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1. Pediatric Home Health Experience

   simplenerd replied to simplenerd's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Alex Egan, Thank you for the response! Moving to higher acuity cases is definitely on the plan. As of right now I am on lower acuity cases because of the lack of experience. However, once I'm comfortable then for sure I'm going to ask to be train...

2. Pediatric Home Health Experience

   simplenerd replied to simplenerd's topic in General Nursing

   That is actually on the plan Caliotter3. Once I'm comfortable with handling kids better my plan is to get trained on trachs and vents then take those types of cases. I'm just not sure when but maybe around March. Again thank you Caliotter3 for helpin...

3. Pediatric Home Health Experience

   simplenerd replied to simplenerd's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Caliotter3, thank you for the response! I do believe that I am on the right path. I just hope that when I am ready to apply at pediatric hospitals they just don't see the termination part of my nursing career, but rather the other parts too. Thank...

4. Pediatric Home Health Experience

   simplenerd posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello fellow nurses! So I currently work for a pediatric home health agency as a private duty nurse and just started working on December 2017. My case is level I, which means my kid has g-tube (level 2 are trachs and level 3 are ventilators). The age...

5. What can I do with pediatric home health experience?

   simplenerd replied to simplenerd's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Peak Rn! Thank you for replying! I am currently in a RN-BSN program and I have 3 classes left till I'm done. The reason I was terminated was because of time management and prioritization. Which I can agree because it was hard to keeping up with m...

6. What can I do with pediatric home health experience?

   simplenerd posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi folks! So I was terminated the hospital that I had a med-surg internship with almost after the internship. Also, I got my license on February 2017 (a little background info). I had been looking for a hospital job since then, but the LTACH or Reha...

7. Continue home health or not after being fired from nursing internship?

   simplenerd replied to simplenerd's topic in General Nursing

   So I should continue with the pediatric home health and ask for more training?

8. Continue home health or not after being fired from nursing internship?

   simplenerd replied to simplenerd's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for responding! I have applied to what I can. I had an interview a few weeks ago with an LTACH facility, but no call back. I had a phone interview with a small facility for a med-surg floor a few days and I'm just waiting to see if they'll ...

9. Continue home health or not after being fired from nursing internship?

   simplenerd posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello folks, I need some advice. I received my license on February 2017 and my internship on June and was let go from the med-surg floor after the internship due to performance issue like prioritization and time management. I am working on my RN-BSN...

10. Forever an Intern?

    simplenerd replied to simplenerd's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, Thank you for replying! I am definitely more confident compared to when I started. And I will rely that to my floor manager. My concern is their response if they don't see it that way. When I was told that I was going back to day shifts I fel...

11. Forever an Intern?

    simplenerd posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Folks, I am a brand new nurse and I just recently finished my hospital internship in the med-surg floor. I was struggling at first because the day shifts in the floor is so hectic that I barely had time to think at all. New orders were firing all...

12. BSN or ADN

    simplenerd posted a topic in Texas

    Hello! Ok so I'm taking classes in a community college right now for nursing pre-reqs for the El Centro ADN program and the TWU program. I can't decided which route I should take. The problem is financial wise. I don't have a lot of money saved up f...

13. How to get accepted in Nursing Program in TWU in Dallas?

    simplenerd posted a topic in Texas

    Hello folks, I was just wondering if you guys could give me tips on how to get accepted to the TWU nursing program. I know I need to take the TEAS and get 64% and I need to apply and get accepted school. My worries are the things I need to study for...