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  1. What is your usual nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    RN007 replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

    You lucky people. At the hospital where I do clinicals (outside of Knoxville, Tenn.), the ratio is 10:1 on all med-surg floors, with 1 LPN passing meds and maybe a CNA, but often not at nights. I'd...

  2. Questions: Nurses leaving the Profession

    RN007 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, Trauma -- I didn't know that about you. I left a 20+ years career in PR to become an RN come May. So far I love what I'm learning and from what I've seen in clinicals I know I will not make a...

  3. Might be a stupid question..

    RN007 replied to Thedreamer's topic in General Nursing

    There was a similar thread not so long ago, maybe several weeks. Another poster was looking for brand recommendations. Maybe you have time to search around this forum? My suggestion would be silk/silk...

  4. Wiping Butt...

    RN007 replied to Chicagoan's topic in General Nursing

    Right now, as an SN, it's a good percentage. Hey, Marie. I, too, like your bovine avatar. Is she/he yours? RN007 (aka Linda)

  5. please help me

    RN007 replied to j&jmom's topic in General Nursing

    With many of us approaching graduation in May, there have been several threads lately about loan repayment. If you'll search this site, you'll see a bunch of discussions about this very topic. They...

  6. Am I crazy?

    RN007 replied to artsy3's topic in General Nursing

    Heavens, no, you aren't crazy. All your prior schooling will prove invaluable to nursing. I left a 20+ year career in another totally unrelated field to enter nursing because I felt called to do...

  7. My Christmas Story

    RN007 replied to AliRae's topic in General Nursing

    Ho Ho Ho-ly guacamole! Yes, my Christmas was definitely less dramatic. How fortunate you are to work with people who care so much about you! Belated Merry Christmas, AliRae.

  8. How loyal must one be?! Considering work change...

    RN007 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I think that says it all. Places can be annoying, but the people make or break a job. I would consider holding on to a dream team. Good luck, whatever you decide to

  9. Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    RN007 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    And here I am, on Christmas morning, reading allnurses dot com posts as I wait for my kids to wake up .... Merry Christmas, Nurse Friends! Next year I will become an RN. I couldn't have made it this...

  10. Dog and Pony Show --A Nursing School Rant!!

    RN007 replied to Ohmygosh's topic in General Nursing

    What a mess! I've had friends with similar financial aid problems and I have had a problem getting a loan converted, a process my school initiated but can't get fixed. Now that it's Christmas, I still...

  11. Merry Christmas!

    RN007 replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my kids are finally getting their jammies on. Ditto cookies and milk plus carrots for Rudolph and all of the other reindeer. :Melody: (My 11-yr-old even counted the carrots to make sure we had...

  12. Merry Christmas!

    RN007 replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    And Merry Christmas to you in Scotland! It's only 8:48 p.m. here (U.S. eastern time zone) and while I'm ready for bed, my kids are just getting wound up!

  13. Chart Prep RN ?

    RN007 replied to purplesdk's topic in General Nursing

    I found this description on Google for a job opening for a chart prep RN. It gives a little bit of info: " ... is currently accepting applications for full time chart prep. Our candidate must be a...

  14. Proper way to write title?

    RN007 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I do clinicals, they put the last nursing degree. I have a master's in another field but when I graduate in May with an ADN in nursing, my tag will say "Jane, RN". I will not get...

  15. Leaving nursing, going into child care!

    RN007 replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    You will certainly be filling a great need. Good

  16. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    RN007 replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    47 when I started, 48 when I graduate in May with my ADN. I plan to keep going and going and going and going

  17. Latex allergy.

    RN007 replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    I'm allergic to latex rubber. That's one of the reasons I waited this late to enter a nursing program, knowing I would have trouble in hospitals until they started clearing out some of the stuff. I'm...

  18. Is The NCLEX That Hard?

    RN007 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    So how can I contact "Tim" and learn these strategies? I know some but would like to hear what he knows

  19. "How to" notecard ?

    RN007 replied to ibmaryann's topic in General Students

    I found that after learning disease processes inside and out, the best way for me to study is to review as many NCLEX-style questions as I can because it makes you apply the nursing process. The best...

  20. Any advice-appreciated

    RN007 replied to caregiverms's topic in General Nursing

    Would he be able to rock in a rocking chair? The faster the better. My prayers are with you and your client for a speedy

  21. Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    RN007 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. My name is RN007 ... and I am an allnurses.comaholic ... Love it, tnbutterfly!

  22. omg

    RN007 replied to iluvmynavyman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You might consider working full time for a hospital with a good tuition reimbursement program and going to grad school part time while getting reimbursed for it. That's what I plan to do

  23. I got pinned

    RN007 replied to savedbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    way to go!!! congratulations on receiving the reward for all your hard work!! (i can hardly wait for my turn in

  24. Glut of NPs?

    RN007 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am an older student nurse set to graduate in May and hoping to eventually start working toward an NP after getting some RN experience. I heard today from a fellow student that there's a glut of NPs...

  25. Glut of NPs?

    RN007 replied to RN007's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you, T. I've enjoyed reading many of your posts. You give me a good idea -- I will start talking to NPs here (Knoxville area). The ones I've met so far are palliative, cardiac, family. Truth be...