Calixan

Calixan

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  1. Need your advice with ACLS and EKG certifying

    Calixan replied to chicagoboy's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should apply for a job now instead of waiting to get all these certifications. I know it makes the resume look better but who knows when the class will be and often the job will pay for...

  2. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    Calixan replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    If anyone is in the class that started in April and would like to sale their books, let me

  3. Applying for an ED job. Need Advice!

    Calixan replied to 4usen's topic in Emergency

    I agree with previous poster. But if you do decide to go ahead with the transfer if you are eligible, then I would definately include any and all certifications on your resume. Especially CPR....

  4. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    Calixan replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    Oh gosh yes, because their deadline really is like two weeks before their posted

  5. Questions from a recent grad

    Calixan replied to JaimeAnne,RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You need BLS in order to get ACLS. So renew your BLS if it's expired and then do ACLS. I personally would work for a few months before doing ACLS, it kind of helps to have a few skills in place and...

  6. Dating another RN?

    Calixan replied to Guest03/15/15's topic in General Nursing

    Oh geez. It doesn't matter. You work for two seperate hospitals. Not even the same facility, so no chance you would even see each other at work. My nurse manager is dating the chief doctor in our ER,...

  7. Nurses eating and drinking at the nurses station

    Calixan replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    If we had enough time to take breaks, then you wouldn't see this problem so much. I work in a very busy ER, if I even leave for ten minutes to eat, I will have a new EMS patient (just my luck). Can't...

  8. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    Calixan replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    I didn't buy the computer book because it's really not a class I care about. But I believe that's all the books needed on the website. They have pdf files of the chapters as well on the site too so I...

  9. Lamar State College LVN to RN

    Calixan replied to halexander4's topic in LPN to RN

    I just started this Program on June 27th. I was suppose to start in April but the admissions office didn't forward my transcripts to the nursing office in time, so I had to wait til June. So I would...

  10. I am a new grad and got a job as ALF director position!

    Calixan replied to eve5483's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well that would make more sense. Yeah LVNs aren't suppose to do initial assessments but usually the patients in long term care or rehab are there for a while and an LVN would need to do an assessment...

  11. I am a new grad and got a job as ALF director position!

    Calixan replied to eve5483's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    But they are still assessing whether the RN is cosigning or not. They have to know whats going on with their patients. Or maybe they don't. Maybe thats why us nurses that work in the ER can rarely get...

  12. BSN recent grad -should i get a CNA???

    Calixan replied to studentkj's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you work as a GN (graduate nurse). Why waste money on CNA test when you can be working as a nurse. You don't have to be an RN before you work (in most states anyways). I think you should...

  13. I am a new grad and got a job as ALF director position!

    Calixan replied to eve5483's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Since when have LPN's NOT done nursing assessments? They ARE nurses too. I dont understand why some RN's consider themselves so much more qualified to do anything above an LPN. They are very much...

  14. Well it happened my first needlestick

    Calixan replied to Peeker19's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to a professional about a needle stick? Hmm. I was projectile vomitted on by a patient and I was mortified until his test results came back. I had labs taken as well but was a sign of relief when...

  15. Question: Lvn iv push

    Calixan replied to MANUELAS's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, LVNs can push IV meds. They are nurses too so why couldn't they? Only meds LVNs can't push are code drugs and meds that affect the heart directly like Levophed. Other than that, LVN's...

  16. Should a CNA make more than a PCA?

    Calixan replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital I work at and the one I worked in before this one both had PCA's which are CNA's. Couldn't be a PCA without having a CNA license. I'm not sure how your job is doing things but around...

  17. Job interview

    Calixan replied to Bailey1979's topic in Emergency

    ????? *scratches

  18. salary of rn vs bsn in TX?

    Calixan replied to bubbasmom's topic in Texas Nursing

    A BSN is an RN. Now if you are wanting to know the difference of salary between ADN vs BSN, there isn't one if you are a floor nurse. Both degrees are RN's and both start out the same as floor nurses....

  19. Summer Nursing Internship in Africa! Need Help!

    Calixan replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    The whole Gov't thing is a big mess but I hope that it all gets straightened out soon. I'm sure you will have tons of fun in Kenya. I was suppose to go to the Ukraine this summer, but I am going next...

  20. introducing self to nurse manager?

    Calixan replied to mag90's topic in General Nursing

    That's how I got my job now! :) I just applied although there was no position posted. I kept telling HR to foorward my application to the ER manager and they kept saying I don't think anything is...

  21. Why I'm sick of the ED

    Calixan replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    Techs are not the same everywhere. There are a few bad techs everywhere maybe but there are certainly some great and outstanding techs. Most of the techs in the ER where I work do more than the...

  22. Planning to have a baby.. new nurse

    Calixan replied to Meese.C's topic in General Nursing

    What I don't understand is why are you waiting so long to even look for a job? Graduation is two months away. Start looking now! You can work as a GN or GVN, whatever program you are graduating from...

  23. IV Fluid/IV Tubing

    Calixan replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    We use a charge sheet, the nurses have to mark how many have been used. The sheet has at least 200 things on it from splinting, to iv start kits, b/p cuffs, iv fluids, etc. Everything not in the pyxis...

  24. what are my chances?

    Calixan replied to kmj25's topic in General Nursing

    They will post your license on the website in two days. Thats not that long to wait but I know the anticipation is horrible. If your graduate temporary license is still up, that may indicate a good...

  25. ER?

    Calixan replied to droider's topic in Emergency

    I like it. I work in a level one hospital so of course I see a lot of different stuff, and plenty of diversity of illnesses and so you learn a lot. It's fun sometimes and other times not so much....