Irock

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1. Want to do trauma - should I pick ED or ICU?

   Irock posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I am currently working on a tele unit, and I have about 1 year of RN experience. I have been wanting to be a trauma nurse since I started nursing school, and I originally saw myself working in the...

2. Just joined ANA full membership, which includes MO state, but

   Irock replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

   I was just asking because I thought there was a chance that someone here might know the answer. Nobody's home at MONA on Saturdays, and I will call them Tues if I can't figure it out before

3. What ridiculous things have you seen happen in the workplace?

   Irock replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

   I was in the trauma room and we needed a rectal temp on a trauma patient, and I lubed up the probe & handed it to the Dr (resident) because I couldn't reach around her, and she said "Where do I...

4. Just joined ANA full membership, which includes MO state, but

   Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

   I can't log in to the MONA website. If I paid for the full membership of ANA, including a state membership, does anyone know how can I log in to the state site?

5. Which nursing organization should I join?

   Irock replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks. I am looking at the ANA website right now, and I have another question. I live in KS, and work in MO, and I have a 2-yr contract, so I will be working at least another 1-1/2 yrs in MO. I am...

6. Which nursing organization should I join?

   Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a fairly new nurse (graduated in Sept last year, and passed boards in Oct), and I am currently in a nurse residency program working as a Clinical Nurse RN on a step-down/telemetry unit. I just...

7. Starting night shift - need advice/tips from night shifters!

   Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

   I graduated from nursing school 6 mos ago, and I got hired in Jan at one of my top 2 hospitals of choice! However, I applied for days, and they offered me nights, which I accepted, just b/c I wanted...

8. Which pocket reference for a telemetry nurse would you recommend?

   Irock replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

   Uhhh...wasn't going to bury my nose in a book. Just wanted a quick reference for drugs, labs,

9. Which pocket reference for a telemetry nurse would you recommend?

   Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm looking for a pocket reference for tele nurses. I'm a fairly new grad, and I work in a tele/step-down unit. I wanted something with the most commonly-referred to info for cardiac meds, labs, etc....

10. Need advice from night shift veterans!

    Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am SO excited! I just got a nursing residency position in the telemetry department at a big teaching hospital in my area. I graduated in Sept, and have been looking for a FT RN position like crazy...

11. My God, these family members!!

    Irock replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, did you kiss this doc as he was on his way out? I would

12. Start orientation at 1st nursing job tomorrow. PRN in LTC. Any advice?

    Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

    I start orientation at my 1st position tomorrow in a local LTC facility (while I look for a FT job in a hospital). Even though I'm disappointed not to have a hospital job yet, I am starting to get...

13. Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    Irock replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Our clinical instructors kept us in line a lot better than some, apparently. The students in our group NEVER would have taken a chair at the nurses station. We would have gotten our butts...

14. What do I put on online job app re: last 10 yrs was a stay-at-home-mom?

    Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've applied for a bunch of jobs in the last few weeks. I think the 10 year gap in employment (due to being a stay-at-home-mom) is my problem (not to mention no one seems to want new grads). I am...

15. Feeling disappointed with myself..but trying to be positive

    Irock replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be hard on yourself. You could tell her what you just told us, and then say that you will go ahead and reposition the patient in the future. I just finished nursing school less than a month...