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  1. how does FTE work?

    esunada posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you work 0.8 which is 32 hrs a week and you pick up an extra shift or you stay a 1/2 hour late on a shift can you do that? Do you get paid regular time or

  2. Is the hiring prospect really that bad out there for nurses right now?

    esunada posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I often hear about how there aren't any jobs out there for new grads unless you want to go in the boondocks or pick a job you've never wanted to do and people who are unemployed for over a year. At...

  3. Has anyone made BASIC skill errors that made them feel incompetent?

    esunada replied to kris113's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, I'm pretty sure everyone has done some pretty stupid things. Its when you do the same stupid things more than a couple times within a short period of time that it bdcomes a problem. Or maybe if...

  4. New Nurses!

    esunada replied to RNGriffin's topic in General Nursing

    I agree w/ many posters that a passion for the actual job is not neccessary. Everyone views jobs differently: some see it is a calling, others see it as a means to an end, some have the luxary to...

  5. In what areas do seasoned nurses work?

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious, where do experienced nurses (i.e. 5+ years) end up working? Just curious to know people's career paths. There's not really a nursing ladder other than charge nurse or if you go back...

  6. In what areas do seasoned nurses work?

    esunada replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose you do find experienced nurses in every area. I guess I should change my question to: what was your career path? I'm just curious what areas people hop around, too if at all. Thanks...

  7. Catheter Care

    esunada posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Stupid question but I have to ask: if a person has a foley catheter in place can they not sleep on their side? Will it pinch? I've only seen people on their backs and I was wondering if that was the...

  8. What's the best area of nursing to start?

    esunada posted a topic in Nursing Career

    What's the best area of nursing to start out in? Med/surg, oncology, cardiac/telemetry, cardiac/medical, neuroscience, orthopedic, GI/GU, or surgical - ear. nose throat? Also what's the difference...

  9. when to use a transfer belt?

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    i have worked in assisted living where transfer belts were rarely used by anyone. Some of these residents had walkers and canes and people just lifted them by the arms. It doesn't work very well to...

  10. feeling dumb

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    sO i made a really stupid mistake and looked at the wrong insulin order - i looked at the daytime vs. bedtime in the MAR and thus put in the wrong units. When my nurses did the double check she saw...

  11. How to decline a wedding invitation because I'm too busy with school!

    esunada replied to rrz0609's topic in General Students

    How close of friends are you with her? If she is a close friend, then maybe you should go so long as it isn't the day of clinicals or you miss class or anything. If it's just a friend you see here...

  12. Can you prick a diabetic too hard?

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student and this is second time I've pricked a patient for glucose monitoring. I did everything right I thought, alcohol wipe, pricked the side of the finger, and the patient complained...

  13. Salt and hydration?

    esunada replied to esunada's topic in General Students

    Thank you lrobinson5. That makes

  14. Salt and hydration?

    esunada replied to esunada's topic in General Students

    If salt makes your cells shrivel up then why do doctors suggest taking in more sodium to "retain fluids" when you are dehydrated. That is what I don't

  15. Home health aide as RN student?

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    I currently work in an Assisted Living Facility on a Memory Care floor in a role similar to a nursing assistant. They are flexible with my schedule and I've worked there for a year. I just got an...

  16. is the job available or not

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    On Friday I saw an opening for a job I wanted on the hospital's website. It was up for 3 days, than it was no longer there. Then it showed up again three days later, so I applied. But they just...

  17. Work non-nursing related job while in school?

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI, I work at an assisted living facility on an Alzheimer and Dementia floor and in a month it'll be a year that I've worked there. I'm in nursing school right now. I have a summer internship lined...

  18. Objective vs. Subjective - Age, lives alone .etc.

    esunada posted a topic in General Students

    Age seems like an objective data but technically you can't figure that out with the senses and the person is telling you this, so it also sounds like subjective data. But then again technically one...

  19. med passer a good job for student nurse?

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in an assisted living facility with Alzheimers patients right now in a job similar to a nursing assistant. I've been thinking about moving on after a year to become a med passer at the same...

  20. which nursing internship/job

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have to choice between an unpaid internship for a large hospital system in my state or a nicely paid student nurse job with the VA. The student nurse job allows you to do most basic nursing duties...

  21. med passer a good job for student nurse?

    esunada replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    For whatever reason it's legal in the Assisted Living Facility and in the state I live in. RN is technically in charge, but the med passers pass the

  22. Central Venous Port Question

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am a nursing student and I was wondering if you could help me. I went to draw blood out a central venous port and I used the nearest one. The RN said to clamp the other port to prevent...

  23. Central Venous Port Question

    esunada replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your

  24. Minnesota School of Business Richfield

    esunada replied to stigrl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't go there, but I do know it is accredited by CCNE and they do at least one acute care clinical, I think at HCMC. You'll want to know where they do clinicals and how many hours. However, it is...

  25. Is post surgical the same as medical/surgical?

    esunada posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just got an internship and I'm super excited. They said I would be in a post-surgical unit. Is that the same as medical/surgical - basically the unit where everything goes,