moliuchick RN

I am currently working in the OR and I used to work on the floor. After 3 months of the OR training, I am already sick of the verbal abuse from both surgeons and anesthesiologists. I am wondering what will be the best job in nursing that... 1. I don'...

I am going to take the NCLEX this coming Monday and I am still very confuse about the PTT & PT level. This is what I know: PTT is used with heparin therapy. norm PTT is 20-45 sec and if you are on heparin the theraputic level should be 1.5-2.5 ti...

I only have 11 days to study for my NCLEX and I am currently doing the Kaplan self study. I have been studying since May and I just feel like I know nothing at this point. My problem is I keep forgetting the stuff that I studied a while ago. I am ...

My 21-year-old niece just found a big mass on her neck since early July due to extreme pain to her neck. A neuro doctor found out this mass from her MRI and he claimed that mass is invasive and it has spreaded to one side of her shoulder already. She...

I know what you mean, I am a hands on person. I learn more if I actually work in the hospital settings. If I decide to work on the "floor" or "er" I will have to start as an "trainee". I will probably get paid $19 per hour and go through tons of du...

I have a very weird questions for all the nurses who work for ambulatory services out there. I know my specialty and I know what am doing day in and day out. I have been in my specialty for 6 years, I am the most experienced and the best nurse in m...

You started working for a clinic as soon as you graduated? And you also work for agencies? What kind of work do you do for the agencies? The reason why I asked is that I want to work for the agencies too but I only have endo experience. One of the a...

Did you really die? this story is sooo funny. you are making me LOL!

What if you die at 23? or you got pregnant at 24? Things will change over 10 years of time. I was single when I was 30 and I am a mom for two little kids at 39. You can never never really plan out things that way. My suggestion is enjoy your life. N...

Hi there. I am currently looking for a PDA software where I can listen to some med term pronounciation. I am so sick of not being able to pronounce some of the med terms correctly. I have been in the states for about 14 years. I have no problem speak...

I have just got a new job that I have to put in 20 + IV a day. I love doing it but I just cannot get the techique down. My chances of getting that IV in are about 10-15%. I suck, I know. I had asked my supervisor to stand behind me to watch my techn...

In my endo center, besides performing consciou sedation in the procedure room. We also give IV, do consent, possible anema when pts are not clean in the preop. If we work in the post-op, we will have to monitor pts vital sign and discharge pts. Most ...

I work in a GI center where we take about 20 patients a day. I only work Mon to Fri. 8 hours per day. No weekends or holidays. This is a great job because I can provide one-on-one patient care. I don't have to handle 6-8 patients all at once like a ...

I am going to take the CNA Board cert test next wed. I have not taken any nursing aide or assistant classes. I learned my clinical skill through my 1st yr RN program. I have heard that the skill test is easy. They might have transfer patient from bed...

JaneRNBSN, I only worked in the OR for a few months and I already hate it so much that I want to quit my job. Why do you think that our OR experience is a "gem"? Do you mind giving me some suggestions as in what specialties I can go into after losing...

Hey, hang in there. I am in the same shoes as you. I cannot decide on what to do because Nursing is such a hard job. I hate floor nursing and OR is hard for me too because I am dealing with really strong personalities everyday. Anyhow, I don't have ...

Sorry to hear that Med/surg is stressing you out. I was a CNA before gettting my RN license. I used to work on the Cardiac floor. There was a lot of work on my floor too. I agree with you that it is stressful. I bet you hate going to work, just lik...

Hi, I have a quick question about the VA hospitals. I have heard from a lot of nurses tellling me how good the benefit of the VA hospital is and I would like to know more about it. I am wondering if the VA hospitals provide insurance coverage if you...

Wow, there are a lot of good informations right there. Thanks for replying to my posting. I will definitely call the nurse recruiter and find out more about the VA system. The place that I am currently working for, I have to pay about $200 per pay c...

Medical/Surgery nurse, we mostly call it the "floor" nurse, that means the nurse works on the floor with patients who has all different kinds of problems. Perioperative nurse is the same as OR nurse. In the old days, we only call nurses who at at th...

Is two years experience good experience?

Thanks for your advice. Do I need a Bachelor Degree to do school nursing?

Do you mind PM'ing me some managed care companies' names please? Thanks!

Did the insurance company ask you why you changed your job so often? How did you find the case management job?

When you say cardiac rehab, don't you have to wear scrub and work in the hospital? What do actually do, can you tell me more please?