chibiRN

I started in HH shortly after being licensed in Feb, so I'm still pretty darn new to this field. I feel like I'm being taken advantage of but maybe this is the norm in HH? When I was hired, my manager told me I would be working full time. Apparently ...

Thanks for your input guys! Had I known it would per diem I probably would not have accepted the offer because I know how rare it is for benefits to be offered to per diem staff. The thing is though- they don't hire "part time" employees and they onl...

When I was in nursing school my dad's side of the family kept asking if med school were next. The finally got it now that I WANT to be a nurse! LOL but now that I'm thinking of going back for my MSN or PhD in nursing we're back to the drawing board. ...

NCLEX is not the end goal here people! You need to understand how the questions work (I would strongly suggest Mark Klimek!) but it's just a test to see if you will survive as a new nurse without killing all of your patients! I focused way too hard o...

I can no longer watch medical dramas. I start yelling at the TV "A doc would NEVER do that! MD drawing his own labs?! And the nurse is just sitting there holding a clip board waiting for orders?!?"

Hey all! I'm a new grad RN from an associate's program. I've started my job search but I'm in need of some resume advice- I'm currently taking pre-req course work at a community college towards my BSN. I've applied to a fairly prestigious and nationa...

I've recently obtained my CCW. Like you, some of the neighborhoods I have to go into are pretty sketchy and I work 2nd shift, which makes me a little nervous too. My HH company has a no weapons on company property policy, and I would never take it in...

Hey all! I'm a new grad RN. I have about a year's experience in home health as an STNA but no other healthcare experience (aside from clinical rotations, obviously). I have an interview this week for a home health RN job. Starting pay is $19/hour plu...

I accepted the job. They are a national company and I will be with another RN for the first few weeks. I will also have an on call RN I can contact if I need help so I think I will be ok as far as training goes.

Odd but if you must wear scrubs, I would probably go with solid navy blue with white shoes. I use either peri cleaner or acetone and some cotton balls to clean mine and they come out very clean =) hope that helps

I felt the same way until my grandfather passed away. He had lung cancer and I spent a month or so caring for him and my grandmother before he passed. It was incredibly difficult for our family, but our hospice nurse was so sensitive and understandin...

I agree with the above posters. I wish I would have known all this before choosing a school too! I graduated in December and too boards at the beginning of the month. I passed with the min # of questions, but looking back in retrospect, I wish I woul...

Whoops- just saw the Magna Cum Laude at the bottom! Great job by the way- not an easy accomplishment! Maybe move that up to the top under the education section to make it more noticeable?

I agree. I want to know less about your clinical rotations and more about your supervisor duties at the dry cleaners and your duties in the military. It sounds like you have a lot of experience managing people and this is important! How many people w...

The only posting available at the LTC facility I want to work at is for a Charge RN. I wasn't going to even apply because I'm a new grad but your post has inspired me to give it a shot. Thanks! And good job by the way- you sound like a nurse I would ...

Just got my acceptance letter to OSU's RN to BSN! Pretty excited, but still no job offers or even interviews Maybe I'll have better luck in the OSU med center now.

Got the acceptance letter yesterday! Woo hoo!

So jealous! We had 2 cadavers that had been preserved in formaldehyde and were starting to fall apart. The muscles reminded me a lot of beef jerky (yuck). It would be pretty cool to see one with all the fluids still intact!

True, however if it is mentioned as a possible answer on NCLEX it is safe to assume that you do have an order.

I have a couple of really great recorded lectures on these topics that helped me quite a bit with NCLEX. They are by no means the end all be all but helpful in recognizing signs/symptoms. PM me with your email address if you want them =)

Safety is a major concern for children in this age group. They are mobile but lack the experience and judgement skills to stay safe and rely almost 100% on their parents for safety, nutrition, etc. What are her parents like? Is there anything you ca...

I see what you're saying here, however it sounds like this patient is actively dying, and is comfort care only. Review pathophys in the dying client- generally the need/desire for food and fluids decrease or disappear completely because the person si...

I will admit that cover letter writing is not my strongest area but they are so dang important! I would GREATLY appreciate any help I can get. Please be honest- I really want to get better at this, so don't sugar coat your critique to spare my feelin...

I've been a server for 7 years. It's hard at first and I felt pretty akward and struggled quite a bit in the first few months. Servers, like nurses tend to "eat their young". I remember leaving in tears after a shift a few times because my coworkers ...

New admits/transfers/12 hr or less post op/new diagnosis patients should be considered to be "unstable" regardless of diagnosis or condition. For example, a patient 2 hours post-op hernia repair (even though it's a minor procedure) takes priority ove...