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  1. WellStar Douglas

    kissafish4 replied to obicurn's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I know this is a really old thread but I just moved to Douglasville! Haven't gone back to work yet since our move to Georgia but I'm starting to look. Are ya'll in the area

  2. CA Online Associates in Nursing?

    kissafish4 replied to xxbrittanyxx182's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Western Governors offers an online BSN for people that do not already have an RN license. It is accredited and available for California students. You can find info here BSN with RN License | Online RN...

  3. Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

    kissafish4 replied to BonnieSc's topic in Patient Medications

    Right documentation is critical. I've seen it dozens of times. If the medication is not documented properly the next nurse may not realize the medication has been given and give a second dose. This is...

  4. Non-US experience acceptable in TX hospitals

    kissafish4 replied to Sharmainedl's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm an ICU nurse in Corpus Christi Texas and the hospital I work for hires A LOT of foreign trained and experienced nurses. You shouldn't have a problem, at least in this

  5. I start tomorrow!

    kissafish4 replied to JACSN's topic in General Students

    My second semester of nursing school one of my professors told me "it's going to get harder before it gets harder. When you feel like giving up, and you will, just think of that nurse you know that...

  6. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    kissafish4 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not sure where you're getting that it's not droplet spread because the CDCs own website says it can be spread by droplets but the CDC considers droplet transmission a form of contact. That is...

  7. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    kissafish4 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I had to call in late for work once because there was a moose on my doorstep. I had to wait for it to

  8. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    kissafish4 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    One night I was charge nurse and during the day shift there was a brand new travel nurse that completed her first day of her six week travel assignment. She left at about 8:15 which is pretty good...

  9. Traditional or online

    kissafish4 replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I graduated from an online ADN program in 2011. I passed my boards in 40 minutes and 75 questions. I think it took longer to do the survey at the end of the test than the actual test. I was not an...

  10. Sticky situation .. What would you do?

    kissafish4 replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Students

    I did my entire ADN program online and most of my prerequisites because that's what worked best for me, my family, and my work schedule. I didn't "copy" from my friend. I worked my orifice off because...

  11. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    kissafish4 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I once had to call in late with no idea how late I would be because there was a moose literally sitting directly in front of my door. I opened my door to go to work and the moose looked at me and...

  12. Professionals or "workers"

    kissafish4 replied to blackribbon's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I've worked in Alaska which is unionized and now I live in Texas which is not. There is a HUGE difference in the quality of work conditions and compensation directly related to the nursing union. Not...

  13. Enough already.... no, really

    kissafish4 replied to SchoolRNAmy's topic in School

    My daughter broke her arm in school in second grade. The school nurse actually sent her back to class. My 8 year old self splinted her arm all day and when I picked her up I knew immediately it was...

  14. Enough already.... no, really

    kissafish4 replied to SchoolRNAmy's topic in School

    When people worry about math, the brain feels the pain This will explain those math headaches

  15. What gadgets/tools do you own?

    kissafish4 replied to aachavez's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I keep a sewing measuring tape that's waterproof etc so it can be cleaned between patients. Scissors, tape, and penlight are definitely necessities and of course a stethoscope goes without saying but...

  16. New grad touble getting a job---good alternative to hosptial to start?

    kissafish4 replied to tua42321's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Maybe try a long term acute care hospital facility. Places like Kindred healthcare. Not sure where you live but there are bound to be facilities such as that nearby. Also maybe dialysis center. Just a...

  17. Loose teeth letter - thought I'd share...

    kissafish4 replied to Marlene39's topic in School

    I have walked a half mile. I shadowed the school nurse at my daughters high school for a week. Her high school with over 1600 students, plus an additional area for students with children so we not...

  18. Loose teeth letter - thought I'd share...

    kissafish4 replied to Marlene39's topic in School

    Of course I don't feel all school nurses are bad. They're human just like the rest of us including myself. I'm just saying there may be more to all those "complaints" than meets the eye. Don't dismiss...

  19. Loose teeth letter - thought I'd share...

    kissafish4 replied to Marlene39's topic in School

    When my daughter was a 3rd grader she fell at PE and "hurt" her arm. The school nurse wasn't on duty for another hour so instead of calling me at home they had her sit in the nurses office for an hour...

  20. New Grad applicant walked on a unit today...

    kissafish4 replied to BotoxBaby's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I can see the other points of view but I found myself in a similar situation a while back and I did just what you did. I had applied and applied for a position that I knew I wanted and knew I was...

  21. Del Mar College-spring 2012

    kissafish4 replied to TexAlaskan's topic in Texas Nursing

    sorry for the late reply. The HESI is not bad at all. It's very basic. Reading, math, Anatomy and Physiology, and Chemistry. I took the test without even knowing what was suppose to be on the test. I...

  22. How much does a bag of fluids cost?

    kissafish4 replied to kk2021's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I had to buy a similar bag of supplies but it contained several bags of fluids, a few sets of tubing, foley catheter kit, suctioning kit, ng tube, piston and syringe set, fake insulins, needles and...

  23. Atrial Flutter vs Atrial Tachycardia with AV block

    kissafish4 replied to ChaseZ's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yeah the only blocks atropine is usually used for is mobitz 1 or complete heart block. Wouldn't work for Second degree type 2. Chase I worked as a monitor tech for 12 years before going to nursing...

  24. Once upon a time, we were new to nursing.

    kissafish4 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    As a new nurse myself I find that if the patient asks me something that I'm not sure about I tell them It's usually around midnight that I have a chance to go through the charts and read the physician...

  25. Del Mar College-spring 2012

    kissafish4 replied to TexAlaskan's topic in Texas Nursing

    I recently graduated from their program actually. My family moved down here 6 years ago from Alaska and I went through their E-line program. It was H-E- double hockey sticks. I think they are a bit...