rumwynnieRN

rumwynnieRN

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  1. The *EXPERT* Beginner

    ...well if I started 5 IVs (as in placement, not starting fluids), I'd be kinda proud too -- like 5 different people, but in one person? 5 liters in at the same time? O.O; oh
  2. A lot of the time, at least where I am, I find this more commonly in surgeons. If the hospitalist throws a fit, whatever. I don't feel as bad calling them as I would a surgeon, mostly because there's...
  3. Overtime dependent nurses

    I know people who are overtime dependent as well those who play the system and exploit the PRN/in-house agency perks (as in they don't technically work a full-time job, but they work full-time hours)....
  4. I was talking to a mental health nurse practitioner when I was still working with geri-psych, and she said there was a study that came out recently (...I'm guessing within the last 5 years last year?)...
  5. I worked day-shift, and I didn't care for it. I'd always preferred working nights before even going into nursing. My preceptor told me about a former co-worker who when they both worked in MICU would...
  6. Updating My Resume After 1 Year

    Thank
  7. My husband who will be applying for early separation from the Air Force later this year means we will be moving to Florida. When he applies, I will have had 1 year of MedSurg experience with a few...
  8. Few questions.

    How long have you been a nurse? What age did you become one? Almost a year. Are you married? Yes, 6 months after graduating nursing school. Do you have children? ...we have a miniature schnauzer X)...
  9. State Licensure

    Have you already paid for everything? If you have, it would be easier to get licensed in the state you attend school. You should call the California Board of Nursing to find
  10. I don't know what to say about the doctors, though I'm inclined to think someone needs to have a serious talk with them, probably both doctors and nurses. If the family had their own nurses then they...
  11. Oh lord, I would be happy to be fired from that family. It's too bad management won't or can't have a discussion with them about their behavior, and my god, what doctor hangs out on the unit for...
  12. Worried about paying off student loan debt

    Yes you do, but they also said you could pay it off early to avoid paying a lot of interest. I'm paying off my private loan first before getting rid of my federal loans. Total minimum on federal loans...
  13. Worried about paying off student loan debt

    Hrm. I owe ~$60,000+ in federal+private student loan debt. Long story, went to two nursing schools, one far from home (didn't do great), moved back home, and got my BSN, passed boards the month after...
  14. Oh man, I don't know if I want special vision (I don't know if x-ray counts) to see veins to do an IV (and maybe see whatever else is wrong), or telekinesis so I don't have to pull pts up
  15. MSN (not CNL) as a bedside nurse- thoughts?

    I want my MSN, but I wondered what I would pursue since right now, I love bedside nursing. I guess I could become a preceptor when I feel I have enough experience, and I don't mind getting my MSN to...
  16. RN License plate

    Yeah I don't want people knowing I'm a nurse. I've learned to stay quiet at work about my opinions (my opinions are almost the opposite of some of my coworkers, and it's not worth getting into it with...
  17. Dismissed from nursing school...fought back and won in court!

    Huh. So when is thread going to get closed? And what BrandonLPN
  18. Nursing School Lawsuit

    It's a requirement in Texas. Eh, I wonder how prepared they were though. That, I think, would be the bigger
  19. Nursing School Lawsuit

    Hahaha, I don't think I got above a level
  20. Nursing School Lawsuit

    Huh. Wonder if it was HESI or ATI. I don't think highly of either of the tests, and I know in Texas we require some sort of graduation exam, but in the end, it's really frustrating. I had issues with...
  21. Cry baby CNAs

    That's something one of my preceptors told me, and it's true. That doesn't mean put ALL the patient care on the techs -- it means give them the tasks they can do while you do what only you can do. I'm...
  22. I think I just died
  23. I graduated last December and yes, you check for blood (or well, you're suppose to, some nurses won't and it works for them). May I ask what medication this is? And did you mean ventrogluteal like...
  24. I would speak to admissions for the schools you hope to attend. They would give you more information, and they may not completely write you off. What the previous posters have said is true to a degree...
  25. Working F/T while pursuing biology degree doable?

    I had a bit of a slump at one point, in between nursing schools (I had a semester I needed to fill as I switching from one nursing school to another), and I don't think the bio classes will be an...