Aurora77

Aurora77

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  1. Mandated Flu vaccine?

    Aurora77 replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Mine's mandating the vaccine. I've been getting them for years, so I don't really care. I just wish we could give each other our vax instead of going to the set up times which aren't the most...

  2. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    Aurora77 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital just instituted a facility wide policy that states no one should walk past a flashing light. Not housekeeping, dietary, nurses, the CEO, anyone. We can be written up if we do. I think...

  3. You really think nurses make alot of money? Let me give you something to think about

    Aurora77 replied to diosa78's topic in General Nursing

    So plumbers don't have living expenses, wives/husbands, kids? I'm 34 and to me making $40,000 a year (not including my husband) IS a lot of money. It's part of why I changed careers and went into...

  4. You really think nurses make alot of money? Let me give you something to think about

    Aurora77 replied to diosa78's topic in General Nursing

    It's simple. If you feel like you're not making enough money, find another nursing position. If nursing doesn't pay well enough for you--get another career. Change is difficult, but it can be done....

  5. How Do I Transfer My Texas RN to Missouri RN??? Afterwards.. any luck with JOBS???

    Aurora77 replied to estubbs07's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to MO! It's fantastic here. Definitely contact the BON, I'm sure they can walk you through the process of getting licensed here. About jobs, I'm in southwest MO. Cox (in Springfield) has...

  6. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    Aurora77 replied to APatriganiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yay! I'm glad it worked out well for

  7. BP treatment

    Aurora77 replied to maram00's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That's stupid. So they'd rather deal with the stroke vs the high BP? Our ED treats

  8. Your first Code Blue

    Aurora77 replied to MMARN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have yet to see my first code; I've been working for 3 months now. That's the one thing that absolutely terrifies me. I just pray that if one of my patients codes that it will not be because of...

  9. What were you not expecting when you got out on your own?

    Aurora77 replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been pleasantly surprised at how comfortable I have been. I now know what a fantastic education I got. I have so much to learn, but don't feel like I'm drowning. I am also amazed at my coworkers....

  10. How Much Medication Education Do You Do?

    Aurora77 replied to Guest 360983's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on the patient. I work med/surg and a lot of my pts have been taking meds for years. They can tell me more about the med than I can tell them! :) If it's a new med to them, I'll go...

  11. PICC line removal, a sterile procedure?

    Aurora77 replied to Anoetos's topic in General Nursing

    I had a mildly confused pt the other night. He was A&O, but would repeat questions, that sort of thing. We were in and out of his room off and on except for when he was soundly asleep, or so he...

  12. Narcotic Descrepency!!!

    Aurora77 replied to APatriganiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our pyxis prints out discrepancy reports, so it should be easy to figure out who first miscounted. Yes, you should have reported it, but the error should be simple to

  13. What does an RN REALLY do?

    Aurora77 replied to dazed&confused1129's topic in General Nursing

    How do I get that gig? I'd love to get paid to sit and knit all night. I might relocate for that.

  14. Should I choose a different hospital for clinicals each semester?

    Aurora77 replied to qcobra's topic in General Students

    We didn't get a choice. I ended up doing clinicals at a nursing home, 2 large hospitals, 2 smaller hospitals, and one long term acute care facility. I felt it was beneficial to get a chance to see...

  15. Where do the damn pillows go?

    Aurora77 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I had no idea IV poles and pillows were such a hot commodity. They are like gold on our floor. It seems, too, that we occasionally have more than we need, or (more often) have to go on the...

  16. The heparin bottle for a cap?

    Aurora77 replied to MAdams2610's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad. We were taught to recap after drawing up

  17. Great nursing jobs out there :)

    Aurora77 replied to ICU, BSN, B.S., RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad and have been at my job for a little more than 3 months. I love my job. I feel incredibly lucky to have gotten this position. I work nights on a post op med/surg unit at a fairly small...

  18. Lump on back

    Aurora77 replied to ERTechSuDo's topic in General Nursing

    My magic 8 ball says......."See your

  19. "6 months notice is customary"

    Aurora77 replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. The only one behaving badly is her. I'm sorry you had to put up with that nonsense. Hope the new job goes

  20. PICC line removal, a sterile procedure?

    Aurora77 replied to Anoetos's topic in General Nursing

    It's not when the pt decides to do it themselves. Ask me how I know.

  21. Politcally incorrect rant aka how my day went

    Aurora77 replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    I bet they could. The pattern is set up so each DPN is a repeat, so if you did them on two circulars, you'd have 2 repeats per needle. It's one of the more popular Ravelry projects, so if you...

  22. Politcally incorrect rant aka how my day went

    Aurora77 replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    I love making socks on DPNs. I'd never tried using 4 until I started Cookie A's Monkeys (I'm doing the no purl version). Love, love, love using 4. No hint of ladders at all. Never tried cables yet,...

  23. Politcally incorrect rant aka how my day went

    Aurora77 replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    Can I jump in on the knitting action, too? I'm working on a shawl for my SIL for Christmas. Loving it, but it takes more concentration than I'm used to. :) SueSquatchRN, is that your Ravelry user...

  24. Flaming rant

    Aurora77 replied to workingspaz's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. I know my ER colleagues have a challenging job but it drives me crazy to get the paperwork tubed up to us and immediately have the phone ring asking if we're ready for the pt. Yes, I...

  25. What do you do on the drive to work?

    Aurora77 replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    I listen to books on CD. I got into the habit when I was commuting an hour each way to nursing school. I've only got a half hour drive to work now, but still love my