akvarmit

akvarmit

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  1. Survival Tips for First Year Nurses

    akvarmit replied to rosemadder's topic in General Nursing

    I TOTALLY agree with this. When I started on a med/surg floor last year, everyone there picked on me for carrying a notebook and writing stuff down. I recently started in the ER at same hospital -...

  2. ED Interview

    akvarmit replied to kitty118's topic in Emergency

    Hi! Thanks for the cute responses! I got two days under my belt, started a few IV's, drew a bunch of labs, played with the Level I infuser and the art line equipment, stood in on a trauma alert and...

  3. ED Interview

    akvarmit replied to kitty118's topic in Emergency

    Well...deep breath...tomorrow is my first day of orientation in the ED. I have made note of all the suggestions and tips from various threads on this site. I will have my notebook in one pocket and...

  4. what not to do/say the first day of work in the ER

    akvarmit replied to akvarmit's topic in Emergency

    That is SOOOo funny! I came from a hospital where we truly believed in the Q-word-curse. My current floor doesn't understand that when someone let's the Q-word slip, that you MUST pay homage to the...

  5. what not to do/say the first day of work in the ER

    akvarmit posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey All! I finally got confirmation, I'll be starting my ER job in about a month. I'm totally excitied, but a little aprehensive about all the stuff I "don't know"....... I do know that ER can be a...

  6. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    akvarmit replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Okay, now I do have a story. I took care of a patient once with a colostomy that was a frequent flier and known to be of poor hygiene. I walked into his room and found him sitting on the edge of the...

  7. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    akvarmit replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ya know, this thread reminds me of something in a "nursing book" I'm reading. It sums up nursing saying we witness all of the intimacies and vulnerabilities of life. But because of that, you don't...

  8. ED Interview

    akvarmit replied to kitty118's topic in Emergency

    :balloons: WooHoo! I just got work that I got the ER job that I applied to tranfer to I'll have to work out my current schedule on my unit - but I expect I'll start beginning of May. So, till...

  9. Marriage to a Nurse-- Need HELP

    akvarmit replied to NeedAdvice1234's topic in General Nursing

    What struck me about this poster's questions is the "level" of relationship they're in right now as opposed to what the future holds. When I first got married, I wanted to spend every moment with my...

  10. Thought I would like nursing...now I don't know

    akvarmit replied to lilbiskit78's topic in General Nursing

    Sure! I got it off ebay to listen to when I walk........ "Great Minds of Medicine" on tape by Simon & Schuster The ISBN is

  11. Accuity Vs Staffing Needs: Are They Taking Us Seriously?

    akvarmit replied to Tadpole's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Acuity? My hosp. says "we don't need no stinking acuity!" It doesn't matter if we have vents, trachs, epidurals, q1hr vs on certain patients or q1 hr accu checks on DkA, or q2hr Perit....

  12. What are the differences between the following?

    akvarmit replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    I can't answer all your questions, but I can give you one saying - Doctors take care of bodies affected by disease.........Nurses take care of people affected by disease. They see a test result and...

  13. Thought I would like nursing...now I don't know

    akvarmit replied to lilbiskit78's topic in General Nursing

    Very True!!! I know I started out in nursing wanting to help patients and change the world, and I soon found the tide of resistance was much stronger than I expected! Whether from patients,...

  14. distance learning route for lpn to rn

    akvarmit replied to ambitiouslpn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Folks! I am a recent grad of Excelsior with my ASN. I was an LPN for 11 years before starting with them. I had done an office job for a while, and I purposely changed jobs and went back to a...

  15. ED Interview

    akvarmit replied to kitty118's topic in Emergency

    Okay - I'm just watching the calendar here.......the ER manager I interviewed with said they'd let me know in about a week...........(acting casual- eek - what day is it now!) I'll let you all know....

  16. ED Interview

    akvarmit replied to kitty118's topic in Emergency

    Well - I did my interview today....went well I thought. This is actually for a transfer-in-house but they do the interviews the same whether you're a current employee there or not. (Also LVL I trauma...

  17. ED Interview

    akvarmit replied to kitty118's topic in Emergency

    Hi Kitty! Finding your message is pretty neat - because I also have an ER interview tomorrow! I actually applied to transfer from my current unit to our ER. Our hospital uses an interview style...

  18. If I Hear One More Time........

    akvarmit replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    :chair: Tweety - I can totally relate! Our facility has given our floor the honor of piloting an "on call" schedule to cover our own calls offs - in an effort to avoid mandatory staffing. (Mighty...

  19. New Grad

    akvarmit replied to divot_21's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! I am a new grad - 6 months on the job - and I have been working steady nights as my choice. The other posts bring up some good points to consider! Are you being encouraged to go to nights...

  20. transition to practice article

    akvarmit posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have a favor to ask of you all - if I may draw from all the different backgrounds here....... A series of events and conversations has led me to look into trying to write an article for any nursing...

  21. What book?

    akvarmit replied to I_Love_Donuts's topic in Emergency

    LaMartine I'm jealous! Let me know how your transition to ER goes. I am about 1 1/2 mos. from being able to transfer from my current unit to our ER here. I've been on my current trauma unit for...

  22. night shifts....

    akvarmit replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I also appreciated everyone's input! I just started doing steady nights, 7p-7a, three shifts per week. (If it weren't for the benefit of 3 shifts = full time, I'm not sure I'd do it) I've also...

  23. No calcuation questions on NCLEX, help!

    akvarmit replied to Ashleyhoney's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :balloons: Big CONGRATS to all of you who passed recently!!! I took my boards in November and it shut of at 75 - but I had to wait almost 2 1/2 weeks to find out because "PA" doesn't participate in...

  24. to those who passed the NCLEX-RN

    akvarmit replied to BSNgrad2004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can pass along a good tip- I used the NCSBN's website....they have an online review and question course that's very cheap compared to others. I believe 3 weeks of unlimited access was $50 and...