Madras

Madras

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  1. How Did You Get a Job at a North Shore-LIJ Hospital??

    Madras replied to PurpleDelight's topic in New York Nursing

    There are tons of nurse recruiters and managers throughout the whole health system (it would be nearly impossible to name them all considering they may work out of different locations) and "talent...

  2. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    Madras replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    :roflmao:

  3. Superstitions???

    Madras replied to BeansMama's topic in General Students

    I've used the same pen (pilot G2, has to be .07 refills) and mechanical pencil (Bic) for the past 5years!!!!! Hasn't failed me yet, well except for the time I switched bags and neither came with me...

  4. Is nursing for me???

    Madras replied to XcrMat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Go Esme! Go Esme! It's your birthday! love reading your responses. Now I realize that this thread is going another way since OP is attempting clarification but I still want to point out that...

  5. Interview with Nurse Manager tomorrow!!! Help!

    Madras posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hi AN!! So I read tons here and I never thought I'd be the one starting a thread about freaking out over an interview....... But here I am!!!! I'm going into my last year of nursing school, ADN. I...

  6. Hey OR Nurses!!! A few questions!!

    Madras posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone I'm a nursing student(ADN) going in to my senior year! Almost there!! Well a few months ago I applied for a part time nursing attendant position at my local hospital. It didn't state what...

  7. Hey OR Nurses!!! A few questions!!

    Madras replied to Madras's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks ang! I'm excited. I'll be starting next Monday on orientation. I've been searching around for things to study up on. I've watched videos on sterile technique and such. Do you have any...

  8. Hey OR Nurses!!! A few questions!!

    Madras replied to Madras's topic in Operating Room

    Got the job!! Thanks for the

  9. Pregnant while in nursing school?

    Madras replied to jmichelle820's topic in General Students

    I hear your smarter when your pregnant congrats! You can do

  10. Hey OR Nurses!!! A few questions!!

    Madras replied to Madras's topic in Operating Room

    I'm so glad you addressed the "orderly" thing. I also haven't heard that term in a while and I tend to think of some stereotypical big guy in all white lol but maybe I'm watching too many movies lol....

  11. Hey OR Nurses!!! A few questions!!

    Madras replied to Madras's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks so much for your reply! During my first semester I shadowed a few times in PACU and since then it sparked an interest for me! I wanted to know what goes on back there!! I read a lot into CNOR...

  12. Lidocaine with Rocephin?

    Madras replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    I might start mixing with sterile water

  13. Can anyone suggest a good EKG interp book?

    Madras replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

    Dubin's!!!!!

  14. Last Week LICH Now Interfaith?

    Madras replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in New York Nursing

    This makes me picture a "No Mans Land" of the early days where it was just a straight shoot from Manhattan to LOng Island and the no such thing of the in between

  15. I had no idea where to place this, but here it goes

    Madras replied to dominique.l.weaver's topic in General Students

    I'm making the assumption based off you school, LIU, that your in NY. There is no nursing shortage here. Over the past few years and still continuing on many NYC hospitals have closed leaving their...

  16. RN job to administer flu shots

    Madras replied to Olga30's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you live of course, but here in NY I make 30$/hourly plus paid per injection that I give, Flu, TDAP etc. gas mileage reimbursement, tolls, parking etc. I'm considered an independent...

  17. Study while commuting???

    Madras replied to Pipestone's topic in General Students

    I recorded lectures my first semester for my two hour commute both ways!! I found that I would just daze off and wouldn't even listen in. There were always interruptions from people asking questions....

  18. Phlebotomy Class Worth It?

    Madras replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Blah! More money down the turlette in my opinion. It's nice to know how to "find veins" but drawing blood from mostly healthy people is completely different from inserting IV's on sick, dehydrated...

  19. Touro College 2013

    Madras replied to nmh1888's topic in New York Nursing

    Congrats on being

  20. I feel like I'm too old for this

    Madras replied to Lpn2014's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Okkkkkkkk.... I'm just going to say when I was 23 I started nursing school. And a big part of me thought wow I'm too old for this but I really self reflected about the "issue" and came to realize that...

  21. Still Looking.......

    Madras replied to realredhead1979's topic in General Nursing

    Lol!

  22. Nervous about clinicals! What to expect?

    Madras replied to bsartor's topic in General Students

    SUNFLOWER gave the perfect response! That is definitely your general day, it may vary slightly depending on the time of day and on what day you have your clinical, which your at the mercy of the...

  23. help please!! not sure what to do!!

    Madras replied to trew1020's topic in Nursing Career

    This sounds like me about 5 years ago! I decided to go to MA school as a "baby step", figured I'd work for a few months to help with bills and such and go to nursing school...... Well it never really...

  24. Nursing Shortage or Not (two articles)

    Madras replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

    Wholly!!! "In demand", "signing bonuses and other incentives"!!!!?! Click here to find your nursing program........ They just make it

  25. Mean/Competitive nursing school classmates

    Madras replied to cowgirl_RN's topic in General Students

    THIS a hundred times over!!!! The constant b****ing of "what's on the test" , "can we have an outline of the test so we know what to study", "practice questions"??????......... Seriously people!!! A...