R.NICU

R.NICU

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  1. What is your sleep routine the night before a night-shift?

    R.NICU replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    If it's my first day on I just go to sleep whenever I want [[somwhere between 11-2am]], wake up when I feel [[usually 8-10]], and may take a quick hour nap before work..but not usually. However, if I...

  2. Ages of male nursing students?

    R.NICU replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey guys. I started the RN program spring two years ago and was 21. Got my LPN license July last year and my RN license 3 days ago ...both at age 23

  3. will i be missing out in rehab?

    R.NICU posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    Hi everyone :) I'm nearing the end of my third semester of nursing school (one more semester to go, yes!) And I'm looking into my prospective opportunities as a new grad. I want to work in the NICU...

  4. Have you ever been mistaken for a doctor?

    R.NICU replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Men in Nursing

    sometimes. i tell them i'm a nurse and they ask me if i'm going to upgrade to doctor ...um,

  5. Ratios on acute rehab floor in hospital

    R.NICU replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    what are the patient:nurse ratios (for day and night) on your acute rehab floor in a hospital setting? -on days it's supposed to be 6:1 but it never is. it's usually 7-10 patients to a nurse what is...

  6. Who does what in the discharge?

    R.NICU replied to albinotoad's topic in Rehabilitation

    Hey. Sorry for the late response, but I've been M.I.A. d/t this last semester of school! omgoodness they are trying to kill us. anyway, that's another story, for another thread. At my facility, you...

  7. Pima CC Seat Shuffle

    R.NICU replied to Staragate's topic in Arizona Nursing

    That sounds like a cute stehie! Make sure you keep track of it. If you lend it to a doctor or another nurse, keep track of them cuz they will walk away with it. A doc in the ED at clinicals asked...

  8. Pima CC Seat Shuffle

    R.NICU replied to Staragate's topic in Arizona Nursing

    hey everyone, I'm in my fourth semester at Pima CC. You will have to have the following to be eligible for clinicals in the spring: 1. a TB skin test, good through the end of the spring semester. (TB...

  9. Lay-offs

    R.NICU replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i have a friend that works at tmc and she said alot of nurses got laid

  10. Everything is under control until...

    R.NICU posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    ...I get a new admit! I'm a new nurse chugging along through my orientation. Things seems to be going well, i started with 2 patients at the beginning of orientation and had 4 today + a new admit,...

  11. ER job- new grad

    R.NICU replied to RN-Ella's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe that will be good for you. There are several factors that could help determine that...how fast you learn, their new grad program, your preceptor, etc. I'm surprised your orientation isn't...

  12. 6 wks enough orientation for new nurse in acute rehab?

    R.NICU posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    hey rehab nurses, I'm a new nurse (passed NCLEX 07/01/10) and will be starting my orientation in an acute rehab hospital on August 4th. My orientation will be 6 weeks long and my DON said she will...

  13. looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

    R.NICU replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    writing 101 and 102 was basically a repeat of what i did in high school. I don't remember but one or two things from my psychology and sociology classes. Child Development was fun, but not needed....

  14. Nursing Gear- Essentials

    R.NICU replied to greenwithme's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    stethescope, penlight, tape, alcohol pads, several pens, and atleast two pairs of gloves on me at all

  15. On a scale of 1-10: Rehab Nursing

    R.NICU replied to RNBeachGirl's topic in Rehabilitation

    I also work at a rehab hospital and would give it an 8/10. Reasonable patient load, docs are nice most of the time, wonderful co-workers....yeah, 8/10. What knocks it down two points is that fact...

  16. 6 wks enough orientation for new nurse in acute rehab?

    R.NICU replied to R.NICU's topic in Rehabilitation

    thank you all for your replies! I'm so stoked! Wednesday is my first official day, but the nurses have been allowing me to do little things here and there :) what do you believe is the hardest...

  17. Tell me someone else has felt like this....

    R.NICU replied to NurseMegh's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I just received my LPN license this month and have a job in acute rehab. I believe I have a leg up on you by having worked in this facility for the past year as a tech so I'm not as...

  18. I just wanted to say...

    R.NICU replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    LOL seriously. Take a course in deciphering

  19. Code Brown

    R.NICU replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, what are these BSN students being taught?...the answer is yes, if you are working in a bedside capacity. You will be expected to clean up after a code brown. Often times you will have a...

  20. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    R.NICU replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto! I'm sorry but when I'm at work, I bend over backwards, do all kinds of flips, and jump through various hoops to get the job done. I need my time away from work to maintain my sanity. On a few...

  21. Black male nurses

    R.NICU replied to dlhall's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i'm a black male nurse, just got my LPN july 1st this year at the age of 23. Graduating RN school in december this year and hopefully will have my RN in December or January....also at the age of 23....

  22. best nclex cd program?

    R.NICU replied to SJMnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i passed the first time with the minimum amount of questions and i used saunders nclex-rn comprehensive review. I worried more about knowing my content. After two months of intense reviewing, I only...

  23. Why Didn't You Go To Med School?

    R.NICU replied to Missy BSN's topic in Nursing Career

    i always say "why didn't you go to Med school?" ....silence.... yeah...you won't ask that

  24. NCLEX RN 2 hours away

    R.NICU replied to jpali's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    JPALI, Girl you passed. Don't even sweat it. Go

  25. Will never really be ready...

    R.NICU replied to wannabHishands's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    you are ready. i studied about the same amount of time, maybe a little less, and passed. My feelings were identical to yours. my list of study topics seemed to increase instead of decrease....