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    Weekend Incentive Program/Night shift

    juliaann replied to snapjacks's topic in General Nursing

    I work what we call "weekend option" at my hospital. It's a contract that adds an additional hourly differential. It's still 3 12-hour shifts a week, either F, S, S or S, S, M. They have to be...
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    ICU RNs running CRRT?

    juliaann replied to liz0105's topic in MICU, SICU

    We SLED our own patients. It is a 1:1 assignment. Our dialysis nurses do bedside
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    Anyone work for a hospital owned by Ardent

    juliaann replied to registerednutrn's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started working at my hospital a few years ago (I was a CNA then), it was owned by Ardent. My hospital is now a public city trust. This hospital loses money. It was potentially going to...
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    Preceptorship Selection

    juliaann replied to JMarie_A's topic in General Students

    I knew where I was going to work (ICU - got my job offer in my 3rd semester), so I viewed my leadership semester as one last opportunity to get any other kind of experience. I left my preferences...
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    Stretched ears, hospital dress codes, and professionalism

    juliaann replied to yasae's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have 2g lobes and wear/wore Pyrex colorfronts throughout nursing school and now at work. No one in school noticed, and only my preceptor at work knows, because one day I forgot to take my earskins...
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    Took Ncle xRn exam yesterday....pearson vue trcick question

    juliaann replied to Waterfalls12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You have to wait to know for sure. You got the "good pop up" message for the Pearson Vue trick. I tested this summer on a Thursday and my quick results were not available until Saturday morning. It...
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    Last semester of RN school; Advice for critical care

    juliaann replied to michelle0781's topic in General Students

    I received my ICU job offer while in my third semester of nursing
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    New Grad RNs in ICU

    juliaann replied to ventgurl's topic in MICU, SICU

    I received a job offer for the ICU of my 1st choice hospital while in my third semester of nursing school. My inexperience did not seem to concern them. I will have a long, thorough orientation and am...
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    Does anyone know why....

    juliaann replied to kbs36's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my hospital, we actually work 0630-1900 and 1830-0700. We refer to it as 7a-7p and 7p-7a as "shorthand" for day shift/night shift. We overlap for report from 6:30-7:00 and are out the door by 7 on...
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    What textbook do you use for Pediatric Nursing?

    juliaann replied to sommeil's topic in General Students

    Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children. I sold it back in my third semester. I don't think I ever opened
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    My classmates dropping like flies???

    juliaann replied to mttzakr87's topic in General Students

    Hmmm...we've lost 0 students due to academics (1 left because of legal trouble and 1 left for a job offer in her former field). We picked up 2 students from last year's class who got pushed back for...
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    New Nurse Blues (rant content)

    juliaann replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is exactly what I saw during my psych rotation. It is really, really sad. It turned the one person in our class who was interested in psych nursing completely against the idea. She was hoping for...
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    How to stand out as a New Grad?

    juliaann replied to GetErDone's topic in General Students

    I'm in an ABSN program and I was offered my dream job (ICU) during my 3rd semester. I did an externship at the facility, worked my ass off, introduced myself to everyone, and then applied when I saw...
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    How much does a CNA makes hourly?

    juliaann replied to vnssa's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes! My hospital offered a differential for any hours worked after 3pm and any weekends. I don't remember exactly how much (I've been a full-time nursing student this past year and haven't worked as a...
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    How much does a CNA makes hourly?

    juliaann replied to vnssa's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In Oklahoma, I made 9.25/hour full-time in a
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    University of Oklahoma ABSN Summer 2012

    juliaann replied to CC10479's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Congrats everyone! I'm a current ABSN at OU-Tulsa, so if anyone has any questions or wants a current student perspective on anything, feel free to ask here or PM
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    Ipad 2...should I buy?

    juliaann replied to chall2011's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I use my iPad allll the time for nursing school. I have a bluetooth keyboard and I'm good to go. I don't even bring a backpack most days, because I have all my textbooks on my iPad, so all I have to...
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    Clinical Site Rules for Your School?

    juliaann replied to lilarox's topic in General Students

    We're required to chart anything that we do. Daily assessments/PCA assessments/restraint assessments have to be co-signed (electronically) by the patient's nurse. Daily care, meds, IVF, skin score,...
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    Student & Scrubs

    juliaann replied to Axelhack's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with waiting until after you've found work to buy very many pairs (or super expensive ones).For my CNA class I had to wear royal blue for clinicals, but at my job we have to wear khaki. I only...
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    Am I making a mistake by enrolling in an ADN program?

    juliaann replied to jacky8168's topic in General Students

    In my BSN program we had skills lab starting the first week of the first semester and we were in the hospital doing our first med-surg rotation at the end of the first month of our program. I'd say...
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    Does your state let you administer parental meds as a NS student?

    juliaann replied to Striving2BG8's topic in General Students

    You mean parenteral? We do in Oklahoma, and in my program we did in our first clinical rotation and ever
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    Do most hospitals require an EKG/Phlebotomy certificate to be hired?

    juliaann replied to ladybug09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It will probably depend on the job market in your area. Can you look at pct listings at the facility/ies you're interested in and see what they put down for required education and experience? Or...
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    From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    juliaann replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    As a fellow nursing student who has had the full range of positive to negative interactions with the staff nurses in clinicals, all I have to say is I've learned for me it's very important not to take...
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    can a nurse manager cancel your shift?

    juliaann replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Even if we don't have our three shifts for the week yet we sometimes get canceled if the patient census is low enough to not need all the scheduled staff
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    OU Duncan ABSN

    juliaann replied to carlygh's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I'm in OU's ABSN program in Tulsa. Have you seen the admission statistics? That should give you a pretty good idea of your chances. Go to http://nursing.ouhsc.edu/Prospective_Students/index.cfm and...