vanlo001

vanlo001

NICU, PICU, adult med/surg, peds BMT

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  1. HR - manager hiring process question

    vanlo001 replied to carebearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    There's a variety of steps that need to be completed in order for a hospital to offer you the job. TYPICALLY, HR reviews your application to see if you meet the minimum qualifications, they them...

  2. Multiple preceptors

    vanlo001 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the concern about multiple preceptors and this seems like a loaded question. What I hear when I read this is what are these new grads complaining about. Having multiple preceptors is...

  3. The Black List

    vanlo001 replied to Rascal1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I mean for sure I've seen this happen. I live in a fairly large city but these managers - especially if it's the same specialty like nicu- see each other or communicate with each other due to...

  4. My First Med Error

    vanlo001 replied to Lorrie34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I can only speak from my own experience but I and all the nurses I know take the independant double check seriously. I have caught mistakes and have had others catch my mistakes with regArd to...

  5. I am GOING OUT OF MY MIND!!!

    vanlo001 replied to catmom1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations on being clean and sober forcthe last five years. Diligence will reward you. It's very hard to fall but don't let it discourage you. I can feel your desperation but if it doesn't...

  6. LVN to BSN university ot phoenix

    vanlo001 replied to miya.denise's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm finishing up the rn to bsn program with one last class thus month. I highly reccomemd any lpns going for their rns while the market is so dry and the bsn is worth it. I go to uop and the work is...

  7. Poster Making Contest about a theme "Evidence Based Nursing".

    vanlo001 replied to Irwin0111's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with both of you to some extent. Write a well researched paper on the benefit of evidenced based care. However there's nothing demeaning about creating posters. It's done at all the...

  8. How to finance your education and more...

    vanlo001 replied to karensuzette's topic in General Students

    In this economy, at this stage of the healthcare game, I wouldn't leave a secure job to pursue a dream unless you have a secure plan in place. I would take a job in the hospital either as a CNA, unit...

  9. Tips for giving report and charting??

    vanlo001 replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Students

    for giving report: google sbar it is a way of giving report in a standardized way that was developed by kaiser hospitals and is now being used nationwide. sbar stands for situation: describe what...

  10. Seizures

    vanlo001 replied to audiedani's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    expected outcomes is what you expect to happen as a result of your interventions. you want to tie your expected outcomes to tie in with your interventions. so if your first couple of interventions...

  11. How do you feel about travel nursing?

    vanlo001 replied to RcareyN's topic in Travel

    I did travel nursing a few times in my career. The first time I had been a nurse for 3 years and did it to facilitate a move out to California from NY- I then took a permanent position for a couple of...

  12. Getting my first RN job

    vanlo001 replied to dlayne_g's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations on your new career! nursing is a challenging yet fulfilling job. 1. does anyone have any suggestions as to how i can stand out as a new graduate when applying for my first nursing...

  13. Please help with this math!!

    vanlo001 replied to Starfish1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sorry on closer inspection starfish1 I got the same answer you got for the second question. I'm not sure how your instructor came up with that

  14. Please help with this math!!

    vanlo001 replied to Starfish1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    starfish1: these questions are very typical of real life applications you will find in the healthcare setting. it is true that a lot of the newer pumps will calculate an infusion rate based on the...