noahsmama

noahsmama

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  1. What have I become?

    noahsmama replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I find myself starting to get into a whiny kind of mood, I try to stop myself and literally count my blessings. I have (thankfully) never gone a day in my life without a roof over my head and...

  2. I made my first med error, stupid me, why report it!??

    noahsmama replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    The way the charge nurse reacted was completely inappropriate. If that's how people are treated who report their own med errors, then people will stop reporting their own med errors, which actually...

  3. Pearsonvue Trick

    noahsmama replied to NurseJennaDahl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    By now, if you passed, you should be able to look yourself up in the online CA BRN "license verification" database. Go to rn.ca.gov, follow the link for "license verification", and look yourself up....

  4. How to know if job interview went well

    noahsmama replied to SFtoNYrn's topic in General Nursing

    Why wait till tomorrow? Call the dream job today -- I don't think it's too soon given that you have another offer pending. Good

  5. would this be a hipaa violation?

    noahsmama replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    This is absolutely a HIPAA violation. Tell your friend that she needs to stop immediately, or you will report her. Then if she doesn't stop, report

  6. Male Nurses and Female Doctors

    noahsmama replied to elias_benjamin2001's topic in General Nursing

    This is not universally true of all doctors. It may be true of doctors early in their career -- it's certainly true of residents. Later in their career though, doctors, especially if they have their...

  7. I wonder how many nurses out there experienced a needle stick injury

    noahsmama replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    What do you wonder about? Pretty much anything you could have caught from her would show up in a blood test by now -- get yourself tested for HIV, Hepatitis, and anything else you doc recommends, and...

  8. What was your first nursing job?

    noahsmama replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as a nurse was as a bedside nurse in a pediatric hospital -- this was my first choice job at the time I started. I liked the job, and would choose it again, but eventually decided that...

  9. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    noahsmama replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    Finished an accelerated BSN program at 49. Wasn't the oldest student in my class -- oldest was 55 and has been doing great as an ED nurse. Best career decision I ever made in my

  10. Want to work in CA, nursing school out of state?

    noahsmama replied to SimbaSam's topic in California Nursing

    I agree with this suggestion -- this is especially true of wherever you do your preceptorship. If they like you and they are hiring new grads, having done your preceptorship at a particular hospital...

  11. Calling a Nurse Manager?

    noahsmama replied to RNlovesherPharmD's topic in General Nursing

    I would go ahead and call the NM. I agree that it's unlikely to hurt you, and might just help. Good

  12. How valuable is speaking Spanish in health care?

    noahsmama replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the SF Bay Area, and speaking Spanish is very very useful here. I learned a small amount of Spanish before starting my first job in a peds hospital, and I used it, if not every shift, then...

  13. Accepted into the nursing program, questions about career path

    noahsmama replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that Plan B sounds like the better plan, if possible, but Plan A would also be fine. I think being flexible will be key. Good

  14. Will I pass NCLEX? what's score is a good predictor?

    noahsmama replied to thundahh's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, I was running about 70-75% in Saunders and I passed in 75. Sounds like you're in good

  15. Unprofessional doctor

    noahsmama replied to LNDRN19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, I don't think it's too submissive to buy her coffee -- I think that's an excellent idea! I do still think you should de-friend her on FB, and even let her know why -- but not in a negative,...

  16. Unprofessional doctor

    noahsmama replied to LNDRN19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First of all, why do you have access to her Facebook page? If you're her Facebook friend, unfriend her now. She is clearly stressed out and needs to do something to vent, but given your relationship...

  17. Does NICU offer experience for other areas of nursing?

    noahsmama replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    There are certain types of public health nursing for which NICU is an excellent background. Many states have programs where "high risk" newborns are visited in the home by a PHN after they come home...

  18. Does NICU offer experience for other areas of nursing?

    noahsmama replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to do public health nursing, there's also NICU graduate follow-up

  19. Doing a favor vs. being an RN

    noahsmama replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't ask a neighbor who happens to be a lawyer for free legal advice, or a hairdresser to cut my hair for free. Asking a neighbor who is an RN to do wound dressing changes for free is stepping...

  20. Cleaner RN jobs

    noahsmama replied to kyonguyen22's topic in General Students

    You can add public health nursing to this list. However, be aware that most of these jobs will want you to have acute care (i.e. hospital inpatient) experience first before they'll hire

  21. New nurse need help!!!!

    noahsmama replied to RoyalNurse2010's topic in General Nursing

    I listed my clinical rotations and the hours in each -- this was on the advice of my nursing school. Have no idea if this helped or not -- didn't get any feedback on it. Some specialized units at...

  22. Any in a field of nursing you love?

    noahsmama replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    I love public health nursing and it's definitely less hectic than hospital

  23. What is continue education / contact hours? License Renewal! Need help!

    noahsmama replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    As the PP said, CEU = contact hour. It's equal to the number of hours you spend in the class, so a class that lasts for 3 hours = 3 CEUs = 3 contact hours (for online classes, the provider estimates...

  24. Well.. I *was* a cardiac nurse

    noahsmama replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    California is the only state in the country that HAS legally mandated patient/nurse ratios. The OP is a good example of why other states need ratio laws

  25. NCLEX RN GONE BAD

    noahsmama replied to leo82's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The Pearson Vue Trick seems to be pretty accurate, so unfortunately you probably did fail -- but as someone else said, this is not the end of the world, you can take it again. Check the website for...