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  1. Totally Had One of Those Days :(

    Nuieve replied to Fngrpntsnotasin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    - being 2 weeks new nurse - a 1 hour meeting in the beginning of shift. - a new admit (my 1st one that I actually did a part of... assessment and documentation) - start medpass 2.5 hours into the...

  2. Credentials evaluation services - which is the best?

    Nuieve posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm going to apply for Oregon license, and they offer three evaluation services: * CGFNS * ERES * IERF Did anybody try any of these? How fast are they? Any problems etc? I suspect CGFNS must be way...

  3. How long did it take you to learn to be on time completing med passes?

    Nuieve posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Assuming you had not prior experience with LTC/nursing home like type of nursing. I mean med cart, 25+ pts... I just started my 1st job at LTC... Right now, it takes me about 5-10 minutes per person...

  4. How long did it take you to learn to be on time completing med passes?

    Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Today I did the complete morning pass. 5.5 hours. But I know I'll get better. My wing is the hardest one out there, and it's day shift. I've only been orienting on day shifts, I'll be working...

  5. How useful are RN refresher courses?

    Nuieve posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I haven't practiced at all since finishing school in 2005. Got my RN license in summer 2007. Now finally thinking about getting a nursing job. Local university offers a refresher program... I really...

  6. How useful are RN refresher courses?

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

    I AM Nuieve, the original poster.

  7. How useful are RN refresher courses?

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

    Ok, I finished this course. Clinical was good (med-surg), but I didn't do any IV starts due to the floor having their own phlebotomist. Got the idea of what's nursing is about, and was able to...

  8. Tell me about Same Day Surgery

    Nuieve posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I'm doing nursing refresher course. They offered me placement in SDS, sounds interesting, but I wonder if I get enough skills there. I never worked as a RN after graduating, so I have lots to catch up...

  9. How useful are RN refresher courses?

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

    Well, the theory portion of my course is done at home. It's just too much reading... And the test keeps asking these petty questions like "what to do to make the patient with a zit on his shoulder...

  10. How useful are RN refresher courses?

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

    I got enrolled in the course. I finished reading course objectives, but I've got BIG problems with given tests. I got 4 tests (and one pharma)... I don't know the answers to 80-90% of the questions....

  11. Same Day Surgery vs Long Term Care?

    Nuieve posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I enrolled in a Nursing Refresher Course (4 years after graduating college and never working as a RN). I got offers to get my clinical practice (150 hours) in either SDS or LTC. Which one do you...

  12. Same Day Surgery vs Long Term Care?

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

    Ok, thanks, I will request the SDS placement.

  13. Same Day Surgery vs Long Term Care?

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

    Can you elaborate a bit? Do you think SDS offer to practice/repeat more clinical skills? Or is it just a better learning

  14. How good are you at teaching patients?

    Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in General Students

    I don't have a problem with explaining sinple thing like how to administer a shot, or when to take a drug... It's complex things, like diet, food choices for each condition, or explaining in detail...

  15. How good are you at teaching patients?

    Nuieve posted a topic in General Students

    This part frustrates me most. I don't know how to teach. I just don't know all the details about any one issue/illness/etc. I did pass NCLEX with 75 on the first try, but that's because I have the...

  16. I made a PHARM QUIZ for those of you who have problems studying meds names

    Nuieve posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    http://www.etheria.net/pharmaquiz/ I just made this website, basically it's a very simple program that gives you a medication name and asks you what group of medications it belongs to. I made it...

  17. Which NCLEX book do you recommend?

    Nuieve replied to icureu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I used Saunders for theory. I also bought a whole bunch of CDs with questions, but I didn't find them all that useful. Once you get a grasp of the answering strategies, I found those quizzes quite a...

  18. October 2008 VB

    Nuieve replied to rkm's topic in International Nursing

    We're back to square

  19. Should I wait till I get appoval from the board before registering with Pearson?

    Nuieve posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    NCSBN bulletin is really confusing on the process. It says: 1. Submit application to the board. 2. Meet board's requirements. 3. Register for exam with Pearson. 4. Receive registration confirmation...

  20. Any health benefits of hot and humid climate?

    Nuieve posted a topic in General Students

    Why do so many older people like Florida so much? I remember something about higher humidity being easier on... something, don't remember what. But now that I actually googled the question, and it...

  21. Any health benefits of hot and humid climate?

    Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in General Students

    That's what I thought at first, I was discussing this with my friends and also suggested this. But later I read that humidity actually aggravate arthritis, although I think articles mean humid+cold....

  22. Pilot off-campus employment program - does it still exist?

    Nuieve posted a topic in International Nursing

    I contacted my int. counselor about it, but surprisingly she's been very lazy at responding. Three weeks, one extra phone call and still no asnwer. It's like they don't want us to know about it (if it...

  23. Pilot off-campus employment program - does it still exist?

    Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in International Nursing

    None of the few sites I found about it mention a hardship as a requirement. In fact I remember one of them saying specifically that hardship is NOT a requirement of it. It's a whole different program,...

  24. Pilot off-campus employment program - does it still exist?

    Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in International Nursing

    This program doesn't require you to work in field related to study.

  25. Pilot off-campus employment program - does it still exist?

    Nuieve replied to Nuieve's topic in International Nursing

    I know. 20h/week. I've been offered a part-time job in a clinic as interpretor since they have lots of patients who don't speak English. I'm aware that a few papers need to be signed to apply for this...