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  1. Star wars er ideas

    blufoxtrot posted a topic in Emergency

    OK I have decided to try a star wars theme for my team building stuff for the ER. When people do good they get nominated for stars. The one with the most stars wins a big prize at the end of the...

  2. Star wars er ideas

    blufoxtrot replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    oooohhhh good idea. I went to target and got a bunch of tablecloths and party supplies to tell everyone about

  3. ER T-shirts

    blufoxtrot replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    These are so great. Thank you all so much for your creative

  4. team building

    blufoxtrot posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need help. I work in an ER and we have had a huge turnover in the past 1-2 years. The problem is that many of the nurses can't stand eachother but they barely know eachother. I am trying to come...

  5. team building

    blufoxtrot replied to blufoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    These are great ideas but I'm a staff nurse. Not a charge nurse and not the director. I have no power. A couple of other nurses and myself have named ourselves the cheerleaders of the department....

  6. frusterated with orienting

    blufoxtrot posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Just need to vent about how frusterated I am with orienting LPN's. I am a LPN and I have been orienting LPN's nonstop for the past 3 months for a new unit in our ER and I have never been so amazed at...

  7. national medical reserve corps

    blufoxtrot posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just recieved information about a national medical reserve corps. Has anyone else heard or volunteer with them? What other medical volunteer organizations can I get involved with? I have tried...

  8. Negativity at Nurse's Station is GETTING ON MY NERVES!

    blufoxtrot replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    I could swear that you are talking about my dept. but I guess not since you are in washington. I guess it happens everywhere. It has been so bad where I am we (a few of the nurses) have started a...

  9. What did you learn about yourself in Nursing School??

    blufoxtrot replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Laugh...even if it is at yourself. Be humble and know where to find the answers because you don't have all the answers. You will not know much about nursing when you are done with nursing school but...

  10. LPN's in the ER

    blufoxtrot posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Are there any other LPN's in the ER setting? I am one of 3 soon to be 8 LPN's that work in the Emergency Department. I am part of an Express Care/Fast Track setting working with ARNP's. We are...

  11. moral boosting/team building

    blufoxtrot posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am working on improving the moral in our department as well as improving the relationship between day shift and night shift. (wish me luck on the second one) Anyway. I am trying to think of ideas to...

  12. LPN to RN

    blufoxtrot replied to nursebigdog's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You could always check out excelsior college. Check out the distance learning discussion on this website. That is what I'm planning on doing because I have to work full time and go to school and...

  13. Advice about job position

    blufoxtrot replied to roseynurse345's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Floating is not all that bad. You get a lot of experience. You don't always get the crummy assignments because they recognize that you are not familiar with the floor. There is much more to be said...

  14. do any of you work in anything other than ltc as an LPN?

    blufoxtrot replied to Princess74's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in the ER in a fast track also. Its pretty fun. I get to do a lot more than just fast track. I also worked on the floor in a cardiac care unit. It was great!!! I took 4 patients with the...

  15. Self Triage

    blufoxtrot replied to MoodyButt's topic in Emergency

    We don't have a self triage for our fast track. Everyone goes through the same triage. Be aware of the laws. Where I work a nurse must see the patient prior to any insurance information or even...

  16. online lpn to rn

    blufoxtrot replied to blufoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I've mapped it out. I live about an hour drive from kansas city MO and they accept excelsior. It is only 6 months at full time status. Not too bad. I wanted to go to St. Lukes or Truman...

  17. cpne results excelsior

    blufoxtrot posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Do you find out the results of your CPNE with excelsior on sunday? Do you have to wait a couple of weeks to find out if you

  18. any medics in excelsior?

    blufoxtrot replied to tamzah14's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I've requested information from them on 2 different occasions approx 4 weeks apart and I have yet to hear anything. I'm getting a little discouraged also. I'm not sure if I'm glad I'm not the only...

  19. moral boosting ideas

    blufoxtrot posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello my fellow ER nurses. I am working on improving the moral in our department as well as improving the relationship between day shift and night shift. (wish me luck on the second one) Anyway. I...

  20. any medics in excelsior?

    blufoxtrot replied to tamzah14's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey I was just talking with the director of the ER that I work at and we were discussing Online RN programs. She said that she did not hire a medic to RN that took the onling program because he...

  21. any medics in excelsior?

    blufoxtrot replied to tamzah14's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey CraigB. Is regents a different program than excelsior? I haven't heard of it. I am an LPN and EMT planning on starting paramedic school this fall and considering working on my RN through...

  22. Lab Portion Only???

    blufoxtrot replied to nyforlove's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Several community colleges and universitites will let you take just the lab. I would try to get into a lab where you use cadavers like at a university. It's much better than the models at community...

  23. excelsior cost

    blufoxtrot posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi I'm trying to get up the nerve to do Excelsior's lpn to rn program. I was wondering if I have all my general education classes done how much will is cost approx? It seems like a lot of fees....

  24. JCCC Part 2

    blufoxtrot replied to usmc94201's topic in General Nursing

    Well hopefully this is the week we find out. I have an interview for the LPN program next week, and I would love to hear some good news before that! Either way I hope something works out. The LPN...

  25. Distance Ed

    blufoxtrot replied to CraigB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'm frusterated. I really wanted to do Excelsior's program and it doesn't look like KS will allow it. I am currently an LPN and it is not possible to do a traditional program that I would have...