LilRedRN1973

LilRedRN1973

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  1. Just took my boards....

    LilRedRN1973 replied to RNJennifer's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats on passing!!! I was going to tell you that from everything I've read about and what we were told by the NCLEX people who came to speak to our class, you SHOULD walk away feeling like it was...

  2. Nclex 1 1/2 week to go

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LUVONCRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, look at this way...you only have to get 50% of the questions correct on the NCLEX. The computer has to be 95% sure that you have the ability to answer 50% of the questions correctly, but it's...

  3. Jobs at hospitals and credit checks...

    LilRedRN1973 replied to NO1_2NV's topic in General Students

    I was denied employment as a deputy for our county. The sheriff loved me and offered me the position, but as we were going over paperwork, the bankruptcy question came up. Because I had a bankruptcy...

  4. The Less-Than-Glamorous Duties

    LilRedRN1973 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    We had a DO for the milk and molasses enema we administered the other night. We had to go to the cafeteria with a requisition for molasses. When the lady behind the cash register asked what we...

  5. Nurscee's Freaking Out!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    That is one thing my preceptor keeps telling me: it's good I'm nervous, scared, apprehensive about becoming a "real nurse". She says she's glad I ask a lot of questions, especially when it comes to...

  6. Nurscee's Freaking Out!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    After reading through all of these posts mentioning length of orientation, I'm starting to get FREAKED out over mine!!! I have 3 weeks of being with a preceptor and then I'm on my own (provided I pass...

  7. The Less-Than-Glamorous Duties

    LilRedRN1973 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    And you may have to clean YOURSELF from head to toe. A travel nurse I was working with had a patient projective vomit and it landed all over her head, hair, face, and shoulders. She handled herself...

  8. where are the nursing shortages?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    I live in northern Nevada and will be starting as a new grad in May 2005 (just signed my contract). I will be starting at $26.35 and that includes my whopping 10% shift differential for night shift....

  9. Concerned about this and other sites

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

    I have a question: We had a short seminar the other day given by the NCLEX people as well as people from our state's Board of Nursing. I hadn't really thought of this before but apparently, we have...

  10. Which is better for new grad? Big Medical Center or small hospital?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    I was struggling with this same issue. I graduate in May of this year and have a choice between 3 hospitals. One is 5 min. from my house, 145 beds, pays $28/hour, and is privately owned. They don't...

  11. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    LilRedRN1973 replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had to help with a milk and molasses enema a few weeks ago. The patient hadn't pooped in over a week and had been having abdominal pain for a few days. She had been given lactulose, colace, and a...

  12. Dumb question from nursing student...

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Fawn's topic in General Nursing

    This is my complaint when I do clinicals in areas other than where I currently work. I work in the ICU and the only place we chart, with the exception of meds and caremaps (which are NOT like...

  13. CYA charting tips & tricks

    LilRedRN1973 replied to nurstudnt546's topic in General Nursing

    Our computer charting has choices to click on, but I always annotate if my patient doesn't fit that. There is a section you can chose that will allow for narrative notes for each thing you chart on....

  14. This is sick

    LilRedRN1973 replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    As a granddaughter who watched her nana die from metastatic bone cancer (her spine was riddled with CA), I have to say I'm not completely against euthanasia. The problem is there is a fine line there...

  15. dansko's professional or occupational?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to SpecFuz's topic in General Nursing

    I bought my first pair of Danskos online (Ebay) after trying them on in the store. When I tried them on in the store, I thought there was no way they could be comfortable for a 12 hour shift because...

  16. ER the T.V. Show

    LilRedRN1973 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm almost embarrassed to admit this, but I actually got tears in my eyes when he was given the OK to leave with that injured girl. I am not sure a doc would have fought that hard. That whole...

  17. Can new grads get a 7a-3p shift?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to akissbytheseine's topic in General Nursing

    You could easily get a 7am to 3pm shift....the prisons here offer many different schedules and that is one of the shifts the supervisor offered to me. My husband has worked there for the past 4 years...

  18. Curious to know...

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Spoiled1's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working in the ICU at a large teaching hospital for over a year now. I started as a Critical Care Tech, then moved up to Apprentice Nurse. Only once have I seen a patient/nurse ratio 1:3;...

  19. ER the T.V. Show

    LilRedRN1973 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I've learned to really talk to the ICU patients when I'm treating them. Even if they are on paralytics and sedation or can't respond for any other reason, I speak to them as though they...

  20. My last semester. VERY much burned out.

    LilRedRN1973 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I'm RIGHT THERE WITH YOU......I want to rip all my hair out when I think of all the assignments due this semester. I'm convinced they're trying to kill us. And if I hear ONE MORE instructor say that...

  21. comfortable shoes

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Spider Cat's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You can find Danskos in all white on Ebay for in between $50-75. My first year of nursing school, I bought a pair of Cherokee Rockers. They were super light and looked like they would be really...

  22. How much $ do RNs start out at?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Doug85's topic in General Nursing

    I was just offered a position at the largest hospital in Reno, NV. I will be graduating in May 2005 and will be making $26.35/hr. That is after the 10% shift differential has been added in. It's...

  23. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    LilRedRN1973 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm...well, I'm still a student (Class of May 2005!!) but I have a few: Never assume it's the monitor, line, machine, etc. malfunctioning. It could very well be the patient. Case in point: MD put...

  24. What do nursing unions do?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to pickles98's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for those links, jt!! I was dreading this Leadership project, but now I'm getting excited about it! I didn't think this kind of stuff interested me, but after reading through so much...

  25. what is the official title of one who...

    LilRedRN1973 replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    In NV, you are a Graduate Nurse until you pass your boards (you have 3 or 4 months after school to do this). GN's are precepted with an RN, but you provide all care and pass all meds for the patient....