Maco

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  1. Change

    Maco posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently workin and have always worked on a med floor( for 3yrs).I feel as though I'm getting burnt out on floor nursing.I feel as though all I do and all I have time to do is pass meds and...

  2. Night Shift

    Maco posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need help deciding what to do....Ive been working night shift for 5mths now. I love my coworkers on nights and the pace on nights but when I'm at home all I want to do is sleep,even on by days...

  3. What to do....

    Maco posted a topic in General Nursing

    I currently work on a med surg floor-which is where i went straight out of school and have been on this floor for 3 yrs...i'm debating on going to the ER but i'm scared to make a change.My manager is...

  4. What to do....

    Maco replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure that I can float to the er..from my understanding If I would transfer to the ER I would have to precept for 6 wks...like a new grade....I don't know if I would just do a night here and...

  5. nclex

    Maco posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the nclex today...75 questions, I feel like I actually knew maybe 5 questions out of the 75. I mainly had prioritizing and select all that apply.It was horrible. Does anyone know if it takes...

  6. frustrated

    Maco posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some advice. There is a certain charge nurse on my floor that I'm beginning to avoid wanting to work with. The other day I had just come back from lunch and I new that I had a patient that was...

  7. frustrated

    Maco replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    I think what gets to me is that there are only certain ones she treats this way.......she doesn't question other nurses on the floor. One time i was walking through the nurses desk and I answered the...

  8. Are you feeling effects of the economy on nursing?

    Maco replied to kjp1962's topic in General Nursing

    The census has been lower than norm on my surg floor also. I can remember it being a little slower last year at this time but for onlt about a week. Census has been low now for 2-3

  9. What should I do....

    Maco posted a topic in General Nursing

    Need Help....i'm in my last semester and precepting in the er-night shift. I think I like the the ER but I currenlt work on a Surgical floor and even though I don't want to do surgical floor nursing...

  10. What should I do....

    Maco replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to mention....I'm also a lpn and have worked on the floor 2

  11. Which Review Course?

    Maco posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I need some advice on some nclex rn review courses. Ive heard heard Kplan is really good but it is also very exspensive....someone told me about one called NCSBN Learning, has anyone heard ot it? Any...

  12. why??

    Maco posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why do nurses that work in the er say they couldn't work anywhere else other than the er..that they have been doing er nursing too long? Ive also heard that one learns so much much more working in the...

  13. Er

    Maco posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started my precepting in the ER which is night shift. I thought about working in the er after I graduate only I would want to work day shift......can anyone tell me the difference between the work...

  14. stress in er and icu

    Maco posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently working on a med/surg floor. Even though it can get stressful...I think Ive gotten somewhat gotten use to handling the stress. I'm interested in er and Icu but I don't know if those dept...

  15. stress in er and icu

    Maco replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    One thing is for sure....I do not want to work a 12 hour shift and every hour that passes it feels like eternity. One thing I can say about med-surg floor there is not enough time in the shift to do...

  16. Just got my Littmann Master Cardiology Stethoscope..

    Maco replied to Scrubz's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Can a master cardiology be used on

  17. Bsn

    Maco posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What type of positions in nusing are offered for BSN that aren't offered with a associate degree other than teaching. I hopefullty will have my associates in Dec. and Ive thought about continuing on...

  18. help

    Maco posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I need some help....I'm currenly in the lpn to rn transition with one semester left after this one.I'm taking peds and ob now.I study none stop and I'm barely passing.I'm not sure if I'm studying "to...

  19. help

    Maco replied to Maco's topic in LPN to RN

    I passed ob/peds...one more semester to

  20. Comfort Care

    Maco replied to byaya3's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    no vitals/fs either where I work...I did have a md as why I was given a pt nc o2 one time......and I also have had some nurses ask Why are you given O2 to a comfort care only

  21. ICU or ER

    Maco posted a topic in General Nursing

    Need Advice....I don't know which dept I would rather be in ER or Icu. I graduate in Dec and currently I work on a med/surg floor as a lpn and have been for 3yrs.I'm in the bridge program and I'll be...

  22. help

    Maco replied to Maco's topic in LPN to RN

    no...we were told that the questions from the test comes from our book and there is just so much info...I have a hard time pulling out what I need to know for the test. I realize that I need to focus...

  23. Advice on finding area of speciality

    Maco posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently a lpn on a med floor and have been for 2yrs.I graduate in 2 mths with my associates degree. Even though I like the med floor, I don't feel as though it is my "PASSION" Does anyone have...

  24. be honest....

    Maco replied to dsanto3's topic in LPN to RN

    I"m in the transition program and I find it somewhat easier than the LPN program. The LPN program was a accelerated course and I feel I memorized more than I learned. Now in I feel as though I'm...

  25. advice on finding speciality

    Maco posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi....I'm currently a lpn and I'm in the transition program for my associates. I currently work on a medical floor and have been for 2yrs. Even though I like my job, I don't feel that the med floor is...