nursie-babie ASN, RN

Been there done that...only worse. Your staffing actually seemed pretty good! LOL! I came from a small (30 deliveries a month) rural hospital. We had 3 ldr, 5 pp rooms and 4 rooms for gyn surgeries, peds, med surg over flows, or whatever they need...

WOW! I am not an ER nurse by any means...but I can definitely understand most of these "rules" but do you really not care about pain unless it is chest pain? I am a kidney stone sufferer, and while yes, I know I am not dying from this pain, at times ...

Love this one: I'm a NURSE Here to SAVE your A$$ NOT KISS IT!

Sheesh! I sure wouldn't want that responsibility. Especially when we aren't getting their paycheck!! :rotfl:

The only thing that we can do with the epidural infusion is turn it off. We can not bolus/titrate, or even turn it back on if it has been turned off :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance:

I love the names CHLOE, SOPHIE, GRACIE, EMILY AND RACHEL My daughter's name is Makenzie, love that too, but it is becoming rather popular now And, my son, (who is 10 and the twin to Makenzie), is named Madison which I found in the baby name book unde...

Okay, so here's my delima...I have a job I really love:heartbeat (CT area, very low stress, low key, good pay) however my hours are M-F 1200-2030. The oppurtunity has come up to go to a 0700-1530 shift, doing some of the same things, it is just a lo...

Thanks, that's what my gut is telling me to do, it's just that the last job i had was so miserable(L&D, PP, NN, Peds..7p-7a), and this one is so good I am just scared to mess something up. Before I took this job I had a long talk with my kids an...

HI! I was a new grad that started in L&D. It was very scary and intimidating. I also worked at a small rural hospital and think that led to the scariness quite a bit. Anyway, it took a long time for me to be comfortable(about 9 months before ...

I have a really hard time believing that. I went from being an OB nurse(l&d, NN, PP) to a Radiology Nurse. They are in no way similar. Not even the same pt population. The new facility trained me, oriented me and set me free. I love it! I ju...

I am a Radiology RN working in the CT department. It is great. It can be fast paced, I don't spend very long with each patient, basically I check them in, see if they need an IV, and hang out in case they need something(like somebody has a contrast...

:monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: Okay, first of all, I don't know why they say losing it fast the regular way is unhealthy and okay after bypass...but, what I really want to address is the comment that the focus ...

I had to have Lovenox prior to a surgical procedure. It burned like the:devil: when the injected but I thought that was to be expected(the burning lasted about 20 minutes) I went to surgery, and it lasted about 3 hours langer than normal because a...

I WORK AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER(IN DALLAS, TX) I AM ASSUMING YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR 2 DAY ALTERNATIVE SHIFTS(I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT OTHER PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT IT) ANYWAY, AT BAYLOR YOU HAVE THE CHOICE OF WHICH TWO DAYS YOU WORK, FRI/SAT, ...

I DID NOT DO THE BRIDGE BUT I DID GRADUATE WITH SOME THAT DID, WE ALL WORKED FOR THE SAME FACILITY AND THEY DID GET CREDIT FOR THEIR LVN EXPERIENCE. WE WORKED AT A SMALL HOSPITAL IN TEXAS, BUT I BELIEVE I HAVE HEARD THAT OTHER HOSPITALS AROUND DO TH...

I AM PRETTY SURE MOST NEW GRADS IN THE DALLAS AREA MAKE ABOUT $20 AN HOUR...BENEFITS ARE PRETTY STANDARD, MEDICAL DENTAL, 401K, ETC. NOW SOME HOSPITALS WILL HAVE SIGN ON BONUS' AND SOME DONT. I WOULD CHECK AROUND TO SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE. :monkeydan...

Your school should send your transcript to the BON shortly after graduation and the BON will send you a permit. It doesn't usually take very long to get, assumming everything is in order with your transcript and background. :monkeydance: :monkeydanc...

Our class started with about 130 and we graduated 106. Our school has a NCLEX pass rate of > 95% since 1999, so I don't think it was an easy program. We got regular grades for clinicals because we had papers as well as care plans and pt prep she...

I agree with CARDIACRN 100%. I made straight A's through pre-req's and nursing school. I used the Saunders NCLEX book plus one other one I can't remember and went over the questions and rationals pertinent to each particular test. It really helps ...

I live in TX and I had to wait for a letter from the board giving me permission to practice as a GN. It only took a few days to get this letter, and my authorization to test. I worked as a GN, making my RN salary until I took and passed the NCLEX, ...

A blood culture helps you know if there is an infection in the blood stream and, if they do a sensitivity, what antibiotics will kill the bacteria. :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance:

There is also Trinity Valley Community College in Kaufman (30 miles east of Dallas). They have an LVN program that goes from January to December. :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance:

It said that peds is the first choice, then gastrenterology?!?! I work 2 jobs...OB (which was #4 on my list) and Radiology (which was # 9) So I'm not too far off! :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: