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  1. Any tips for UNE organic chem final?

    pumpkin posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

  2. Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island class of 2013

    pumpkin replied to CCTRN524's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was placed on the alternate list last year, and they sent me a letter to

  3. Forgot to renew my BLS!

    pumpkin posted a topic in General Nursing

    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. Forgot to renew my BLS!

    pumpkin replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  5. Problems with shift to shift report

    pumpkin posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    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...

  6. Online ACLS certification?

    pumpkin replied to pumpkin's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

  7. Online ACLS certification?

    pumpkin posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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

    pumpkin replied to RN_Amanda's topic in Nursing Career

    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. Job advice

    pumpkin posted a topic in PACU

    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...

  10. How did you find the area of nursing that you love (or at least like)?

    pumpkin posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  11. Should I do agency??

    pumpkin posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    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

    pumpkin posted a topic in Emergency

    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. Any advice for a floor nurse making the transition to the ED?

    pumpkin posted a topic in Emergency

    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...

  14. Any advice for a floor nurse making the transition to the ED?

    pumpkin replied to pumpkin's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the advice everyone!

  15. Need advice - is this abuse?

    pumpkin posted a topic in Pediatric

    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...

  16. Need advice - is this abuse?

    pumpkin replied to pumpkin's topic in Pediatric

    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...

  17. Know of any "Graduate Nurse" programs for icu?

    pumpkin replied to EwwThat'sNasty's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    When I first graduated, I applied to the Mass General program and they turned me down as I have no ICU experience. Now that I have 8 months on a med-surg floor, I have looked into transferring into...

  18. Where to Study/Where to Work Boston area

    pumpkin replied to alphafe's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi! You have a background similar to mine. I went to UMass Boston. Almost all of my prerequisites were done. The only ones I needed to take were Chemistry I&II, A&P I&II, Nutrition,...

  19. Good clinical skills book?

    pumpkin posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone could recommend a good clinical skills book that shows the "proper" way of doing things. I was rushed through my orientation at work, and every once in a...

  20. A resident swore at me!

    pumpkin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad of 6 months on a Surgical/Ortho/Trauma floor. When I first started here, I was miserable. I'm very shy and it's hard for me to talk to new people. But in the past 2 months things...

  21. Hourly vs Exempt Salaries

    pumpkin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad and I recently received a job offer from a hospital where nurses are salaried and not paid by the hour. I have never heard of this and was rather confused regarding pay. I was told...

  22. A resident swore at me!

    pumpkin replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your advice and support. I do feel better about the situation now. Part of the reason I took his behavior so badly is that my wedding is next week, and I'm already on edge. It...

  23. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

    pumpkin posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi all, I am a new grad of 4 months working on a busy Ortho/Trauma floor. It has gotten to be an almost daily occurence that I come home crying because a patient/family has decided to take out...

  24. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

    pumpkin replied to pumpkin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks everyone, It sounds as if thicker skin is just something that will come with time. In the meantime, it makes me feel better to realize I'm not the only one dealing with this. I'll try to...

  25. Salaries??

    pumpkin posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi all! I am a new nursing grad and I recently interviewed at Beth Israel. They have offered me a job, however, I'm a little concerned about the fact that the nurses there are salaried. I don't...