NewNurseCA

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1. Why should I be a nurse if it's so awful?

   NewNurseCA replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

   Something like this came up for me last week. I'm a new grad who's in another (pricey) nursing internship to gain extra experience. I've been reflecting on the sometimes emotionally damaging experience of school-- I'm doing my best to detox myself....

2. Sutter Health New Grad program unpaid.

   NewNurseCA replied to Breezy Girl's topic in New Nurse

   Isn't the climate just incredible? I'm glad to hear the voice of experience and reason here: "can this be legal?" "I'd flip burgers before working as an RN for free!" At the same time, I see how these programs are appealing. I live in the Bay Area,...

3. Suggestions after graduation

   NewNurseCA replied to cancsur's topic in General Nursing

   I hope others will post to this discussion! Please? ditto: I've always heard from RN's to get out of the area and go for the sexy new-grad job at a teaching hospital, ideally. There are many new grads locally who can't move out of area, and they ar...

4. "Scrub the Hub" means... ?

   NewNurseCA replied to Dialysis R.N. in IA's topic in General Nursing

   Want some research? This slogan was used at my Hosp: "SAVE that line!" Scrupulous hand hygiene before and after contact with all vascular access devices and prior to insertion. Aspetic technique during catheter insertion ...

5. "Scrub the Hub" means... ?

   NewNurseCA replied to Dialysis R.N. in IA's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'm a near-grad student in CA w/ lots of time in ICU w/ PICC and central lines-- so grain of salt, but here goes: The hub IS the part that the syringe attaches to, at my hosp they have a blue core w/ a clear port around it. If there's a cap in t...