WillowNMe

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  1. Time Management

    WillowNMe replied to dmckague's topic in General Nursing

    What type of brainsheet are you using? I find the more patients I have, the more I rely on my brainsheet. I have one that I can share with you if you would

  2. New Grad meets LTC

    WillowNMe replied to nursingcares's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The nurses at my facility did a lot of paperwork, handled emergencies and did a lot of med set ups. If you are an RN, you would be doing admitting and discharging, as well. I have the option of...

  3. Can I still look for tech job if I'm graduating in May?

    WillowNMe replied to StudentNurzNK's topic in General Nursing

    I just took a job as a TMA, and they have already expressed interest in hiring me as an RN. I graduate in May. Never hurts, I

  4. Companion Animals

    WillowNMe replied to Dorman's topic in General Nursing

    I volunteer my animals - dogs, cats and horses - for animal

  5. Aging parents of a health care professional

    WillowNMe posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and Hospice, and I have had a few conversations with co-workers that have spiked some thought about my mom aging. She is currently going through a divorce from my dad after a 27 year...

  6. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    WillowNMe replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Good question -- its cool reading replies and trying to guess where people work :) I'm still in nursing school, but I feel like I given a lot of Digoxin, so I was surprised not to see more of

  7. how did you study?

    WillowNMe replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Kept telling myself to "Buck up Buttercup" and put in the hours. I tried all sorts of methods - flashcards, coloring books, groups, reading, etc... But really for me it got down to the

  8. what happens during a college interview to get into a nursing program

    WillowNMe replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I have not had one, however I did have to write a paper to get in and I also had to go in front of a board. What I would reflect on is what draws you to nursing, what you can bring to nursing (your...

  9. Night Shift For Newbies

    WillowNMe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Because of working the night shift, my friends and family never know when to call me, so they don't - great, but then all of a sudden they would call me in a panic because, "Oh yeah, I couldn't get a...

  10. Night Shift For Newbies

    WillowNMe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds horrible, but I stay up. I am switching to twelve hour shifts this week, so we'll see how that goes, but on 8 hour shifts I would stay up. I got more of a day in and then it "forced" me to...

  11. Anyone else a Biker Nurse? ;)

    WillowNMe replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am!!! I have a 1980 Kawasaki 440 LTD right now.... I've had that for I think five years now? Six? I don't ride it as much as the first year I had it because I started riding bigger bikes. My...

  12. Updating drug guide

    WillowNMe posted a topic in General Nursing

    How often do you replace your personal drug guide? Mine was published in 2009, but I have been looking some of the newer versions that some of the first years have and wondering how much the...

  13. CEIU?

    WillowNMe replied to WillowNMe's topic in Cardiac

    Good question, I'm not sure. All I have recieved on it is the unit name... I won't hear anything more until March 4th. I was going to read up a little on it since I hadn't heard of it before --...

  14. CEIU?

    WillowNMe posted a topic in Cardiac

    Probably a silly question... but I can't find much information about this. I am starting my preceptorship in March, and I am on a CEIU/Step-down Tele/Pulmonary/Renal/General/Observational unit....

  15. how did you make it through RN school!

    WillowNMe replied to ladybugme!'s topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the chuckle! Yup, been there done that!! Its actually taken me three years to get through the nursing program Yikes... I have a few friends that have understood it, I had more friends...

  16. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

    WillowNMe replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Amen.

  17. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

    WillowNMe replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :yeah:That pretty much explains it in a nutshell! Holidays are a toughy, too... because if I try to be with my family, they forget that I have been working all night. So if I am there for an hour or...

  18. what is the best state for a new RN grad to find employment

    WillowNMe replied to im_melba's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am graduating from a school in Minnesota and am looking out of state. At least in the Twin Cities, there aren't hospitals that will hire new grads. A lot of our larger hospitals are still in hiring...

  19. Vent -- Prep work

    WillowNMe posted a topic in General Students

    I just need to vent... I have been working on prep work since 9am today on four simulation patients. I was so excited, finally at 11:40pm I was ready to turn everything in... went to go turn it in -...

  20. LTC, for new grads?

    WillowNMe replied to DedHedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I might be missing something, but why not go directly into hospice? I graduate in May and have a job offer on the table from a Hospice company pending my

  21. I'm in my first semester of my BSN, not sure if I can do it.

    WillowNMe replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto to what everyone else said - just about everyone feels like that. I would say at least finish the first semester, and start the second. The second semester in most programs starts to really tie...

  22. Taking a trip out of state to network -- best ways?

    WillowNMe replied to Lovelymo79's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the same boat! But I'm going to NC :) I have done stuff pretty similar to you... But what I have had the most luck is by networking with people down there. I am fortunate and have an uncle...

  23. Gift ideas for my stepfather, the soon-to-be LPN

    WillowNMe replied to TDCHIM's topic in General Nursing

    I second the flask :) I think getting a nice plain-ish scrub top with his name on it would be very nice. If you get it "plain" enough and in regular colors - maroon, beige, etc. - you can get away...

  24. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    WillowNMe replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Amen. I finally had to approach our lady that does our calling... and I asked her, "Have you ever worked overnights?" she said no... I said, "From my perspective... when you tell me 'its okay to pick...

  25. to New Nurses (long, but, hopefully helpful)

    WillowNMe replied to gentlegiver's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just put my two weeks in at a place that I have been at for a year and a half (since it opened)... one of the original residents in our MC, who has progressed quite a bit, was actually quite...