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  1. er nurse retreat day

    I've been to a comedy club, bowling, and other activities with my entire unit before. It was
  2. Any SCC, West Burlington, Iowa nurses out there?

    I graduated with my RN. Yes I took my CNA there 3 1/2 years ago. No they don't help you find a job, but you will have no problem in that
  3. Any SCC, West Burlington, Iowa nurses out there?

    I graduated from West Burlington May 2006. So, what are you wanting to know. I would have to say my graduating class was probably the average age of 40's and even one lady was
  4. Culture Change In LTC?

    This sounds more like an assisted living than a nursing home to
  5. Culture Change In LTC?

    Could you explain what this is in more
  6. what is a per diem contract?

    Yup, sounds exactly like what we call per diem or PRN nurses over
  7. what is a per diem contract?

    It means PRN (as
  8. Question about Heparin Drips

    My pt. the other day had a right IJ with heparin running in one port and NS running in the other. I needed to draw an Ionized Calcium. A fellow nurse told me to make sure I stopped both fluids,...
  9. Question about Heparin Drips

    Thank you for responding. I work tonight I think I might see if we have a policy about
  10. Question about Heparin Drips

    Sorry, I didn't mention about the wasting, but I definately did that. We had a debate about this at work because some people said you had to draw it peripherally d/t the heparin. They were saying...
  11. How do they handle low census where you work?

    Where I work the people on a bonus shift (overtime) go home first and then the
  12. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    Nitropaste is a medication that you give a chest pain pt. that also lowers your blood
  13. internet classes

    You can be an LPN then go on to get your RN or BSN or just start out in a BSN program. As for anatomy, that will probably be one of your required degree courses. Have you contacted the college to...
  14. What is better and why - Salary or hourly?

    Hourly because of all the extra shifts that you can pick up and get paid all that overtime. And hourly because of the days when you need to stay late and
  15. Top Five Tips for Night Shift? For a new nurse?

    I recommend working all three days in a
  16. MEd surg OR tele

    This is my personal opinion so please don't bash me for this. I would recommend tele d/t the fact that pt's are on tele monitors in the unit. I work on tele and we get a lot of med/surg pt. as
  17. Want to be paid fairly

    I would just talk to your boss and ask them how this is
  18. Question about "Hospital New Grad Programs"

    You should repost this in the California thread. Might get some more replies that
  19. Urgent question needs answering.

    I didn't study for my nclex and passed just fine. Alls I can say to you is just relax and rely on the critical thinking skills you learned in school. I had friends tell me they studied those books...
  20. overtime incentives

    My hospital gives you $250 dollars for picking up an extra shift. And of course if it puts you into overtime you get that as
  21. uniform requirements at my hospital

    I actually like the different colored department idea, because everyone clearly knows who you are. But, I think the colors your hospital is choosing to use isn't the right combination. For example,...
  22. I had an internship between my LPN and RN year at a local hospital. The internship was in ICU, but you would also get to job shadow once a week in a different unit in the hospital. I got to see...
  23. Weekly pay?

    What is fortnightly? I get paid bi-weekly, which is every other week here in Texas. Is fortnightly the same as
  24. New Grad Question

    I was directing that towards the internship question and now that I re-read it I see that I should have worded it
  25. New Grad Question

    I work at Baylor Fort Worth and we don't have a