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  1. Kicked out of CNA because of RX

    MIA-RN1 replied to Shannon RN 2be's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you Shannon. I think you should call the school you hope to attend for the RN program and ask them. They will be able to advise you. I admire your determination and I hope it all goes...

  2. Why choose nursing?

    MIA-RN1 replied to futurenurse85's topic in General Students

    Nursing chose

  3. Kicked out of CNA because of RX

    MIA-RN1 replied to Shannon RN 2be's topic in General Nursing

    Its common knowledge in the medical world that people develop a tolerance over time to certain pain meds--and many people who are on the meds for a prolonged time are able to function just fine. Our...

  4. Nursing Magazines

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

    Im still a student (for afew more months!) I get AJN, RN, Nursing made incredibly easy, and Nursing 2006. I like RN the best and AJN the

  5. Need Financial Assistance for School

    MIA-RN1 replied to hopefullynursing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah its a year-long committment and you have to work full time too. I am in the program as well and its a great opportunity. Faxing receipts, schedules, bills, and grades is a pain lol but well worth...

  6. Need Financial Assistance for School

    MIA-RN1 replied to hopefullynursing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What part of NY? Here in Rochester most of the hospitals give tuition reimbursement/forgiveness but its mostly for nurses who want to further their education. Often tho, if you work for one of the...

  7. Report? And to whom?

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

    Just because the doctor can't talk to *you* about *her*, there is no law that you can't talk to the doctor about her. He/she may not be able to respond, but they are a mandated reporter and might...

  8. Wrench in the works - TB test

    MIA-RN1 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    It won't affect you AT ALL having a positive ppd. If your cxr is negative they will still likely put you on INH. Happened to me. SOmewhere along the road I must have been exposed but w/ the clean cxr...

  9. Which Saunders review book to use??

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi All! I recently received as a gift the green "Saunders Q&A Review for the NCLEX-RN examination, edition 3. copyright 2006." It has a disk with it, and total of over 5000 questions. On the back...

  10. What exactly is a 'weekend' anyway?

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    As I was typing away in another post, I realized that my commitment of 'every other weekend' is not clear. Is a weekend Fri-Sat-Sun, or just Sat-Sun? When does it start? I'll be working 3p - 11:30p,...

  11. What exactly is a 'weekend' anyway?

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

    Yes I have two weeks of fulltime days orientation, from 8 - 4:30 M-F. By the last two days I'll be on the unit, so I guess that will be 7-3:30. I will make my schedule at some point during that two...

  12. Nurses Week Gifts

    MIA-RN1 replied to Tagtg2006's topic in General Nursing

    Last year on nurse's week our clinical instructor gave us all nice penlights w/ the hospital logo on it. They were actually given to all the nurses at that hospital and I thought it was nice to...

  13. What exactly is a 'weekend' anyway?

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

    OK so its maybe agency-dependent? I thought maybe that it was standardized. For that weekend-only shift, is it two-12's? that would be

  14. Donating Scrubs

    MIA-RN1 replied to LadyBugLass's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Call your local training programs. Some of them are targeted towards lower-income individuals who might welcome the donation of a few uniforms to cut the cost. One of the uniform shops near me is just...

  15. nursing really a viable option at 40? (just starting out, but tired!)

    MIA-RN1 replied to km05's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be graduating at 37 and I have fibromyalgia and also some arthritis starting in my hands. I found a job that is five 8-hour shifts, e/o weekend, evenings only, instead of three 12's. Plus 12h of...

  16. Adolescent Nurses..Need Help

    MIA-RN1 replied to AprylLPN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have worked in an adolescent ambulatory care clinic for the past 6 years, as an MA. I have TONS of experience working with teens and you are welcome to PM

  17. any concerns for older students?

    MIA-RN1 replied to Lesli61's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think the hardest part of being a bit older is having the co-assigned nurses at clinicals being (much) younger than me. I can handle it but sometimes I wonder if they think I should know more based...

  18. I start nursing school tomorrow and I am scared!

    MIA-RN1 replied to nursestudentin05's topic in General Students

    Try to relax. You are about to start living your dream and you ought to be able to enjoy it. Yes you will work hard, and yes it can be nerve-wracking, but try not to go in with fear. You are going to...

  19. Nurses Will Eat Anything

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

    re the fish head soup: We had a coworker who always ordered out and our small health center would just fill with greasy pizza smells, or chinese food smell or whatever she had ordered. We are very...

  20. Did a Magnet attract you?

    MIA-RN1 replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in Nursing Career

    I am bumping this because I'd like to know too. The hospital I will be starting at when I graduate is working on obtaining magnet

  21. Help- White Nursing Pants!

    MIA-RN1 replied to AbDz41's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wear White Swan as part of my school uniform. And skin-colored

  22. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    MIA-RN1 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thanks so much for the link! I'm headed there

  23. What's a REAL salary range for RNs just out of school?

    MIA-RN1 replied to ruby_9c's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, I'm not complaining about the 40K Its quadruple what I make now. But I have a beef w/ salary.com because I think their numbers are somehow skewed or

  24. What's a REAL salary range for RNs just out of school?

    MIA-RN1 replied to ruby_9c's topic in General Nursing

    I looked at salary.com and it gave the median base salary of a staff nurse in my area as $60K but in reality, the starting pay at all 4 hospitals in my area is 19.50, whether bsn or adn, and no matter...

  25. Sick, sick sick of IBS

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

    50 mg of zoloft once a day. The SSRI works on the nerves/impulses in the gut. I should know the science but I can't remember it now. It changed my life. Diarrhea is a side effect of the zoloft and I...