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  1. Can you tell me more about Ortho/Neuro Nursing?

    nicole109 replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a Neuro floor, we had an ICU and IMC and a floor---we got Neurosurgery and Neuro, so lots of stroke patients, some dementia/alzheimers, parkinsons, neuroencephalitis, MS, craniotomy, spine...

  2. Can RNs really make this much?

    nicole109 replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I live in MD, and in the hospital, working night shift weekend option was making $42 and some change (one of the lowest paying in the city)--that plus my 2nd job during the week, I easily brought in 6...

  3. Magnet - What Do You Think?

    nicole109 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked at a Magnet hospital, but the hospitals in my area that are Magnet--the nurses are VERY happy with! I'm sure that it depends on where you work. The overstaffing and scripting though...

  4. how to be a great supervisor?

    nicole109 replied to *bettie*'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm not a supervisor, but I started as a CNA, and then became an RN--so I've been on both sides of the divide, I think that it's everywhere. I think there is a natural stigma that RNs look down on the...

  5. Duke's distance ed ANP or FNP programs

    nicole109 replied to SydneyJo1's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Agreed--I asked about their program awhile ago, and they said that they very rarely accept out of state

  6. University of South Alabama FNP

    nicole109 replied to odugrad's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi Ira--I live in Baltimore also--have you spoken to USA about the way that they place you for clinicals, as a student are you expected to find your own sites, or do they do some of the leg work for...

  7. Scheduled to work called out due to snow--can I be fired?

    nicole109 replied to Wsmith16's topic in General Nursing

    What is your facility policy on inclement weather? Obviously the patients need somebody--they aren't "yours"...my hospital did this to me one time, but it was supposed to snow, and all we got was...

  8. University of South Alabama FNP

    nicole109 replied to odugrad's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi Ira, I'm from MD also--I'm considering applying to USA, because I need a school that will accept a GPA of 2.98, and Univ. of MD won't =( My concern is that I won't be able to find preceptors for...

  9. So frustrated and depressed

    nicole109 replied to deftonez188's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, your life will not end over this...even if, by chance you didn't pass, you just re-take the exam and life goes

  10. feeling guilty not going in due to snow

    nicole109 replied to heavenlystar87's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also a fellow MD'er, and yes, this is ALOT of snow for us...I also work homecare, and we are working in this, I walked 2 blocks yesterday to see my patient because their street had not been plowed...

  11. Is There Hope for Me? (Warning....a bit long)

    nicole109 replied to jfosterrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to go out on a limb here, and I'm going to say, continue to ask questions. Eat me alive if you will...but you just spent however long in school to become a nurse, and like so many others,...

  12. Low GPA--Chances of getting into NP Program?

    nicole109 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just want to throw this out there and see if anyone else is in the same boat, or knows someone who is/was? I finished my undergrad in 2006, and have been working ever since as an RN. My undergrad GPA...

  13. Name a situation that is not your responsibilty...

    nicole109 replied to NurseCallus's topic in General Nursing

    Informed consent is a big no, no...I would refuse, lose my job...and enjoy going to the papers, board of nursing, medical board, and everyone in between to let people know. Nurses should not be...

  14. How do you handle the smells and control your gag reflex?

    nicole109 replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to LOL at this, not because it's an unreasonable thought, but because I remember walking into my first few days of clinicals thinking "oh God, oh God, oh God...I hope nobody poops today" but of...

  15. Low GPA--Chances of getting into NP Program?

    nicole109 replied to nicole109's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm very early in the process of researching all of this, is it possible to take classes at the Masters level that will go towards FNP? There are only 2 programs in my state, and 1 is completely out...

  16. Where can I purchase a NURSING MEDICAL KIT?

    nicole109 replied to mr.hustle's topic in General Nursing

    I work in homecare, and your agency should be providing you with your bag and your trunk supply which as the other poster stated will include basic things that you will need, basic dressing supplies,...

  17. Not cut out to be a nurse

    nicole109 replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with the above posters, it's so refreshing to see someone out there with such heart! Please, don't take that away from yourself...I spent 4 years working on a Neuro floor, and while...

  18. Any wound nurses out there?

    nicole109 replied to pedsrnjc's topic in General Nursing

    No, you should not be debriding Stage 1--anywhere on the body. And you should also not be debriding any unstageable's on the heels--you are getting into very merky waters there, I have seen them down...

  19. Thoughts on escorting patients to smoke

    nicole109 replied to edchunt's topic in General Nursing

    Irregardless of what type of hospital it is, for veterans, or not, govt funded or not, city or suburban...you aren't going to "cure" a smoker by slapping a nicotine patch on them while they are there...

  20. I need to write a petition to my school - what are they looking for in this petition?

    nicole109 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I had to do this for a scholarship once, and these are all good suggestions! Keep it short and to the point, and don't make excuses! Tell them why you fell short of the mark and what you plan to do to...

  21. School Nurse Job Interview

    nicole109 replied to evangpate's topic in Emergency

    If it were me, I would go for the interview, even if you know that you probably won't take the job...just to keep your options open. I would stay with orientation, etc where you are, especially if you...

  22. I feel like I am working at Walmart...The customer is always right!

    nicole109 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    What is unfortunate about our profession is that customer service has now become a priority over actually being a nurse, and all of that has become an issue because of "the bottom line". Hospitals,...

  23. New Grad RN and Cannot Find employment

    nicole109 replied to caribbeanbeauty's topic in Maryland Nursing

    New grads or not--be PERSISTENT---get on their nerves, call them ALL the time, go to the recruiters and even the managers themselves of the specific units that you are interested in working on...also,...

  24. Can anyone talk to me re: Stevenson RN-BSN online option?

    nicole109 replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I didn't do the RN to BSN program, I did the BSN program, so I do not know what the program requirements are, I'm not sure what specific classes you will have to take and if they have labs how those...

  25. Agencies with Benefits

    nicole109 replied to pat8585's topic in Home Health

    I work for 2 different agencies, the first one hires only PRN and offers benefits only if you pay for them in their entirety. I have no idea how much they cost, because I don't use them. But they are...