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  1. Maryville University FNP Program Fall 2013

    smartin13 replied to Kris1981's topic in Advanced Practice

    Still waiting to hear on my end. Has anyone else

  2. Maryville University FNP Program Fall 2013

    smartin13 replied to Kris1981's topic in Advanced Practice

    Kris, My admission advisor called me yesterday to tell me that my application went to the committee for review. She also told me that since the deadline for summer application just passed it may be...

  3. Maryville University FNP Program Fall 2013

    smartin13 replied to Kris1981's topic in Advanced Practice

    I applied for the fall program as well. Just sitting and waiting now, which is the hardest

  4. Maryville University Summer 2013

    smartin13 replied to jetmechgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I applied for fall 2013, my application went to review a week ago. Now it's time to just wait, the hardest

  5. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    smartin13 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    While you may get those perks many nurses do not. I work in a hospital with a union and we do not have double overtime ever. Actually the only thing we have is a fairly decent shift differential...

  6. Salaries according to Specialties

    smartin13 replied to Faint's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital there is no pay difference from unit to unit weather that be med/surg, ICU, OB, or any other specialty. All new nurses start out at the same rate, the only way you can make any more is...

  7. Dream job if you weren't an RN

    smartin13 replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to own my own bakery. I love baking, however I am afraid, like canesdukegirl, that my passion would then turn into work and I would no longer love

  8. Thoughts on closing doors

    smartin13 replied to Soflo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We are actually have a rule in place where a door must stay open if the patient is a fall risk, confused, in restraints or any other way not completely intact. I work on a neuro floor so most of our...

  9. Mandated Flu vaccine?

    smartin13 replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Mandatory and if you do not get it you can not work until you have either a note from an MD stating why you can not get it (which then has to be approved) or you get it. This has been the rule for...

  10. Are mittens a restraint at your facility?

    smartin13 replied to in2ICU's topic in General Nursing

    Mittens are considered restriaints in my facility if they are tied down. I work on a neuro floor and frequently we will put them on our patients without them being tied down. Many of our patients...

  11. Call off guidelines

    smartin13 replied to MKS8806's topic in General Nursing

    The way our hospital (union) works is 1. Those in overtime (which is an issue as it is ambiguous in our contract) 2. The most senior nurse gets the offer of being called off down the line 3. Once you...

  12. Night Shifters: Does your hospital have cafeteria hours for night shift?

    smartin13 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a level I trauma center in an inner city and on any given day the latest the cafeteria is open is 1900. Nothing open for overnight staff, we have vending machines but they don't really have...

  13. How long does it take to give report?

    smartin13 replied to DemonWings's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital on a neuro floor, we have 4 patients each and do verbal report outside the patients room. Night shift comes in at 1915 and I'm usually out by 2000. I have been as early as 1930...

  14. Staffing Sucks

    smartin13 replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in General Nursing

    We usually have an independant charge nurse, 6 RN who get 4 pts each and 2 PCA's who each get 12 pts. On nights the only thing that changes is no independant charge. I work on a Neuro floor and we...

  15. For a patient with MRSA, what do you wear into their room?

    smartin13 replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    We don't isolate for MRSA

  16. any onoe go to raymond walters college for nursing technology

    smartin13 replied to grechi2009's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I just graduated in June and had all of my classes prior to the start of the actual nursing classes. I did take several classes towards my BSN while doing classes/clinicals. I worked the entire time...

  17. Jobs while a nursing student?

    smartin13 replied to Derringer's topic in General Students

    I work in a hospital in the admitting department. I do all the admissions so I get to learn a whole lot and speak to all of the different MD's. I worked 24-32 hours a week depending on school, and...

  18. Did you work while in nursing school?

    smartin13 replied to mamacashew's topic in General Nursing

    I worked the during my entire program. My school told us at the beginning that we shouldn't work but I had no choice. I worked about 24-32 hours a week and overtime during breaks. Was it easy, no,...

  19. How do you wash your scrubs?

    smartin13 replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    I have whites so I bleach the heck out of them and wash in hot water with a second rinse cycle. CT Pixie I have never had actual fecal matter on my hands or hair however I have had it on my scrubs,...

  20. What clinical rotations does your nursing school offer?

    smartin13 replied to Missy BSN's topic in General Students

    I'm in a 2 year ADN program with 10 week quarters year 1 Fall quarter-fundamentals, we went to independant living facilities where clients had their own appartments/condo Winter quarter-geriatrics in...

  21. To Do: Over Summer Vacation

    smartin13 replied to Tara:)'s topic in General Students

    Hopefully I will be taking the NCLEX and finding a

  22. Looking back, what do you wish you would have done the summer before nursing school?

    smartin13 replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    Looking back I don't wish I would have studied or prepared for school. I wish I would have spent more time with my family and friends, worked some more hours, and took a vacation because those are...

  23. Am I supposed to take less classes in the summer???

    smartin13 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Students

    At my school summer sessions are shorter so what you would learn in 10 weeks you now have to learn in 5-6. This is alright for some classes however I have found that science classes are very...

  24. Patient beds in hallways

    smartin13 replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    This is something that is being discussed at our hospital however no one except management supports the idea. I hope it never actually happens, I really see no positives to this except the wait times...

  25. I am so over nursing school... can I just have my degree already?

    smartin13 replied to Work in Progress's topic in General Students

    Don't worry I so have senioritis as well. Graduation date June 12!!!! I'm doing psyc/community right now a kind of feel like its a waste of my time. (I haven't even opened my home health book and...