eriksoln BSN, RN

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    At home, stressing my Critical Care take home test

    eriksoln posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not really a topic about CC class or cardiac strips here. Just a basic vent. I took my critical care classes at the hospital this week since our unit accepts tele pt's and vented pt's. I have a take...
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    At home, stressing my Critical Care take home test

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Woo hoo. Just watch Notre Dame beat Purdue. Nice finish to the
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    At home, stressing my Critical Care take home test

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    OK. I am done with the test and, to be honest, I am completely confident in my answers. I had to put more thought into it, but now, I feel good about the work I am turning in. Now, I will enjoy...
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    At home, stressing my Critical Care take home test

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, the book they use for this class is a joke. Wrong strips under the wrong titles, no page numbers, important info. left out but plenty of gibber gabber. And then they spent a half hour...
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    California Hospitals are not forward thinking!

    eriksoln replied to RN, PHN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, most of the time I've seen hospitals turn to a high ratio of GNs, they've decided to settle for a couple years of excessive mistakes and pt. complaints. The level of care goes down, but they...
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    Help! In first contract and no housing as promised. No $$. Advice?

    eriksoln replied to GalRN's topic in Travel

    I'll do it for you. American Mobile anyone? lmao. This reeks of
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    Travel nursing -- is it dead?

    eriksoln replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Travel

    When I was a travel nurse, it was a number of things combined that made me do it. The higher pay was at first the priority attraction, along with just plain wanting to witness life in certain places...
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    At home, stressing my Critical Care take home test

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I definately would have preferred modules on the computer. Their presentation was just a
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    Anyone work for American Mobile?

    eriksoln replied to danroRN's topic in Travel

    Worked for them for almost 2 years. Terrible company. 1. They penny pinch the living daylights outta you. You'd be surprised what one nurse with them makes for a job as opposed to another. They...
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    Help! In first contract and no housing as promised. No $$. Advice?

    eriksoln replied to GalRN's topic in Travel

    Oh, and a side note...........never work for that company again. When they call you to renew or work another contract, say no thanks, and be blunt that they are not up to snuff. Start looking at...
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    Help! In first contract and no housing as promised. No $$. Advice?

    eriksoln replied to GalRN's topic in Travel

    Give them a deadline to find the housing, a week at the most, if no housing.........not showing up for work. Its that simple. They dont make any money if you dont show up. In the future, dont sign...
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    How Supportive is your Hospital?

    eriksoln replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is non teaching, mid sized suburban hospital. I enjoy it. The atmosphere is unique, not as cut throat. Its more personable than other places I've been. Some of the administration...
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    California Hospitals are not forward thinking!

    eriksoln replied to RN, PHN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a somewhat similar attitude towards it. Not completely alike, but close. In the thread concerning LPNs being fired, I touched on this. I agree, the educational requirements for RN licensure...
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    California Hospitals are not forward thinking!

    eriksoln replied to RN, PHN's topic in General Nursing

    I havnt seen any new grads insisting on top wages. A number of girls from the nearby community college were doing summer interns with us and are worried about there not being a job for them. They...
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    How to deal with lazy and rude coworkers?

    eriksoln replied to tarahope's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "How to deal with lazy and rude coworkers?" I leave them alone. People of this nature are like..............unfair taxes. Everyone hates them, lots of people verbalize a disliking of them, lots of...
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    I can't take it anymore

    eriksoln replied to student200977's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Now, for me it was the other way around. I do all 8s now and love it. I can have a little bit of a life on the days I work, and my off days are spectacular now........as opposed to just time...
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    ideas to improve allnurses.com

    eriksoln replied to tryingpatsy's topic in General Nursing

    More "group" or "friends" functions. Something that'd let you make your own little gang and have members join it. My group would only allow access to Boston Redsox fans who root for the Denver...
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    Gossiping amongst nurses

    eriksoln replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on one unit as a travel nurse where it was not a problem........well, not as much as the other units I've been on anyway. The manager's response to gossip and petty clawing/biting behaviors...
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    ICU nurses attitude toward med-surg nurses

    eriksoln replied to smallboat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In a cost saving measure, my hospital recently told ICU nurses they would be floated to general units if the ICU was not full. The PRN nurses are sent home first, before anyone else. They get paid...
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    ICU nurses attitude toward med-surg nurses

    eriksoln replied to smallboat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No matter how much you feel that way, even if it is true that they are acting this way..........let it go and move on. As a lifetime M/S nurse, I can tell you I do notice the way certain departments...
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    Low Census. Trend started by the bad economy or sign of changing times?

    eriksoln posted a topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people are under the impression that hospital census will improve and go back to the good old days where hospitals would do anything to hire an RN. I'm not convinced. I think people have...
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    Credit checking for a job?..im in trouble :(

    eriksoln replied to NurseDevonL's topic in General Nursing

    You could tie it into pt. care on some levels. Like I said, a poor credit score or unbalanced debt-to-asset ratio in theory leads to one tending to be stressed out. This could lead to being short...
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    Low Census. Trend started by the bad economy or sign of changing times?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Tait: Yeah, I'm in a smaller hospital now, rural by nature. When I travel nursed I was in major cities and could not understand why people thought census was falling. Now I see it. Maybe thats...
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    R U annoyed by some ancillary staff too?

    eriksoln posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Situation: I am finishing working an eight hour night shift. It is 0715, I am done in 15 minutes. I usually don't care about getting out on time, but my facility is asking people to "please finish...
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    Credit checking for a job?..im in trouble :(

    eriksoln replied to NurseDevonL's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is FAR from the only/first career path that has had this done to them. Its not all that uncommon actually. In PA, some higher paying restaurants will do it. I've even heard of specific...