All_Smiles_RN

All_Smiles_RN

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  1. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    All_Smiles_RN replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    Prereqs at age 20, nursing school at 22, finished on my 24th

  2. MEd surg OR tele

    All_Smiles_RN replied to WinksRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say tele as it will be more acute than m/s and less pts, thus better preparing you for transfer to the ICU. Oh, and get your ACLS as soon as you can. It made me feel much more confident in...

  3. Patient load? How many?

    All_Smiles_RN replied to pirap's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was on a tele floor where I felt the pt load was too high given the acuity of the pts. Yet I stuck it out for several months. I finally decided I was tired of worrying about my license every night,...

  4. Charting do's and don'ts

    All_Smiles_RN replied to willdgate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I get confused sometimes too. I had a situation where a pt of mine came close to coding recently, but thankfully we stabilized him. This was my first "big event" I had to chart about and I wrote out a...

  5. What is your usual nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    All_Smiles_RN replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a Level I Trauma center in the cardiac PCU. 4 patient load, day and night shift. I absolutely love it here because my nurse mgr will close beds rather than increase the

  6. What would you do if.....

    All_Smiles_RN replied to EmerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm no fan of giving CPR without a barrier or coming in contact with blood without gloves. The only time I think I would put this aside (besides for friends or family) is for a

  7. New Student Need Help!!

    All_Smiles_RN replied to kdrex's topic in Florida Nursing

    What kind of help do you need? If you tell us what you're hung up on, we can offer some advice.

  8. Do you like day or night shift better and why?

    All_Smiles_RN replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Nursing

    Nights suit my family life best. No daycare for the kids. Like others have said, no docs, family, etc. Better pay. I am a night owl so the hours are fine. On the flip side, as others have said, there...

  9. British Man Injured After Lighting Firecracker in Buttocks

    All_Smiles_RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    could you imagine being the er nurse when he arrived? i hear they have wild stories in the er. no kidding!!! london- a 22-year-old man suffered internal injuries after lighting a small firecracker he...

  10. Let's Appreciate our CNA'S

    All_Smiles_RN replied to RNKay31's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The techs I work with are wonderful. They take good care of our pts. It's one reason I don't want to leave my nightmare of a first nursing job, but I'm moving on. The techs always have my back, and I...

  11. Howlong to do pre-reqs????????????

    All_Smiles_RN replied to flower2007's topic in Florida Nursing

    What kind of program is it? RN program? LPN? Associates degree or bachelor's degree? Every school varies. I have my RN, associates degree in nursing. It took me almost 2 years, but some of time I only...

  12. Remembrance Day

    All_Smiles_RN replied to muffie's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to

  13. Straight to BSN???

    All_Smiles_RN replied to mille's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you can go straight for your

  14. New to site--Question 4 school

    All_Smiles_RN replied to honeybee75's topic in LPN to RN

    Theft is theft. If you have a medical problem, you go to your doctor, not to the

  15. Hey! Will somebody please help me!(Come on, you're nurses, you like to help people!)

    All_Smiles_RN replied to Bellarubia18's topic in General Nursing

    I remember those days as they are not so long ago. I found a great deal of support here on the nursing student forum: https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/ You'll soon see that you're not alone. Good...

  16. Grad Nurse Stress

    All_Smiles_RN replied to juicyfruit06's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Cristina, I think it was a blessing that they let you go. That environment was not only unsafe for your patients, but also not good for you. No one deserves that kind of stress. I think you sound like...

  17. DePaul Hospital School of Nursing: anyone know how to contact?

    All_Smiles_RN replied to 4243mary's topic in General Nursing

    I did a few internet searches and this is what I found. I'm not sure if this helps any, but I gave it a shot. DePaul Medical Center Norfolk Opened: 1893 Closed: 1998 Notes: Other names DePaul...

  18. What should I ask

    All_Smiles_RN replied to NurseBeefcake's topic in General Nursing

    things you might want to know... how is scheduling done? (you set up a permanent schedule at hire? self scheduling? mgr does it completely without your input?) how early does the next schedule come...

  19. Different roles for CNS's??? Come on guys share what you do!

    All_Smiles_RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    At the hospital where I work, we are advancing our neuro unit. Our new neurosurgeon has a CNS who is dedicated to our neuro ICU. I don't know more than that though, such as what her actual job...

  20. Telemetry monitoring

    All_Smiles_RN replied to Bwick's topic in Cardiac

    We run and mount our strips every four hours on my tele floor. Our monitor techs are not nurses but have taken an ekg course. To work on my floor you have to be ACLS certified, so we can interpret our...

  21. ADN to BSN?

    All_Smiles_RN replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of RN to BSN programs. Usually just a few semesters. Many people choose this route, including myself. Good

  22. How long is your orientation??

    All_Smiles_RN replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No I was not. I've struggled for 3 months on my own now and I can't do it anymore. I have 5 pts and cardiac gtts. They are pushing 6 pts on me. That just feels too unsafe. My NM is non supportive. I...

  23. What I love about nursing

    All_Smiles_RN replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Making a difference... Not only in our pt's lives, but in the lives of their family. I had a 50ish male pt have a stroke in his frontal and parietal lobes... affected his personality greatly; making...

  24. Tetanus shot swelling at injection site normal?

    All_Smiles_RN replied to LaceyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with calling your

  25. Nursing Issues

    All_Smiles_RN replied to IheartNJ's topic in General Nursing

    In regards to paper charting, there is a transition. At my particular facility, it has been going on for over a year now. During the transition, we have to chart both on paper and in the computer....