Ms.RN

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  1. should I attend a job fair?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi everyone i graduated from rn program in may of last year, and i waited until i take my nclex test to look for a job in the hospital. i never thought that i'm going to have any problem with...

  2. orientating nurse doing med pass

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    if you are orientating a new nurse, do you let her do her own med pass? i was orientating a new nurse for the midnight shift and we are responsible for two units. she stayed in the another unit...

  3. How do you feel about New Grad RNs in LTC?

    Ms.RN replied to BonnieSc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hi wendy i'm in the same boat as you are in. i graduated in may of last year and i still cant find a job in the hospital. luckily i worked in ltc as a lpn for 3 years. now i work in ltc...

  4. orientating nurse doing med pass

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i asked her if she felt comfortable with med pass and she answered yes she is comfortable and yes she can pass medication. that statement kinda upset me and after that i did rest of the med pass. do...

  5. orientating nurse doing med pass

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    she is new to long term care. but other than that she is experienced nurse in hospital

  6. Tech Refuses Patient

    Ms.RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    do you think switching her room assignment with another tech might be another option? i had same thing happen to me

  7. staffing issue

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    what would you do if you are in this situation? you make an assignment for cena, but she refuses her assignment. would you send her home and work short staffed or would you try to swtich with...

  8. staffing issue

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    the reason why she refused her assignment is not legit at all. she refused because she does not like to take care of one patient who is difficult to take care

  9. Job Search

    Ms.RN replied to Natebuckeye's topic in Michigan Nursing

    hospitals are more difficult to get hired as cna becuase normally they are looking for people with experience. nursing homes will take anyone without any experience and will train to become cna. the...

  10. Madonna University LPN to BSN program

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    is anyone here in madonna university's lpn to bsn program? what are the requirements to be admitted to nursing program? do you have to take all pre-req classes (microbio, psychology,nutrition,...

  11. Getting turned down......unexperienced RN....

    Ms.RN replied to cute_cabbage2005's topic in General Nursing

    can someone explain what internship program is? is it same as graduate nurse program, for those who graduated from nursing school and work under supervision of rn's? i have the same problem as op....

  12. need some advice

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi!! i'm feeling blue today. i've been a nurse for 3 years and i still feel so incompetent. when i'm at work, i feel like i'm not a good nurse. i'm just not good with recognizing abnormals with...

  13. how does sign on bonus work?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello nurses!! :[anb]: i was offered a sign on bonus of $5000 when they hired me. they are going to pay my bonus in 4 divided amounts over one year. so does it mean i have to work 1 year in order to...

  14. Is overtime safe for your patients?

    Ms.RN replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    should there be limits on how many hours we put in in one day? i think nurses should not work more than 16 hours. alot of nurses, including me have worked few 16 hours but after that, i become like...

  15. another scenerio

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    here is another code scenerio: if patient is no cpr but wants to be sent to the hospital, iv's and if patient is about to code, woluld you still call

  16. Med-error & down n the dumps

    Ms.RN replied to Advocate1's topic in General Nursing

    i know i am a good rn and i also know i still have much to learn and i have learned a bundle from this alone. i am just being so hard on myself now and i can't help from beating myself up over this...

  17. how to decline a job offer

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i had a job interview on friday and i thoght this unit is not the right fit for me. so how do i politely decline a job offer? do i send her email, or do i send a postcard? or do i call her?...

  18. have you given supppository to stoma?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi. have you guys ever given suppository via stoma of

  19. Nurse's what's your New Year's resolutions?

    Ms.RN replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    i think my new year resolution is to stop diagnosing myself and keep thinking i'm going to die if i have a headache or cold.

  20. Aides and Nurses - Different Outlook, Lack of Understanding

    Ms.RN replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    what?????? do you think she is eating her young????? :angryfire:angryfire who do you think is responsible if something happens to her patient, for example if aide take lunch break without telling a...

  21. would you let family take pt to bathroom?

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    okay, i'll clarify this. this person used to be completely heatlhy like you and i, able to walk, independent with adl's, then all of a sudden, he had a stroke, very recently, he was stablized then...

  22. would you let family take pt to bathroom?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    what would you do if you have a patient who had stroke, one sided weakness and family member took patient to the bathroom? would you let them do it, would you just document it, would you tell them...

  23. I am giving up

    Ms.RN replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm having a hard time dealing with very demanding and manipulative family and patients. how do you deal with them? on the one hand, i feel like i have to be nice to them because thats what nurses...

  24. has anyone worked in infectous disease unit?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    has anyone worked in infectious disease unit? the first thought that came to my mind was infectious diseases that patients cannot be placed in med/surg unit, like tb, hiv, mersa etc... do you think...

  25. New nurse wanting to know how to deal with co-workers

    Ms.RN replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    i think you need to start to delegate your aide more efficiently. i dont understand why you are making bed, giving bath while your aide is sitting at the computer and doing nothing. arent these duties...