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  1. RN Certifications?

    firstinfamily replied to stigrl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Is a certification not endorsed by ANCC as valid and accepted by facilities? Does it matter where you get your specialty certification

  2. Clinical Skills Vs Technical Skills

    firstinfamily replied to AllisonMoenster's topic in Nursing Career

    Technical skills are, as stated by the above post, more defined skills. Clinical skills are oriented more for what decisions are based on. For example, flushing an NG tube is a technical skill, if...

  3. VRE

    firstinfamily replied to tjarvis's topic in General Nursing

    So, what was the outcome? Was the pt put on isolation?? Just curious, maybe we can use this as a referral??

  4. Psych Nursing New grad

    firstinfamily replied to deimysvigilRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Psych is a specialty of nursing. There is a lot of potential in this field and if you like what you are doing then you should stick with it and become certified in this specialty. If you want...

  5. reasons to go into nursing over social work?

    firstinfamily replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    At the last facility I worked, sub-acute unit in LTC facility, the social worker for the sub-acute unit was replaced by an LPN. I think the hospitals, medical field needs both nurses and social...

  6. why do nurses gossip and belittle eachother?

    firstinfamily replied to iscreambiebah's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is not just in nursing, but virtually any work environment where women work together. I think it is more obvious in Nursing because the field is so competitive. Everyone is trying to out-do each...

  7. New Nurse Manager

    firstinfamily replied to donsterRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hey Donster, I had a position similiar to yours for the last year, until upper management decided to do away with unit managers!!! I think middle management is one of the hardest positions, it...

  8. When will I ever get time management?

    firstinfamily replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are giving yourself a schedule that will help you stay organized and give you some structure to your day. It does take time to get the system to work for you. I get frustrated with all the...

  9. Why?

    firstinfamily replied to Zhaq's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You might try on-line colleges, they are also more costly but seem to satisfy the student's need. It is true the media keeps telling us about the impending nursing shortage, but this is mostly...

  10. Returning RN scared of making errors

    firstinfamily replied to Teddy11's topic in General Nursing

    You will get there!!! Everything is faster paced now!! You still need to learn how to prioritize and learn what is important. There are several web sites that can help you, look on the...

  11. making myself more marketable BLS vs ACLS

    firstinfamily replied to simonsez_922's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely need your BLS, to take ACLS. You do need to understand EKG's to pass ACLS. Most facilities absolutely require BLS, unless you are going into a critical care unit then ACLS would be more...

  12. Nurses dressing up for Halloween

    firstinfamily replied to pheonixRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I worked LTC it was encouraged, and some of the nurses really went all out, it was a way for the staff to bond a little because some costumes were so good that you had to guess who it was. In...

  13. Why do nurses make the worse patients?

    firstinfamily replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think because we are in the field, and know what questions to ask, we require a little more than the average patient. Plus, we all know what can happen when things go south and we know enough to...

  14. Esme Needs Your Prayers and Well Wishes

    firstinfamily replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of prayers and cheers for recovery Esme!! Stay strong, and take your time to a full recovery. When you get well you can write about your recovery and what it is like to be in the bed, instead...

  15. How are some people still employed?

    firstinfamily replied to K+MgSO4's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Common sense is not common any more." What we use to take for granted is now something that is becoming rare. Figuring things out for yourself is almost a rare commodity!!! When do you think this...

  16. stress...Will it get better?

    firstinfamily replied to EmRN14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Emmie, the above posts pretty much say all that needs to be said. Make sure you are keeping pts safe, concentrate on what you need to do, focus, and try to do a little kindness every day to a few of...

  17. God Bless!

    firstinfamily replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    HPRN, thank you for reminding us to be thankful for the good things in our lives. Often we take them all for granted. We all need to be a little more humble and appreciate those who put themselves...

  18. dilute urine

    firstinfamily replied to gfva's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, go back and just do not drink before you urinate. We did not even have sinks in the bathrooms where we gave our samples so they could not be watered down. If you think someone is playing with...

  19. I live in an area with A LOT of snow, and as a nurse, do I need an SUV?

    firstinfamily replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most facilities where I have worked have an "inclement weather" policy. Nurses are expected to show up for their shifts no matter what. I live on the North East coastal area and even during...

  20. Resigned... then hospital wants me back???

    firstinfamily replied to tmartin83's topic in General Nursing

    I am kind of mixed. The last place I left because they kind of set me up for failure and that was not on my game plan. You may have crashed but you have not burned yet!! Believe it or not there are...

  21. Full vs part time scheduling rights

    firstinfamily replied to dkw1526's topic in General Nursing

    The facility where I am starting is self-scheduling for the unit I will be on. They said they rotate between full time and part time having the first dibs on the schedule. I will wait and see. I...

  22. Screw up

    firstinfamily replied to sophi8813's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding of the insulin pens is that you only need to prime them with their first use!! Not every time you use it. Guess we both will find out!! Learn from your mistakes and move on. If...

  23. applying to new positions

    firstinfamily replied to jazzy314's topic in General Nursing

    I found with my experience taking care of post dialysis patients who were either just newly diagnosed and starting their dialysis or those who were on it for about 10 years there seemed to be a trend...

  24. Returning RN scared of making errors

    firstinfamily replied to Teddy11's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome KC, yes, I have been out of acute care this time for 5 years and am getting ready to return. I also find it daunting. But it seems to be the environment that I thrive in. I also have 16...

  25. I stuck myself with a gluclose monitor

    firstinfamily replied to Ashleynic31's topic in General Nursing

    You need to complete an incident report at your work facility and usually this should be done within 24 hours. This incident is not to punish you, just to start a trail in case you do become sick and...