chicookie BSN, RN

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  1. Don't let anyone stress you out. I took it twice and the second time, I didn't even tell anyone because I didn't want to deal with all the annoying questions of are you nervous? Are you ready? etc....
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    working in jacksonville

    I live in Jacksonville. There are a couple hospitals here in the city. I work at Baptist Medical Center which is really 4 different hospitals that are a system (Downtown, South, Beaches, and Nassau.)...
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    My first med error... Yikes!

    That nurse manger sounded like my nursing school instructor, any and all questions were responded with an "I don't know." On the bright side it sounds like the patient was fine.
  4. Its been ONE WHOLE YEAR! I received my license on December 2008! Yesterday I was working as usual and someone asked me how long I had been a nurse. I responded as I usually did, "oh I am a new...
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    States that have reciprocity with Fl. RN license

    They don't teach this in NS anymore. At least not where I went. They didn't tell us we had to apply to Pearson and the Florida Board of Nursing. I didn't even know some states were compact or not,...
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    How do you let go of the patients?

    There is nothing wrong with going again. Its really up to you were you draw the line. I have had patients that I loved and they have invited me to dinner with their families and such. I personally...
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    FCCJ E/W 4th Term Role Trans....

    If anyone wants my old notes for adult health 2 I still have them, send me a pm and I can send that to you. Honestly I thought Adult health 2 was way easier than adult health one. I had Mrs ****** for...
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    old grumpy

    Its things like that keep a nurse going. If not I would have quit a long time
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    Former Patient Asked Me For Money

    RIGHT! Plus next time you see him you can say look there is dinner, throw a dinner roll and
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    Former Patient Asked Me For Money

    On the bright side he obviously loved dinner more than
  11. When you get off the elevators and the nurses are crowing around and say thank god you are here, we thought you weren't coming. Time: 6:50am. Then the other nurse says, Chicookie I hope you like...
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    Former Patient Asked Me For Money

    I haven't had a chance to encounter this but if I did it would really depend on the patient/person. If like you, I felt safe and I had something to give then yeah I would give it. (Lets face it, even...
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    Did I keep my composure...too well?

    I think you did a great job, I like AngelfireRN, would have done something like she said. I too am very jumpy and impulsive. I remember once my female patient was trying to grab my shoulder and missed...
  14. I would totally do it. Maybe that is what you need to stand
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    How to Show Others You Are Happy While Working...

    If someone made that comment to me this is exactly what I would
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    Goofy call bell requests

    I think my call light is
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    Magnet Status

    Yeah all the LPNs either got their RNs or were let go. All ASN nurses are recommended to get their
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    Have I been beaten

    You were not beaten you were just ....pushed back a little. Trust me when I failed that first semester of nursing school my world crashed. But looking back I am glad it happened. I wasn't in the right...
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    Is it ok to draw lab from a PIVC?

    Drawing labs from PIV is a big no no. Not only is it not designed to function that way, but the sample is not a good one. And I remember my instructor saying something about an increased risk of...
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    HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    Exactly. I would not permit this
  21. We use Cerner at our hospital, and I like it. I haven't used the other systems. Cerner has a nice layout and easy to navigate if you know how to
  22. I would do it. When I was on the floor for some reason I was unhappy. Not really 100% sure what it was. I like it well enough, I even had more than plenty of good days, and for the most part coworkers...
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    Will I ever become a nurse?!

    That is how felt. I applied to the nursing program three times, and I had a GPA of 3.5 unweighted. It sucked big time. The last time I applied, I applied to the following programs: LPN, CNA, Surgical...
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    Nursing intervention for schizophrenic patient having sex?

    Oh man you beat me to it. I was going to say for some men, yes, yes they
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    Do you actually wear gloves/gowns/masks ?

    Honestly, if I am going in there real quick to ask something and its a contact room, I am not going to gown up. The doctors don't do it, why should I? if its airborne its a different story. Then...