HURN

HURN BSN, RN

Med-Surg, Stepdown, Vascular ICU

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  1. What exactly is PCU?

    HURN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering....I'm currently seeking employment on a Progressive Care Unit. In the hospital I work in, the PCU is like a cardiac/med-tele med-surg unit. The nurses sometime take up to 6 pt, the...

  2. RN to RD. What do you think?

    HURN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all. Here to get some advice from my nursing professionals out there. I've been an inpatient bedside nurse for almost 2 years now and I'm feeling a pull to change directions in my career. I love...

  3. Do you ever plan on leaving the bedside?

    HURN replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I do. Been an RN for 2 years now and already feeling burned out. Actually thinking of leaving nursing altogether to become an RD/nutrition and to pursue my ultimate dream in culinary

  4. RN to..Nutritionist? Fused position?

    HURN replied to Jess4Nursing's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Okay cool. And I'll keep you updated as well. Good

  5. RN to..Nutritionist? Fused position?

    HURN replied to Jess4Nursing's topic in Virginia Nursing

    What a coincidence! I'm am looking to do the same exact thing. I'm an RN with a BS and my interest has been shifting to nutrition, health and wellness recently. I've been working inpatient acute care...

  6. Virginia nurse roll call

    HURN replied to starletRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I'm in Hampton Roads also. Graduated Dec.07. Working surgical (med/surg dumping ground) currently. Have mixed feelings about what I'm doing. More bad days then good. Looking to transition into...

  7. What exactly is PCU?

    HURN replied to HURN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay so my next question is what are my chances of landing this position when I have no experience with cardiac/telemetry/step-down/pre-ICU pts? I'm 1yr plus out of school and work on a surgical unit...

  8. What exactly is PCU?

    HURN replied to HURN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input you all. In my hospital our PCU is like a cardiac stepdown pretty much how Eirene described it. The hospital I'm interviewing for PCU is more like our ICU here in my

  9. pros and cons of PEDS vs ADULTS

    HURN replied to penny77's topic in General Nursing

    I battle with doing adult focused nursing vs. peds sometimes. I see that nurse recruiter pointed out a good characteristic in you that would go well with the peds population. I like that she was...

  10. Negative Threads

    HURN replied to Seagate's topic in General Nursing

    By the time I get home at night, I'm to tired to log on to rant. But on my days off I log on to see other posts that are going through the same exact things I did at work. This particular forum is a...

  11. Heparin SC admin

    HURN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Does heparin sc supposed to burn? I've had a few pt say it does. I always admin in the abdomen and grasps the fatty part between my thumb and pointer finger. Some of my pt say they don't feel a thing....

  12. ACLS

    HURN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all. I signed up for an ACLS class this summer. I'm really looking forward to it, what do I need to do to prepare? I have no cardiac background and am a 1st yr nurse. I plan to open up my Med-Surg...

  13. ACLS

    HURN replied to HURN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much for your advice. I will definitely get with tele monitor tech in my hospital and look at strips. We did that in clinical in nursing school and it was helpful. Thanks for all the...

  14. Has Your Facility Ever Tried to Have a Set Schedule?

    HURN replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Scheduling sucks on my unit. Our scheduler for day shift turns the schedule in to the manager and she changes everything then put the schedule out a week before the current schedule ends. We're...

  15. Any RNs that are fitness instructors?

    HURN replied to HealthyRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I would love to some day instruct a fitness class! I'm in shape and blessed with a fast metabolism but i'm not disciplined enough to hit the gym/trail the 4 days I'm off from the hospital. I need a...

  16. I passed, my NCLEX-RN jouney has come to an end

    HURN replied to ChickenJoyRN,BSN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations! Welcome the Nursing!!!! That was the easy part, the real journey

  17. A nurse should have at least 5 years exp before NP school

    HURN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Heck it can take an RN or any nurse for that matter 5 years to feel confident and comfortable. We all have that freedom of choice especially when it comes to education and the opportunity is...

  18. Self-scheduling

    HURN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, need some advice. A few nurses and myself on a busy surgical unit are displeased with how our scheduling is going. We would really like to adopt self scheduling on our unit as the other units...

  19. Self-scheduling

    HURN replied to HURN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the quick reply Katnip. Another nurse acutally mentioned breaking it up into teams. I know a nurse on another unit who self-schedules, thanks for the

  20. Heparin SC admin

    HURN replied to HURN's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks. Never thought to look up it's side

  21. RN new grad hourly salary hampton roads

    HURN replied to RN2bnVA's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I was offered a position in Norfolk for 19.50 and 20.50 in

  22. Not happy in 1st year

    HURN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay this is gonna be a long post, so bear with me. I need to vent and whine....I have been an RN for 8mo. now, well really been working since RN-A 10mo. I work 12hr. 3 days/wk on a busy post-surgical...

  23. Not happy in 1st year

    HURN replied to HURN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah I am actually considering switching to nights. I worked a few nights already and I loved it, of course childcare is an issue. I'm trying to work that out so that I can switch. I've worked on...

  24. Not happy in 1st year

    HURN replied to HURN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks guys for sharing your input.

  25. feeling helpless...

    HURN replied to ewilson3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OMG, I'm going through a similar thing. Same unit, but I work crazy day shift . Only have up to 6 patients, but night shift gets up to 8 and both shifts are almost always understaffed. Our resource or...