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  1. BOARDS: Good or bad if computer shuts down @ 75??

    hollykate replied to e-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the consensus seems to be that more often at 75 you pass than fail- but I do know a few who failed at 75 as well, but, take heart, I know a lot more people who passed at 75 than failed. You...

  2. new grad programs

    hollykate replied to JMP's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, it depends on the program. I don't know what it entails. Being from Canada, you may benefit from the extra time to see the differences between there and the states -I work with a few Canadians...

  3. Having your water turned off

    hollykate replied to woodyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Woody, We are not allowed any drinks, even covered ones out at the nurses station- my nurse manager goes into a tirade when she sees them, purses,and calanders, she could care less about, but food,...

  4. anyone else feel this way?

    hollykate replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

    To Lita, I totally understand your point of view- but to be fair-when comparing to teachers- teachers in many areas are given mentors whom they meet with, outside of work, once a week and discuss...

  5. nursing in the states

    hollykate replied to Silverdragon102's topic in General Nursing

    I think what Anna meant was that she has come across some of the delegation questions- regarding the LPN. Who would you assign which pts to, or that sort of thing. Anna, to find out about the scope...

  6. oxymetric swans

    hollykate replied to gpip's topic in MICU, SICU

    Now, Nurse Ratchit, You know you are welcome any time we have a Swan inservice...Its just that "everyone" knows how to set them up in our unit (yeah

  7. Has a doctor made your day?

    hollykate replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    One experience I have had that made my day happened a few months ago. I had my usual two pts in ICU- one was a really sick guy, the other just a permanent fixture in the unit on isolation and...

  8. anyone else feel this way?

    hollykate replied to yankee_in_SC's topic in General Nursing

    Yankee, Is the sign on bonus worth it? I am a new grad who went to ICU and hated the environment on the unit. After doing some careful analysis I saw that we had had a 99% turnover in less than a...

  9. what do nurses think of medical assistants?

    hollykate replied to karenccma's topic in General Nursing

    Alright JulieW! I personally am tired of hearing about other degrees from a certain poster. When I went to nursing school I had a BA and an MA in a totally unrelated field. Yes, I was more...

  10. Has a doctor made your day?

    hollykate replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    TRN, I think you are being a little too sensitive. When things got insane in the ED I used to work in- two of the MD's would always spring for pizza. You don't say where you are from, but don't...

  11. oxymetric swans

    hollykate replied to gpip's topic in MICU, SICU

    We use them all the time where I work- I have found that they are a little easier to operate and set up than the baxter swan. But now we are going to continuous C.O. (yay!) On our unit, yes, they are...

  12. Do you feel you were adequately prepared to practice nursing when you graduated?

    hollykate replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting Scott, I graduated in May from a state univ in NC. We had a class called leadership- which was advanced med surg with a twist- we all took turns being "in charge" and making...

  13. CNA Wanna Be?

    hollykate replied to Born 2 B In OB's topic in General Nursing

    Absoloutely Become a CNA. You can get a class at a community college, or sometimes for free at the hospital if you agree to work for them. I worked as a nurse technician, and was able to insert...

  14. What is a real nurse?????

    hollykate replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    That nurse needs to take a good close look at what she actually does. I work ICU, but I will say that nursing in a LTC setting involves a heck of a lot more than just passing pills. As we learned in...

  15. Dress Code

    hollykate replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    Tim-GNP The idea of you in white stockings is great. I think you would look lovely! I worked at a facility where every dept was color coded. Lab wore pink (the guys loved that) ER wore navy,...

  16. Incompetent Nurses.. Why are they working?

    hollykate replied to Cherie's topic in General Nursing

    you really need to report this situation to the government agency in your state that oversees nursing homes. It is great that you want to stay and "save" this facility, but they will not change...

  17. how do the docs feel?

    hollykate replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not about to crucify you here, but I work in a big teaching hospital, and the docs feel stressed. Recently we had an MD quit his residency half way through due to the stress it was causing his new...

  18. Relocating to Raleigh, NC......

    hollykate replied to Julie, RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you will be living in Raleigh proper, I would highly recommend WakeMed. It really is a great place, large hospital with all of the trappings of a teaching hospital with none of the hassles of UNC...

  19. To LPN or RN?

    hollykate replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with Babs. There don't seem to be too many LPN-RN programs like what you would need. I would recommend getting the ADN, and then going to an RN to BSN bridge. Many of those are...

  20. New nurses in ICU

    hollykate replied to janine3&5's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought- don't look at med surg as a step down and not "hanging with the pros" I have only worked ICU and I am in awe of nurses who take 7-8 pts- who have no monitoring (egads- scares me to...

  21. How your staff knows you care?

    hollykate replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that disappoints me is that sometimes a very large effort is put forth on the part of the nurse or the aide- to successfully treat a patient with respect/pacify an upset family member- work...

  22. Advice in entering a Specialty

    hollykate replied to lalaxton's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not one to talk, as I went as a new grad straight to ICU. But, heres my thought- if you are required to pay something back for leaving, stay. Med surg will give you good experience- some of...

  23. Dress Code

    hollykate replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    I've done both color coded and not color coded. Currently the hospital I work at gives us scrubs- so that is what I wear- prior to that I did wear (gasp) WHITE- because it was required. I found that...

  24. floating

    hollykate replied to vette63rn's topic in General Nursing

    You bring up some good questions. I've mentioned this before: our ICU's use a float evaluation form you fill out when you float. It involves check boxes for things like did you recieve a tour of the...

  25. Rotating shifts anyone?

    hollykate posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently rotating shifts. I really dislike it, but thats the pay plan I have. I rotate at least twice between days and nights on a six week schedule- Much of this time I am not really sure...