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L8RRN

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  1. SUNY Delhi RN to BSN enrollment question

    L8RRN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Online program? I attended briefly and it was not competitive at all to get

  2. bad nursing care rant

    L8RRN replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    If he was confused, perhaps he took the brief off himself and it ended up on the floor. Not making excuses...there are great nurses and there are ones that shouldn't be...but sometimes the story you...

  3. Advice on Interview!

    L8RRN replied to abakrn819's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do you work 3 12's now? You will be 40 hours if you move to the new job. Even a "slight" hourly cut wouldn't be a big deal since you would get 4 extra hours a week. Keep that in mind, too, if you...

  4. Funniest Things Doctors say!

    L8RRN replied to RNdiva505's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a surgeon leave a patient's room after "examining" him and told me we needed to ambulate the patient more. I tried to politely redirect him by saying "do you mean you would like us to take him...

  5. Is this normal?

    L8RRN replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby is in the military and I had one of my children in Germany in a non-military hospital. I was admitted for pre-term labor at 6 months and the nurse came in every morning and set my...

  6. Pre-employment Pharmocolgy Test

    L8RRN replied to ReeceB321's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just took one for a new job this past week. It was 50 questions and about 15 of them were calculations. Other questions dealt with meds (labs to look for, what you would need to know when giving...

  7. Good on-line adn-bsn program?

    L8RRN replied to 1uvakindmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did Chamberlain College of Nursing and liked it. It is a bit pricey, but required NO clinicals. Several other programs I looked into required me to find a BSN or higher nurse to do clinicals with...

  8. Money $ or Happiness :-) Please OR Nurses. I need advice. Should I Leave the ED?

    L8RRN replied to vblaides's topic in Emergency

    Just wanted to point out that it can be difficult to go to school and work full time (even though it can be done!). Would the 3-11 shift 5 times a week work out with the BSN program you are...

  9. Why do most of the SNF/ LTC facilities not put their classified Ads on the internet?

    L8RRN replied to 50kn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you tried dropping off a resume at the facilities you are interested in? It will give you an excuse to go in and you will not have to ask for an application. I know a few people who had on the...

  10. Need your opinion/advice

    L8RRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing school would not have allowed us to miss clinical for a job. We could barely miss for anything actually. Might want to double check with the school about that sort of thing before you...

  11. Med/surg? Different at different places?

    L8RRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I worked for over a year in med/surg. Wasn't really a fan. Learned a lot but left most days feeling like I forgot something or that I hadn't done 110% for all 6 of my patients. A friend that worked...

  12. Med/surg? Different at different places?

    L8RRN replied to L8RRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the input. I graduated in '09 and med/surg was my first job. I did have some office experience as a LPN, too. It wasn't really the work itself. It was the way I felt every day when...

  13. PT/INR/PTT info?coumadin/heparin-

    L8RRN replied to angell883RN's topic in Patient Medications

    A "normal" INR is around 1 (if you check someone who is NOT taking any warfarin/Coumadin), so anyone on Coumadin will be considered "high". You want to maintain them within a therapeutic range which...

  14. Critique my resignation letter

    L8RRN replied to Mrs.RN85's topic in General Nursing

    When I changed to PRN status on my floor, I did not need to resign. I just applied for a PRN opening and they changed me from full time to PRN since I was still an employee. Do you really need to...

  15. Can a new RN still work as a CNA

    L8RRN replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    There is a difference between CNA and NA. CNA is required for nursing homes due to OBRA (a federal act). You must be tested and certified to work in a nursing home as a CNA. Some hospitals may hire...

  16. New RN, can't find job/RN Residency, help please....

    L8RRN replied to purple nurple's topic in General Nursing

    We see the same thing over and over again on the board. It isn't just you. There are a lot of other new grads that are unable to find employment anywhere...esp in a hospital setting. I am fortunate...

  17. Civilian nurse seeking job in Germany

    L8RRN replied to sharkasurf's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, I visited both areas and my daughter had surgery in Heidelberg at the military hospital there. We only briefly went to Landstuhl and did not go to the MTF there. It has been quite a while,...

  18. Civilian nurse seeking job in Germany

    L8RRN replied to sharkasurf's topic in International Nursing

    Where are you moving? Not all military posts in Germany have hospitals. Some just have treatment clinics. I lived in Bamberg and we used the German facility (Klinikum) if we needed in-patient...

  19. how long does it take?

    L8RRN replied to cna23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I just had my fingerprints done electronically and was told I could not work (already offered the job, but I knew the director personally) for 2 weeks until fingerprint information came back. Today...

  20. Do you all have coumadin clinics where you live?

    L8RRN replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    We have them here within the cardiology offices and a few family practices that manage multiple patients on coumadin. It is a part of the practice and not a free-standing "clinic", though. Some draw...

  21. Those in Med Surg

    L8RRN replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    6:1 with an aide working with each nurse. Still crazy busy,

  22. New grad-still wondering when to hold certain meds!

    L8RRN replied to RockinNurse's topic in General Nursing

    They were talking about the nurse holding Lisinopril for a pulse of As for other meds, if you don't want to ask toooo many questions, look it up in a drug book to see what the side effects are...it...

  23. Need Help Coming up with an Excuse!!

    L8RRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you know you want to change if they offer you the other position, but I still wanted to mention that you need to do what you want for you and not stress yourself out over the job you...

  24. Nclex meds

    L8RRN replied to EMTtoGN10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just studied the endings of the generic names. That helped a lot because if it was a some weird name but had an ending that I knew, then I could answer the question. For example if it was...

  25. Starting my first RN job next week...advice

    L8RRN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    No advice really except TRY to relax and not be too hard on yourself. You are learning and are not expected to know everything. Just be safe! I am rather new myself (approaching end of first year)...