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nursechick182 BSN, RN

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  1. anyone know about strawberry hemangiomas?

    nursechick182 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I took care of 27 week twin girls for months, and they are home now. One of the twins developed a strawberry hemangioma on her sacral area that grew to about the size of a quarter and might have grown...

  2. Just promoted, but coworkers are mean!

    nursechick182 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I just recently started to work for a small hospital, and I came from a much bigger hospital. The unit I am with is currently trying to expand and improve things, so I was quickly promoted to a...

  3. Is it worth it to get your Master's in nursing education?

    nursechick182 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm strongly considering getting my master's in nursing education, but the main issue I have is that to be a nursing instructor I have to pay to get my master's to enter into a job that pays...

  4. Health Dialog ??

    nursechick182 replied to loricatus's topic in Telephone Triage

    No it's at a center, and there are only a few centers across the US, and one in the UK. And it's not really triage...it's more of disease management and helping people make better informed decisions...

  5. Health Dialog ??

    nursechick182 replied to loricatus's topic in Telephone Triage

    I just started working for them several months ago. I love it. I really hated hospital nursing, and I was really searching for something more meaningful. I feel that it is an incredibly supportive...

  6. Just promoted, but coworkers are mean!

    nursechick182 replied to nursechick182's topic in Nurse Management

    I quit! Turns out, the hospital is not very good, and I was absolutely tired of dealing with all the negativity and no support from the upper management. I got a new job that I am really excited...

  7. is it easy getting a new RN position near Frisco, Texas?

    nursechick182 replied to mercermom_rn's topic in Texas Nursing

    There are lots of hospitals in the areas outside Dallas offering internships in January for the new grads. Lots of ER, med surg, ICU internships. Cost of living in Texas is amazing compared to just...

  8. Goin from Level 3 to Level 2?

    nursechick182 replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I did the same thing...tired of some disadvantages of level III and so I started in a Level II a while ago. They are trying to move to a level III because babies are shipped out all the time. It's...

  9. Just promoted, but coworkers are mean!

    nursechick182 replied to nursechick182's topic in Nurse Management

    I appreciate everyone's thoughts and advice. Things have gone from bad to worse. I'm not the manager, more like an assistant nurse manager. I've never in my life worked with so many departments within...

  10. Should I go back?

    nursechick182 replied to cjblu's topic in Nursing Career

    I know how you feel. I became very frustrated with nursing due to stress and there were also major changes happening at my hospital, so I happily left, thinking I would never go back. Now I am in over...

  11. Feedings while on Indocin???

    nursechick182 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Is anyone seeing neo's starting feeds on babies who are on Indocin? Supposedly there is "current research" showing good outcomes with doing this, but it's freaking all the nurses on my unit out...

  12. Does anyone teach health science technology?

    nursechick182 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have applied for a few school nurse positions in my area and actually got an email from a guy asking me if I wanted to interview for a teaching position. They need an RN to teach the high school...

  13. Preparing for an interview....weaknesses???

    nursechick182 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am trying to prepare for an interview for a school nursing position....I've worked in the hospital for 5 years. I know a lot of employers like to ask "What are your strengths and what are your...

  14. Preparing for an interview....weaknesses???

    nursechick182 replied to nursechick182's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for the advice....I'm think I'm going to go with not being bilingual (kind of a big deal now here in Texas) and the fact that I'm not incredibly outspoken and have a hard time confronting...

  15. Omeprazole used longer than 8 weeks?

    nursechick182 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently suffering from terrible GERD, taking 150 mg Rantadine daily and 20 mg Omeprazole daily, still not getting relief. I'm about to start really cutting my food portions down and eat...

  16. Moving to Allen,TX need info

    nursechick182 replied to jjsc0204's topic in Texas Nursing

    You can get a lot more house and more upgrades for much less money in Anna; however you have to drive to Mckinney (and deal with Mckinney traffic)to pretty much do any shopping/errands because the...

  17. Anxiety stemming from death

    nursechick182 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have been a nurse for almost 5 years, and my mother passed away 3 weeks before I graduated nursing school. Over the years, I have felt that I have managed my stress pretty well by journaling,...

  18. How do u go about picking the right online program?

    nursechick182 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I took 2 classes for the Master's in Nursing degree at my local (50 miles away from my house) university because I would like to get my Master's in Nursing to become a Nurse Educator. I'd like to...

  19. How do u go about picking the right online program?

    nursechick182 replied to nursechick182's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks a lot for all those links to info. Do you pretty much get about the same education from an online program vs. attending classes at a regular

  20. thinking of doing the Kaplan course, but unsure

    nursechick182 posted a topic in Forensic

    I am considering doing the Kaplan online forensic certificate course, but I was unsure of what kind of job market forensic nursing offers. I would hate to spend the $3400 to complete the program and...

  21. Know anything about Regis or walden?

    nursechick182 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I was wondering if anyone has done the online Master's in nursing with the education focus through the Regis-college network program or through Walden university. I am considering doing one of these...

  22. Help Speaking at Career Day

    nursechick182 replied to BittyBabyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did a career day at a middle school, and I really enjoyed doing it. I work in a NICU also, but i focused on nursing in general and basically what a nurse needs to know and discussed nursing duties....

  23. No New Grads !

    nursechick182 replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The best thing to do, if you are lucky to find it, is find a hospital that is offering a NICU internship which would train you in neonatal. You would work by taking classes, labs and then work regular...

  24. Looking for advice on dealing with the hard parts of the job

    nursechick182 replied to nikiw's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I try to remind myself that some babies are just better off in Heaven, not here hooked up to lines and intubated and in pain and

  25. what to do with a mean charge nurse?

    nursechick182 posted a topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, they just trained another staff nurse to be relief charge. I, along with a few of my other coworkers, have had some instances with her before she became charge where she was very mean...