ImMrBill3, RN

ImMrBill3, RN

ICU, Home Health Care, End of Life, LTC

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  1. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Just an FYI, the trick was accurate in my
  2. male nurse haircut rules

    I'll be seeing if the mask seals around my beard in the next two weeks. If not I'll shave it, but the hair
  3. Took 185 questions, NCLEX RN

    Good
  4. Hey, New Grad!!!!

    The graduating class of summer 09 from WVU SON now has their ATT's and temporary permits. Mine arrived with my name mis-spelled so I am in the process of getting that fixed. My ATT has it correct so I...
  5. WVU RN-BSN program, how is it?

    I just graduated from the WVU traditional RN program and thought it was great. Of course not perfect but its a great school and a good school of nursing. I know a bunch of the students doing BS (in...
  6. mon general?

    Good luck! If you have applied at Ruby also make sure to give HR a
  7. Curious about your courses

    I got my CNA in GA and took only CNA course. The classes you are taking will be of great benefit to you though, especially if you decide to pursue
  8. Go find your patient

    My suggestion is call security and notify your supervisor. I don't think a triage nurse can walk away from a room full of patients to find one who has
  9. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    Best of luck to you all. I thinking nursing school is like a Dickens novel, the best of times and the worst of times. Remember your enthusiasm it will serve you well in the difficult to deal with...
  10. your very first patient death.....

    My first one was very rough. I was working as a CNA doing home care for HIV pts. I arrived at a patients house within minutes of his committing suicide by shotgun. I entered the house with my key and...
  11. Interview on Friday 8/21

    Good luck! I think looking at the job sites info on "behavioral interviewing" might be useful. The basic idea is to find out how you handled something in the past as an indicator of how you will...
  12. Study groups?I dont know how

    Study groups can be invaluable. A great group will boost your grade an entire letter. I had a fantastic study group in Chem and we would all take turns explaining and working problems on a dry erase...
  13. New ER RN grad...need documentation help!!

    You do documentation in your ER? Just kidding but when we get patients up in S/M ICU the documentation is pretty bare bones and very much acute condition focused. I agree with the previous poster to...
  14. How do you wear your hair for clinicals?

    I always wore mine in a ponytail with multiple bands to keep it together and in place. I don't think the bun or claw look would have gone over too well since I am male. I wonder what they would have...
  15. Growing concerns about new RN position

    If you decide to continue at this institution I would strongly suggest you document as much as possible. This might include keeping your own notes but will certainly include official documentation of...
  16. Hey, New Grad!!!!

    I am at Ruby, and I already love it. I am doing my senior leadership clinicals in the SICU/MICU where I will be working. So far getting along great with everyone and loving the night shift. Made a...
  17. LOL... test questions !

    On a couple of exams we had a gimme, but I am not sure if they accepted any answer. The question was either, "This class has been..." or "Such and such instructor is..." I wondered if the people who...
  18. I was just laid off

    Sorry to hear that. I hope things work out. Please let us
  19. Census dreadfully low at our hospital, anyone else???

    There has been some low census at the hospital I do my clinicals at. I am in the SICU/MICU now and they have called off nurses a few times in the last weeks. CCU shut down and sent their pts to MICU...
  20. How far do you drive for nursing school?

    I used to walk to school. Now I have to drive about 12 mins. I have tried for some years now to locate within 5-10 miles for work and school commutes for both the wife and myself. We have had longer...
  21. Hey, New Grad!!!!

    I got the call today!!! I received a job offer today! I will be starting one month after I graduate in the MICU/SICU. I am currently there doing my senior leadership rotation and I love it. It is...
  22. Temp License

    Congratulations and good
  23. Professor accusing me of abuse through email !!!

    Just to make myself absolutely clear. I never said most instructors are "out to get" students or any of the other statements made above. I did point out the double standard of mistakes on the part...
  24. Information Pearls: How to be a good ICU RN

    I'm in the same boat as the rest of you! I hope (starting in Sept in MICU). My Critical Care instructor has a ton of stuff on the class website. One of the best things I found is ICUFAQS.org. Very...
  25. Would you get treated at the hospital where you work?

    I'd have my buds make sure which doc was carvin on me for sure. Other than that h*** yeah, seems to be the best place around, that's why I work there (and it's affiliated with the school I go