bstullis

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1. Win $100! June 2015 Caption Contest

   bstullis replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   I promise there aren't any Ebola patients this week. Besides, they would have had to burn my cloths at the

2. New Grads - Where are you now?

   bstullis replied to Ambitious83's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I was encouraged to apply for jobs before I graduated, so started applying in October 2009. Graduated from ASU in Dec 2009, licensed April 1st 2010 (had to check 4 times to be sure it wasn't a...

3. RN Shift Report Sheets - New Grad

   bstullis replied to SICURN3's topic in MICU, SICU

   Possibly resurrecting a flatlined thread here, but I just started orientation to CICU and am looking for something that gets me organized at a glance for beginning of the shift prior to seeing the...

4. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   bstullis replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Call it what you want (ACA or Obama Care), healthcare is in more turmoil than has been seen in 20+ years. With the Supreme Court upholding the "tax" argument, the government (I don't blame this only...

5. Soooo, I quit

   bstullis replied to TX911's topic in General Nursing

   in response to what you learned. . . 1. Advocacy is real, We are the eyes and ears of the Doc. If something is wrong, fix it and move to the next. Critical thinking is the real advocacy. If one thing...

6. Pay Off My Student Loans In Full or Make Monthly Payments?

   bstullis replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

   Reading and listening to debt control talking heads like Dave Ramsey (I agree with him on nearly everything while in debt) teaches me to keep a small emergency fund ($1000.00 but I prefer more like...

7. Day of Codes

   bstullis replied to libran1984's topic in Emergency

   fantastic state of mind. Thanks for the return to sanity here. I work in a 600+ bed level II trauma hospital and haven't seen that kind of day for a while. Great team work, sounds like things run the...

8. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

   bstullis replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

   I got tired of applying and calling, applying and calling, applying. . . you get the picture. In the end, I went to the unit I wanted to work for, talked to the hiring manager (unit manager) and let...

9. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

   bstullis replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

   .ASU-BSN. . . 2009 graduate NCLEX. . . 125 questions, April 2010 First nursing job. . . SHMC. . August 2010 Applications from graduation to first hire. . . ~250 between entering nursing school (80...

10. A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession

    bstullis replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am living this situation now. I am a relatively new RN, One of the biggest problems is that the unit manager and this particular ANM are extremely buddy/buddy, my direct ANM supervisor informed the...