Hi everyone, I had previously inquired about Grady Hospital. After many negative opinions, I decided that is not the place for me. However, one person who replied to my Grady post mentioned that Wellstar Kennestone was a good place to work. Just cur...
To all future RN's, if you want to take an NCLEX review course, the one to take is the one given my a man named Mark Klimek. This guy is AWESOME!!!! I learned more in the 4 days with him than I did clear through school. He teaches you what strategies...
Hey everyone, Here is a link that you can go to that will let you send a message to your senator telling him to help stop Bush from taking away overtime pay. PLEASE do this!!! http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/voteforovertime/step1
Hi everyone, I have been offered a position as a nurse with a group of gynecologists that specialize in oncology. I have worked for a physician before, but rarely with oncology. Can anyone tell me what I might encounter? I have an understanding from ...
Hello Everyone, I am interested in doing missionary work as an RN (I am an LPN, will grad in Junes'04 for RN) with a church group or such. I want to do this for 2 weeks a year in Mexico. My husband is from Mexico, and has been here for 15 plus years...
Hi everyone. I took the nclex on Wednesday and found out Friday that I failed!!! I was devastated!!! I cried for hours upon end!!! Does anyone who failed the first time and passed on the 2nd try have any words of wisdom for me??? PLEASE!!!!
20 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level of Insanity: 1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and Point A Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down. 2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice. 3. Every Time S...
Hi fellow Ohio Nurses!!! Can anyone tell me what it is like to work at Good Sam? ParB? I interviewed for the Ortho med/Surg floor, and from what I was tols and saw, it seems like a fantastic place. Anyone have any input? Thanks!!
unknown99 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Med-Surg
Not again!!! We are an inpatient acute rehab unit... not a geriatric psych floor!!! No wonder I quit full time floor nursing to go to telephone triage!!!
It depends on the situation. I have run it in on a trauma patient at 250/hr-- but that is not common Sometinmes we will go 4/hr sometimes 2/hr---just depends on the patient and the dituation.
unknown99 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in Triage
I start next week with Optum Nurse call Line. I have been an RN for nearing 2 years, but was an LPN for 20 years prior. I do have 6 years med-surg and rehab nursing-- which was a big plus for them. I went on the interview, did a few tests, had a back...
I work with nurses young enough to be my daughter, and also some old enough to be my mother. Age makes no difference--- as long as that nurse is competent.
Hello, I work at a hospital which has Greak Oaks students do the clinicals there. The instructors are extremely knowledgable, and the students are not passed on unless they are absolutely ready to be. For Great Oaks, pass rates as follows: 2002: 84....
This is non nursing related, but, a couple of years ago, I was substitute instructing for a college literature course at our local community college. We were comparing how some song lyrics are like poetry. I brought up Bob Dylan, and the 19 year old ...