L8RRN

L8RRN has 5 years experience.

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1. Nursing School and Being a Military Spouse

   L8RRN replied to guest*11's topic in General Students

   I was a military spouse for 18 years and became a nurse a few years before my husband retired. I'm not sure what you can do in Japan that would help. We were stationed in Germany and job...

2. Do I like Case Management

   L8RRN replied to GRounded1's topic in Case Management

   I am a case manager in a large hospital and have a total of about 3 years experience in two separate facilities. To address your post, I work as a discharge planner and rotate holidays with the other...

3. Typical OR shift?

   L8RRN replied to European's topic in Operating Room

   I worked in a Level 2 OR. Where I was, I only had 9 weeks of orientation and I had never worked in the OR before! I was a float, too, and moved between ortho, general, neuro, vascular, gyn, and even...

4. Where Do I Go From Here

   L8RRN replied to Principessa22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Are you going to stay where you are located now once his med board is completed? A lot depends on where you want to settle down and if moving will still be an issue later on down the road. You will...

5. LIAR: ADN RN prompted to lie about holding a BSN... is it passable?

   L8RRN replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I had to give my employer a copy of my BSN degree for my personnel file. This was just last month at a new job, so they will possibly verify

6. Have you ever been to an interview like this?

   L8RRN replied to Dramruch's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I interviewed in the OR and it was similar to your interview. They basically told me they didn't really know what to ask since I had no OR experience and it turned into a more personal conversation...

7. 7 months and I can't do this anymore.

   L8RRN replied to nursetobe2013's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I felt a lot like you do when I worked on a med/surg floor right after graduating from a RN program. It was fast paced and I managed to make it through a year but NEVER enjoyed it (and would never...

8. UALR? UAMS? or Baptist?

   L8RRN replied to giltav22's topic in General Nursing

   I can't comment specifically on which school has more clinical/hands on experience, but here is some information to consider. What kind of degree are you wanting? All three offer something different...

9. What makes a good nurse case manager?

   L8RRN replied to Inori's topic in Case Management

   I don't have experience as that type of CM. It may be in clinic or may be with an insurance company. Some insurance companies use case managers to help coordinate care for chronic conditions (like...

10. What makes a good nurse case manager?

    L8RRN replied to Inori's topic in Case Management

    It really depends on the type case management. I'll just comment with my opinion on the roles I have participated in as a CM: Utilization review: STRONG medical knowledge, knowledge of insurance...

11. I feel like it's the end

    L8RRN replied to demeanor89's topic in General Students

    While taking the test, cover the answers with a blank index card while you read the question and see if you can formulate an answer BEFORE moving the index card. If what you thought of is one of the...

12. RN to BSN in NY

    L8RRN replied to GoingBackToSchool:'s topic in School, College Programs

    I did SUNY Delhi for one semester for one class. It went fine. I started a second class the next term and logged on the Wednesday before class officially started to read the syllabus, class info,...

13. The military is moving my family!

    L8RRN replied to nlb2504's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to nursing school while my hubby was active duty. I received some pre-reqs in one state then moved to another and took another class and even took 2 online classes from yet another state. My...

14. Do we have to know everything???

    L8RRN replied to ssk5's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For meds, learn the endings of the generic names. It will clue you in on what the medication is for...like it may say "nursapril" but you will know it is an ACE by the ending (-pril). Then you can...

15. Accepatnce letter to NS with a catch?!

    L8RRN replied to Marsha238612's topic in General Students

    We had to take one every semester, but we had to get 100%. First one was more basic type math (and measurement type stuff) and no calculator. Later semesters were more dosage calc and IV drip rates,...