interested in working for a community hospital in mo, drop me a line. not sure how many openings there are, but we are terribly short on my

  13. How far do you work from home?

    Patchouli replied to DAMomma's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i drive an hour and twenty minutes one way. there were not any positions for new grads at any of the hospitals that i did clinicals at. the hospital in the town nearby was hiring, but it was eight...

  14. Let's introduce ourselves...

    Patchouli replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in May, got 75 questions. I had put applications in all over, but finally got a position in a PCU/Telemetry unit an hour and 20 mins. from me. Not the hospital I wanted, totally new area,...

  15. Took NCLEX-RN Exam today (YIKES!!!)

    Patchouli replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats!!!

  16. CALLING---Those who have Jobs- WE need you!

    Patchouli replied to k.morris's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. progressive care unit / telemetry (stepdown). 2. mo 3. none of the hospitals i did rotations at are hiring new grads, so i put in applications at skilled nursing facilities, a hospital nearby that...

  17. Took NCLEX-RN Exam today (YIKES!!!)

    Patchouli replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :heartbeat Don't worry, you're not the only one to miss it the first time. There are lots of posts about not passing the first

  18. New Grads- What floor where you hired for?

    Patchouli replied to ibme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    forgot to add that i did take the progressive care unit job, and if it's similiar to tele, than i'm hyped! it's

  19. New Grads- What floor where you hired for?

    Patchouli replied to ibme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    none of the hospitals i wanted are hiring new grads. i went on three interviews. one an hour away for a snf, one 30 mins away for med/surg not full time, five days a week, and paid the lowest. last...

  20. Took NCLEX-RN Exam today (YIKES!!!)

    Patchouli replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i'm terribly sorry to here you did not pass. keep your chin up, and do as many questions and rationale as possible, review areas you feel you're weak in, and get plenty of sleep the night before you...

  21. Took NCLEX-RN Exam today (YIKES!!!)

    Patchouli replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats to all that passed! i took my nclex five weeks after i graduated. i also took the drexel review course. i passed with 75 questions. i suggest studying priority, labs, infection control,...

  22. I passed the boards! Also, a bit of advice.

    Patchouli posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    would like to say that i did try the pearsonvue trick, and it did work for me. i took that god forsaken exam wed. and i just knew i failed! it was so hard, i mean really hard! however, i passed! the...

  23. Leaving the Hospital Behind

    Patchouli replied to MedicalLPN's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations! i hope that you find your place there :

  24. Hierarchy in Nursing?

    Patchouli replied to cingle's topic in General Nursing

    makes sense. people are comfortable with what they know and what they are familiar

  25. Took NCLEX-RN Exam today (YIKES!!!)

    Patchouli replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :smokin::smokin::smokin::smokin: thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! true about the job, but at least this stress is