aprilr

aprilr

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  1. Info on starting own business

    aprilr posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Does anyone have a good book/video/class/anything that would help with starting a new business. I am thinking about possibly starting my own business within the next 5 or so years but would have no...

  2. Aesthetics Nursing

    aprilr replied to NurseKimberley's topic in Aesthetics

    Idoskin1, Would you suggest a person to get their esty license if they are already an RN and would like get into aesthetic nursing? I am considering it because I feel it would be the best way to...

  3. Aesthetics Nursing

    aprilr replied to NurseKimberley's topic in Aesthetics

    To any of you nurses that are already in the aesthetic field, how did you choose where to get your training? I have seen posts where people have not had good luck with certain training programs. I...

  4. Aesthetics Nursing

    aprilr replied to NurseKimberley's topic in Aesthetics

    Does anyone know good websites or resources to find aesthetic nurse job openings. I cannot seem to find any helpful sites. The only way I have found to find jobs is to look up specific businesses...

  5. Aesthetic Nursing

    aprilr posted a topic in Aesthetics

    Hi, I know threads about aesthetic nursing have been seen before, lately they haven't been generating much conversation. I am REALLY interested in becoming an aesthetic nurse. I will graduate in May...

  6. New Grad willing to work ANYWHERE! Where's hiring and doesn't have 1000's of apps???

    aprilr replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in General Nursing

    I live in North Dakota and there are not many nurses in the state without a job. There are many rural hospitals that are desperate for nurses and are giving sign on bonuses. The hospitals in the...

  7. Online Nursing Programs??

    aprilr replied to nikki109's topic in General Nursing

    I will be graduating from an online program in May. I am an LPN and will graduate with my BSN. It has been difficult but it is completely do-able. You basically have to just read the book and teach...

  8. Can an RN school hold your transcripts....

    aprilr replied to acceleratedstudent's topic in General Nursing

    The school that I am attending is also doing this. They said that they will not clear us to take the boards until the ATI says that we are ready. After I graduate in May I have to take an ATI...

  9. if you could give 5 tips on how to ace nursing school what would they be?

    aprilr replied to Firefly602's topic in General Nursing

    Do not skip class unless there is an emergency, these are not going to be classes that you can show up just for the tests and still pass. You are going to learn more by reading and going to class...

  10. Surgical internship

    aprilr posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am soon doing an internship in the operating room. When I was in LPN school I observed multiple times in the OR with no problems. Now that I graduating in May and getting ready for my internship....

  11. Safety syringes

    aprilr replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly what you are talking about! The last place I worked only used them. We did not have them for IM, only insulin. I did not like them because of the bubbles. Like you said the safety...

  12. Traveling botox & filler RN?

    aprilr replied to plasticrn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    plasticrn, I have been searching for information on aesthetic nursing for a long time. I live in North Dakota and there is not a lot of job opportunity. Do you think that I should get certified...

  13. Bad weather and getting to the hospital

    aprilr replied to SusanKathleen, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I live in North Dakota so I have some experience with snow. Just last weekend we had a bad storm and people got stuck at work for over 24 hours because people could not get into work. But they also...

  14. don't want to charge

    aprilr replied to yr of tx's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Maybe instead of saying that you do not believe that you are qualified to do charge, you could try and tell them that you are not as comfortable and confident as charge. At my facility, if you tell...

  15. Are you an introvert or extrovert?

    aprilr replied to jessi1106's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was asked this question during an interview not long ago. The job was for an aesthetic nurse specialist which I guess would be one of those areas that an extrovert would be

  16. Need shoe advice!

    aprilr posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hi. Recently I started a new job, it is similar to my prior job but something must be different. My feet are KILLING me. I come home at night and cannot sleep because my legs and feet hurt so bad....

  17. LPN salary in MN

    aprilr replied to k777's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a Pediatric Home Healthcare company in a rural part of Minnesota. I was fresh out of school. I was getting $14.75 with night and weekend incentive

  18. DONS working the floor in LTC?

    aprilr replied to sparkles_2221's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know that the DON has a lot of responsibility and is very busy. But I know that ours has nothing to do with the scheduling or direct patient care. The only time she comes to the floor is when...

  19. Help. Job Advice...Please?

    aprilr replied to boberry's topic in General Nursing

    It is a really tough choice. I left a full time night position in a pediatric home health care agency to a day/evening full time position at a psychiatric hospital. It was hard to decided what to...

  20. DONS working the floor in LTC?

    aprilr replied to sparkles_2221's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The DON at my facility has not worked the floor in the year and a half that I have been there. There have been times where we were so short staffed that 3 or 4 people get mandated, shift after shift...

  21. i need advice. i'm frustrated with how i'm behaving and my attitude

    aprilr replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to school for my BSN and currently working as an LPN. My best advice, like others have mentioned, is a daily planner. Write down EVERYTHING. No matter how small it may be or if you are...

  22. Do you get paid for your lunch?

    aprilr replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I have never been paid for lunch if I actually got a break. It was a big deal in our hospital for a while that people weren't taking breaks and just worked through lunch breaks. They didn't want to...

  23. Best Holiday Gift Given by Your Hospital

    aprilr replied to zoopnever's topic in General Nursing

    We got absolutely nothing for Christmas and Thanksgiving. For nurses week we got a water bottle, candy bar and a pen. We do get $5 for the vending machines for our birthday! Haha not a lot but I...

  24. I have interview!

    aprilr replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to

  25. microwave on psych unit

    aprilr replied to cowgirl2stepup's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work at a psychiatric hospital as a float. Our PICU does have a microwave in the patient kitchen for them to use. In the year and a half that I have worked there we have not had any issues with it...