AtlantaRN

AtlantaRN RN

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  1. feeling paranoid

    AtlantaRN replied to chachh's topic in First Year After Licensure

    completely normal, the nurses you have to worry about are the ones who think they do everything right and never give things a second thought... I used to have a recurring dream when I first got out of...

  2. dress code policies in hospital setting

    AtlantaRN replied to ianpstudent's topic in General Nursing

    1. We have a dress code, but I believe they are just happy to have enough nurses to cover the shifts... 2. no 3. no I worked at a hospital that made the nurses wear white and navy blue, and cnas to...

  3. I am feeling crazy after I took this exam!!!

    AtlantaRN replied to junglern's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    in 1996, my test went to 265!!! The last 20 questions I just slammed on the computer yelling "shut off, shut off, shut off!!!". Another girl went to 75 and we both passed!!! Don't worry!!!...

  4. questions about emergency nursing

    AtlantaRN replied to kristin0421's topic in Emergency

    I have 9 years experience and have done everything except labor and delivery (sucking chest wound isn't a problem, woman in unrelieved pain makes me nearly pass out!). I float all over my hospital...

  5. Just amazed at how some people waste their admission

    AtlantaRN replied to AllieRat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It sounds like she has never been hungry... She doesn't understand or appreciate the opportunity nursing provides. Hopefully she will be weeded out because she is distracting from your studies and...

  6. how to afford school?

    AtlantaRN replied to browneyedgirl73's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I went to Gordon College, Barnesville, GA 2 year associates program (RN), pell and hope grant paid for it all, even books...

  7. Nursing shortage...is it true?

    AtlantaRN replied to Csunkis's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm in atlanta, GA and oh YES there is a shortage. check out http://www.discovernursing.com it's a johnson & johnson website where you can get information about the nursing profession... My son...

  8. Discouraged about my return to nursing...

    AtlantaRN replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    There has to be SOMEBODY there who is kind that you can buddy up with. although I've been in nursing for 9 years, when I am overly tired I will ask folks to look things over if I'm getting over my...

  9. discipline and gossip

    AtlantaRN replied to Cute_CNA's topic in General Nursing

    If you DO find it was against your facilities policy, you can always call your corporate compliance officer, it is confidential reporting of ethics

  10. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

    AtlantaRN replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my facility, some of the nurses have run off our best techs, they have gone to other departments to "escape" the nurses who will be in a patients room and walk out "to find the tech" if the patient...

  11. "Do Not Use List" of abbreviations

    AtlantaRN replied to soontobe_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Some of it is appropriate like "u" instead of writing units, I agree with that one. But like "DC home", what ELSE could it mean. We were wasting alot of time "clarifying" orders with docs to the...

  12. How many Pt do you take care of?

    AtlantaRN replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    Med/surg unit 6 patients and share a tech with another nurse fayetteville, GA

  13. To tattle tale or not tattle tale... that is the question.

    AtlantaRN replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 9 years and have worked in many kinds of facilities. What I have found over the years is if you keep your integrity, you have nothing to fear. If you "tattle" on these nurses...

  14. Gordon College

    AtlantaRN replied to Nursing_4_Me's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I graduated from gordon in 1996 from the nursing program, my son starts this fall so he will be class of 2007! I was out of school for many years, and too had to take some test...I ended up taking...