wonderbee

wonderbee BSN, RN

critical care; community health; psych

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  1. Our clinical instructor was fired mid semester...help!

    wonderbee replied to landonsles's topic in General Students

    No, haven't been through it or know of such a thing or anything about the rules. Still, common sense reasons that the school is responsible for the hiring of its instructors and if there is a problem,...

  2. Need a good ICU book

    wonderbee replied to erinnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Mark, I've been using your site as a reference for a few months now... ever since I was hired on as an extern at my local community hospital's SICU and was offered a job at a big teaching hospital as...

  3. Need a good ICU book

    wonderbee replied to erinnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mark, I've been using your site as a reference for a few months now... ever since I was hired on as an extern at my local community hospital's SICU and was offered a job at a big teaching hospital as...

  4. ??? about Palm Beach county might move

    wonderbee replied to pinky1908's topic in Florida Nursing

    Bonuses aren't real big down here. Maybe a couple thousand. Delray has a nice education and sign on package for new grads and is a pretty decent place to work. They are one of two level II trauma...

  5. What's the difference between a tuition assistance loan and a sign-on bonus?

    wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everyone for your input. I'm good with it. I've sent the papers back all signed and sealed and am on my way down the path of happy destiny.:uhoh21: Now I just have to pass this final...

  6. When to look for employment???

    wonderbee replied to oldnurse newnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Now. I made calls, interviewed and accepted an offer back in August for December graduation. Thought I should get an early start since I'm moving out of state. Just as was stated above, make some...

  7. IN LIMBO!!! officialy RN, still Unemployed. Am I alone?

    wonderbee replied to jalvino1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations on your first RN

  8. Passed out on first day of clinical!!!

    wonderbee replied to TraumaRN1983's topic in General Students

    Wow. Take care of yourself and get your fluid volume back up. Make sure you eat breakfast before clinical. I know, I can't stand the thought of food at 6am but I've seen 3 others in my clinical...

  9. 3 weeks into nsg program, he wants to quit...

    wonderbee replied to AtlantaRN's topic in General Students

    I feel your pain. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. It seems like such a waste of precious resources. The motivation has to come from within himself. He has his own journey now, with his own...

  10. What happens if you drink a beer?

    wonderbee replied to Regina66's topic in General Students

    Last time I looked, alcohol is still legal. They're looking for illegal substances and narcotics without a

  11. Stupid Things that get you kicked out of nursing school

    wonderbee replied to IvoryLena's topic in General Students

    Failure to wear my white shoes on a clinical day almost got me an unexcused absence and a clinical failure. Imagine that! I don't know what I was thinking when I got dressed (maybe the 5:30am hour???)...

  12. Dishonest Instructor

    wonderbee replied to BS Nursing Student's topic in General Students

    I agree with Sunnyjohn. If this isn't a make it or break it exam score, you will do yourself more harm than good by turning the university system upside down. You will only have this instructor for a...

  13. Tech to Nurse

    wonderbee replied to jensdandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations on getting your permit. This thread on role change and confusion interests me. I got an offer to be precepted by an awesome nurse on the SICU on which I work as a tech. Even though I...

  14. My School is Gone!

    wonderbee replied to glascow's topic in Post Graduate Students

    So very sorry for what's happening to you right now. Down here in South Florida, last year we thought that we weren't going to have a semester left following three hurricanes. That experience can't...

  15. Has hospice changed your world view?

    wonderbee replied to req_read's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Not a hospice nurse here. In fact, I'm an RN student about to graduate and work in an ICU as a tech. These are my first experiences with dying patients. It is such a privilege to help "birth" these...

  16. looking for pity, feeling overwhelmed & unorganized (long vent)

    wonderbee replied to lunakat's topic in General Students

    Even those of us who have worked as nursing assistants get nervous and have challenging days. Give it time. You will see that your classmates will

  17. Respiratory System help!!!

    wonderbee replied to doobey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Agree with poster above. There's no need to overwhelm yourself with this at this time and without the guidance of the classroom. Learning isn't done in a vaccuum. I will give you this much advice...

  18. Preceptorship hours how is this handled by your school?

    wonderbee replied to crb613's topic in General Students

    We have 10 weeks of classes/clinical, then finals. Then we have six-weeks of preceptorship which is set up by the school. Our preceptorship is 144 hrs divided into 24 hrs/wk, at least as of last...

  19. Drug Calc Test for New Nurses

    wonderbee replied to KristinWW's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good luck Kristin from a fellow chad

  20. Rotating Shifts

    wonderbee posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Things are coming together nicely. I'm accepting an offer from a major medical center to work in their neuro/trauma ICU. Thing is I'll have to do rotating shifts. Being single and having no one else's...

  21. Use of techs (UAPs) in ICU/CCU

    wonderbee replied to TamaraRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I tech on a small unit (11 beds) in a community hospital. Staffing has not changed as a result of my being there. I watch the central monitor, run the desk, perform FBS, assist with turns and hygiene,...

  22. Use of techs (UAPs) in ICU/CCU

    wonderbee replied to TamaraRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    $3,000/check???? Where does HE work? I'll quit nursing school right now for that kind of dough. My pay as a critical care tech is comparable to that of an LPN fresh out of school. The guy's not for...

  23. Any new grads starting in ICU?

    wonderbee replied to straba's topic in First Year After Licensure

    post script: as it turns out, it seems i spoke too soon. i'm taking an offer from a trauma icu in a hospital in the northeast, so i will be joining you. i was promised a strong orientation. i hope...

  24. Any new grads starting in ICU?

    wonderbee replied to straba's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're right about the learning curve in critical care. I currently work as a critical care tech in an SICU. There are often no less than 6 drips going on at a time and tubes coming out of every...

  25. Tips needed for getting that first job out of state

    wonderbee posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    My profile says it all I guess. I'm leaving Florida after graduation to live and work in Pennsylvania. It's less than 6 months away now and I'm in my final semester when school starts up again in the...