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  1. Your daily tasks

    guest64485 replied to wlb06's topic in General Nursing

    Surgical/Tele IMCU Typical day: 1 tech for the floor, oftentimes only had a tech half of the night. 1830 - 1900 clock in, create my brain. Look up patients general info, history, labs, chart check...

  2. Is there anything else I can do for you? I have the time. (new hourly rounding sheet)

    guest64485 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! When this was introduced at my hospital, admin even admitted that they knew they were asking us to lie to our

  3. Do you find that Nursing school was alot harder than actually working as a Rn?

    guest64485 replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    One of the hardest things about nursing school is the sheer amount of time it takes, time away from your family, to accomplish what needs to be done. As a nurse, you get to be with your family when...

  4. Dumbest rule in your hospital?

    guest64485 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    All the customer service BS. We are supposed to lie to our patients "What can I do for you, because I have the time" Maslow's hierarchy of needs apparently doesn't apply anymore. It is now more...

  5. how long did you have to wait?

    guest64485 replied to AstonishiaInlimbo's topic in Nursing Career

    Took a month for all the paperwork to go through. When I signed up for the NCLEX, there was a spot open for the following Monday for a place 1 hour away. I waited 2.5 weeks to take mine at a place 2...

  6. Feeling like a loser.....

    guest64485 replied to Arky's topic in General Nursing

    How are you studying? Are you studying just material or doing questions too? I started off by looking through my review summary notes for each of my class' final exam. Then I used Exam Cram NCLEX-RN...

  7. Office nursing help + vent!!!!!!!!!!!

    guest64485 replied to dleRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Try going on large hospital websites which are affiliated with a clinic, and see what is available. Good

  8. Please help!

    guest64485 replied to freetofly's topic in Nursing Career

    Glad I could help

  9. BSN online

    guest64485 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety, Were you able to take all your co-reqs online there as

  10. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    guest64485 replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd suggest you read the thread then before responding in this manner. Your thoughts have already been responded to: Most nurses are good, hardworking people. But many nurse's work conditions are...

  11. Please help!

    guest64485 replied to freetofly's topic in Nursing Career

    Might want to think about applying at hospitals that are a further commute away. As for the HR, look at your resume first. Is it set up well? Perfect spelling, good format, concise? Professional...

  12. should I become a cna while doing pre-reqs

    guest64485 replied to shalamar's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, get your CNA and work PRN in a hospital. It will help you learn basic nursing skills, feel more comfortable with the patients, and see how nurses handle a variety of situations. Plus you get an...

  13. Should NICU be the place

    guest64485 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    that I move to next? I started my nursing career at a stepdown unit with high acuity and poor nurse : patient ratios. I feared for my nursing license and the safety of the patients on that unit....

  14. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    guest64485 replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    For regular floor nursing, no I would not. You go through enough in nursing school to then have to deal with overwhelming, unsafe patient loads, lives at stake, etc. And it is often the health of...

  15. Why my patient quit nursing...

    guest64485 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    exactly

  16. Negativity; questioning nursing school

    guest64485 replied to jewelshouse's topic in General Nursing

    It is good to go into nursing with a realistic view of how things are. Obviously no job is perfect, but nurses have very legitimate complaints when patient safety and nurses licenses are compromised...

  17. Need some encouragement

    guest64485 replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You know, I hear that it gets better, but when I see experienced nurses on my floor crying, saying that they just want to feel good about the care they give instead of putting out one fire after the...

  18. Co-workers doing your work behind your back?

    guest64485 replied to RachelRN25's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the other posters. Be thankful that you have coworkers who are willing to help out your patients. Would you really rather that your patient sit with their IV beeping, keeping them up,...

  19. big or small hospital?

    guest64485 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    Hm, why do you say that new grads should not go into a small OR first? Your entire post seemed to be saying how much better of an environment the smaller ORs are vs larger ones. I am considering...

  20. stethoscope question~down to 5 choices.

    guest64485 replied to Buckyxj's topic in General Nursing

    I have a littman cardiology 3 and love it. Experienced nurses who have borrowed it say that it is amazing how incredibly clear the sound is. I always recommend getting the best steth that you can...

  21. Starting night shift...

    guest64485 replied to samarooni's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A thread was just started on this not too long ago https://allnurses.com/forums/f224/working-overnight-shifts-219609.html good luck with

  22. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    guest64485 replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    I had a desk job for 4 years before becoming a nurse. I worked hard, but could take things at my own pace. I was not used to my full potential so it was boring, and annoying, but it was tolerable....

  23. Time Management

    guest64485 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you had a very busy morning. One thing that helps me is to come in early and check the MAR and other charts. Pre-filling in information such as signatures at the bottom of MARs and check...

  24. Bedside Reporting

    guest64485 replied to sydylo's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital does this. I think the point is so that we can both eyeball the patient and look at dressings/ask questions and the patient can interject information and feel like more of a part of their...

  25. Keeping Nursing Textbooks...???

    guest64485 replied to nyclizzo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've kept mine and do reference them from time to time. A couple of them that I know I won't need (or am not interested in) I have