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  1. termination from nursing school

    cokeforbreakfast replied to cwgirl7's topic in General Students

    I personally know of one student in a similar situation for whom the mere threat of a lawsuit was enough to pursuade the school to graduate the student. I am an RN married to an attorney, and I can...

  2. Capstone/senior practicum-Home Health vs hospital

    cokeforbreakfast replied to all-smiles's topic in General Nursing

    The ONLY students in my cohort that got jobs right out of the gate got them through their senior practicum. Pick a practicum where you'd like to work (make sure that the facility doesn't have a firm...

  3. What does your username mean?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not

  4. Do you consider 0-1 void overnight decreased urine output?

    cokeforbreakfast posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    In general, does it cause you any concern any if your pt. has 0 or 1 void on the 11-7 shift? I know that I never go overnight, but I am a camel:) Thanks,

  5. What is the longest long day anyone works???

    cokeforbreakfast replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    My last day of work at my clinic is this Friday 0800 to 1500 (I was scheduled until 5, but I'm getting off early so I can drive 1.75 hours to my first night at my NEW HOSPITAL JOB 7p to 7a). So, SO...

  6. How many hours a day or a week for accelerated bsn?thanks!

    cokeforbreakfast replied to eryna's topic in General Nursing

    All day, every day, all week. I lived away from home M-F for my post-bacc and I thought I could get everything done during the week, then spend homework-free weekends with my family. I was deluded....

  7. Wrist watches...what are the pros and cons?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to danvis_65's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My answer is a cuff watch. I have about five. They are all metal, springloaded, and I just pull off to wash my hands or when I do something invasive. There is not much risk of my forgetting it in my...

  8. Passed the RN board exam this year... I have a situation... Need advice Please!!

    cokeforbreakfast replied to CrystalNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget about clinic work. At my facility the RNs do all the IV infusions, assist in surgery, do caths, and a lot of critical thinking in other jobs like triage and protimes. It was enough...

  9. RN's in dr. offices

    cokeforbreakfast replied to weluv3's topic in General Nursing

    The 30+ provider multispecialty clinic I work at has 10 RNs: one each in protimes, refills, triage, staffing, iv infusion/float/allergies, cardiopulmonary (stress testing, echo, etc.) and two in...

  10. Is it legal for them to have me take sick call unpaid?

    cokeforbreakfast posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. Is it legal for my clinic to have me taking sick calls from the nursing staff of 50 between 6 and 8 am, and then make calls to reassign staff appropriately, using my home and cell phone, and not...

  11. Is it legal for them to have me take sick call unpaid?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in General Nursing

    Emergency RN, Your post is too true. When I got hired to do the staffing, I assumed I'd be getting paid for the hours I took call at home and I thought they'd give me a phone. In retrospect, guess I...

  12. Is it legal for them to have me take sick call unpaid?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you ALL for the great replies. It's just been gnawing at me, and every morning I do it I get more and more cranky. For the poster that asked, it is a 30 plus provider multispecialty clinic. And,...

  13. Orientation, what's that like?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to grateful2010's topic in General Nursing

    Ooops...meant SEE

  14. Orientation, what's that like?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to grateful2010's topic in General Nursing

    Show one, do one, teach

  15. Anyone do VNUS closures?

    cokeforbreakfast posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you do VNUS closures under local anesthetic (no anesthetist, no general, no versed), do you use any sort of continuous vitals monitoring? My facility's current practice is to only do vitals before...

  16. Anyone do VNUS closures?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in General Nursing

    So far, your answer makes me feel MUCH better. Thanks for taking the time to reply! The cocktail is mixed in a 500 ml bag of NS. An average of half to 3/4 of the bag is given in the area near the vein...

  17. to go or not go to pinning ceremony?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    I am 40, and I pretty much intended to go all along...that said, pinning was more meaningful and memorable than I ever would have dreamed. My mom, husband, and two daughters were there; my 19 yo...

  18. Signed up for ACLS...what to expect?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to jmokeefe's topic in General Nursing

    Get a good EKG book and/or take practice cardiac rhythm tests on the internet prior to class. Register early so you get your pre-course homework in plenty of time. YOU CAN DO IT! As a December 09 grad...

  19. Wedding Band Tattoo

    cokeforbreakfast replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone with visible tatoos in my program had to wear a band-aid over them at

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

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

    Monday I started my new job at a local clinic, and two days later I got a call from a hospital I applied to for some PRN positions 397 miles from my house. They were willing to hire me even though...

  21. MICU......Interview went well.

    cokeforbreakfast replied to chuckz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yay!!

  22. It's official. I got a job!

    cokeforbreakfast posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I finally got a job and I start Monday! Thanks to you all for enduring my whining since I graduated in December! I promise I'll stop posting so much now that I have other things to occupy my time! :)...

  23. Do doctors really yell at you, and get away with it?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to copyandpaste's topic in General Nursing

    "I guess yelling and screaming are in the eye of the beholder and some people will label every roll of the eyeball as abuse." You are so lucky that you have worked in settings where this has not been...

  24. Do you think the job market for nurses will improve by the time you graduate?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Students

    I have to laugh...at one hospital I have been kicked out of their computer system twice because I have "exceeded the number of allowed applications within the specified time frame"! I got a total of 6...

  25. Do you think the job market for nurses will improve by the time you graduate?

    cokeforbreakfast replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Students

    "We currently have 54 openings for RNs- some per diem, some float, some part time, and some full time (looks like a pretty even mix of PD, PT, and FT.) Some are in the hospital, some in home care,...