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  1. Life/Career at a Crossroads

    Macbs4 posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    My career had been on hold this past year being a full-time caregiver. Now that I'm in the job market again, I'd like to pursue IT/informatics. Would like your advice regarding "my chances" of...

  2. Before You Take An Elderly Family Member To The ER

    Macbs4 replied to sharpeimom's topic in General Nursing

    I like the idea. What I did was use technology. If you have a smartphone (or at the very least, email): Type a list of current meds, medical history, list of physician(s); scan in living will, POA,...

  3. Life/Career at a Crossroads

    Macbs4 replied to Macbs4's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Thanks everyone for all your honest and helpful feedback. You give me confidence in combining my nursing and IT skills to get an informatics position. Does anyone think the upcoming ICD-10 conversion...

  4. New to SC

    Macbs4 replied to gastrangers's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't mentioned what area of SC... job opportunities are varied depending on where you live. LTC jobs seem more abundant here than hospital-based. Good luck to

  5. Shift assessment... really?

    Macbs4 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was auscultating a pt's abdomen last week during a shift assessment when the patient said "you're the only person who's done that since I was admitted". I was surprised. So, I started thinking......

  6. Got an interview - Help me finish up my preparation!

    Macbs4 replied to Vindex's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Basically, if you passed NCLEX, the hospital already knows you're qualified as an R.N. (albeit a "new" RN that needs lot of coaching and training initially). So, the purpose of the interview is to...

  7. Travel Nursing

    Macbs4 replied to fitzpatrickkatie6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've never been in the military, but.... perhaps that's an option for

  8. Organizing the day shift (transition from nights)

    Macbs4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm finally going back to day shift after working nights for over a year. I'm busy on nights with 6-8 patients-definitely not much sitting around. On days, there will likely be 4-6 Med-Surg patients....

  9. Organizing the day shift (transition from nights)

    Macbs4 replied to Macbs4's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the

  10. Giving notice on my shift??

    Macbs4 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the answer depends on how much notice you plan to give your current

  11. HELP!!! bad evaluation

    Macbs4 replied to Hannah7R's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with llg about your next steps. Take an objective look at your performance and I know you will discover things about yourself that you can improve. All new nurses (and even experienced ones)...

  12. Comfortable Shoes

    Macbs4 replied to LatinainOhio's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think you have to experiment 'til you find the right one for you. I tried Dansko at the advice of a co-worker - tried to break them in for weeks and my feet hurt. Right now, I wear TredSafe clogs -...

  13. New MedSurg nurse-seeking advice

    Macbs4 replied to Blinc78's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Glad you like it. D=Diet, A=Activity, E=Elimination (Brief, Incont, Foley...), VTE=Venous Thromboembolism (i.e. SCD's,

  14. New MedSurg nurse-seeking advice

    Macbs4 replied to Blinc78's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If you do a search on this site for "brain sheet", "organizer", "time management" etc... you'll find lots of examples. I work on med-surg floor (nights), and went thru numerous formats before I found...

  15. I'm in my first semester of my BSN, not sure if I can do it.

    Macbs4 replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

    I was ready to quit after my FIRST day of classes in nursing school! The work load seemed overwhelming. But I made it, and you will too. Just take a deep breath and tell yourself there's lot of...

  16. Paramedic to RN, ADN or BSN

    Macbs4 replied to socalmedic's topic in Emergency

    First of all, I have the highest respect for EMT's - especially since I'm still getting the hang of starting IV's and you guys and gals are the best at it! The benefits of a BSN are, you can go...

  17. Compatibilities of IV piggybacks

    Macbs4 replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with RN-Cardiac. Also, someone taught me to program the piggyback infusion so the total VTBI is 5 ml over the amount in the secondary bag. That way, all the piggyback infusion will run in,...

  18. Part time work- what kind?

    Macbs4 replied to edogs334's topic in General Nursing

    Private duty nursing. I guess there are some "tweeners" out there who need help w/ their elderly parents essentially "sitting" and doing light-duty

  19. struggling

    Macbs4 replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This may sound wierd, but what helped me was finally realizing that I CAN'T HAVE a schedule. Sure, one can have a general routine in mind like get report, assess patients, chart, give meds, etc......

  20. In need of some advice

    Macbs4 replied to taraleesky's topic in General Nursing

    We share some things in common, so I can relate to your post - such as preferring to sleep 10pm to 6-7a; having never worked nights before; being a new grad slated to work nights. First, being a new...

  21. Can You Ask for More?

    Macbs4 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Consider the pay PLUS benefits (a 9-to-5 job; continuing education benefits; health/dental/vision insurance; 401K) when deciding on a job salary offer. If the benefits aren't so great, consider this...

  22. advice

    Macbs4 replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    From your description, you father can answer yes/no questions. Find some time alone w/ him when he's alert. Tell him you'd like to ask him a few simple questions that require yes/no answers and ask...

  23. If you had to pick two careers/paid hobbies other than nursing...

    Macbs4 replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to be: 1) An obscenely wealthy, influential person, acting in a philanthropist role to give money to worthwhile causes. 2) A Dog or Horse

  24. Do you keep your rn shoes in the car after a shift?

    Macbs4 replied to fsv1024's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I take my shoes off in the garage when I get home, carry them thru the house without stopping all the way to the shower, spray the bottoms with diluted bleach and let them "soak" while I take a...

  25. Please help!!! I need advice..

    Macbs4 replied to precillar85's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here's the key to your dilemna: "know thy self". You've likely always been better at taking "written" tests vs "oral" exams. Perhaps you're a person who has to ponder a question before answering it -...