HappyNurse2005

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  1. Avoiding medication errors

    HappyNurse2005 replied to johnnrachel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My hospital uses the Pyxis system for dispensing drugs-you have to type in a user name and ID yourself by fingerprint. THen pick your pt from a list and you can get their drugs. Narcotics and other...

  2. Do you work in a "Magnet" hospital?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    oh yeah, nurse pt ratio: on my floor, a cardiac floor- 1:4 on days 1:5 or 1:6 on nights acuity is considered in pt assignments. We also are a level 1 trauma center, and have the regional pediatric...

  3. Do you work in a "Magnet" hospital?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I sure do. There are 3 major hospital systems in my area. Mine (a non profit hospital system that owns a lot of hospitals/physician offices/etc in our area), a HCA hospital, and the local VA...

  4. Which dept. should I target my first job?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Chelle2780's topic in First Year After Licensure

    DO you want to be an LPN in the ED? Many ED's might not hire an LPN, depending on your state's restrictions on LPN's. As for RN's, I can think of 3 I graduated with (out of 44) who are starting out...

  5. Wee Hoo-my pt's and I survived

    HappyNurse2005 replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How exciting! You did great it sounds like. HOpe you continue to enjoy it as

  6. Nose Piercing

    HappyNurse2005 replied to TypicalFish's topic in First Year After Licensure

    if her manager has a problem w/ it, she'll say so. 2 of our na's have a small nose stud, that isnt a

  7. L.P.N. to R.N. is it that much harder?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to wanna-b-R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    I was never an LPN, but my school also had a lpn-rn transition. there was a transition course, 1 semester i think? and they had to take the rn pre reqs they never took, like a&P. then, they...

  8. What do you wear to work when pregnant?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in General Nursing

    http://shop.lydiasuniforms.com/shop/Cherokee_Maternity_Scrubs_szm.html?p_catid=28 maternity scrubs on

  9. Is it too soon to make change?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to RN@34's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I second this. Is this L&D department in the same hospital? If so, there may be some requirements. My hospital system says that nurses (ok, anyone who makes more htan 11 dollars an hour, not just...

  10. Weeding out of nursing students

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    Sort of yes, sort of no. let me say what I'd like to see happen. I'd like to see the weeding happen before nursing school, during pre reqs and have a harder admissions process so there wouldnt be so...

  11. New Technology in the hospital

    HappyNurse2005 replied to ckh23's topic in General Nursing

    we have that, too, the MAK system. love

  12. Did You Get A Sign On Bonus?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to TLC RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    for my meager 750 bucks,i agreed to work nothing. no contract, but if i leave then of course, i dont get the bonus, the rest of it. MarieLPN, you are in virginia i know, this is from Carilion Health...

  13. Did You Get A Sign On Bonus?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to TLC RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes. My hospital gave me $750. but, its $250 on my first check, $250 after 6 months, and $250 at one year. The other hospital in town was not giving sign on

  14. Do you ever think about going to medical school?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    Love

  15. What should I expect from my 2 day classroom RN orientation sessions?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Overconfident? No. I am so not overconfident-ask my preceptor, I think I suck. I said it was boring because class for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week for 3 weeks is long. Yes, listening to someone talk...

  16. I found out I'm pregnant & then I failed boards! :(

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Martibear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NO, its not. If a pregnant woman is truly sick, then it is a good "excuse". If she is not puking her guts up constantly,she needs to work/go to school/etc and not use pregnancy as an excuse. I...

  17. What initials do I place after my name??

    HappyNurse2005 replied to BikerRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am not a BSN prepared nurse, but I work with a few. They just sign J. Doe, RN. Haven't seen one do RN, BSN on my

  18. First job where? and Length of orientation?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to debblynn13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. Area of Nursing: cardiac surgery pcu. Many many post cardiac surgery pt's-cabg's, valve replacements, pacemakers, etc. many pre-ops, chest pain, cardiac cath's,etc. 2. Orientation time for that...

  19. Handwritten MAR's?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to DUCKGIRL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Is it called MAK? Sounds just like what we use at my hospital, which is the MAK. I love it. you have your MAR, which says what times your meds are due. Go to PYXIS, get meds. go to MAK machine (it...

  20. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Another non-nursing message board I frequent brought this up. A woman on there says she knows the family and posted

  21. Job A or Job B?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    the 401k and the 403b are like the same thing, just 403b is when you work at a not for profit place. I work at a large hospital system, not a state run facility, and have a 403b b/c it is not for...

  22. No More Nclex

    HappyNurse2005 replied to RNKITTY04's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I am guilty I guess. I was posting NCLEX threads here. *hanging head in shame* But i've passed now, so I won't post

  23. What should I expect from my 2 day classroom RN orientation sessions?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, lucky you only to have 2 days! We had 12 days. A whole critical care course. 10 days that were 6-7 hours each of classroom learning. Learning stuff we learned in nursing school! Ugh. Then we had...

  24. My new user name (was RNinMay2005)

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    but since I am a RN now, my new name is HappyNurse2005. good day to you

  25. Feeling like I'll never get it right

    HappyNurse2005 replied to RNAnna's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I can give you some suggestions, but I'm very new at this too. I hope they help As far as prioritization: When I get out of report, my preceptor and I look at the list of pt's and see which is...