[COLOR=#000000][/COLOR]Question: We were just told that we have to now start putting IN & OUT timeswhen charting patient care nursing notes. We were told that it is aMedicare requirement. I'm not sure I am buying the Medicare requirement thing. ...
I am a new employee in an ASC - Mohs Surgery (skin cancer). We draw up the lido w/epi, bicarb & clindamycin into 3ml syringes and date them for expiration 2 weeks from being drawn up. Then, they also date it for another week out if the 2 week d...
gobux90 replied to gladtobeOB's topic in Uniform/Gear
I started with a good pair of tennis shoes (Nike), then bought a pair of Dansko's that you see everyone wearing http://www.dansko.com/At Work/Womens/Footwear/Collections/Stapled Clog/Professional/Antique Brown Oiled but they hurt my 2nd toe after abo...
This was the biggest reason I started looking. I injured my back (at home) at the end of April and I have been on work restrictions since then. I am in my second round of PT and am finally feeling better. I know that it is just a matter of time bef...
I graduated from nursing school a year ago. I have been working on an oncology/hematology/medsurg floor in a major hospital in Columbus, OH. I have recently had opportunities to be the Charge Nurse on the 3-11 shift & been told that I do very w...
OK...thanks everyone!! You have made me realize that I am making the right move for me! I just needed to hear someone besides my husband say it. I know he knows me well, but he doesn't get the nursing part of it! Thanks again!!!
More good advice. There are lots of reasons I applied for & got the position in the office - I need to remember those! I have only spent 2 half days in the office so I need to remember that there are lots of things I haven't seen yet & that ...
I have actually agreed to stay on contingent with the floor I am on currently - I didn't want to burn the bridge. Thanks for the advice! As for "getting itchy" - I had to laugh at that since I am going to a derm office!
Really?? Because you are a nurse, you are above emptying trash & linen? Were you a Patient Care Assistant/Tech before you were a nurse? I'm guessing not, but if you were, shame on you! A great RN would never ask anyone to do something he/sh...
You don't mention if you have any previous hospital experience...but if not, take what is offered. I watched as my classmates who had previous experience get hired right of school (me included) and I have watched as those with no previous experience...
Oh my gosh...your EXACT words could have come out of my own mouth!!! I am a new nurse and am wondering what the heck I have gotten myself into. I am hoping I can get my "one year" of experience so I can figure out where else/what else I can do.
slmarsh - apparently I do not have the ability to reply to private messages yet....ugh! If you send another message with an alternate way to contact you, I'd be glad to answer your questions.
slmmarsh - I am a 7th quarter student at Columbus State - in the on-line program. I did have a couple of clinicals at Riverside and loved the hospital, so it worked out when I was able to get a position as a PSA. I started out full-time thinking I co...
I took the plunge about 6 1/2 months ago. It hasn't been easy financially - I took a 50% pay cut - but it was part of the big plan. I took the job as a tech after my 4th quarter (of 7) in nursing school. The experience has been invaluable & ge...
It is definitely a personal decision and respecting a person's wishes, whatever they are, is most important. I am more than willing to donate my organs - I want to help anyone/everyone I can once I die since that is what I want to do while I am alive...
funny thing......i just finished my 1st quarter of ns & all of these things already ring soooo true!!!! lol!!! being in an on-line program with discussion boards, i can add one: :offtopic:stop posting irrelevant posts that have nothing to do...
gobux90 replied to NurseCubanitaRN2b's topic in Online Learning
I am a current student in the on-line CSCC program. The biggest pre-req is having a bachelor's degree. Obviously then many of your other pre-req's will transfer - you may need some of the sciences (anatomy, physiology, patho). It isn't a true on-lin...