springchick1 ADN, RN

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    How many is too many? Medication errors

    springchick1 replied to fangirl's topic in Patient Medications

    How do you know she isn't signing them out and then the patient is refusing them? There could be lots of different thugs going on
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    Padding Your Resume

    springchick1 replied to Guest915876's topic in General Students

    ACLS is only required in certain areas. I am not required to have it at my job so if I want to become certified, I have to pay for it. If I worked in an area where it is required, the hospital will...
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    PCT job interview

    springchick1 replied to maiiuru's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    In most places, HR is the one who will contact you to offer you the job or to let you know they hired someone else. The nurse manager (or whoever interviewed you) just gives the go ahead to
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    Should I go to nights?

    springchick1 replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've worked all the shifts and various times during my healthcare career. Evening was, by far, my least favorite. I felt like I missed everything. I was home when my friends were at work. My friends...
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    I've been suspended

    springchick1 replied to Sheila2155's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why did you not respond to her request for help? It's your patient, not the student's. If nothing else, you should have asked some questions and gone to see the patient yourself. What were you doing...
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    excelsior grad 2011 trying to obtain licsensure in Ga from another state

    springchick1 replied to crenshaw10960's topic in Excelsior College

    And on the Excelsior web page, it has requirements for grads trying to obtain a license by endorsement. It clearly states what is considered a health care facility and home health/hospice isn't on the...
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    excelsior grad 2011 trying to obtain licsensure in Ga from another state

    springchick1 replied to crenshaw10960's topic in Excelsior College

    I think this is your problem right here. You had no clinical experience in school and your job offers you no acute care experience. There is a difference in home health/hospice and working in a...
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    Can my school change prerequisite requirements?

    springchick1 replied to km1427's topic in General Students

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    Buying a new car for a new nurse ??

    springchick1 replied to gabriela1993's topic in General Nursing

    And a lot of the opinions on a new car is not to get
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    2 week notice vs leave of absence

    springchick1 replied to melosa08's topic in Travel

    T The few people that I've worked with who have left out their notice in. The good employees that wanted to come back were hired back. The bad employees, well, they didn't get to come back. Like a...
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    Buying a new car for a new nurse ??

    springchick1 replied to gabriela1993's topic in General Nursing

    Yep! This. Why buy a new car right away? Why not spend a little money for breaks and some really good tires. That way, you can work for a while and save money. I think half my class went out and...
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    good book to help with NCLEX SATA questions

    springchick1 replied to aespinoza's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Prioritization and Delegation book by LaCharity is
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    SIlly question

    springchick1 replied to muirite's topic in Operating Room

    Depends on the case. I've been scrubbed in a 5.5 hour joint revision with no relief. It's easier for a circulator to run out than the person scrubbed. The last thing I do before I scrub into any case...
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    Nclex parson vue trick

    springchick1 replied to George65's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So did you take the NCLEX or dos your wife? Like a PP said, the trick is like using a magic 8 ball. It is what it says it is, a trick. You (or your wife) risked $200 and lost it. The only accurate...
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    Nclex parson vue trick

    springchick1 replied to George65's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Go to the search feature and type in this exact thing. There are thousands of threads on this very
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    Question regarding where I stand with my job (long, but with paragraphs!)

    springchick1 replied to Alisonisayoshi's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised you didn't have to stay in the room wi the doctor. At my OB/GYN, there is ALWAYS a nurse present any time there is any sort of
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    How long are your shifts?

    springchick1 replied to 2ndChance's topic in Operating Room

    M-F 6:00-2:30 with a rotating call schedule. Although the last two days I've worked 6 hours past my
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    Relief Count Disagreement--Please Help

    springchick1 replied to Emily Suzanne's topic in Operating Room

    We don't get scrubbed out for breaks but our policy is that you count when ever you are relieved, lunch or permanent And if it's lunch relief, you count when you come back. What happens if Needles get...
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    Can I wear the scrubs for an interview?

    springchick1 replied to MSTRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you don't have to change clothes, are you sure you are allowing enough to time to even get to the interview on time? What if the traffic is
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    What's your side job?

    springchick1 replied to thejetsetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Camming:D
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    What do you do for money during nursing school?

    springchick1 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Students

    That's why I said some people. Not everyone will be able to work full time. But you shouldn't base your decision about working off of what an advisor alone tells
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    New staff training

    springchick1 replied to CathyFP's topic in General Nursing

    You will tell them what? That you have your license? I would really try and get all the answers to your questions before you start
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    What do you do for money during nursing school?

    springchick1 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Students

    Go to the search bar and search "working during nursing school" you will find 100s of threads on this topic. All advisors are going to tell you that, but for some people, it's just not possible. It...
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    New staff training

    springchick1 replied to CathyFP's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you didn't make a mistake. Normally you get paid on orientation but depending on where you are working, you may not. Did you sign a
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    Pharmaceutical companies are crooks!

    springchick1 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yep! But I was happy taking the 20mg. Much much