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  1. Dumb ? from a new nurse. What does "floating pool" mean?

    Irock posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've seen a couple of jobs listed for FT "floating pool", and I'm not sure what that is. I assume they just send you to whichever unit needs help that particular day? But if it's FT, how do they...

  2. New RN grad - thinking about calling nurse recruiter, but what should I say?

    Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from school on Sept 24th, and passed boards on Oct 14th. I am SO thrilled to finally be an RN! I have been applying for RN jobs left and right. Almost all online, I've send a few hard...

  3. 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...

  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 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...

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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....

  11. 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,

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. Feel like a moron. What is "ECT" in a job title?

    Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I can think of is "electoconvulsive therapy." LMAO! Don't think that's it. What does this one stand

  16. 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

  17. 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...

  18. Pretty bummed - going to apply for a couple of PRN jobs at LTC facilities while I

    Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

    look for FT work in a hospital. I have nothing against LTC facilities - my mom has been an RN who specialized in gerontology for about 35 years. Even though I dreaded my LTC clinical rotation, I...

  19. 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...

  20. Got a job - feeling a lot less bummed now. LOL!

    Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just posted a while ago about being disappointed to start my career in a LTC, b/c I have a passion for critical care. I went ahead and decided to apply PRN at a LTC facility that is about 3 minutes...

  21. Got a job - feeling a lot less bummed now. LOL!

    Irock replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the charge nurse for one "side" in the nursing home. I'll have a med aide (the med aides there do narcotics, too) and an LPN. I'll do accucks, insulin, treatments, wound care. I'll get more of an...

  22. New RN grad - thinking about calling nurse recruiter, but what should I say?

    Irock replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, everyone. When I said "nurse recruiter," I mean the ones that are actually employed (as HR) at the hospitals themselves. I will keep looking and try to be

  23. Is it ok to send resume directly to unit director, and not just online to HR?

    Irock posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am applying for a job that I really want, and was thinking about mailing a hard copy of my resume/cover letter to the director of the unit, in addition to the application I just did online (which HR...

  24. New CPR, Does it affect also in NCLEX?

    Irock replied to watchasay10's topic in General Nursing

    I think the chances of you getting even one question about how to do CPR on the NCLEX are slim-to-none. You still need to know what to do, of course, but I wouldn't lose any sleep about this being on...

  25. Is it ok to send resume directly to unit director, and not just online to HR?

    Irock replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what to do now. What some people (like myself, for instance) think of as "taking the initiative", other people think of as "underhanded." How is it underhanded to apply through HR...