icyounurse BSN, RN

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    Are You Popular At Work?

    icyounurse replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty popular But I think it has less to do with my stunning personality and good lucks (haha) and more to do with the fact that I am in the staffing pool and keep whatever floor I am sent to...
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    is it possible after giving birth via c-section to be back to work after 2 weeks

    icyounurse replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

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    is it possible after giving birth via c-section to be back to work after 2 weeks

    icyounurse replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like it could be possible, but there is no way to know how your individual experience is going to go. And honestly, I seriously doubt you are going to want to work after 2 weeks with a...
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    MRSA again- Are You Kidding Me???

    icyounurse replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Umm, if there is no isolation equipment available- why even bother with "precautions"?? Wear a resident gown, really?? Granted I do think that sometimes precautions arent necessary as the previous...
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    WAS I REALLY HIRED???

    icyounurse replied to snowyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know from personal experience if you have lived in multiple states (I have) it really adds alot of time to the background check process, so maybe could be part of the problem. I would not hesitate...
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    floating between departments ie med/surg to nicu

    icyounurse replied to mcl10109's topic in General Nursing

    oops misread a
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    RN to BSN Online Programs. Let's hear some recommendations

    icyounurse replied to pdaddy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did mine at the local University here: University of South Alabama. The online part is 3 semesters (1 year) and its pretty affordable since its a state school. There are some prereqs and clinicals...
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    Decided to go Medical Assistant and discouraged

    icyounurse replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. In fact, CNA's make a little bit more even if they work in hospitals in my area and not a nursing
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    License endorsements..pls help

    icyounurse replied to nurse_atl's topic in Immigration Advice

    I have personally never worked one, but when I was travel nursing they told us about certain states that offer immediate licensure as an RN if you have all your paperwork when you arrive. I will copy...
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    License endorsements..pls help

    icyounurse replied to nurse_atl's topic in Immigration Advice

    When I got my Florida license by endorsement it took 2 months....... But I have heard about states like California that are "walk-through" states. Maybe you should look into
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    ER's Turn Non-Emergencies Away?

    icyounurse replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    I have to agree that using an ER for non-emergencies is just plain fiscally irresponsible. If you dont have insurance and cant afford a doctor, how can you afford an ER bill?? Geez. I do think that...
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    Alabama to Florida

    icyounurse replied to lauralea18's topic in General Nursing

    No, just go to the Florida board of nursing's website and search for "liscensure by endorsement". You dont retake the boards to get a license in another state, but you do have to fill out a bunch of...
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    End-of-Life Education for the family?

    icyounurse replied to Trailer's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know what the official answer here is, but as an ICU nurse who has been placed in that position often I think it really just depends on the situation. However, I always tell them they need to...
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    Stop calling me kid...

    icyounurse replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    If you are off orientation with your own work load just like him, be frank and tell him that you are too busy to do his paperwork right now, but when you get caught up you'd be happy to help him if...
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    med error--real world answer?

    icyounurse replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    This may not be a popular answer- flame me if you will- but if it was me I would have corrected it on the MAR and moved on with my life. I find that there are many many minor errors that day shift...
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    floating between departments ie med/surg to nicu

    icyounurse replied to mcl10109's topic in General Nursing

    I think the difference between floating as a tech or student (no offense here) is the level of responsibility. I think the concern from nurses about floating is that if, for example, say a med-surg...
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    you know you are in for trouble when.....

    icyounurse replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. Or even better: "My grand niece's sister's cousin twice removed is in nursing school, and she wants to talk to you and look at the
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    I have a question...

    icyounurse replied to jadey1's topic in General Nursing

    One of the many reasons when my caller ID says the hospital I DONT ANSWER. I will listen to the voice mail and return the call if I need to. If you arent scheduled, dont answer the phone. How can you...
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    STNA/CNA with EMT-B

    icyounurse replied to ohiocleveland's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is a CNA who is working on his paramedic. He just got his EMT-B. They have tech positions in the ER often times that are for EMT/Techs. Its the only way I know of to combine the 2 areas. I...
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    RN to BSN programs online, which did you complete?

    icyounurse replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    I did mine at University of South Alabama's program, which was mostly online. Although did require me to do a second practicum (had already done one for my ADN) and some "community" stuff, like...
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    new grad options

    icyounurse replied to travisjacob's topic in General Nursing

    Totally depends on the person.......end of
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    Going to school to be a doctor, but took extreme interest to flight nursing

    icyounurse replied to iMTB's topic in General Nursing

    I looked into doing that, and the jobs I saw posted (few and far between by the way) for "flight nursing" require extensive RN experience in in a critical care setting, plus some national...
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    Barry University CRNA interview

    icyounurse replied to LadyCham9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was accepted there and started their program last year. I dropped quickly however since I realized CRNA school was not what I wanted to do-so I dont know much about the program beyond the first...
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    Health careers besides nursings

    icyounurse replied to B_OTT's topic in General Nursing

    I could be wrong, but I think there are some ultrasound/echo type programs that are 1-2 years. I hear the curriculum is challenging and positions can be far and few. but it pays pretty well for the...
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    HELP.....Should I live off student loans?

    icyounurse replied to denise0815's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know what kind of income you need, but its hard for many to get enough federal loans as an undergrad to pay all living expenses. They have Plus loans, but those are usually much higher interest...