aruray

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1. Issues with nursing manager but no longer in her unit. Can I still file complaint?

   aruray posted a topic in General Nursing

   I left the unit of the said manager 6 months ago. The same unit has ongoing problems with the manager and managment is trying to fix their problems. I still feel that I should have submitted some form...

2. Advance practice in Parish Nursing?

   aruray posted a topic in Parish

   Hello all, I am writing a paper on parish nursing and I am also exploring advance practice in this specialty. I am interested if there are any advance practice nurses in this field and what makes your...

3. Do you ever talk about your 'bad' patients?

   aruray posted a topic in General Nursing

   We do get a lot of 'intresting' patients on the floor. We talk about them (PA, MD, nurses, management) constantly, nothing disrespectful. But it seems like if a patient is being difficult or...

4. Is cath lab for me?

   aruray posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hello. I'm a pretty new nurse. Been working in a med-surg floor for about a year and working the floor has brought nothing but stress for me. I hate that I work like a horse almost everyday. I want to...

5. Can you be a parish nurse and not be member of that faith community?

   aruray posted a topic in Parish

   I work for a Jewish hospital system. I recently found out they have programs that is community and faith based?, now I was wondering if I can apply for a position as faith community nurse but I'm not...

6. I cant find any parish nurses!

   aruray posted a topic in Parish

   Hello. I've been intrested in parish nursing for a long time. Some time ago, we were filling prescriptions for mentally ill patients that looked like it came from a catholic community center and...

7. Can someone explain to me..

   aruray replied to aruray's topic in First Year After Licensure

   The pt takes Depakote at home, for some odd reason she told the PA that she has a hard time swallowing, when she's taking these big orifice pills!. I guess the PA just didnt realize how large those...

8. Can someone explain to me..

   aruray posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I dont mean to offend anybody. I may look like a dumbo after this post but I'm just trying to learn about my pt's and how I could have handled this scenario differently. Anyways, a pt was ordered...

9. GN interviewing for an ICU position, any tips??

   aruray posted a topic in General Nursing

   I sent in an application at one of my city hospitals to work in the ICU floor because I fell in love w/ the place! :chuckle To my surprise they called me for interview. But I always felt that ICU was...

10. GN interviewing for an ICU position, any tips??

    aruray posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I sent in an application at one of my city hospitals to work in the ICU floor because I fell in love w/ the place! :chuckle To my surprise they called me for interview. But I always felt that ICU was...

11. Anybody filed their I-140 b4 Dec 31?

    aruray posted a topic in International Nursing

    I am confused whether it makes a difference if I file now or after Jan 1. I am filipino and educated here in the states. I read somewhere that any petition filed after Jan 1 2002 will have to wait 2...

12. OMG-I'm a Graduate Nurse!!!

    aruray replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Woot woot! Im a GN as well!

13. Nursing diagnosis on amniocentisis

    aruray replied to kcampfire's topic in General Students

    (sorry i made a mistake) what about: 1. risk for fluid volume deficit r/t possible maternal hemorrhage (also you could use r/t presence of aminiotic fluid in maternal circulation) 2. fear r/t threat...

14. BMCC Summer Classes - - QUESTION

    aruray replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

    I learned to never inquire over the phone! Not only is is time and money wasting(its long distance from jerzee!) and i usually end up stressed and angry! some of them can even be really nasty over the...

15. med-surg hesi

    aruray replied to aruray's topic in First Year After Licensure

    im sorry to hear u were short of a few points to pass it. retaking sucks, i know. studying over the vacation sucks even more. but maybe just think of it as a practice exam for nclex. and you get a...