AuntieRN

AuntieRN

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  1. I just can't decide....

    AuntieRN replied to AuntieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you daytonite. I have decided to talk to my nurse manager on Monday and if the offer still stands I have decided to stay on days. I was upset at first when she changed my orientation from nights...

  2. I just can't decide....

    AuntieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad. Just passed my NCLEX in Oct. I am in my fourth week of orientation. My position is actually on nights. I had to orient for 4 weeks on days first though, then I orient another 3 weeks...

  3. Question about clinicals??

    AuntieRN replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The only thing we got to choose was what section to sign up for. The only option that offered was what days you would have your clinicals on...even then it was not guaranteed that that would be your...

  4. Not worth hurting someone or losing my license

    AuntieRN replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    kstec...LPN=Licensed Practical NURSE....You are a nurse!!! Do not ever let anyone tell you differently. My aunt bless her soul was an LPN for over 30 years. The LTC she worked at tried to force her to...

  5. AAS requirements

    AuntieRN replied to berni10312's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have my ADN and we had to take

  6. be kind to your CNAs

    AuntieRN replied to AuntieRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Why would RNs not want to eat lunch with the CNAs? That makes not sense to me. When I was a CNA we always ate lunch with the nurses and now that I am a nurse we still all eat lunch together....that...

  7. Adventures in a small town ER

    AuntieRN replied to BJLynn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you are feeling poorly BjLynn. I had my gallbladder taken out about 9 years ago now. It hurts like heck until its out...anyways...I feel your pain and I also had mine taken out at the...

  8. 'Uniform' Dress Code

    AuntieRN replied to fromtheheartRN's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital the nurses wear any combination of port wine, white or port wine and white, the CNAs/Nurse Techs wear a combination of either white and carribean blue or all carribean blue they are not...

  9. Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites

    AuntieRN replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient Medications

    TazziRN...I am a recent grad and all I can tell you is...we were taught in school where to give them in our first semester...then we never used it. We were taught you give very few IM injections...

  10. Has anyone felt pulled towards nursing...

    AuntieRN replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in Nursing Career

    I graduated at the lovely age of 41 1/2. I dragged my feet for years too mostly for the same reasons you did. Well I graduated in Aug, took my NCLEX in Oct and now I have 3 more weeks of orientation...

  11. I passed!

    AuntieRN replied to guerrierdelion's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :balloons: :balloons: Congrats

  12. How many of you work PRN only?

    AuntieRN replied to RN007's topic in General Nursing

    That was my original plan too. Our flex nurses get all the time they want. We are always short. I worked flex while in school and loved being able to work when I wanted to or needed to and not having...

  13. I just can't decide....

    AuntieRN replied to AuntieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your responses. The reasons yall gave are the main reasons I wanted nights to begin with especially the getting up with the birds...I hate it...anyways...I have talked with my NM about...

  14. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    AuntieRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    The pt who you know is incontinent a lot and all of a sudden is now dry for a period of time. The open area on the bottom of a pt that noone told you about. The pt who will not eat or drink anything....

  15. ADN clinicals and BSN clinicals

    AuntieRN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Students

    My ADN program went like this: First semester was Fundamentals: clinicals or lab for 6 hours a week (1day) Second semester Med/Surg I (I had this in the summer so it was 6 hrs two days a week for 9...

  16. medication doses

    AuntieRN replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    I too wondered that CoopergrrlRN. My preceptor explained it to me the same way people are explaining it here. Our orders also are written 1-2 tabs q4h prn. It is confusing to me. I guess this is one...

  17. Blood Transfusion

    AuntieRN replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    We stop the blood. Disconnect the whole thing from the pt. Hook up plain ole NS and run it. The whole blood apparatus tubing and all goes back to the blood bank. Oh yeah and we call the doctor for...

  18. Illegible Handwriting

    AuntieRN replied to PurrRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has a policy that if you can not read someones writing you have to write up an incident report and then call them. There is no guessing. I used to work on an Ortho floor where you could...

  19. I can't believe...

    AuntieRN replied to praeclarus's topic in General Nursing

    OMG this just makes me soooo sick and angry!!! People who hurt children, elderly or the disabled....ohhhh I can not even think of a good punishment for

  20. Anyone else gone broke just preparing for school?

    AuntieRN replied to manofbess's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing school is ridiculously expensive. Books, uniforms, background checks, physicals, tuition and fees, supplies....then comes pinning...pin...diploma...fee for applying to take test...fee for...

  21. Doctors' rounds

    AuntieRN replied to andypandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    During the day our charge nurse does rounds with the doc. If a specialty doc comes in like say a surgeon or something and needs something the nurse taking care of the pt will help out if she can...if...

  22. Do you have to write a lot of papers?

    AuntieRN replied to tofutti's topic in General Students

    We had to write at least one paper a semester until we hit our last semester then it was at least one a week...and this is when they decided it had to be written in APA format...ohhh not the APA...

  23. Feeling incompetent with this nurse role

    AuntieRN replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel incompetent too. My preceptor and the nurses I have worked with this far make it a little better though. They have been all awesome even when I ask what seems to me to be a stupid question. I...

  24. Nursing without license

    AuntieRN replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Even as a new grad with my name posted on the BON website with a valid license number next to it, I could not start working until I had the actual license in my hand which lucky for me came the next...

  25. Do you really drop a letter grade?

    AuntieRN replied to tanner523's topic in General Students

    Do not listen to what others say. Do not psych yourself out already. I actually was a C student before I started the nursing program. My first 3 semesters I got a B and just missed an A by 1/2-1 point...