RNewbie

RNewbie

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  1. Physicians Who Don't Do Assessments

    RNewbie replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not sure what kind of facility you work in but I've worked at many diff hospitals and this seems to be the norm with the majority of docs I've encountered. Now with computer charting some docs will...

  2. Signing your title in everyday signature

    RNewbie replied to NurseGhostHunter's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious...those of you who have a habit of putting RN after your sig, do you mainly have paper charting at your job? I rarely even sign my name at work. Everything is computerized. I may sign a...

  3. Nursing School Lawsuit

    RNewbie replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in Nursing News

    If it was Hesi or ati, I wonder how many chances they had to pass. We took Hesi and in my opinion it was hard. We were allowed 2 times to take it before graduation. If you did not pass it, you were...

  4. Stinkin', Rotten attitude!

    RNewbie replied to MomaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights, so mine goes a little like this. 1-go home, have some OJ 2-go home, have a mimosa 3-stop at the nearest bar, have several mimosas with no

  5. Family Complaint... Why am I so bothered by this?

    RNewbie replied to Alex87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You did nothing wrong. Same exact thing happened to me. Pt was in some pain, offered pain med several times, kept reassessing pain, pt kept refusing. Family member who was a nurse showed up and went...

  6. Best option to boost my GPA

    RNewbie replied to RNewbie's topic in Advanced Practice

    I've never thought about anything like it. I'll look into

  7. Best option to boost my GPA

    RNewbie posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I've been planning to start grad school for a few years. I'm finally in the position to go but I'm finding that I don't meet the minimum gpa requirements. I'm considering retaking a class or two to...

  8. low GPA, any hope for NP?

    RNewbie replied to NCcardiacNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

  9. low GPA, any hope for NP?

    RNewbie replied to NCcardiacNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Oh ok,

  10. Advice needed

    RNewbie replied to RoseRyan's topic in General Nursing

    I know honesty is the best policy but I wouldn't mention it. Unless there is some way of them finding out. If you get the L and D job you will be burning a bridge at the current hospital but if this...

  11. low GPA, any hope for NP?

    RNewbie replied to NCcardiacNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

  12. Did being unattractive hurt your career?

    RNewbie replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not unattractive but I understand what you mean. People are always asking me what's wrong or if I'm ok and if I'm having a bad day. For some reason my blank face looks like I'm mad or sad and ppl...

  13. Missed Call from Recruiter, Didn't Leave A Message

    RNewbie replied to PCnurse88's topic in General Nursing

    I would continue calling until you speak with her. Recruiters can be very busy. It is not considered being pushy; you want a job. I've had difficult times getting in touch with recruiters before and I...

  14. Background Check Discrepancy (problem?)

    RNewbie replied to veggie530's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I didn't know they could ask previous employers about wages? Seriously? So they can low ball your pay. I have had minor discrepancies on background checks and have still gotten

  15. St. Joseph's Providence Hospital?

    RNewbie replied to RuthRogers's topic in California Nursing

    I believe providence is having a job fair tomorrow Aug 24th for new grad BSN and experienced nurses for those of you

  16. Employee Health nurse tells me MANY nurses have Hep. C....

    RNewbie replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It amazes me how healthcare professions freak out with hep c, HIV, ect pts. Think about how many ppl you care for everyday who are carriers of these viruses and have not been

  17. Los Angeles Pay Rate-Experienced RN

    RNewbie replied to MayMSN's topic in California Nursing

    From my experience base pay in So Cal ranges from $31-36. Shift diffs vary. Most hospitals do pay OT on anything over 8 hrs a day. There are some that don't. I have 3 yrs med surg experience and these...

  18. Am I being low-balled on pay?

    RNewbie replied to JPN_RN's topic in California Nursing

    My agencies have contacted me in the past for flu clinic contracts. Pay was $30-$31. I live in southern ca. I think anything less than $30 in this area is a rip off. You can't live off of $17, then...

  19. How many patients do you get on night duty?

    RNewbie replied to uniquegifts1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    4 pts on med surg/ortho. We have cnas

  20. What do you say when you answer a call light at the nurses station?

    RNewbie replied to bbeg28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We answer call lights with"how can I help you?" Pt responds and we can hit an alert button on the call light system which goes to the nurse or cna's phone depending on what the pt needs. The light...

  21. Freaking out--crash cart question

    RNewbie replied to sillylilly05's topic in General Nursing

    I would get with an educator and have a one on one training session, or suggest an in-service for the unit. I'm sure if you were confused others may need education as

  22. RN with below knee amputation

    RNewbie replied to maryellis's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I used to work with a hospital case manager who had a BKA. She worked 5 eight hr shifts and was probably not as busy as a floor nurse but inpatient case managers are fairly busy and on their feet a...

  23. Interruptions during my med pass

    RNewbie replied to Nspirit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked at a facility where the nurses wore orange vests (like a crossing guard) from the med room to the pts room to let others know not to interrupt you. People were fairly respectful of it, even...

  24. "Fake" or Nonprescriptive Eyeglasses

    RNewbie replied to DemosthenesRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just last week I was telling my friend at work that I wanted a pair of character glasses. She gave a confused look and asked why. I like the look they

  25. EHRs and accessibility

    RNewbie replied to medisec's topic in General Nursing

    This is an interesting subject. Sorry I don't have any helpful input. I can not recall working with clinicians who needed any type of accommodations for EMR. Can you give examples of disabilities that...