noahsmama

noahsmama

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  1. Is there alot of mandatory O.T. in your nursing department?

    noahsmama replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    If you "volunteer for low census", that means you volunteer to go home/stay home if the hospital has more nurses than it needs. There's another thread that discusses hospital policies about this --...

  2. Gift for a preceptor?

    noahsmama replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Are there any other nurses on the floor who you could ask? They're more likely to know what these 3 ladies would like than any of us here. Having said that, I think gifts of food are usually...

  3. Nclex

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

    Yes, there is lots of stuff on the NCLEX that they never teach you in nursing school -- or at least, that was my experience too when I took the NCLEX-RN in June '08. I passed because I studied NCLEX...

  4. Is there more demand for Physician's Assistants than for nurses?

    noahsmama replied to DanainOrlando's topic in General Nursing

    If the length of the program is a consideration then, given that you already have a BA, an accelerated BSN program is another option to consider. Most ABSN programs are just 12 to 14 months. I did a...

  5. I need YOUR help/advice

    noahsmama replied to NewRNdreams's topic in General Nursing

    Technically, I don't think it's even true that you lied on your application. You said that you filled out the application for the new job before you even started at the old (2.5 week) job, right?...

  6. Is there alot of mandatory O.T. in your nursing department?

    noahsmama replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    We do not have mandatory OT at my hospital, per our union contract. Like a lot of other places, we generally have plenty of volunteers. I work an 8-hour PM shift, and I make myself available for OT...

  7. Shakin' in my boots!!!

    noahsmama replied to LifelongDream's topic in Pediatric

    Congratulations on getting your dream job! I'm also a new pediatric nurse, 9 months into my first job. Here's a few things that helped me: -- develop a "brain" that works for you -- no, not the one...

  8. Union RN's what do they do when census is low

    noahsmama replied to nicu4me's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the hospital, and the specifics of that union's contract with that facility. At our hospital, they cannot cancel your regularly scheduled shift without paying you for it. If census is...

  9. peg/gtube question

    noahsmama replied to spunky1281's topic in General Nursing

    I assume each facility would have their own protocol for this. At my facility (pediatric hospital) it was recently decided that RNs could reinsert/replace G-tubes after we had one case of a pt...

  10. First job where? and Length of orientation?

    noahsmama replied to debblynn13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. Pediatrics -- half rehab and half medical 2. Orientation: was supposed to be 6 weeks per union contract but my NM found some bogus excuse to shorten it to 5 weeks, and refused my request to add...

  11. Attention use-to-be new grads: when did you feel confident?

    noahsmama replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm 9 months into my first job as a nurse. I started to notice that I was feeling much more relaxed and confident that I know what I'm doing and can handle my job about 6 months into it. I have...

  12. CRC salaries in SF Bay Area?

    noahsmama posted a topic in Research

    Hi, I recently applied for a Clinical Research Coordinator position with a local clinical research company here in the SF Bay area, and somewhat to my surprise, they called me back for an interview. I...

  13. ERI vs NCLEX

    noahsmama replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    I studied for both the ERI and the NCLEX by doing NCLEX practice questions. I found the questions to be very similar on both tests. I bought a box of NCLEX question flash cards and worked my way...

  14. CRC salaries in SF Bay Area?

    noahsmama replied to noahsmama's topic in Research

    Attend school functions? When do you sleep? And what about weekends when you're working that night, but your kid is awake during the day? The only way I could see making night shift work is to...

  15. I am being advised that when I graduate...

    noahsmama replied to Lexnursingstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that! That's my experience also -- and thank God I work on a unit where the other nurses are (mostly) very supportive of the less experienced nurse and willing to help out by answering my...

  16. Nurses who work the day shift

    noahsmama replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

    I am a relatively new grad (May 2008) and was also hoping to find a day shift job, preferably outside the hospital (to avoid working weekends or holidays), as my first job post nursing school....

  17. Clinical Research Coordinator Salaries in SF Bay Area

    noahsmama posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi, Wasn't sure if I should post this in the research nursing forum or the California forum, so I decided to post in both -- hope nobody minds! I recently applied for a Clinical Research Coordinator...

  18. How often do you get raises in a hospital?

    noahsmama replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I work, they can't cancel a scheduled shift or send you home early unless you volunteer for this -- and if you do volunteer, you can use PTO to cover it. We're unionized and...

  19. Message to all nurses....sincere thanks and my point of view

    noahsmama replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that the thanks are nearly always unsaid, whereas the criticisms and complaints are nearly always verbalized. Of course we understand that patients and their families are stressed out,...

  20. HELP ME PLEASE, Im Scared about job interview

    noahsmama replied to LVNfairy's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, if I understand your post, at first you said you had vent experience, but then you corrected yourself? And he still asked you to come in for an interview? If that's the case, then I think you're...

  21. Can't get a job :(

    noahsmama replied to cheesecake89's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly what I did. First, I would go to the hospital's website, which often would list the names of the units, and sometimes the phone number. If not, I would call the main hospital number,...

  22. Can't get a job :(

    noahsmama replied to cheesecake89's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely -- don't even bother talking to HR, go directly to the NM. Walk into the hospital and hand your resume to them personally. I graduated in May 2008, and many of my classmates got jobs this...

  23. LPN vs. RN

    noahsmama replied to EBT67's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My advice is go straight for the RN if you can. You'll have more job options and will get paid more. If you don't want to go to college for 4 years, you can go the ADN route, though if you go for a...

  24. Please help, baby weight math ques.

    noahsmama replied to SN09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    6 lbs x 16 ounces/lb = 96 ounces in 6 lbs. Plus 5 ounces = 101 ounces. 101 ounces x 28 grams/ounce = 2828. Generally, nurses approximate an ounce as equal to 30 grams or 30 milliliters if it's a...

  25. Applying online? PLEASE HELP

    noahsmama replied to mviehman's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know anything about VA hospitals specifically, but I can tell you that I applied online to my first choice hospital, a local pediatric hospital that only accepts online applications (at least...