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Aurora does sometimes hire the right new grad into icu. I have a friend who went straight to icu from our ADN program and she loves it.

It varies by area of the country a lot too. We hire lots and lots of ADN nurses in hospitals in my area. We only have RNs in the hospital, no LPNs. There's no preference for BSN and we aren't even pushing that hard for people to get their BSN, but many companies are still paying for some/all of it.

I pee frequently no matter how busy I am. Unless there is a code there is time for a bathroom stop. We also get our 30 min lunch uninterrupted more often than not. Our hospital has really worked on making sure we get that. We have 5 nurses and 3 aides on the floor during day shift and we can go one or two at a time and the others cover. We have 18 beds in our unit.

3 miles to the hospital. I work three 12.5 hour shifts a week. I can't imagine commuting an hour each way....or even 35 min. I'm spoiled.

Most of my patients that have multiple line PICCs have them because we need to run several things at once, even things that wouldn't be compatible otherwise.

COL in WI varies a lot. I posted before but I'm in a northern Milwaukee suburb and renting a one bedroom isn't bad but larger options can be expensive. Madison is more expensive too. We we do have a decent COL though, at least I think so, I've never lived anywhere else. New new grads get hired fairly quickly, and ADNs are hired into hospitals. New grad salaries start at 25/HR+ in the couple of systems I know personally.

We have lots of different options at work to choose from. I do two patients to a page. There are lots of nurses that have a sheet for each patient. If you ask 10 nurses you'll get 10 sheets. If I'm working several days in a row and get the same people back I just add to the sheet in a new color. The sheet just stays in my locker til my last shift that week then it goes in the shred bin.

1. Metro Milwaukee WI 2. Inpatient RN, oncology/med/surg 3. 18 months experience 4. 26.00 base pay, I think it's 2 for PMs and 2.5 for NOCs and 2.50 for weekends 5. My 2500 square foot, 4 bed 3 1/2 bath house, mortgage is $1400/month and heat/electric is $177, water is $150 three times a year. I feel it's comfortable ratio for the COL. I'm married with a husband and one child.

I replaced my classic II with a III and I like it. The tubing is slightly thicker and seems more sturdy. I'm on an oncology and med/surg floor. It gets lots of use!

Another one who has most doctors place orders that say NPO except meds, or strict NPO.

A lot of people dislike nursing school. It's not the same as working. That said most nurses don't get hired into their dream job (especially into school nursing) right away. So plan on spending 1,2,5 years doing something else. If you think you would hate that then maybe it's not for you.

My husband is the primary parent when I work several 12s. Also my family is around to help out a ton too. So I don't pay for child care at all. The other people I work with pay for child care that includes homework help in most cases.

I'm on an 18 bed unit. Day shift we have 5 nurses and 3 aides. From 19-23 we have 4 nurses, still 3 aides. Nights have 3 nurses and 1-2 aides. We work every third weekend. I feel like we are a pretty tight knit group. We don't usually have an issue switching holidays.

My facility requires first and last names to be visible. If your name changes legally you need to change your badge as well. I engraved only my first name on my stethoscope. It's bright orange and it's the shortened version of my first name, what my coworkers call me, even though it's not on my badge that way.

Safety is my priority. I will do my best to keep you modest but if I think you need someone to help you shower or aren't safe in the bathroom by yourself someone will be with you. Very rarely are patients allowed completely alone by me for showering.

My organization does hair follicle tests for any patient care contact people. That includes RNs, CNAs and even the front desk check in people. They don't even bother with urine anymore for pre employment screening. I was given a few pages of info beforehand on what the screenings were (blood and for what, and hair) ahead of time. I'd try and look up the information. Be honest about it, refusing can be a sign of admission of guilt anyhow.

I'm spoiled, it's only 3 miles to work. I can ride my bike in nice weather. ADNs are hired fine in my area. I did apply to a few positions that would have taken me about 45 min one way.

Love sleeves will likely be your day to day wear. I've heard of places that don't allow long sleeves (infection reasons) but there aren't any in my area like that. The finger might be the issue and removal might be the answer to that one. I'm a proud tattooed nurse

I work on an oncology floor that also does quite a bit of comfort/hospice care. When a patient dies the aides do most of the cares but I frequently help too. We remove lines and drains, bathe and gown the patient. We tie their hands together across their chest and their chin closed (dentures in place), then place the tag on their toe, place them into the bag and tag the bag as well. Security takes them to the morgue area until the funeral home arrangements are made and they are picked up.

Everyone one is entitled to their own opinion, and I know the plural of anecdotal is not data. The funny part is my mom hates it because she worries I'll look weird old. I'll just be glad to be old. I am am amused that I've never met anyone with tattoos that cared if someone doesn't have tattoos but people without them often criticize those with them.

I have several tattoos, two can be partially seen at work if I don't have longer sleeves on. One is a nursing themed half sleeve. I've had nothing but great feed back. I've also never met a nurse with something that I thought might be offensive.

I'm a SK lover too! I just started a leg tattoo sleeve with The Dark Tower. "There are other worlds than these" is the quote I'm using. A raven, the rose and a compass (my personal addition). It's just outlines right now.

Yeah get the skills by doing them. Repetition. I work an odd med/surg/oncology unit. It's also the icu step down and we do a lot of hospice/comfort care. I give a lot of pain meds, lots of blood/plts, a lot of teaching. We admit and discharge a lot of people daily as well. No two days are ever the same for me. I can go weeks without doing something and then suddenly have three or four of the same thing in a row (trachs for example, I went months without a patient with one, I have suddenly had three in the last two weeks).

Repetition. Just doing it is the best way. It's fine if you take some time to prime lines etc. as your get more comfortable the "speed" will come. Any time there is a new IV that needs to be started volunteer. Be confident about it! If you're don't get it in two tries just find someone else. I found watching others do them helped me to find my own technique as well.

We don't pay more for charge nursing or having nursing students with us. I enjoy having students with me 99% of the time.