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  1. Job hopping

    annieboo444 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am bit of a job hopper. I have been a RN for 5 years now. My first job only lasted 6 months. It was a horrid med surg job. My second job lasted 2.5 years at pretty good hospital on a tele floor....

  2. Utilization review CM

    annieboo444 posted a topic in Case Management

    Omg I am so excited but trying not to get that excited if I dont get the job but I can't help it!!! Lol. So I went on a interview today for CM UR. Don't know really anything about it. I am a Tele...

  3. Utilization review CM

    annieboo444 replied to annieboo444's topic in Case Management

    Well it turns out, I had another interview with transplant CM at the same hospital. Pretty confident I got the job. After my interview they sent me an email saying they are sending my info to HR. I...

  4. interested in dialysis

    annieboo444 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have always been interested in dialysis since I started nursing. I have been a tele/med surg nurse for about 2 and half years. I have applied a couple of times but never get hired. I have had 2...

  5. tired of the hospital

    annieboo444 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a RN for over 2 years. I have only worked in 2 hospitals. My first job I only lasted 6 months doing med-surg and I am currently at another hospital doing tele/pcu I have been at for...

  6. Should I use SBAR when rounding with doctors??

    annieboo444 replied to JustinMars's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have tried to use the SBAR and a doctor told me one time just tell me what you want lol. I was recently asked for the first time in over 2 years as being a nurse to give the doctor a SBAR

  7. New to Home Health

    annieboo444 posted a topic in Home Health

    I have some RN hospital experience a little over a year and half. I am tired of the stress of hospital nursing. I am starting a new home health job as prn once a week. If I like it I will want to go...

  8. For new nurses who hate their first job there is hope!

    annieboo444 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am 7 months into nursing. To start off I hated my first nursing job. I had anxiety almost everyday going in. I dreaded going to work. I felt i couldn't quit because I wouldn't find another job or...

  9. For new nurses who hate their first job there is hope!

    annieboo444 replied to annieboo444's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All I said was looking for a better opportunity. Although he did used to work for the same hospital system that I was at and knew how bad that hospital system was getting after being bought out by...

  10. NURSES

    annieboo444 replied to yayita's topic in General Nursing

    Most places let you make your schedule, you make them like a month at a time. You normally have to work a,certain amount of weekends. I work 12,hours shifts 3 days a week. Pick up overtime when I...

  11. Going from med surg to telemetry

    annieboo444 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse been on a med surg unit for 6months and got a new job going to telemetry unit. I had 6pts on the med surg unit some of them were on the telemetry monitor. I will have 4-5pts on this...

  12. new nurse finally feeling confident!

    annieboo444 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I am a new nurse about to finish my 6th month. The first 4-5 months of nursing was hell. There was some days I literally felt like I choose the wrong career, and hated it. I hated feeling so...

  13. Input, please? :-)

    annieboo444 replied to altmer_aldmeri's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes the proper way and safest way is to use a gait belt but I have never really seen anyone in the hospital use one,but physical therapy. You can always tie a sheet and use it as a gait belt too....

  14. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    annieboo444 replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work med surg and like it. But yes it is all time management! We get 6pts and if something happens to one calling a rrt or something like a doctor writing 3 pages of orders it can take up a lot of...

  15. Meds

    annieboo444 replied to Creak Freak's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't ever give a med unless I know what it is. I look it up real fast it only takes a minute! Download a med book on your phone or bring a book to work. I have only been a nurse for about 6 months...

  16. who does the blood draws in your hospital?

    annieboo444 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Right now our phlembolist draw all it labs except for central lines of coorifice. Starting Sept 1 we have to draw our labs. Just thinking when we have time to do that?? Who draws the labs at your...

  17. Leaving 1st job before 1 year

    annieboo444 replied to UpennRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in the same situation as you. I been at my job for 6 months and I just got a job offer at another job. They said all I needed was 6 months and they hired me. I am so excited go if to start in a...

  18. I dread going to work :(

    annieboo444 replied to MrsICURN14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad as well, and felt the same way the first 5 months! It will get better. I am in my six month and this past month has been much better finally feeling comfortable, and getting used to...

  19. leaving first RN job after 6 months.

    annieboo444 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I work on a med surg floor and I never really liked it. People can't really help each other because we are so super busy. We get 6 patients and one time they gave me all total care patients. The...

  20. Meds

    annieboo444 replied to Creak Freak's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They are beta blockers they slow the heart rate down which then decreases blood pressure. Yes always check bp if low hold. I usually hold if it is less than 110 if it goes up later you can always...

  21. who does the blood draws in your hospital?

    annieboo444 replied to annieboo444's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys! I am a med surg nurse so I have 6 patients and most of my patients have reg ivs. Super busy unit so it will be another thing to worry about squeezing into my