seaofclouds21

seaofclouds21 BSN, RN

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    No Parking, Yes Problem!

    seaofclouds21 replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    That's nice of them to cover your tickets, but what if it leads to other issues for your driver's license or your car being towed? Do these tickets give you points on your license? Will they pay the...
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    What nursing field is best

    seaofclouds21 replied to Dewater4's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing you can do to figure this out is to seek out opportunities to shadow someone currently doing those jobs. Get in touch with people and see if you can shadow them for a few hours or even...
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    Nurses with children always go home early?

    seaofclouds21 replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like the bigger issue is how report it handled. I do everything in my power to be ready for report before shift change. Sometimes, we would have to give report to two or three different...
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    I NEED HELP!

    seaofclouds21 replied to amellis2's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in multiple departments in the hospital. All of the bedside care is physically demanding. There are other departments, such as IR that may be less physically demanding. What areas of...
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    Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    seaofclouds21 replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Scottishape. If I wanted/needed to speak with someone, I would seek someone outside of my employer (preferably in a different health care
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    Need advice!!

    seaofclouds21 replied to Aspiringnurse22's topic in General Nursing

    I would set a budget for the month of November and December (you probably won't get your first check until the second week of December). Then, once you know how much money you will definitely need for...
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    Full time non-clinical & per diem clinical for a new grad? Advice needed

    seaofclouds21 replied to PAnurse94's topic in General Nursing

    The per diem job would count as hands on clinical work, but I'm not sure how good of an idea that is as a new nurse with an additional full time job. The first year of nursing is the hardest. You...
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    Looking for advice on finding my first job

    seaofclouds21 replied to PAnurse94's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your family friend about the hands on experience, be it at the hospital or elsewhere. If you decide you want hands on work down the road, it may be harder since you will not have ever...
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    How to transfer units within the same facility

    seaofclouds21 replied to shelw067's topic in General Nursing

    I would look more into the policy to see if it also states reasons your manager could block the transfer (such as if you have write ups or if they have major issues with their staffing). Have you had...
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    Which Job Should I Choose

    seaofclouds21 replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, option B seems to meet what you want/need. Yes, 20K more sounds great, but when you factor in that it's only going to go to the increased cost of living in that area, you are right back to...
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    How should I take my prerequisites

    seaofclouds21 replied to KBradley3's topic in General Nursing

    First, check to see which of them is available during the summer if you are going to have to take one of them in the summer. Some schools don't offer all of those in the summer semester. I took...
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    Advice needed! FT work, student nurse, newborn - All of this possible?

    seaofclouds21 replied to MegWorth's topic in General Students

    It is possible to do all three, but it can be hard. I was a single mom, working full time while attending school full time. I was very busy, but had an awesome support system. I still spent quality...
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    ADN or BSN?

    seaofclouds21 replied to Jfighty's topic in General Students

    I know the length of time to becoming a RN is important to you, so definitely look into how long the ADN will actually take. Yes, Associate degrees are usually considered 2 year programs, but when I...
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    Urgent advice needed: Clinical

    seaofclouds21 replied to 1RNhopeful's topic in General Students

    What are some of the things that are happening with this instructor where they are being harder on you then the others? Each clinical instructor may have different expectations and it's normal for...
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    Pharm problem help? please

    seaofclouds21 replied to btf4's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For these types of problems, I always start by writing what I have on hand (mg over # of tablets) and then what I need to figure out for the ordered dose (mg over X). So, for question one, I have one...
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    How should I take my prerequisites

    seaofclouds21 replied to KBradley3's topic in General Nursing

    I would take the nutrition course over the summer if that is available. The other classes are going to have labs along with the lectures and cramming all of that information in the shorter summer...
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    Handling Trades

    seaofclouds21 replied to kboren's topic in General Nursing

    Every place I have worked has had some kind of form that had to be filled out for the trade. It would have a spot for both nurses to list their name, the shift they were giving up and the shift they...
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    question about RN market and demand

    seaofclouds21 replied to xuale01's topic in General Nursing

    I've definitely noticed a difference in the job market in different parts of the country in the past decade. My husband was active duty and we moved several times before he retired. I've always been...
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    Is spending $80,000 on a private ABSN school a waste

    seaofclouds21 replied to Big_Mike's topic in General Students

    I think that completely depends on the school and your other options for nursing school. Is there anything about this school that makes it stand out as being better than the other options in the area?...
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    Nursing or Teaching?

    seaofclouds21 replied to alexisjade's topic in General Nursing

    While teaching and nursing can be very different worlds, you could always try to (eventually) combine the two areas, such as nursing in an area that primarily takes care of those with special needs....
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    Airforce RN

    seaofclouds21 replied to aniv's topic in Government, Military

    You can be a single parent in the military. Most posts/bases have child care centers that provide child care during day time hours (I've never seen one open 24 hours). One thing you would have to have...
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    New Grad deciding between two positions.

    seaofclouds21 replied to missjessicag's topic in Critical Care

    The combination med/surg ICU is most likely going to give you a wider range of experience than the heart/vascular ICU. That means you would see surgical and medical issues, rather than limiting...
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    CCRN vs. PCCN

    seaofclouds21 replied to Djensen1's topic in Critical Care

    Personally, I would say go for the CCRN, but it is ultimately up to you. Since you want to go from the ICU you are already in to a larger ICU, the CCRN seems more appropriate and more beneficial for...
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    What book or tool should I get to start preparing for the CCRN exam?

    seaofclouds21 replied to EternalFeather's topic in Critical Care

    I took a CCRN Review Class (my hospital paid for it) that was taught by Cammy (Mary Ann House-Fancher). She has practice questions that I used to study after taking the class along with the other...
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    Reactivation of expired license

    seaofclouds21 replied to seaofclouds21's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Follow up: I ended up going to the PA BON in person to get the reactivation application. It took only a few minutes and I had the application in hand. So, if anyone else has trouble like this and they...