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  1. CEN test questions?

    nursecass posted a topic in Emergency

    Could any of you please recommend a book/source that is mainly CEN practice test questions? I found when I studied for NCLEX that reading out of the book did me absolutely no good, but doing repeated...

  2. open toe shoes for interviewing?

    nursecass posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's been a while since I've been on an interview and I have a few coming up and I was just wondering if open toe shoes are a bad idea to wear to the interview? I will be interviewing for ICU and ER...

  3. open toe shoes for interviewing?

    nursecass replied to nursecass's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks everyone! I decided to go conservative (which is my instinct anyway) and actually found a really cute pair of flats at Target that I can wear just randomly after the interview also. Thanks for...

  4. refusing to prep a pt for surgery?

    nursecass posted a topic in PACU

    Hi all, I'm going to keep this as brief as possible but I was hoping I could get some advice/feedback. I am an ER nurse that has cross trained to work in the pre-op/PACU in our little rural hospital....

  5. refusing to prep a pt for surgery?

    nursecass replied to nursecass's topic in PACU

    I just wanted to follow up and thank you for all of your responses. Unfortunately the surgery went as scheduled, and instead of being able to distance myself from the situation I was in fact the...

  6. DFW hospital reviews?

    nursecass posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi all, My husband and I are looking at moving to DFW in the near future and I'm just starting the adventure of looking at hospitals in the area. I have about 5 years of ICU/ER experience but have...

  7. DFW hospital reviews?

    nursecass replied to nursecass's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks so much for the info TexeCuter! That's exactly what I was sort of hoping for-a bit of a run down on some of the hospitals. :) I'm definitely looking forward to getting into a higher acuity...

  8. Great Podcasts

    nursecass replied to haji's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks for these! I've listened to Dr. Guy's and am always looking for more. Thanks for

  9. DFW hospital reviews?

    nursecass replied to nursecass's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thank you Commuter! It's actually a huge relief to hear that unions don't really exist there. I'm currently in a union hospital and it has been way more challenging than I could have imagined and...

  10. cen exam pearls

    nursecass replied to RN1980's topic in Emergency

    saving this thread-thanks!

  11. DFW hospital reviews?

    nursecass replied to nursecass's topic in Texas Nursing

    Also if you know which (if any) are union I would appreciate that info as well.

  12. responsibility to report threats?

    nursecass posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will try to make this as brief as possible. Last week I helped take care of a patient that we have had behavior problems with in the past. He and his wife both have numerous incidents within both...

  13. responsibility to report threats?

    nursecass replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and this actually happened in a surgical area. The threat was against a hospitalist, and the way the family found out was the surgeon went and told them directly before the pt even went to...

  14. responsibility to report threats?

    nursecass replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the responses-that was my initial thought but I wasn't sure I should proceed with the police report until I did something else. I'm going to go by work today and contact corporate to...

  15. Questions about Nursing as a profession

    nursecass replied to NMonti's topic in General Nursing

    A big part of nursing is education-a BIG part. I cannot think of one area of nursing that does not include teaching/educating patients and family members. It may not be the traditional standing in a...

  16. Pregnant ER nurse

    nursecass replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in Emergency

    First of all, congratulations! I worked in ER throughout the last 6 months of my pregnancy and really was able to do it without too much difficulty. I worked in a very "rough" ER with lots of very...

  17. Struggling with ER doc-advice?

    nursecass posted a topic in Emergency

    I am having some issues with one of our doctors in the ER and I'm not quite sure how to handle it and was wondering if you all could give me some feedback. This doctor is not someone I trust AT ALL....

  18. motion sickness with flight/transport nursing?

    nursecass posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I would love to do flight nursing, and there are some really great opportunities around me for that but I am worried I wouldn't be able to do it since I get motion sick occasionally. I used to be...

  19. Feedback on Bay Area hospitals?

    nursecass posted a topic in California Nursing

    My husband and I are looking at relocating to the east bay area (from out of state) and I am starting to do some research on local hospitals and was wondering what experiences you all have had with...

  20. Feedback on Bay Area hospitals?

    nursecass replied to nursecass's topic in California Nursing

    My husband has interviewed in Livermore, we are thinking of living somewhere around Pleasanton. Where we live will sort of depend on where I get a job, but ideally we would like to split the commute...

  21. Do you like being a CCU nurse?

    nursecass replied to student4488's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I started my career in a CVICU and because of location had to move to a hospital closer to home that does not offer ICU so now I do ER and I must say that I LOVE/LOVED being a CVICU nurse! It really...

  22. Reading Telemetry

    nursecass replied to KAW1962's topic in General Nursing

    The last hospital I worked at gave all the nurses a subscription to Pearls Review online and I found a lot of their information helpful when I was designing a class for intro to rhythms. I thought it...

  23. replacement bls card?

    nursecass posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know if/where I can get a replacement BLS card? I'm not sure where mine is. I carry my ACLS card with me, thinking it would be enough (since you can't get ACLS without BLS) but I start a...

  24. References? Do you use co-workers? or just supervisors?

    nursecass posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am just wondering if I should list one of my previous co-workers as a reference, or if I should stick just to supervisors? Right now I have a house sup from the most recent hospital I worked at, a...

  25. Working nights with a family?

    nursecass replied to scrubbee's topic in General Nursing

    I actually think working nights works BETTER for my family, because I'm gone at night while they are sleeping like you said. The way we work it is I usually work Sunday and Monday nights (I'm only...