fireball78

fireball78

Telemetry, PCU, Private Duty, Hospice

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  1. Hi there. I just finished my 1st year of nursing and will graduate next May. I have pictured myself as a hospice nurse, even before I entered nursing school! I was with my step-dad who battled lung...
  2. Hello CA RN's, I am considering accepting an RN position for a SNF in California. Can you please share what some of your main responsibilities are. I am looking for a job that has paperwork paperwork...
  3. Garcherry725, the group interview is only an interview. Usually held in a conference room. There will most likely be 4-6 other nurses with you, a Nurse Interviewier and someone from HR to talk about...
  4. Hello PHN's! I currently have my associate degree in nursing and I'm wondering if I would be able to get into public health nursing with a BS in Public Health instead of a BS in nursing? Any feedback...
  5. Pain medicine and bone mets

    For our metastatic cancer patients with bone pain, we typically use a combination of NSAIDS and Decadron. It seems to work wonders and works better than any narcotic. I say this after only a few...
  6. Hospice on-call schedule

    Hello fellow hospice nurses!! Just wondering if you can share your current on-call schedule format. At your current agency, do full-time (dayshift) RNCM's have to do on-call at night or on the...
  7. Hospice on-call schedule

    Thanks for your reply
  8. Can a new graduate be a hospice RN?

    I FINALLY got a job in hospice!!! I have been working for an agency for almost 2 months now and I absolutely love it....always knew it was the right place for me. I am thriving in the environment and...
  9. Home Health Pros and Cons

    I have actually heard of this before. I did a required interview while in nursing school at a local county agency on aging. The nurse I spoke with was a director for the agency, and she would go into...
  10. RN to CNA...

    I am waiting on an answer from the CA Board of Nursing, but wondering if any of you know the answer to my question. I am currently an RN in Pennsylvania, but want to move to California. I have already...
  11. bayada interview next week

    Hi! I currently work for Bayada. Not sure of your location, but my interview was not bad. It actually was more of an informational session. They told me about the company and their values and I told...
  12. Hi There, I have been a nurse for 3 months now. I am currently orienting on a progressive care unit in a hospital and hate it! I am completely overwhelmed most of the time. The unit is extremely busy...
  13. Hi Juice! Thanks for your reply! Well, I have been a nurse for almost 2 years now. I've worked in progressive cardiac care for 11 months, LTC for 1 month (ratio too high 60:1!), Med-Surg for 4 months,...
  14. Slippery Rock university online RN-BSN

    Hi Travelovingnurse, I can't give you a lot of information. I enrolled at Slippery Rock and started in January, 2 classes. I found that the online environment was not appropriate for me and I've...
  15. Can a new graduate be a hospice RN?

    Thank you for your advice
  16. Can a new graduate be a hospice RN?

    Angels91084 ~ I did not get the job on the inpatient hospice unit, so I cannot answer any of your questions. I can't give you any advice on getting your foot in the door as I haven't been able to get...
  17. Educations requirements to be PHN

    Thank you both for the
  18. Unfamiliar territory with no orientation

    I started working for a private duty nursing agency 2 1/2 months ago myself, and I can tell you that if I was presented with the case you mentioned, I would say "no". Is the case a new case to the...
  19. Terra105, I responded twice to the personal message you sent me and my response won't go through. Maybe you reached your 25 message
  20. Oops! I thought you meant the ATI TEAS test (the entrance exam). For the semester ATI tests, you will need a 68 or above on all ATI and even higher than that on the comprehensive exam at the end of...
  21. Do your families give you anything for the holidays?

    Kiyasmom, $50 worth of gifts? Wow! That is extremely generous!! That nurse certainly sounded ungrateful which is a shame! I received a lovely Christmas gift from a family I had only been with for 3...
  22. Hi, For those of you who have graduated and moved on from WGU, can you please tell me where you are pursuing your MSN? I am almost set to start 11/01 and just trying to plan out my future education....
  23. inpatient hospice/ advice

    Hi LPN_2005/RN_10, Mariahas4kids, and Rnis: I know this thread was started a few years ago, but I am hoping that at least one of you will respond. I have an interview coming up for an inpatient...
  24. Hi Skuku1299, I honestly don't know, but LCCC will also never share that information. They are very secretive about how they determine who gets into the program and who doesn't, there appears to be no...
  25. Can a new graduate be a hospice RN?

    I finally got an interview with hospice after being a nurse for a year and a half! It's an inpatient hospice unit, not sure of the details yet, but it would be a per diem position. I am excited and...