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  1. I was placed on the alternate list last year, and they sent me a letter to
  2. Forgot to renew my BLS!

    Thank you all for your replies! I've decided to do the online BLS. There are quite a few training centers offering skills sessions near me. Since I've already expired, I didn't want to have to wait...
  3. Forgot to renew my BLS!

    So I went to make a photocopy of my BLS card today and did a double take when I noticed that I was due to renew back in April. In the past, the nurse educator of my unit would always let us know when...
  4. I'm hoping someone here has some advice they might be able to share with me. I'm planning on applying to school in the fall. Unfortunately, my sciences are now over 10 years old so I decided to do...
  5. Thank you all for your replies. Normally, I would never do an entirely online program. But right now I don't seem to have a choice. I come from the ER, but I unfortunately let my ACLS expire. I do...
  6. I have been in the ICU for almost 4 months now, about to get off orientation. While I am new to ICU, I am not a new nurse. I am having a really difficult time giving report at shift change. If it's...
  7. I am in the process of applying to a school right now, and have a question about ACLS certification. I just started in my ICU over the summer, and my nurse educator does not want me to get ACLS until...
  8. Night shifts with a 6 month old baby

    I feel your pain. I worked nights when I gave birth to my son. I thought this would be ideal - we wouldn't have to put him in daycare and I would get to spend time with him during the day. But it...
  9. I'm just curious to find out how people fell into their area of specialty. How did you know that's what you wanted to do? I have only been a nurse for 3 years. I worked for a year on a Med/Surg...
  10. Job advice

    I just wanted to ask you PACU nurses your opinion. When I graduated I worked for a year on a Med/Surg floor, then transferred to the ER and worked there for a little over a year. It became very...
  11. Should I do agency??

    Hi, I just need some advice. I have been a nurse for 2 1/2 years. I've worked in Med/Surg, ER, and am now finishing orientation as an OR nurse. I was recently speaking with a travel nurse in my OR...
  12. Organizational skills

    Hi all, I recently started in an ER after working on a floor for a year. I really like it in the ER, but I'm having some problem regarding organization. On the floor, I was so used to carrying...
  13. Thanks for the advice everyone!
  14. After paying my dues on a med-surg floor for a year, I will be moving to the ED in about 6 weeks. I observed there and absolutely loved it. But I know that it's completely different from floor...
  15. Need advice - is this abuse?

    Hey all, I'm hoping you can help me out. Right now I feel absolutely sick about this. My cousin had a baby girl a little over a year ago. My cousin has been diagnosed with major depression and she...