smilin_gp

smilin_gp

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  1. Does anyone like med-surg their 1st year?

    smilin_gp replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I actually do like my Surgical/tele position. I used to think that I might go into critical care after a year or so, but now I'm loving the opportunities for patient education that are available on a...

  2. "I Come Into Work Sick! Why Can't You?"

    smilin_gp replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    At one place where I previously worked as an aide, we had two people who tended to call in regularly after a hectic day, nice weather saturdays, uthings like that. There was quite a bit more grumbling...

  3. How much vacation time do you get?

    smilin_gp replied to NY Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    5 weeks for full time at the VA. Problem is, have to schedule around other people's PTO as a newbie, so I doubt I'll be able to use much for

  4. Very worried about duties :(

    smilin_gp replied to ProfessionalStudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hmm clinical duties . . A short list of what I can think of (sorry, I'm still sleepy) Physical assessments: Assessing patients' health status-skin, circulation, respiratory system, nutritional...

  5. CCNC Grad Pics at MAMC

    smilin_gp replied to Corvette Guy's topic in Government, Military

    Congrats!

  6. Finding that first job...

    smilin_gp replied to grapejuice01's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You might contact HR and ask when they prefer their new-grad position applications in by. I think this varies between hospitals and regions. In my area, most wanted them about 3 months ahead of...

  7. You know you work nights when.......

    smilin_gp replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! I'm just starting nights this week and am already silently cursing my loud neighbor who yells on her cellphone all day outside, and right now I am prepping to move our bed to the spare bedroom...

  8. Does all Grad schools require you to have a 3.0 GPA

    smilin_gp replied to dmoorer76's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Not sure if all grad schools require a 3.0, but I do know several people who originally had less, who then repeated certain classes and were

  9. Nurses With No Last Names or Titles

    smilin_gp replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I like the anonymity of having only my first name, RN, BSN on my

  10. More free time in school as a GN/RN?

    smilin_gp replied to testikleez's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have more free time just working now, because I worked full time in nursing school; however, I am waaay more tired now on my days off than I was

  11. Favorite Mnemonics / Memory Tricks

    smilin_gp replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    Here's one for neonatal monitor rhythms VEAL CHOP RHYTHM CAUSE V: Variable decelerations C: Cord Compression E: Early decelerations H: Head...

  12. Got nightmares?

    smilin_gp replied to RITA2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Interesting thread. I have creepy nightmares about work just about every night. I had one last night that we had to evacuate everyone because of an earthquake. Turns out we actually had one in the...

  13. Med-Surg nursing... Who likes it? and why?

    smilin_gp replied to mookieslife's topic in General Nursing

    I've only been working as an RN for a month and a half, but I don't hate Med-Surg. I work on a surgical/telemetry unit and am at the end of my orientation. I get to see an incredible variety of...

  14. allheart.com 100% cotton srubs and shrinking issues..

    smilin_gp replied to JoshuaC's topic in General Students

    Mine shrunk drastically lengthwise when I bought 100% cotton from allheart. The medium size still fit widthwise. Good

  15. Nursing School Grading Scale

    smilin_gp replied to edcampbe's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Linfield: No A+ A= 93-100 Generally no rounding A-= 90-92.9 B+ = 87 - 89.9 B= 83- 86.9 B- = 80- 82.9 Below 73 is also a fail. I did wish that we had A+ grades to balance out the A-

  16. To those who are having a hard time...

    smilin_gp replied to Anagray's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Except for ortho/neuro, these could be my words exactly. On my own in a little over a week . . yikes! Fortunately not completely on my own, because the nurses on my unit are very helpful. To the OP,...

  17. Suspension Update

    smilin_gp replied to bradleau's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you, glad to hear that it is working out

  18. Tall scrubs

    smilin_gp replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    Dickies are pretty long, but be careful about washing/drying them, they shrink! The longest scrubs I've found so far are the free scrubs provided by the hospital I work for, probably because so many...

  19. Applying for 2006

    smilin_gp replied to bowkerj's topic in Oregon Nursing

    When I applied for fall 2004, they were fine as long as prereqs were finished by the time we

  20. When do I start applying?

    smilin_gp replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is really state/area dependent. I called the local hospitals and asked when they prefer for new grads to apply. Most preferred to receive applications for new grad internships by March- I...

  21. Chest tubes vs. Blake/JP drains post OHS

    smilin_gp replied to RN12345656's topic in Cardiac

    I'm new to stepdown/telemetry, but thus far I've seen a fairly equal number of blake drains vs. chest tubes at my

  22. Worried that I'm to much of an airhead.....

    smilin_gp replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I have started to keep a little checklist that I carry through the shift. When I hear a new order or think of something that needs to be done, I add it to the list. I am working on ways to prioritize...

  23. New Hire Bonus Question

    smilin_gp replied to NiceShot's topic in General Nursing

    I got a 5000 sign on. I think this was unusual for hospitals in the area though. Most places were offering tuition reimbursement

  24. are "select all" questions the upper level type?

    smilin_gp replied to turtlegirl06's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I also had a bunch of select all that apply and passed. I think there's a wide range of upper difficulty level questions. Good

  25. What is wrong with me??? Pls help...

    smilin_gp replied to AnaBanana12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sounds like burnout maybe? Have you been studying/answering questions every day? If so, maybe would taking a day off to do something completely different and non-nursing related