RNFiona

RNFiona

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  1. New RN Can I travel?

    RNFiona replied to Smurfette752's topic in Travel

    I would wait at least two years. As a traveler you are given 2 days orientation if you are lucky and then thrown to the wolves. You really should gain some more experience first. Most places won't...

  2. MD orders via computer

    RNFiona replied to gracedRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I hate paper charting and phone orders. It is so outdated. As a traveler it is so hard to go from a paperless system to one that is

  3. MD orders via computer

    RNFiona replied to gracedRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Way safer than taking a telephone order from an MD with thick accent talking on his cell phone with screaming kids in the

  4. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    RNFiona replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    True. There are a lot of crappy nurses. But I don't have time to dice them up into little

  5. Can a new grad work in the ER?

    RNFiona replied to Lucidity's topic in Emergency

    I have been a nurse for 10 years and have ONLY worked ER. So

  6. WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

    RNFiona replied to jlpsu's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Are you

  7. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    RNFiona replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Folks who enter nursing for no other reason than financial security usually make lousy

  8. Nurse/Patient ratio in the ED?

    RNFiona replied to jlan79's topic in Emergency

    Patients should be assigned based on acuity not volume...I do per diem in a place with a 1:4 ratio and getting slammed with 4 half-dead patients at once is way more difficult than taking care of 10...

  9. Selecting a Vegas hospital

    RNFiona replied to CEBRN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Does UMC have electronic medical records or do they still chart on

  10. Nevada Nursing..........way behind the times!!

    RNFiona replied to shushu's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Don't work in NYC then. Average nurse to patient ratio

  11. RNs Relocating to Las Vegas

    RNFiona replied to team_Rnurses's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Exactly my point. I feel like once some people have a negative experience they just close down and cannot see anything positive. There are certain parts of Vegas that are rather seedy...but that is...

  12. RNs Relocating to Las Vegas

    RNFiona replied to team_Rnurses's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Wow aren't you a negative

  13. RNs Relocating to Las Vegas

    RNFiona replied to team_Rnurses's topic in Nevada Nursing

    There is crime everywhere and every major city will have it's pros and

  14. RNs Relocating to Las Vegas

    RNFiona replied to team_Rnurses's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I lived in Vegas too and while it may not be for everyone I really enjoyed living there. As far as the kids not having anything to do..I disagree...its called playing OUTSIDE. Many communities are...

  15. Thinking of moving to NYC

    RNFiona replied to yeyaRN's topic in New York Nursing

    Just let it be known....NYC ER nursing is very different than ER nursing elsewhere. Enter with an open

  16. Nurse/Patient ratio in the ED?

    RNFiona replied to jlan79's topic in Emergency

    I think patients should be assigned based on acuity rather than volume, especially in the

  17. I think I committed career suicide

    RNFiona replied to Ernurse2012's topic in Emergency

    I did something similar. After 10 years as an ER nurse I switched to outpatient interventional radiology. Biggest mistake of my career. I hated it and missed the ER about a month in. So I am going...

  18. Nurse to Patient ratio

    RNFiona replied to pinoysn's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I don't think volume is an issue so much as acuity. I have been an ER nurse 10 years and trust me I will take 10 not so sick pts over 4 half dead pts any day of the

  19. New Grad from NJ applying to NY hospitals

    RNFiona replied to newgradJR's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    No you don't have to retake the NCLEX. If your dream is to work in NYC why don't you just take the NCLEX in

  20. New Grad from NJ applying to NY hospitals

    RNFiona replied to newgradJR's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    It's easy. You just have to pay money and fill out a ton of paperwork, get fingerprinted I believe and do some online CEUS. I think it is child abuse, and HIV. Don't quite

  21. I give up!

    RNFiona replied to NMlpn2rn's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Not even nursing homes or home care? That is suprising. My brother has cerebral palsy and gets home care nursing and all of his nurses are

  22. Can LPN's draw blood in the state of NJ

    RNFiona replied to donna67's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Seriously? Nursing assistants can draw blood. YOu just have to take a

  23. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    RNFiona replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sour Pickle is 19 years old old, NOT a nurse but clearly knows more about nursing than those who have been in the profession longer than she has been alive. Props to SourPickles:yeah: (that was...

  24. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    RNFiona replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    A lot of people get into nursing now for reasons that are totally financial. And trust me, it shows. Anyone can pass a test. Not everyone is cut out to be a nurse:(

  25. ER Nurse Interested in Radiology

    RNFiona replied to RNFiona's topic in Radiology

    Thanks! I got the