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  1. To List a Master's or Not To List? That Is The Question

    0402 replied to RNtobeinSoCal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would list it. I have a BA, and I most definitely have it on my resume- it's just after my nursing degree. Also, I have an MSN from a Master's Entry Program. I still appropriately applied to new...

  2. What would you do?

    0402 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights, by choice. I have 3 small kids (4, 6 and 8) and a husband who works a "normal" M-F job. I find that I see my kids more with night shift than I did with days. On days, I left before...

  3. College credit from High School?

    0402 replied to Mommy2be's topic in Online Distance Learning

    taking a college prep class is not the same as taking an ap class, per se. technically, you get credit for taking an ap class and doing well on the test because it's considered a college level class,...

  4. How many months did you study to pass the NCLEX?

    0402 replied to nursetobe1a86's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Same as above- about 3 weeks, with a Kaplan class thrown in there. Passed in 75

  5. Please someone help me understand..........

    0402 replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    What about the ones that get admitted? We had a 103 yr old that we had just sent home about a week ago, on hospice, who was sent to the ED because the "nurse" (I put it like that because I don't know...

  6. has anyone ever missed/skipped clinical?

    0402 replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    I missed part of 2 days of clinical during nursing school. One time, I was allowed to miss post-clinical conference and about 20 minutes on the floor, in order to get home to take a kid to a dr's...

  7. PLEASE HELP! How does your hospital do holiday rotations for night shift staff?

    0402 replied to jnsrn's topic in General Nursing

    I just started a new job and was just informed that the "eve" is the night shift that gets the holiday pay. I can see this for Christmas and New Years, but I'm working Thanksgiving night shift, so...

  8. No, I am not going to do that

    0402 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    This was just a topic of conversation at work yesterday. We had more than one male, AOx3, ambulatory pt on the floor who would just use the urinal until it was absolutely full and call, asking it for...

  9. If I see one more post titled....

    0402 replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Similar to pp- I love the "I failed the NCLEX 972 times! What should I do to review for the next time, even though I've already used every book/ class/ prayer out there?" And all of the responses...

  10. Job hunting tough as new grad. Med surg certification?

    0402 replied to hamburgers911's topic in California Nursing

    Medical-Surgical Nursing Eligibility Criteria This is a Computer-Based Test (CBT) Credential Awarded: RN-BC (Registered Nurse—Board Certified) Eligibility Criteria All requirements must be completed...

  11. Labetalol policy for PIH

    0402 replied to anggelRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work med/ surg, and we can't give IVP labetalol unless a pt is on tele. It's SOP for

  12. Can you hold an active license in more than one state?

    0402 replied to chaxanmom's topic in General Nursing

    I currently have an active license in CA and DC (both not compact states) and I'm about to have one in VA (a compact state). Don't you just love PCS'ing all over (would have been so much easier if...

  13. Length of orientation for experienced nurse going to new hospital, same specialty

    0402 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious how much orientation most people get when starting a new job in an area they have experience in. I start a new job in 2 weeks, and they said I get 6 weeks of orientation, with 5 of...

  14. Nurses and Dream Specialty?

    0402 replied to Juwon's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and no. I want to do home health or public health, but right now, I'm working in med/ surg. However, I applied to only med/ surg jobs because I felt it would give me a good foundation for what I...

  15. how much orientation did you receive as a new grad?

    0402 replied to tokmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had 10 weeks on the floor and several classes (med/ surg). Others on my floor had up to 12-14 weeks. I believe 12 weeks was the standard but our manager was pretty good, at that time, about having...

  16. Uniform color by discipline

    0402 replied to annetter's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind it, but if they are going to color code one set of employees, they really need to do it for everyone. In my hospital, the RNs, PT/ OT, PCTs and Transporters wear a specific color. RT,...

  17. can a nurse manager cancel your shift?

    0402 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    We've had nurses called off of OT and had nurses from other floors floated to us in her place. The other floor had low census, so it was either send her home short one shift for the week or send home...

  18. Scrubs...errr

    0402 replied to Animal3's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear Dickies cargo pant scrubs- they have an elastic waist along with 2 really good sized pockets on the legs and regular pockets up

  19. Need to vent. Diagnose that.

    0402 replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in General Students

    If your pt is at "risk for alteration in skin integrity d/t decreased mobility and poor nutritional intake," and you implement a nursing intervention, such as turning q2h and assist with meals, are...

  20. Anyone get an Officer Comission with a useless Bachelor's?

    0402 replied to Dre2416's topic in Government, Military

    I have a BA in Spanish and am a Marine Corps Officer. The Marine Corps trained me in logistics. The type of bachelor's didn't matter- just that I had

  21. Shift differential question

    0402 replied to deenurse10's topic in General Nursing

    $4.65/ hr for nights and an additional $5/ hr for weekends. Our weekends are Sat and Sun, both

  22. Quick Question

    0402 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If a job application asks if you have telemetry experience, do they mean on a unit specifically called a telemetry unit or do they just mean experience with pts on telemetry monitoring? I'm really...

  23. Leave first job because of rotating?

    0402 replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    What is your schedule requirement? Is it 50/50? On our floor, it is, so what people that desire a more regular schedule do is, for example- 1st 6wk schedule: 3 wks days, 3 wks nights; next 6 wk...

  24. Wife, mother, nurse

    0402 replied to mRpeNa's topic in General Nursing

    Not at all- my husband is very understanding about those things. Now, my 4 yr old? Not so much.... I work nights, so during the week, he's long gone to work by the time I get home regardless of if...

  25. Ever see "FULL LET" for code status?

    0402 replied to shygoofyone's topic in General Nursing

    LT on our form means "Limited Therapy," so I'm assuming in this case it's "Limited Emergency Therapy," but as I said previously, we have designations as to what the "LT" is. A doc cannot just write...