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  1. American nurse in Europe, specifically Switzerland?

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi, Do any of you know of any loopholes for an American Nurse, who speaks only English, to work as a Nurse in Switzerland. I'm thinking along the lines of employment through the WHO or a military...

  2. Let RN license lapse to get out of "Old" new grad rut?

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in General Nursing

    1.5 years after graduation and I have not a single nursing job under my belt. What is a girl to do after spending all that money and time and work on an education? I've come up with a plan? What do...

  3. Let RN license lapse to get out of "Old" new grad rut?

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I live in the metro area of the East Coast. Because we can get by on my husband's salary for now, me relocating and splitting up the family just isn't something we think is a good idea for...

  4. Let RN license lapse to get out of "Old" new grad rut?

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Again, as indicated in the original post and explicitly stated above, I would never lie about it. That wasn't even on the table as an option. And the "sales pitch" as you put it is the exact and...

  5. Let RN license lapse to get out of "Old" new grad rut?

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU for this response. This sums up exactly what I was going to respond, too! Also, because I saw it mentioned a couple of times, I would have been extremely upfront with the hiring manager....

  6. No luck with a new grad job- should I go back to school? Any nurse managers around?

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm wondering if I go back for either an RN-MSN program or a RN-BSN program, will I still find myself just as unemployable? I gradated in Dec 2011 with an RN diploma degree. Right after graduation,...

  7. No luck with a new grad job- should I go back to school? Any nurse managers around?

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

    Thanks for the responese!! Do you know, if I went back for a BSN would I be considered a new grad (and eligible for a job) even though I got my RN license after finishing my diploma

  8. Advice about getting into critical care

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in Critical Care

    Okay, I'm sure there are a lot of posts asking a very similar question, but my situation is just a tad bit different and I'd appreciate any opinions. I'm a "new grad" nurse and I really want to get...

  9. BHSN-Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing Fall 2011

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Started a new thread, since the other threads on this topic look like they are from last year. Okay, I just got my acceptance letter in the mail today!! I was going totally mental with anxiety,...

  10. Just want to share

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in General Students

    Today in clinical py pt has a foley that has been irrigated (perhaps it will need to be irrigated again), a PEG that needs residual check Q4H (never done this before) and has been having 300cc's of...

  11. Just want to share

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Students

    I got 10cc's of residual the first time, gave 600 cc of free water because when I got there his Na+ went way up (600 to replace insensible water loss, I learned!), titrated up his feedings, then got...

  12. Just want to share

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Students

    Thanks, I still changed it. I'd rather not share at all than share too much.

  13. Just want to share

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Students

    You know what, I originally used information that was not totally true-- you know, similar in the level of care it would require but the real story "story." I was definitely thinking about HIPAA....

  14. Taking 6 months off nursing...right after graduation?

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, So traveling for 6 months after graduation has been the plan since before I started nursing school, but I'm terrified I'm going to be 100% out of luck finding a job when I get back....

  15. Taking 6 months off nursing...right after graduation?

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, thanks for all the suggestions and feedback everyone! I'm still not 100% sure what the next best thing to do is. Hopefully, something will pan out with getting experience over there (thanks for...

  16. Taking 6 months off nursing...right after graduation?

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's the plan. Does it make any difference for finding a job when I get

  17. MD's orders

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in General Nursing

    ..and I don't mean the official type. I mean the type that gets you into FIGHTS! Today, I was so studiously administering 80mg Lasix IV push over 8 minutes, and the patient's doctor walked in the room...

  18. MD's orders

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed! I actually tried REALLY hard to think of what I should say and do to make sure the patient felt safe with both the doctor and myself. Including just stating that it wasn't how I'd learned to...

  19. MD's orders

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Oooo! That would have been good. But, can we do that? As in, is that allowed if we've pulled it from the pyxis and initiated

  20. When can you register for NCLEX?

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So I'm still in school, but with 14 weeks until graduation (I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S THAT SOOON!!!!), I'm starting to study for and think about NCLEX. I'm also trying to plan a move, as I'm spending 6...

  21. Brainstorming about tomorrow's pt

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in General Students

    Any ideas as to why this patient might be on 1/2 NS @ 75mL hr? 68 years old, morbidly obese female, admitted with sepsis from UTI and C. diff. Patient also has CRF, CHF, severe pulmonary HTN (and a...

  22. Thick skin missing

    BA_anthropology replied to hurleygirli1's topic in General Nursing

    Blech! I think almost everyone feels this way when the start. Some more than others, and some say they don't feel this way but I think they're lying. 99.9% chance you are perfectly capable of doing...

  23. Being badgered by clinical instructors

    BA_anthropology replied to perfectpractice's topic in General Students

    A good instructor understands that 99% of students are extremely nervous in clinical and that is the MAJOR learning block. This is true of nursing students, PA students, and med students. It's...

  24. Physical Abuse against Staff

    BA_anthropology replied to ErinBSN's topic in Emergency

    In regards to the scrotum pillow: nooooo!!! I feel for you, if that was a real situation (and it sounded like it). Before nursing school, I worked most of those other professions and it is true that...

  25. Physical Abuse against Staff

    BA_anthropology replied to ErinBSN's topic in Emergency

    I was JUST thinking about this sort of stuff last night! I agree with you all-- it sucks and there is a line where something needs to be done, but certainly not whilst in the midst of etoh withdrawal...