haunani

haunani BSN, RN

Ortho/Neuro (2yrs); Mom/Baby (6yrs); LDRPN (4+yr)

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  1. Applying out of state

    haunani replied to RNhere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A question I can answer!I went to school in upstate NY and was applying to jobs in Northern IL as we were wanting to move to be closer to family. My interviews were all done over the phone (first...

  2. 4520 starting 03/24/14

    haunani posted a topic in Ohio University

    Who else is in? I've had some time off due to a funding snafu, so it's going to be interesting dealing with a class, a toddler, and working

  3. HIPAA violation?

    haunani posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Not me, but a friend of mine. Here's the situation. Patient is friend of Nurse. Patient posted on Facebook something like "I hate General Hospital! They suck! They sent me home without giving me the...

  4. HIPAA violation?

    haunani replied to haunani's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Correct. Board = census list for our 'sister' department at the hospital. We monitor this board as it directly affects our patient census and we need to know when to prepare for admits/increased...

  5. HIPAA violation?

    haunani replied to haunani's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    That's what we think, too, that the patient self-disclosed both the name of the hospital and why she was here. The nurse was fired over this, with their reasoning being that she "confirmed" the...

  6. The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    haunani replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was a birth plan mom, too, but my excuse is that I didn't know what WAS normal at my hospital, so I just spelled out all of my preferences. And yes, they were just preferences and not demands. As a...

  7. Fully drain distended bladder?

    haunani replied to haunani's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Let me reiterate that this wasn't my patient. The patient was non-English speaking and it appears the day shift nurse wasn't very thorough in her questioning of the patient during her assessments....

  8. New Grad in Rockford Hospitals?

    haunani posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Anyone with any experience (first, second, third hand?) or knowledge about what the Rockford hospitals offer for new RN grads? Things such as residency/intern programs, general starting pay, shifts,...

  9. 4520 starting 03/24/14

    haunani replied to haunani's topic in Ohio University

    Hmmm... my course is now missing from Blackboard. Went to submit an assignment and it had disappeared. All TA contact info is in there, so I can't even get to that to find out what's up. Anyone else...

  10. 4520 starting 03/24/14

    haunani replied to haunani's topic in Ohio University

    I'm using my husband... easy

  11. 4520 starting 03/24/14

    haunani replied to haunani's topic in Ohio University

    That does sound interesting... we aren't doing that in my

  12. Thinking of applying to Peds... questions

    haunani posted a topic in Pediatric

    I'm currently on an Ortho/Neuro unit at my hospital and have been for a little over a year. My ultimate goal is to move to post-partum, but that unit has VERY rare openings, so who knows how long it...

  13. 4540 or 4580 for end of pregnancy?

    haunani posted a topic in Ohio University

    I'm just starting the program this fall, kicking off with the new semester courses. I'll be in 4510 for the first cycle, but am not sure which of the above two (Community Health Nursing or Leadership...

  14. 4540 or 4580 for end of pregnancy?

    haunani replied to haunani's topic in Ohio University

    I'm lucky in that I've only been out of school for about 1.5 years (May 2011) and we used APA for our papers then, but I have to say I'm NOT looking forward to having to use it for discussions, too....

  15. Why are there no nursing schools with built-in prerequisites?

    haunani replied to EMT-newbie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As others have said, they DO exist, though they may be harder to find. My program had them built in, so I was able to go from start-finish in 5 semesters. (The 5th one was for a couple of more...

  16. Fair Patient assignments

    haunani replied to GoNightingale's topic in General Nursing

    We work a balance between acuity and #s. We pretty much get to pick our own patients on our assigned wing, which is nice. If we have some pts who are a higher acuity, they may go to the more...

  17. First RN job & it's pay

    haunani replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Northern IL (Rockford) new grad ADN, $23.69/hr ($27.72/evening and $28.90/night). Finger Lakes area of NY (Ithaca), they are starting at

  18. Termination

    haunani replied to sorry's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, sure have. Part of why I switched careers (just was NOT happy in the other one). First thing to do is to talk to HR, and find out what information they release to people calling about you. I was...

  19. How long to get ATT in IL?

    haunani posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    I found a couple of older threads (2002ish) asking this, but they didn't really have an actual answer. I'll be applying from out of state (school in NY), and one of the hospitals that I'm applying to...

  20. How long to get ATT in IL?

    haunani replied to haunani's topic in Illinois Nursing

    For others reading/following this thread, here's my breakdown of dates. Original Application: May 20 (date they received it) Date of Notice of bad ED-NUR: June 6 Dale of new ED-NUR: June 17 (date...

  21. How long to get ATT in IL?

    haunani replied to haunani's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Small update from me... apparently I misread and they wanted the ED-NUR form dated on or after date of graduation, not program completion, so I have to submit a new one. So... new form sent to...

  22. How long to get ATT in IL?

    haunani replied to haunani's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Did you graduate in IL, too? If so, that kinda throws the time-to-ATT off a bit, since I was wondering about the time for people from out of state schools to get their ATT when applying in

  23. Thank you card after interview?

    haunani replied to TrinCell's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I ALWAYS send a thank you card, preferably hand-written (if you have deplorably messy handwriting or it's a highly competitive position, I'd do e-mail). A thank you card does a few things... -it lets...

  24. Applying for jobs before getting the RN?

    haunani replied to sbostonRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely start applying! Just because you won't be able to participate in patient care until you have your license doesn't mean you won't be able to start work before getting it (orientations,...

  25. Too old for school?

    haunani replied to kittykitty49's topic in General Nursing

    We had a few students in my class who were 50+... even 1 or 2 who were 60+.