HurricaneRN

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1. Failed an exam - Pregnant and in a panic.

   HurricaneRN replied to Teleflurry's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   So how did you end the semester? Did you pass the

2. quit my RN job??

   HurricaneRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hello! Well the title pretty much says it all, what do you all think about quitting an RN job to fully concentrate on FNP schooling? I am halfway through and start clinicals next semester and I have 3...

3. How long till I can re-apply?

   HurricaneRN replied to HurricaneRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the above replies! I did apply again and I hope to get the job! EmergencyNrse-Why the attitude?? I have done extensive research on being a nurse in the OR, and I am a member of AORN...

4. Is having a ADN useless these days?

   HurricaneRN replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   At my hospital in South Florida, I am positive I got my job only because I have a BSN. They are looking to get magnet status and most of the nurses there graduated from a community college, so to get...

5. How long till I can re-apply?

   HurricaneRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! Is there a required time that you should wait before applying for the same job at a hospital? I applied for an OR job at a nearby hospital in March and didn't get it. I accepted a tele job at...

6. Want more hands on skills

   HurricaneRN replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I know that there are 2 community colleges near me that offer critical care courses for RN's, they are 1-2 semesters long and include classroom time and clinical time. They also offer peri-Op courses,...

7. new nurse, cna with attitude

   HurricaneRN replied to mandakaye03's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   ahhhh, I see according to your screenname, you are RNTOBE.....I think that says it all. There is no "breaks" because you are pregnant, if you can't do your job, then quit. No one should be watching TV...

8. Inept New Grads?

   HurricaneRN replied to imanedrn's topic in Emergency

   This is maybe why new grads should not start out in the ED. This is a problem not specific to your specialty, its happening everywhere. Why is working 1 year on the floor so repulsive to people?!?...

9. Would you travel overseas for a medical procedure?!

   HurricaneRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

   I gave birth in Istanbul, while I was a missionary overseas. The hospital was incredible, and much nicer than any of the hospitals I've worked in the states! But the hospital was an international one,...

10. non-bedside position with bedside hours?

    HurricaneRN replied to HurricaneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the answers! I think the PICC team sounds like

11. non-bedside position with bedside hours?

    HurricaneRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I am having a dilemma and would like some input: I am an RN with a background in telemetry. I just accepted a new job in south florida for another tele job. I would really like to get out of...

12. Nursing school students problem.is it racism???

    HurricaneRN replied to finegirl's topic in General Students

    Just try to enjoy the friends you have and get a good education. Thats what you are there to do. People try to just survive nursing school and sometimes they cant appear to be mean and snotty, but in...

13. Clinical Nurse Leader???

    HurricaneRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Has anyone done a CNL program after already being an RN (not a direct entry program)? I dont want to be an NP and can't see myself doing education or management and I like the thought of being near...

14. which patients are in/out of your comfort zone?

    HurricaneRN replied to PureLifeRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of patients I could probably "fake it till ya make it" with.....but if you put me in a room with a renal patient hooked up to a dialysis machine my heart would probably stop beating....

15. peri-Op course at community college?

    HurricaneRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I posted this also on the OR forum, but wanted to if anyone else has had an experience with CC training courses. Has anyone ever taken a peri-Op course offered by a community college? I can't...