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I work at an endoscopy center (and a freestanding surgery center). A few times, we've had patients lie to us about how they are getting home, and they've ended up returning to their cars, and driving home. Of course we find this out too late to get a...

Hello! I hope to find others who are starting their journey towards their BSN here. I have taken online classes before, but never any nursing ones. Is there anything I should invest in (flash drive, notebooks, etc?) My computer is about 7 years old, ...

I am taking the same class! I may end up having to get a new computer though. I can't seem to access the student success stuff. So far I haven't had any other problems. "See" you there.

Are you taking one or two classes a semester? How are you liking it? Tips?

Thanks, I started yesterday.

Hello everyone. I am this close to making a decision between these schools and I am looking for some current info/advice. On the one hand, GCU is less expensive, but Chamberlain has minimal group activities (yay!). I have more classes to take at Cham...

Thank you for the input!

Thanks for your input!

I know this is an old thread, but we are starting to implement the Planetree model at our small hospital. I am hoping to attend the International conference in Chicago later this year. Have you been? I've never been to any conferences, so any tips or...

I am starting their RN to BSN on the same day. I have an issue actually getting onto the myJU page, but I don't think it will hinder me once I get it solved. Good luck to you!

I graduated from an ADN program in 2011. Got a job at a surgery center and an endoscopy center about 6 months later, and that's where I've been. Mostly I work in recovery, and mostly phase II patients, with some phase I thrown into the mix. I'd reall...

At our facility, the sedation nurse lets the recovery nurse know if cautery was used. Then the discharge form has a spot where you can check off that the pt has to avoid NSAID's for 2 weeks (in the case of cautery), or indefinitely, as the doc sees f...

Civilian; hang

I'm a new ADN graduate, who has had her license for less than a month. I am 99.9% sure that I want to be a periop RN, either as a circulator or possibly in PACU. I had a brief preceptorship in an OR right before I graduated, and loved it! My question...

Hey there. I applied to an endoscopy center about 6 months after nursing school. I had no hospital experience at all, and I got the job. Yes, I had to basically learn IV starts again, but the patients were, with a few exceptions, really understanding...

Hello all! Well, I graduated in May, passed NCLEX and June, and as of today, I accepted my first RN position! It's going to be at a new surgery center, where I will be a periop RN, starting with GI cases only. I'm so excited! My dream is to one day b...

Thanks for the information. I'll be checking their website shortly!

Nope, I haven't heard a thing...let's hope it's soon! Good luck!

Hi all, I haven't seen a thread for this upcoming program, so I thought I'd start one. I was out on vacation (no internet/phone svc), and came back to an email from them! Basically, it just says that they have received my resume, and will contact me...

I've been applying at all the hospitals on their list that currently show openings for the residency programs. Here's a few: Baptist Children's Hospital CHOC Cypress Fairbanks Med Ctr Desert Regional Med Ctr Hays Medical Center and many more? How is ...

I applied for a NICU spot. Do you think just having my ADN (vs a BSN) will decrease my chances of getting a spot?

There's a program called Versant, which is an 18 week residency program. I have a friend going through it now, and she thinks it's fabulous. If you go to www.versant.org you can get a list of all the participating hospitals across the country. Hope t...

Hi all! I graduated (ADN) in May, passed the NCLEX in June, and have been searching for a job since before school let out. So far, no luck. I was wondering what you were all doing while waiting for that first job. Me, I spend my mornings online, sear...

Hi all, Well, I've been out of school for about 6 weeks now, and have had my license for about 3 weeks. I've been job hunting since before school got out. Needless to say, I am really discouraged about finding a job. I didn't get a spot in the Versan...

Hello all, I wasn't sure exactly where this question fit, and I'm also hoping someone might have an answer; here goes: I got my California RN license a few weeks ago. According to their website, my license is good until Spetember of 2012. A friend, w...