MInurse.st

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  1. Looking to relocate, where to move to maximize my income.

    MInurse.st replied to 1ksgirl's topic in General Nursing

    In SE MI I make 28/hr as a new grad and cost of living is pretty low. I have enough to live in a 2 bed/2 bath townhouse, drive a new car, pay student loans, and

  2. why does liquid med through NG make the pt gag?

    MInurse.st replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a GI surg floor. A standard order for an NG tube is to flush with 30cc H2O q4 hr. We disconnect from sxn, use a 60cc toomey syringe and slowly "push" in the water, and reconnect.Standard...

  3. Infrequent Voiding Syndrome: Don't Fall Victim To This Common Problem In Nurses!

    MInurse.st replied to TheCommuter's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I don't get it.. Unless in the middle of a code how is it impossible to take 2 minutes to pee? Even if I'm busy, if I have to go, then I have to

  4. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    MInurse.st replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    I did not learn these skills in school and the teaching hospital I work at now has phlebotomy and an IV team. I couldn't draw blood or start an IV at work if I wanted

  5. 8 hrs night shift, x5/week

    MInurse.st replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Ive been working nights 2 12's, 2 8's/ week for almost 8 mos now. I would love 3 12's but my unit no longer offers this option to new hires. Most new grads who hired on for 40 hrs have gone down to 36...

  6. If you think you need to call the MD, CALL THE MD!!!!

    MInurse.st replied to wooh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a new grad I work in a large university teaching hospital. My interactions, mostly positive, have been solely with interns and residents as they are first in the chain of command to page. The great...

  7. How is the job market for nursing where you live?

    MInurse.st replied to Lucidity's topic in General Nursing

    I live in SE Michigan and was hired by a local hospital (transplant and GI surg) a week before I graduated Aug 2011. I also received 2 other offers around the same time (ED and Neuro). I had no...

  8. How many patients do you typically have (day/night)??

    MInurse.st replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Med-surg 3-4 on days and 4-5 nights. I appreciate our ratios

  9. All Out of Ideas

    MInurse.st replied to UMGrad11RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    UMHS and Spectrum in Grand Rapids are hiring new grads right now (tech experience not required). Allegiance in Jackson also hires new grads and has an ER internship for new grads. Can you network w/...

  10. Unpaid Internship

    MInurse.st replied to Decemberblues's topic in General Nursing

    If it's expensive for hospitals to train new grad nurses, it will be expensive for them to train new grad "unpaid

  11. What do you think?

    MInurse.st replied to Decemberblues's topic in General Nursing

    I think the chances of a new grad getting a nursing job right now are much greater than for graduates with most other degrees - any liberal arts degree, teaching, law, etc. I graduated with 70 other...

  12. Help need advice - I am a new grad with no luck!!! Suggestions welcome

    MInurse.st replied to MisLead in Kentucky's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how you have absolutely no connections in a hospital - you did clinicals, right? What about the nurses you worked with? Did you have a management clinical, did you meet any nurse managers...

  13. ADN or 2nd degree, what should I do?

    MInurse.st replied to whattodo4's topic in General Nursing

    I was in your situation and did the ABSN, because it was 12 mos. Also, it was a well-respected school with a large university teaching hospital where I wanted to work. Our instuctors also worked at...

  14. How Long?

    MInurse.st replied to Juwon's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated August 2011 from an ABSN program with 2 job offers before Sept. Took NCLEX Oct

  15. Are nurses really high in demand?

    MInurse.st replied to guevarrar's topic in General Nursing

    I spent the whole year of my ABSN program stressed and depressed thinking that I would never find a job after graduation.. I read post after post on this forum about the impossibility of finding a job...

  16. So I might not get to start nursing school afterall...

    MInurse.st replied to mamayogibear's topic in General Students

    Report the cars stolen, get them back, and sell them. They are in your name. That should cover childcare until you figure something

  17. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    MInurse.st replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    $25/hr + $3/hr for

  18. Do you have a system for making fair pt assignments?

    MInurse.st replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    On the last unit I was on in NS the nurses self-assigned. Pts were assigned acuity on the report sheet (although most of them were 3's). All nurses for the shift would listen to report on all patients...

  19. BS holder - ADN or Second Degree Program - Please help!

    MInurse.st replied to kalin's topic in General Nursing

    I would check w/ the accelerated program about their schedule.. Mine was not 5 days/ week 8-5. It was usually 3, one 10 week block it was 4. It seems that a lot of programs are different, so it may...

  20. Preceptor gift

    MInurse.st replied to stumaxtan's topic in General Nursing

    I had heard my preceptor talking to another nurse about how he liked the frappucinos at the hospital cafe, so on my last day I brought him one when I came in in the morning. It was a little thing, but...

  21. is this what nursing is supposed to be like?

    MInurse.st replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    Michigan. Not that I would recommend a move here. Are there any hospitals in your area where nurses are unionized? They would be more likely to have safe

  22. is this what nursing is supposed to be like?

    MInurse.st replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    I was recently hired at a large teaching hospital (union) where I also did my clinicals. Med-surg is 4:1, peds gen med was 3:1, and stepdown was 3:1, all w/ PCTs. While unsafe staffing may be common,...

  23. Not the new grad problem I expected..

    MInurse.st posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated Aug 19 and have had 3 interviews with 3 job offers (the third came today). I'm having a very difficult time deciding between 2. I know there have been a lot of these questions lately, but...

  24. Not the new grad problem I expected..

    MInurse.st replied to MInurse.st's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks so much, everyone! I'm leaning towards the job at the larger hospital because of the opportunities I will have after my initial 18 months, but it will be very difficult to turn down the ED...

  25. Not the new grad problem I expected..

    MInurse.st replied to MInurse.st's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At a magnet hospital on the Neuro floor, but it's 2 hours away, so I'm not considering it at this time in light of the other 2