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  1. Rn retention and my ignorance

    Pachinko replied to youknowhowwedoit77's topic in Men in Nursing

    To answer simply, no, there is no gender-based differences so vastly favorable for men that they will prevent burnout. As mentioned above, there are many reasons for burnout. The most serious ones...

  2. Need help fast...................please!!

    Pachinko replied to nicolej1024's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You might want to post this in the California Nursing forum. Have you tried calling the CA BON directly and giving them some details about your program? I did so before applying for my license there...

  3. Quickest way to cash?

    Pachinko posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I just graduated nursing school and accepted my first job (med-surg). Obviously I'm on the very bottom of a steep learning curve, but I'm hoping to be competent within a year. I've accrued quite a...

  4. New member - Male Student RN

    Pachinko replied to nunley's topic in Men in Nursing

    Welcome! The hospital where you get your first job will (or should) provide on-the-job training. When interviewing for positions, ask what kind of program is in place for new grad training. Most...

  5. 80% of psychiatric nursing class fail

    Pachinko replied to Fabulous's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If so many people are failing the exam, then there's a problem with the instructor

  6. Med-Surg - help!

    Pachinko replied to RFA158's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If finances are tight (and whose aren't), hold off on buying anything new except steth and scrubs. My floor provides pens, highlighters, pen lights, etc. In terms of advice...I'm in only my tenth...

  7. Good Future? Nursing? Your thoughts?

    Pachinko replied to JoeJH07's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't think nursing's for you--very few normal people become nurses (heh). For pay, check out salary.com . It will give you an idea of what nurses are making in your region of the country. But...

  8. How Long Before You Felt Expert as a Nurse?

    Pachinko replied to Pachinko's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the replies so far. I especially appreciate the comment about not making the same mistake twice, because that's sort of my problem. I'm feeling like I can't make the mistake once...

  9. 1st semester clinical rotation

    Pachinko replied to amdale's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Don't bring your laptop to the clinical site. You won't have a locker for it and you'll need to leave it behind somewhere when not using it. Too risky. My PDA was somewhat helpful, but it wasn't...

  10. Learn From My Mistakes

    Pachinko replied to firstyearstudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree, these are great. I'm nine months into my job...here are some tips. 1. Be hypervigilant with IV piggyback meds. Unlike many other meds, they're not distributed via Pyxis, so you're more...

  11. How Much Experience Do You Need Before Working Registry/Travel?

    Pachinko posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all--yet again I turn to this wonderful resource for some input! I've been a nurse for about seven months, and I'm glad to say that I've come a long way in that time. I'm no longer overwhelmed...

  12. Nurse-Patient Ratio Laws

    Pachinko posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering whether anyone knows of a good resource for finding out the status of nurse-patient ratio laws by state. I live in California where we have such laws, but it's my understanding that my...

  13. Nurse-Patient Ratio Laws

    Pachinko replied to Pachinko's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering whether other states are considering it, if it's being debated or considered,

  14. Really scared after reading "No I wouldn't reccomend nursing"!

    Pachinko replied to azmistie's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for about six months. From what I've experienced, the work environment largely determines whether you will like the profession. You can make generalizations about nursing and the...

  15. Fish Scales

    Pachinko replied to Pachinko's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, the grids the doctors use--both of these are useful, thanks so

  16. What Do You Love About Your Job?

    Pachinko replied to summersent's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your acceptance into the ADN program! On the good days, I love nursing. The thing I like most is being proud of what I do and knowing that my job makes a difference. I spent ten years in a...

  17. LA hospitals

    Pachinko replied to chacmool's topic in California Nursing

    I think that much of the turnover of new grads at UCLA does have to do with pay--specifically, after a year at UCLA, you can go to a lot of places and do the same thing for more money. I've heard that...

  18. MLK hospital in LA

    Pachinko replied to nsFAMU's topic in California Nursing

    Do a search on Drew-King on Google, or, for more specifics, on LAtimes.com. The hospital has had major problems keeping open, and the medical school has lost accreditation in many areas. And be...

  19. LA hospitals

    Pachinko replied to chacmool's topic in California Nursing

    I accepted a job with UCLA, but mostly for the benefits and because I like working in a teaching hospital. The pay at UCLA is lower than at many other hospitals. I hear that Kaiser pays really well....

  20. Can you share on ways to memorize lab values

    Pachinko replied to RN28MD's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any clever mnemonics for you, but in nursing school I dealt with learning lab values for tests by reviewing them a lot right before the exam. Then, when the exam was passed out, I'd write...

  21. When does it get easier?

    Pachinko posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work on a med-surg unit with high-acuity patients (it's at a well known research hospital). I got sixteen days of orientation on days, then a couple days of orientation on nights. Now I'm on my own....

  22. When does it get easier?

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

    Thanks guys--your words of encouragement and advice mean a lot to me. I'll take your word about feeling more confident eventually :) I guess I just didn't think it would be this

  23. New Grad: 2 FT Jobs?

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

    Thanks again, mom2michael. I'm going to check out some SNFs and LTCs and see what they have to offer--there are so many in my area that I'm thinking there must be something out there for me!...

  24. New Grad: 2 FT Jobs?

    Pachinko posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just moved to another state and took my first nursing job (I'm in my third month). Unfortunately, I accrued a lot of debt in nursing school and was carrying some from before school, and, put...

  25. New Grad: 2 FT Jobs?

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

    mom2michael, are the demands of the LTC job less than in a hospital? My concern is that I don't want to get into a situation that is too complex for a new grad (who doesn't have a preceptor working...