PediNurse3

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  1. New Grad Resigned from 2 jobs within last 8 months

    PediNurse3 replied to buckheimer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ]So sorry to hear about your experience! ] ]The ER is a very difficult place to work. I went in as a new graduate, but I had worked there my entire senior year of nursing school so I knew the...

  2. Tech positions while in nursing school in TX?

    PediNurse3 replied to blink4's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just apply. I don't think that most require a CNA certification but I don't think that it would hurt. Being that you're looking to get into nursing school, I think if you had a semester under your...

  3. PCA/Tech to RN

    PediNurse3 replied to NENE RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was a PCT/Nurse extern in a busy trauma center when I was in nursing school, and entered their new graduate internship immediatly after graduation. The good things about it were that I knew...

  4. Stupid mistake that I can't fix

    PediNurse3 replied to SneakySnake's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely not a big deal. There has to be some way the note can be amended- what if you were to document something incorrectly? Or write a note on the wrong patient? We got an email a few months...

  5. How long do you stay over shift to finish work?

    PediNurse3 replied to mrscurtwkids4's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on what it is that needs to be done. I make sure that my patients are freshly changed (if diapered), well sedated (if ventilated), pain has been addressed, etc. Any stat orders that...

  6. Common medications that has parameters?and should watch out for

    PediNurse3 replied to mariadoherty's topic in Patient Medications

    This is very basic pharmacology. Did you keep any of your textbooks or binders upon binders of notes? Maybe go thru and review the pharmacology highlights. Absolutely unbelievable! Thank goodness...

  7. How long is your commute?

    PediNurse3 replied to OnaTrek's topic in General Nursing

    I just moved...It was about 20 miles, 30 minutes. Now my drive is 9 miles...and 30 minutes.

  8. Nurses and Burn out

    PediNurse3 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know any statistics but I thought that there was NO WAY I would ever get burned out. I overcame a lot of adversity (single parent to two kids, working full time, one income, etc) to get thru...

  9. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    PediNurse3 replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not. It is extremely unprofessional and if I'm not mistaken frowned upon by the

  10. Pre-employment exams (medication / med-surg)

    PediNurse3 replied to ciao_bella's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work at a children's hospital and ALL nurses must score a 100% on a math test during the week of hospital orientation. I have never heard of a required clinical

  11. New to ER

    PediNurse3 replied to ka1720's topic in Emergency

    It comes with time. Start an IV on anyone that you can. I went into the ER as a new grad, where I had been working as a PCT/extern while in school. During my senior year of nursing school when I had...

  12. Do you do venipunctures as a nurse?

    PediNurse3 replied to CassB's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as a nurse was in a level 1 trauma center where I worked as a PCT and nurse extern while I was in nursing school. Basic venipunctures were a "tech" job so I got very good at it before I...

  13. vip floor in a hospital

    PediNurse3 replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

    Really? A previous poster mentioned that these rooms at her hospital were cash only--what is wrong with five-star service if you're paying for it? I am pretty sure that these VIPs don't receive...

  14. Average pay for office RN

    PediNurse3 replied to WSUnurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am taking a $3.25/hr pay cut going from PICU to clinic (transfer within the hospital). With the 4 extra hours per week, it is a total of $638.56 a year decrease in base pay. Not figuring in the...

  15. AHHHH ACLS course problem!! I don't know what to do!

    PediNurse3 replied to nurseypoo87's topic in General Nursing

    The EKG strips that they give you on the test are incredibly easy and IMO very straight forward. -vfib -vtach -afib -asystole -etc All you need to do is a little studying and you shoudl be

  16. How do you do it?

    PediNurse3 replied to peppapig123's topic in General Nursing

    You just do what you have to do to get by. I was a full-time working, single mom of two throughout nursing school. I honestly can't tell you how I did it, other than good time management and a lot of...

  17. Is nursing really for me?

    PediNurse3 replied to Monica08's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of different areas of nursing...you just have to find your niche! I started out in the ER, which I loved most of the time but wound up leaving for the PICU, which I have never liked....

  18. my dream job seems impossible to get

    PediNurse3 replied to such_sweet_sorrow's topic in General Nursing

    So true! I can't tell you how many people I went to nursing school with who decalared that they were going to be a NP or CRNA. The percentage who follow through- for whatever reason that they don't,...

  19. my dream job seems impossible to get

    PediNurse3 replied to such_sweet_sorrow's topic in General Nursing

    Keep your eye on the prize but worry about one goal at a time! In order to even get into NP school you have to get into and out of nursing school. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wanted to be a PNP when I...

  20. Calling Off Sick --Do You Ever Think People Lie?

    PediNurse3 replied to It'sInTheBlood's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure people lie about it. It absolutely does not matter at the hospital that I work at, unless you are planning on using EIB. It doesn't matter if you're sick, if your kid is sick, doctor's note...

  21. Work Experience for getting RN job

    PediNurse3 replied to NSGstudent12's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people that I went to school with did not have hospital experience. It certainally doesn't hurt, if you can get a position at a hospital that you would like to work at, or even better, the...

  22. Do you prefer 8 hour or 12 hour shifts?

    PediNurse3 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer 4-10s, but that's not an option. I'm switching from 3 12's to 5 8 hour shifts in a couple weeks and can't wait. As a single parent, its' hard to find someone to take care of the kids before...

  23. Can I apply for a job even without my Perm License?

    PediNurse3 replied to arniii's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! Many places that hire new grads extend offers before the applicants have even

  24. Transferred to SICU, horrible orientation...what to do??

    PediNurse3 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Edited because I just saw your update. Sorry to hear that you're transfering back to your old floor! If management isn't much help it's better to find out now. That is super scary, for you and the...

  25. NCLEX taken today HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    PediNurse3 replied to Cindy 17's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There is absolutely nothing that you can do to change your results right now, so the best advice that I have as far as calming your nerves is to let it go. It is nerveracking but not completely out...