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    Finally, I am an ICU nurse: CVICU

    citylights89 replied to sarahneeyah's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If CVICU is like the CV Recovery Room in my hospital, may God have mercy on your soul. I salute anyone who wants to take on that
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    Forensic Psychiatric Nursing: A Unique APRN Opportunity

    citylights89 replied to Psychcns's topic in Psychiatric

    What?! This sounds right up my alley. You got me whan I read "forensic" and
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    Tips: Preparing the nurse for the new tax year...

    citylights89 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    They are gonna take all my moneyyyy TAX HELP,
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    Updating H&P via phone

    citylights89 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I remember verbal/telephone orders being covered in nursing school, but not this. I work in the OR and if we have an inpatient that is scheduled for surgery, a complete H&P has to completed within...
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    Updating H&P via phone

    citylights89 replied to citylights89's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I hope nothing comes of it, but I did learn from my mistake. The nurse in the ICU unit "Said" that the surgeon had seen the patient the day before, but must have forgotten to note in in the...
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    Updating H&P via phone

    citylights89 replied to citylights89's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I sit here and think about it, I should have paged the resident on call. Oh geez . I'm still on orientation and was by myself and wasn't sure what to
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    Had latent TB in my teens, how will this affect me in nursing?

    citylights89 replied to JasonKa's topic in General Nursing

    For me, all I had to do was provide a negative CXR. I never took any medicine for my TB exposure though. Dr. said it wasn't needed.
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    First Day By Myself

    citylights89 replied to nursebride2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats! I hope I feel as good as you when I finish my OR
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    Paying Off Student Loans - Happy New Year!

    citylights89 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    IDK I haven't started paying mine yet. I told myself I will keep living like a pauper (no big change here) and try to pay them off in a yr or 2. Luckily, I have less than most of the other graduates...
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    How to prepare for scenario interview?

    citylights89 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I searched the archives and couldn't really find what I was looking for there. Next Monday, I am having my second out of a possible three interviews for an internship at a major local hospital. They...
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

    citylights89 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This post is embarrassing to all
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    Data on New Grads: Program, Degree, Location

    citylights89 replied to wooltie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I haven't start working yet, but I graduated in August of 2012 with a BSN and I ultimately got 3 offers - an offer from each hospital I had an interview with. They were all for some kind of new grad...
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    non clinical jobs for rns!!? pls help!

    citylights89 replied to jane_88's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    From what I've seen in job postings in my area, they want you to already have a few years of acute care experience. I'm not sure if they strictly heed their own requirements, but for people looking...
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    Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    citylights89 replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was just about to post this story, but I see someone beat me to it! Anyway, I'm getting tired of this "take this medicine or get ready to get out of here" mentality. Since when has this become such...
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    Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

    citylights89 replied to sweetgeorgia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with what some others have said - it may have very well been the place where you worked at and the specialty. However, if you feel much better at your new job and felt that nursing really was...
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    My Reasons For Avoiding The Acute Care Hospital

    citylights89 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Glad I'm not the only one to think this. I always dreaded my Med-Surg clinicals and thought "If this is where I have to be a nurse, I'm not sure I want to be a nurse." Then, I realized that I don't...
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    Be careful with FACEBOOK

    citylights89 replied to Stephieee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I got it taken down, but I know most of that information is still out there. :/ Now the creepers just have to work a little bit harder for it.
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    Be careful with FACEBOOK

    citylights89 replied to Stephieee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I just checked out that site and holy moly! That would be the prime action spot for any would be stalker! Learned stuff I didn't know about myself. That has got to come down. At least now I know the...
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    Be careful with FACEBOOK

    citylights89 replied to Stephieee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That sounds like hacking. Is that even
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    How long have you had to wait for a job offer?

    citylights89 replied to citylights89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    How should I word such an
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    How long have you had to wait for a job offer?

    citylights89 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    More specifically, one for a GN internship. I finished the whole interview process almost 2 weeks ago and I'm getting nervous. The program is supposed to start in Jan. Does it really take this long or...
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    Taking care of patient with C.Diff?

    citylights89 posted a topic in General Students

    I just started Med-Surg I and my first clinical day for the semester is tomorrow. I went today to pick out a patient and asked the young nurse at the desk for any suggestions. She suggested an elderly...
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    How long have you had to wait for a job offer?

    citylights89 replied to citylights89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Still haven't heard anything. Should I email/call the nurse recruiter or unit manager I interviewed
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    Anyone here who hate the holidays?

    citylights89 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I just don't think it's that important to have those retail store workers leave their families on the one day they can take a break. Many of them have more than 1 job just to make the ends meet. I...
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    Texas Health Resources Residency February 2013

    citylights89 replied to LMG RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    They been interviewing for about 2 months now. I called them and they claimed that it was a large amount of people they have been interviewing. Guess that explains the long wait.