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  1. More than regular new grad anxiety; feel like quitting.. too soon?

    azzurra29 replied to azzurra29's topic in First Year After Licensure

    THanks for all the replies from everyone. I'm getting to thinking a little more clearly about things although it's still hard to make decisions. Maybe quitting at 2 months is too early... thanks...

  2. [help] Divided between staying or leaving unit

    azzurra29 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi there, I'm a new grad BSN and I've been orienting for almost 13 weeks now in a critical care program at my local county hospital. I've been working on a busy stepdown/tele floor and honestly the...

  3. [help] Divided between staying or leaving unit

    azzurra29 replied to azzurra29's topic in Nursing Career

    Jamonit, THanks for sharing. It's nice to hear from someone who has gone through similar experiences. I'm going to stick out my orientation and see how things

  4. Crying when stressed/overwhelmed

    azzurra29 replied to SillyLilly's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi there, I can TOTALLY relate to what you are saying. I'm a new grad BSN and I'm almost off orientation on my stepdown floor. My hospital is large, county-run, teaching facility and we see...

  5. Anyone work at VMC's Transitional Care Nursing Unit?

    azzurra29 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi there, I'm currently in my senior preceptorship for school at VMC's TCNU... I'm also in the midst of doing a report on things that can be changed or improved in the unit--I noticed how busy a place...

  6. [HELP] Easy or good ways to remember general PEDIATRIC vital sign parameters?

    azzurra29 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi there, I'm still in nursing school and just finished my Pedi/OB clinicals. While I learned a lot I just can't get Pedi VS to stick in my head! It's frustrating and I think part of my problem is...

  7. [HELP] Easy or good ways to remember general PEDIATRIC vital sign parameters?

    azzurra29 replied to azzurra29's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for all the replies. mom2bears: I'm thinking more along the lines of working in the ED so that's why I need to brush up my Pedi VS

  8. Flight Nurse One Day

    azzurra29 replied to SeriphumRN2b's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    You have to be within a certain body weight?! Interesting. I never thought about that but it makes sense given the whole helicopter setting. I'd like to find out information

  9. To trauma or not to trauma-learning

    azzurra29 replied to alwayslearnin's topic in Emergency

    I somewhat relate to alwayslearn because even though I'm a nursing student still I have been thinking about a possible future direction into trauma and I ask the same questions about how I can handle...

  10. All you L&D and Mom/Baby nurses! or Anyone: What does UDAP stand for?

    azzurra29 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello there, I've been trying to figure out the acronym "UDAP". I know it's some kind of test that analyzes urine for the presence of drugs but I'd really like to know what it actually stands for...

  11. What are the most litigious specialities in advanced practice nursing?

    azzurra29 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know OB is one area that can be quite litigious but I wanted to know about other ones. I'm considering grad school and advanced practice nursing...Since I'm still in school right now as an...

  12. What are the most litigious specialities in advanced practice nursing?

    azzurra29 replied to azzurra29's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies but what does "LTC" mean? I'm sure I know it but I just can't think of it

  13. All you L&D nurses, please help!!!

    azzurra29 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi there, I'm still in nursing school and doing my OB rotation right now. I would appreciate any comments/helpful hints about something I'm pondering here: In clinical the other day I had a patient...

  14. HELP! Nursing uniform stores in SF East Bay Area? Hayward, Fremont, Pleasanton etc?

    azzurra29 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi, I'm sort of desperate because I need to buy some decent scrub pants (white) by Monday and I'm living out here in the east Bay near Oakland. Are there any good or large scrub stores around that I...

  15. Nursing Unions in the Bay Area

    azzurra29 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi all, I'm still a nursing student so I'm a bit clueless when it comes to the whole nursing unions thing. I'm particularly interested in how unions work at places like Santa Clara Valley Medical...

  16. Support groups for working [and stressed] nurses in California?

    azzurra29 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi there, I'm still in nursing school but I'm doing a project with a group of classmates and trying to devise a support group. We wanted to do something related to helping nurses with the stresses...

  17. Med Errors

    azzurra29 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    This is unbelievably SCARY and TRAGIC!!! I myself am a nursing student in my first semester of clinicals. That said, I must ask: what are PEG meds and what is

  18. Dysphagic patients and ice chips

    azzurra29 replied to Aniroc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry for sounding terribly naiive, but what is the danger behind what is considered "thin liquids" like water as opposed to thickened liquids for NPO patients? I feel kind of bad because in...

  19. Northern California Nursing Salaries

    azzurra29 replied to sospaingirl's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah, I heard Kaiser pays more but I also *heard* that the RN's have to "work harder" which I don't really know about; wouldn't Kaiser RN's have the same nurse to patient ratio as everyone else in the...

  20. Anyone know general starting pay for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center?

    azzurra29 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi, I'm still in nursing school but I was trying to get a basic *idea* of what nurses in the south bay make in cities like San Jose etc. My particular interest is Santa Clara Valley Medical Center...

  21. What can an RN pursue in graduate school? What's out there?

    azzurra29 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, Just a quick question for those of you who may know about graduate school or are in graduate school right now. I'm in the process of getting my BSN and would like to go back to graduate school...

  22. What can an RN pursue in graduate school? What's out there?

    azzurra29 replied to azzurra29's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the advice. I definitely think I'd wait a good 3-5 years before going back but I'm just not sure yet how that will all go. I definitely want to go back before I'm 35 though. Anyhow,...

  23. Choosing a hospital to work at as a nursing student

    azzurra29 replied to azzurra29's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, thank you so much for your valuable input! It's great to hear from someone who actually has worked in the Bay Area and knows these hospitals. This has helped me tremendously; I am leaning...

  24. Choosing a hospital to work at as a nursing student

    azzurra29 replied to azzurra29's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the

  25. What are ambulatory nurses and what do they do?

    azzurra29 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I was talking with a random person one day in the store and learned that he was an ambulatory nurse. I had never heard of that and still now have a vague idea of what they do. Do they work...