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  1. Apps for critical care nursing

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I will be New to the cvicu in a month and I have a lot of studying and review I need to do. I am wondering if anyone has any good app suggestions for critical care nursing? Anatomy and physiology as...

  2. Orientation length for ICU

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I plan on taking a position in a cvicu in a few weeks and the hospital is giving me three months of orientation on day shift, I will be working on nights however. I have no ICU experience, just three...

  3. Starting in a CVICU

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I have been offered a job in a cvicu at a relatively small hospital. I have three years of med-surg experience and would be brand new to ICU nursing. The position is at night and the training is three...

  4. Starting in a CVICU

    Toadd35 replied to Toadd35's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you for your reply. That makes me feel more confident about taking the position. The unit is small and sometimes only has two nurses working on the unit at night. And there is one rapid response...

  5. Questions about agency nursing

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Can someone tell me a little more about agency nursing? Is it like traveling? Do you have a 13 week or so contract? Do you know of any good companies? Is it per diem work?

  6. Hospital policies and procedures

    Toadd35 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, just wanted to get opinions/advice. I recently started working at a hospital and am currently in orientation. Today I had a patient with an order to remove a temporary hemodialysis catheter. I...

  7. Hospital policies and procedures

    Toadd35 replied to Toadd35's topic in General Nursing

    i understand, I guess I thought most hospitals had policies on how to remove central venous accesses and I wanted to make sure I was following policy. I'm still in orientation and I thought it was odd...

  8. Advice for first time traveler

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Travel

    Hi everyone. Was hoping for some advice here. I have seriously been considering travel nursing. I have over two years of experience on a nephrology floor and am just not happy with the job I have now...

  9. Advice on traveling

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Travel

    I've been thinking about getting into travel nursing for a while. I have over two years of med surg experience. I have always worked day shift but I was wondering if experienced travels would...

  10. Advice on traveling

    Toadd35 replied to Toadd35's topic in Travel

    Great thank you. I was just curious if it might be easier for me to adjust to a new hospital at nights. I know more discharges and procedures and what not go on during day shift so it seems like a lot...

  11. hospitals in Tacoma area

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    hi I plan on relocating to Tacoma Washington in a few months. anyone have any suggestions of where to apply? I have a bsn and two years of nephrology med surg nursing. I'm wondering how hard it is to...

  12. hospitals in Tacoma area

    Toadd35 replied to Toadd35's topic in Washington Nursing

    great thanks for your reply. is it difficult to get an RN position at these hospitals? I plan on moving in December. how long would you say the job search takes to find a job in the

  13. malpractice insurance

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    should all nurses have their own malpractice insurance? if so does anyone have any recommendations for policies? I've just been reading a lot of articles lately about nurses being sued or questioned...

  14. hiv and infections

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    yesterday I had a patient who bled from an incision a pretty large quantity of blood. he was hiv positive. I didn't get any blood on my skin and had gloves on when holding pressure at the site but...

  15. hiv and infections

    Toadd35 replied to Toadd35's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    yes I know thank you everyone. I realize I was just paranoid bc I hadn't had an experience like that before and wasn't 100% sure I didn't get blood on me. I did my research and realize even if I did...

  16. hiv and infections

    Toadd35 replied to Toadd35's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I guess I'm just thinking of how much blood there was and all the possible ways I could have been

  17. hiv and infections

    Toadd35 replied to Toadd35's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    the patient was actually being walked down for discharge! the incision started to bleed when we got to the security office where they only had

  18. hiv and infections

    Toadd35 replied to Toadd35's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    thanks everyone. I guess I am being paranoid. I'm just trying to replay the whole scene in my head and am freaking myself

  19. hiv and infections

    Toadd35 replied to Toadd35's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    great thanks. what about if I had gotten the blood on my scrubs or pockets and touched it with bare hands? I'm sure I'm being over paranoid but I'm just going through every possible scenario trying to...

  20. classes that take the longest

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Western Governors University

    just curious which classes in the rn to bsn program take the longest amount of time and which are considered the

  21. pre assessment

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Western Governors University

    hi just wondering if anyone can help me out on how to get your score for the pre assessment? I took a pre assessment test for the care of the older adult and can't seem to figure out how to get my...

  22. WGU RN to BSN program start 5/1/15

    Toadd35 replied to twiley8's topic in Western Governors University

    I will also be starting May 1st. anyone know how hard the classes

  23. transferring licensure

    Toadd35 posted a topic in Nurse Registration

    hello I just took and passed my nclex rn for New York. I have a job lined up in North Carolina just wondering how to transfer my license there? I haven't gotten my ny license in the mail yet but need...

  24. Lab values and nclex

    Toadd35 replied to Toadd35's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    great

  25. Lab values and nclex

    Toadd35 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hello. just trying to get any suggestions on need to know lab values for the nclex. it's seems impossible to memorize all of them. any suggestions on what ones I should focus