BrendaH84

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  1. White Pants That Pass a Tattoo Test?

    BrendaH84 replied to cmabadie's topic in General Students

    they have slips for pants, just like slips under a skirt. I bought some years ago for an unlined pair of wool pants I loved. you can buy them in beige ,white or black. too bad you can't wear colored...

  2. 30 Freaking Days Left give or take 10 days

    BrendaH84 replied to New mommy 26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    started reading this post having no idea what is was about. OK, WOW! CONGRATS, sounds like everyone who posted has great strength and perseverance. good for you! keep up the good work, I hope anyone...

  3. Med-Surg IV Meds

    BrendaH84 replied to Gyh's topic in General Nursing

    I too had this question on graduating, as I wanted to study more in depth on freq used meds, bcuz the more you know about something, the more confident you feel=less freaking out or emotional stress....

  4. HELP be a nurse or another career opportunity?

    BrendaH84 replied to xlightx's topic in General Nursing

    well you can make that kind of money in commissioned positions. my husband works in a field where their sales people get 30,000.00 in commission, often times it's only twice a year they make such a...

  5. HELP be a nurse or another career opportunity?

    BrendaH84 replied to xlightx's topic in General Nursing

    to answer the original question: I bet it would have been so hard for me to pass the NCLEX if I had waited, because I may have forgotten a lot of stuff. for sure get you RN license, then work at...

  6. Holding diuretics, beta-blockers, and nitrate when there are no parameters

    BrendaH84 replied to JJBookman's topic in General Nursing

    maybe you could ask the nurse who did that "hey is there an instance when I should hold a med with no parameters, I like getting a few pointers from people who've been doing this awhile" you might get...

  7. Why do nurses cringe when I say I want to be a OR nurse?

    BrendaH84 replied to mariawong's topic in General Nursing

    met a girl in nursing school. friends ever since. I work in a hospital, she started in a Dr's office, then she transferred to their surgery center when she obtained her BSN. she is supposed to be 7:30...

  8. AdventHealth University (AHU) MSN-FNP

    BrendaH84 replied to RR123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    https://www.ED.gov/accreditation for all school lookup https://ope.ED.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/109396 for

  9. AdventHealth new employee Tele quiz?

    BrendaH84 posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    I phone interviewed with a manager for a med/surg tele position at AdventHealth, she said we'd have onboarding classes etc and for Tele floor we'd take a Telemetry quiz. My last job the charge nurse...

  10. Advent Health Contract

    BrendaH84 replied to Loryn1219's topic in Nursing Career

    you can always get a loan for 5000.00 from a

  11. HCA StaRN contract

    BrendaH84 replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a long time at HCA, I love bedside nursing, but when we started getting 6 or SEVEN very sick patients, plus that slow charting system, I gave 2.5 weeks notice and left. I dont care if I...

  12. Nursing with little to no hands on patient contact? More critical thinking?

    BrendaH84 replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    transplant coordinator!

  13. Want to Travel Nurse, don't know where to start

    BrendaH84 replied to lisayear17's topic in Travel

    What is a GAO

  14. Best private health insurance for travel nurses

    BrendaH84 replied to Misstravelrn's topic in Travel

    What is a subsidized paycheck deduction? I am paying for Cobra right now as I left my Hospital job and I am considering travel

  15. Med/surg to Inpatient hospice empath health job

    BrendaH84 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I live in Florida right across the road from a hospice / empath health Building. I have walked in there to check it out , it is a beautiful inpatient place with private rooms for hospice patients. I...

  16. Med/surg to Inpatient hospice empath health job

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    why do admissions take so long? Ive been used to hospital admits. family history, pt history,meds, and physical

  17. ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    BrendaH84 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    That's great. How do you know

  18. Med/surg to Inpatient hospice empath health job

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I had the interview today for one of the hospice care centers . They told me the software was really slow (i asked) She said it takes more than an hour to key in an admission. It is salary , i might...

  19. Med/surg to Inpatient hospice empath health job

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am talking about an inpatient facility. I did apply and they called me back, I just left a voicemail that yes I'd still like an interview. But I do still worry about whether I would like it versus...

  20. ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    BrendaH84 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    My cousin is a tech at HCA, he said there are 21 beds in his unit and most of the time there is only one Tech . they do not have unit secretaries, & charge nurses do not take patients. They are...

  21. Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    BrendaH84 replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Emptied a foley n forgot to clip it. So the floor was covered in urine the next time I went back in the

  22. I quit during orientation.

    BrendaH84 replied to Bettyloublu14's topic in General Nursing

    Yes i did it too. but luckily for me right before I went to the other job I went to PRN at my current job so I never ended up quitting my original job. No one was the wiser and I never told anyone...

  23. LewisGale HCA vs Carilion in the Roanoke area

    BrendaH84 replied to FLLPN3339's topic in Virginia Nursing

    By the way, A clinical ladder (just my thoughts) is stressful. You need to reach goals, teach in-service type stuff, & you'll get nagged to get extra certifications. If you thrive on that kind of...

  24. LewisGale HCA vs Carilion in the Roanoke area

    BrendaH84 replied to FLLPN3339's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I didnt mean to so much insult Lewisgale but more as to make my point about which one was better all around. Did you ever end up moving there and did you ever end up applying anywhere or are you...

  25. LewisGale HCA vs Carilion in the Roanoke area

    BrendaH84 replied to FLLPN3339's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Working for Carilion it's like working at the International Space Station, the other two places would be like working in a coal mine. Carilion is 100% modern and they invest money in Technology like...