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flightriskRN

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  1. Charting in patient rooms

    flightriskRN replied to JMoney's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This became a "thing" at the hospital where I had my guest nursing job back in 2011. I worked on a busy ortho floor. Fortunately, I left shortly after. But I remember thinking it was absolutely...

  2. Chicago RNs - info appreciated for experienced RN!

    flightriskRN replied to flightriskRN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Thank you for your reply! I have quite a few friends from Chicago and a sister who lives in the area, but I am hesitant to use their address as I think it would get tricky when I need to arrange...

  3. Chicago RNs - info appreciated for experienced RN!

    flightriskRN posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Hi all! I am a BSN prepared nurse with 3+ years experience (one year ortho, two years gen med/surg). I currently live and work in Minnesota at a very well known medical center. I am interested in...

  4. Mayo clinic summer externship 2014

    flightriskRN replied to Soccergirlltsc's topic in General Students

    You guys are going to love Summer III! I was a Summer III in 2010, came back to work at Mayo as an RN and am now a clinical coach. Maybe I'll be working with some of you this summer. We are excited...

  5. Nursing school effect on life?

    flightriskRN replied to Moonspellpecado's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello! As another poster mentioned, if you have good time management skills, you will easily be able to maintain a social life while in nursing school. I graduated in 2011 magna cum laude, and all...

  6. How is having a dog during nursing school?

    flightriskRN replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    I adopted a seven week old lab mix puppy my senior year of nursing school. Looking back, I realize that if was probably not the best decision for her sake since I was very busy with school and I also...

  7. Travel Nursing @ Mayo Clinic in MN?

    flightriskRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Travel

    I have not heard of any floors that utilize travel or agency nurses at Mayo Rochester. None of the ones I have worked on at least...they might on the closed units such as OB but I'm not

  8. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    flightriskRN replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. Minnesota 2. 2.5 years experience 3. Med/Surg, large hospital 4. $32 base pay, $1.90 eve diff, unsure of night shift. $2.00 weekend diff 5. No OP.. I have to agree with your user name

  9. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

    flightriskRN replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

    Sounds

  10. If you live in Illinois, this one's for you...

    flightriskRN replied to salop's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I moved out of IL almost a year ago, but was making a little over $22/hr working on a surgical floor in a hospital in central IL. So your rate of pay sounds about right for a new

  11. New Grad to begin at Mayo in October

    flightriskRN replied to hintzk83's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a new grad (one year experience), but will be moving there at the end of August to start work Sept 10 at St. Mary's :). I'm moving from Illinois. I did the Summer III program at Mayo in...

  12. what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    flightriskRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3-11... water bottle (no coffee or I won't be able to sleep when I get home!), black and red pens, yellow highlighter, black sharpie, alcohol swabs, bandage scissors, and my

  13. Back Pain.....Taking my life away

    flightriskRN replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    I just started seeing a chiropractor this week for neck/back pain that has persisted despite pain pills, muscle relaxers, and heat/ice therapy. Hopefully chiropractic will work for me! As far as...

  14. From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    flightriskRN replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated from nursing school in May, and now have students assigned to me. It is very different from the other side of the fence, being the nurse instead of the student. I am just off...

  15. Is your health insurance affordable?

    flightriskRN replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Since I am not married and have no kids, but insurance is very affordable. It is about $120/month for health,vision, and dental, which I think is a very good deal. I still have to pay a small copay...

  16. Not hired if you smoke?

    flightriskRN replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    My institution has this policy in place. Will not hire anybody that smokes, and if you were an employee when the policy was put in place and you still smoke, you pay a higher insurance premium....

  17. nurse to patient ratio orthopaedic floor?

    flightriskRN replied to nurseortho's topic in Orthopedic

    On my floor: Days 1:4-5, 1-2 aides, unit secretary Evenings: 1:5(6 on really busy days), 1-2 aides, no secretary Nights: 1:6, 1 aide I work evenings and it can get extremely busy if you have 5 totals...

  18. Entry Level Positions without a "New Grad" program

    flightriskRN replied to lookup's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You will definitely get orientation with a preceptor, mine is 8-10 weeks, more if needed. At least where I work, you are not expected to "hit the ground running". It is recognized that you just...

  19. What was your 1st RN job?

    flightriskRN replied to sunnid's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nursing school in May (BSN) and have been working at my first job for about a month. I am working 3-11 on a post-surgical floor, and I got the job about 2 months before graduation. Pay...

  20. Lots of SATA questions for June NCLEX testers???

    flightriskRN replied to jaznia15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took NCLEX this morning, and had 11 SATA questions and one ordered response question. I finished with 75 questions and got the good pop up! In my opnion, the more SATA you get, the better you are...

  21. NCLEX and Kaplan

    flightriskRN replied to Cindy 17's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi! I just took NCLEX this morning and it was EXTREMELY similar to Kaplan questions. I found that Kaplan's strategy did not help me (I was already a confident test taker), but the QBank and question...

  22. NCLEX rescheduling?

    flightriskRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi! I am scheduled to take NCLEX on 6/20, but am feeling ready to take it sooner. I was wondering if I could view earlier available dates without losing my current appointment; that way if there turn...

  23. New RN's...do you have a job ?

    flightriskRN replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in May, and I had a job lined up in March. About 75% of my graduating class of 68 have jobs, most with connections (worked as techs there, had an internship, etc). I am from central IL. I...

  24. Overwhelmed....will it always be like this?

    flightriskRN replied to FLhusker's topic in General Students

    Having just graduated with my BSN a few days ago, I can tell you that it does not get any better. However, as you move ahead in the program you will get a better feel for what "actually" has to be...

  25. Mayo Clinic Summer III-2011

    flightriskRN replied to sj73201's topic in General Students

    I lived at Crossroads last summer.... The townhomes all have 3 floors. The bottom floor is the kitchen, living room, and half bath. The second and third floors each have 3 bedrooms and a full bath...