RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. Leaving the Profession!

    RN4NICU replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    Amen!! from another Gen

  2. Make up...?

    RN4NICU replied to ails's topic in General Nursing

    I just noticed that you are in the Phillippines (the demerit logbook thing tipped me off...). Such a requirement would not go over very well here in the U.S. - obviously by the responses you've gotten...

  3. Main Problem In The Nursing Field?

    RN4NICU replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. If nurses would support each other instead of sniping at each other, the other problems could be fixed by working together. As long as nursing continues to tear itself apart from within...

  4. This poll is directed to the Med/Surg staff nurse.

    RN4NICU replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: I am not now, nor have I ever been a Med/Surg staff nurse. However, I have worked in nursing quite a while and I have to say that sometimes the reasoning behind high ratios has less to do...

  5. How do I interview a nurse manager?

    RN4NICU replied to leaflet's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, they are evaluating each other. I have turned down several jobs because the manager did not pass her part of the interview. When a manager tries to pull a power trip like you describe (SHE...

  6. How long did it take you to get accepted?

    RN4NICU replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in General Nursing

    I was accepted the first time I applied. My school had no waiting list when I attended (I don't think they have one now either). Everyone who was not accepted was told to reapply the following year....

  7. Question about practicing out of state.

    RN4NICU replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Travel nurses get a separate license in every state they travel to (unless their home state is a compact state - then their home license would allow them to practice in any compact state) but there is...

  8. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    RN4NICU replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    (emphasis mine) Someone who GETS

  9. BEST/WORST/least__ __online NP pgms?

    RN4NICU replied to brownrice's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    University of Alabama at

  10. Nursing Solutions

    RN4NICU replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    I get those Nursing Solutions letters no less than once per week. I just toss them. There is usually a reason they can't find/keep their own staff and have to hire companies like Nursing Solutions and...

  11. "CENTI"meter vs "SONO"meter

    RN4NICU replied to itiswhatitis's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. I had 2 different chemistry professors, a biology professor, and a physiology professor all of whom pronounced it "sontimeters" instead of "centimeters". It is really a tomayto/tomahto type...

  12. Do you say NICK_U or N-i-c-u?

    RN4NICU replied to tofutti's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I-C-N (for intensive care nursery). Differentiates us from the

  13. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    RN4NICU replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    According to the OP, she wasn't fired because of a lack of IV skills, but rather because of her REFUSAL TO EVEN TRY. I don't care how bad the "shortage" is (if there was one - but that is another...

  14. Great Grandma Tattoos "Do Not Resucitate" on her chest

    RN4NICU replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    I read the ENTIRE article, thank you. It states: If all else fails, if family members can't find her living will or can't face the responsibility of ending life-sustaining measures, she said, then...

  15. Great Grandma Tattoos "Do Not Resucitate" on her chest

    RN4NICU replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    :wakeneo: I don't think she's all that smart. Actually, I think she's rather dense. Her wishes WILL NOT be followed in a health care facility, I don't care what she has tattooed on her chest,...

  16. Calling in Sick

    RN4NICU replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the DNS was instructing you to practice medicine without a license to

  17. RN to BSN online

    RN4NICU replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I can't see where it would make a difference in being hired, as most positions do not require a BSN anyway (recruiters tend to look at a BSN as an "extra" unless the position is for management). As...

  18. To All The Nurses Including Cna's

    RN4NICU replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    Are you trying to post in the Break Room or in Current Events? Those are for premium members only. Non-premium members can post anywhere

  19. What Am I Going To Do?????!!!

    RN4NICU replied to engrlbr's topic in General Nursing

    Not if you've already failed the NCLEX. You will have to wait and take the NCLEX again. What I was saying in my earlier post is even if you HAD gotten an interim permit, it would not be any good after...

  20. Absurd Things That Managers Do

    RN4NICU replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. As long as you wear a size that fits you, there is nothing wrong with the newer, trendier styles. I happen to like them and wear them myself. No, people don't see my underwear. No, I...

  21. What Am I Going To Do?????!!!

    RN4NICU replied to engrlbr's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't failing the NCLEX void an interim permit

  22. RN to BSN online

    RN4NICU replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I realize you weren't responding to me, but I was the one that originally posted that admission to UW's RN-to-BSN was entirely noncompetitive (I was responding to a particular poster who had just...

  23. WHY are nurses so catty??

    RN4NICU replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i don't think sweeping generalizations about women and/or nurses are going to get us anywhere. it isn't a woman thing, it is a personality thing. it is also a workplace culture thing. some units...

  24. Great book by Suzanne Gordon:Nursing Against The Odds

    RN4NICU replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious now. What does she say about advanced practice

  25. Free Lapel Pins and coloring books to promote nursing

    RN4NICU replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    Might have known that J&J would hang on to that crappy "Dare to Care" slogan for dear life. At least they stopped running that irritating