ChristyRN2009

ChristyRN2009

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  1. Getting called off

    ChristyRN2009 replied to pottie's topic in General Nursing

    Up until the last two weeks we had plenty of available extra shifts to work. Now that I really need to money there's nothing of course. I guess our census is finally falling off. Such is the nature...

  2. Child Care and RN Hours - help!

    ChristyRN2009 replied to TarheelRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a day weekender and feel fortunate to have a childcare provider for the weekends my kids don't go to their dads. She has an at home daycare during the week and I found her by getting a referral...

  3. Medical school vs Nursing School

    ChristyRN2009 replied to faraday68's topic in General Students

    I'm still debating whether or not to continue with nursing or go on to med school, although its a very quiet debate in the back of my mind. I don't have a doubt that I have the intelligence to get...

  4. Nursing - changing me for the worse

    ChristyRN2009 replied to king red's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a busy stepdown unit where my patient load is almost always 4 and this is where I've always worked. I floated to the floor recently and I totally understand what you mean. It made me...

  5. did i do the right thing?

    ChristyRN2009 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse, you did the right thing. Best thing for your first few codes is to witness as much as possible before moving up to exterior roles such as recorder or runner. My first few codes all I...

  6. Scandal...I may have my license revoked? help

    ChristyRN2009 replied to enmack's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I went back and read your post again, now I think I might have an idea of what's going on. You got report that the dressing needed frequent changes not scheduled changes but changes due to...

  7. Scandal...I may have my license revoked? help

    ChristyRN2009 replied to enmack's topic in General Nursing

    I need more details because so far I'm getting that you assessed a patient, they were ok, and you documented that, you went back and they were not so you reported it-all pretty standard. The lovenox...

  8. Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

    ChristyRN2009 replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    In a black and white, surface only no grey area way, no, an LPN should not precept an RN. There are differences in scopes of practice as well as legal responsibility. However, I think we can all...

  9. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    ChristyRN2009 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    To the very apathetic intensivist "I realize you are not impressed unless the patient is actually coding, but I'm telling you these thiings to get my patient treatment to prevent that. Its not a...

  10. What I wish I had known...

    ChristyRN2009 replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Im not a seasoned nurse but I'll impart what I've learned in my 20 months of nursing. Who knows, someone might benefit. about NURSING SCHOOL? Nursing school was the hardest thing Ive ever done but...