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  1. 16hr shifts

    RS0302 replied to sooner74's topic in General Nursing

    There are nurses at my workplace that do this, and they seem to do ok and still take care of their patients, but by about 12 hours they seem to get grumpy. Some will go home for 8 hours, and then come...

  2. Will I be able to live my life as a nurse?

    RS0302 replied to ministry88's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to add that a friend of mine from highschool got a job at Brigham and Women's as a radiology tech I believe, and she has a bachelors in something non-medical. It might be worth looking...

  3. Will I be able to live my life as a nurse?

    RS0302 replied to ministry88's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to say hi to a fellow New Englander! I'm also here in Texas and grew up in Amherst! If I had stayed, I most likely would have gone to Umass. I know what you mean about culture shock. I've...

  4. Accountability of UTI

    RS0302 replied to TAC50133's topic in General Nursing

    I really cant believe your nm is threatening you with this!!! Seriously either shes nuts or your hospital is! First of all, how could there be evidence showing it was the nurses teqnique that caused...

  5. Career change/why so neg on nursing?

    RS0302 replied to dragonflycafe's topic in General Nursing

    Well first off if you really want to become a nurse you should listen to your heart. In any profession you are going to hear negatives. Now to answer some of your questions... You are going to hear...

  6. How short-staffed is short staffed?????

    RS0302 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Recently on the med/surg floor I work on nights has only had 3 Nurses for 37 patients when they call for 8. Evenings has only had 4 nurses for 37 patients on more than one occasion recently. Usually...

  7. Question

    RS0302 posted a topic in School

    I'm thinking about someday doing school nursing. My question is do you just get thrown in there? Do you have someone(maybe at a different school) you could ask questions if you are unsure when you...

  8. Crazy things patients say.....

    RS0302 replied to RS0302's topic in General Nursing

    Well I guess we cant blame the patients if they have misguided perceptions of nursing! If they only knew! I'm just going to keep smiling Oh yes I've also had patients that asked me if I was "eating...

  9. Peds clinical

    RS0302 replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in Pediatric

    I think your peds rotation sounds about normal for what most schools do. I think it has to do with the hospital and nursing schools being a bit more cautious about students being in peds than...

  10. low medium and high performers

    RS0302 replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    I hate the whole low, medium, high performer! My DON told me what he classified as a high performer was "someone who did not need to improve on anything". He stated he felt only 10 percent of our...

  11. It is me or them!!! I can't stand it anymore!

    RS0302 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with some good aides and some lazy ones. Unfortunately at my workplace the lazy aides have influenced the good ones. I work on a medsurg unit with 35 patients.. with 3 aides to cover the...

  12. heparin and cardiac caths

    RS0302 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering if someone could answer a question for me. I keep having patients ask me why it is ok to give them a sub q shot of heparin after a cardiac cath when we are trying to get a clot to form...

  13. The College Network

    RS0302 replied to Lynzee_84's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I would just make sure you do your research and make sure it is something you really want to do first. I had some friends that I graduated nursing school with who who signed up right after we...

  14. New Graduate Nurses in NC Military Hospitals

    RS0302 replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Government, Military

    I dont know about Ft Bragg, but here at fort Hood (texas) the only area of the hospital that they hire new grads in is OB. Your best bet would be to

  15. First and Last Year in Nursing

    RS0302 replied to K98's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also agree that there is a good reason for the nursing shortage. I only lasted 2 months in nursing after graduation. Now I am working at an afterschool program with elementary kids and I get paid 11...

  16. In Need of Serious Help

    RS0302 replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Nursing Career

    I dont have any advice for you, but I know how you are feeling. I only worked on a med-surg floor for a month, and that was enough to make me never want to return. Now I have no idea what I want to...

  17. ummm....no preceptor??????!!!

    RS0302 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    This has been my first week on a med-surg floor. I just graduated from nursing school(practical nursing), and have never worked in healthcare before. When I interviewed for the position I specifically...

  18. ummm....no preceptor??????!!!

    RS0302 replied to RS0302's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well this is the biggest facility in the area, trust me its big...its a level 1 trauma center....and a "teaching hospital". THis is why I chose this hospital as compared to others, I thought I would...

  19. What do you know about Scott and White?

    RS0302 replied to mandana's topic in Texas Nursing

    I wouldnt say its in the middle of nowhere either, the killeen/temple area has a large population. Although its not the best area to live in(in my opinion). I am going to nursing school in killeen and...

  20. Any online LPN or ADN programs out there?

    RS0302 replied to ckinstle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have never heard of an online LPN or ADN online program, unless youre doing LPN-RN. Sometimes they say its a 2 year wait, but you might get in a little sooner. I got in a semester earlier than I...

  21. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    RS0302 replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    8-10 dollars seems kinda low. But, I am not from New York state. Where are you looking for jobs? Are you looking at hospitals? Have you looked into employment at nursing

  22. Southwick or Great Barrington, Massachusetts

    RS0302 replied to mandykal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I dont know much about the Great Barrington area, but I think the Springfield area hospitals are pretty close to southwick. There is a number of hospitals in that area; Baystate medical center, Mercy...

  23. UMASS Amherst Alum?

    RS0302 replied to sui generis's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hello! I dont attend UMASS, but I grew up in Amherst. Umass is a great school overall and I love the Amherst area. I moved to Texas after highschool, but if I had stayed I wouldve gone to Umass. I am...

  24. relocating to ft.hood

    RS0302 replied to browneyedgirl73's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am starting the LVN program at central texas college next month, and I am currently taking a CNA course at temple college(about 25 minutes away from killeen). I think both are good colleges, CTC is...

  25. Co-sleeping?

    RS0302 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well I think they did the other tests, because they did an autopsy on both of her twin boys and could not find a cause of death. But what are the chances that her twin boys died at the same time from...