CareQueen

CareQueen BSN, RN

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  1. Duke Peds Cardiac ICU

    CareQueen replied to adventure_rn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hey! I worked there for about a year and a half in 2015 & 2016. I started there as a new grad. I had ZERO complaints about it. What questions do you

  2. Patient Assignments

    CareQueen posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Does anyone else work on a unit where they get to choose assignments? I do and I absolutely hate this method. I'm a new grad who has been on my unit now for 6 months. Once I was off orientation, I was...

  3. Patient Assignments

    CareQueen replied to CareQueen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just the other day, I had to pick LAST..and I was lucky that the other nurse just ahead of me chose to keep the more intensive assignment, who would up tanking that day too. It just shouldn't happen....

  4. Patient Assignments

    CareQueen replied to CareQueen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Basically, yes. The orientees/preceptors can take whatever they want if they feel like it is something they haven't experienced..even if it is an "easier" patient load. The sickest patients (i.e fresh...

  5. Duke RN Residency 2016

    CareQueen replied to GolferBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nope. No steth needed! You won't be doing any patient care aside from assistance positioning a patient,

  6. Duke RN Residency 2016

    CareQueen replied to GolferBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello! I work here at Duke now in a Peds critical care unit. I applied maybe 2-3 weeks before graduation and actually made Duke wait about a month to interview me after they expressed interest, so I...

  7. Took NCLEX Yesterday, Just Checked my Board of Nursing Just Now....

    CareQueen replied to jns1md's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Does it say "Complete" on the checklist part when you pass? When I checked the day of the test(yesterday), it didn't say complete in that part. Today is the day after the test and it now has my...

  8. Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Pay

    CareQueen replied to BSNangel's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Wonderful to know! I'm looking to move to ATL as a new grad BSN,RN upon graduation in

  9. Got my dream job as a new grad !!

    CareQueen replied to nursewr's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Way to go!!! Best

  10. CHLA RN residency September 2015

    CareQueen replied to miranda.fife's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Best wishes everyone. I hope you all get accepted!! I received a packet, but wasn't able to get all of the paperwork together in time as one of my instructors never came through with the last...

  11. Current 2014 new grad pay for Maryland hospitals

    CareQueen replied to Spierre9's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I think they were referring to JHH East Baltimore Campus and not JH Bayview Campus...b/c I'm positive that JHH starts new grad nurses at about $27/hr right

  12. Clinical Extern Student Nurse Position

    CareQueen replied to DMF91's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Did you get it?? I hope so! I just started as a CNE in the ED there at the beginning of the year. I'm learning a

  13. Is there any up from rock bottom?

    CareQueen replied to clover89's topic in General Students

    You can do this! Study as hard as you can and be prepared to explain what life dealt you, to the powers that be. They WILL listen! Believe

  14. Getting BACK into nursing school.

    CareQueen replied to Jromonal's topic in General Students

    Wow. It's unbelievable to me that they would put you out of the entire program for not passing one exam. At my institution, each semester we're required to take dosage calc exams multiple times until...

  15. Currently failing!!!

    CareQueen replied to Cmoudry's topic in General Students

    Yep..been there before...and it all ended well. I'm there again right now in Med-Surg 2...and I'm confident that it will end well again. It has to lol. I graduate in 5 months and there's nothing...

  16. Just curious..what color is your stethoscope?

    CareQueen replied to Bubbly26's topic in General Students

    I have an MDF one and a cheap back-up one...both are purple...and both have

  17. Hep B Booster

    CareQueen replied to len1011's topic in General Students

    I had to do the same for my Mumps titer. I received a full MMR series as a toddler but for whatever reason, the Mumps portion came back negative. So, I got a booster and waited until I got to the...

  18. Doing My Happy Dance Today!!!

    CareQueen replied to MsKris_CarolinaGirl's topic in General Students

    That's awesome!!! Best

  19. Is my school the only one?

    CareQueen replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    Enrolled in an ABSN program and the curriculum is as follows: Semester 1: Principles & Applications, Health Assessment, Patho, Professional Role Development & Patient Centered Care (clinical...

  20. What is a "passing grade" for your nursing program?

    CareQueen replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    Anything at or above a 70% is passing, and for each course the exam average must be at least a 70% in order to pass the class. However, my school only allows two Cs in courses in order to continue...

  21. ACCEPTED into my nursing program!

    CareQueen replied to SavvyNurse91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wonderful!!

  22. Work as CNA with RN License? Is this allowed?

    CareQueen replied to SwtPea2010's topic in General Students

    There's a tech on my clinical floor doing this very thing. She's had her RN license since 2012,but has struggled to find placement as an RN, so she's been working as a tech. Fortunately, the hospital...

  23. I thought I knew, but I had NO idea

    CareQueen posted a topic in General Students

    I'm two weeks into my 13-month ABSN program and I am wondering just WHAT the heck I've gotten myself into lol!! This is a second-degree for me, but I have never in all of my years of schooling been...

  24. Pathophysiology

    CareQueen replied to guest798886's topic in General Students

    I WISH I would have taken it when I was taking prereqs because the course is kicking my butt right now. If I would've taken it then, I would have been better able to give it the appropriate time...

  25. I thought I knew, but I had NO idea

    CareQueen replied to CareQueen's topic in General Students

    That's refreshing to