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RNpandoraRN

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  1. Will I lose weight being a nurse??

    RNpandoraRN replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Ya never know. I've lost 15 pounds in the past 9 months. I work nights, and work long halls. I'm often moving very quickly up and down those halls nonstop for my 12-hour shifts. We do have poor...

  2. Charge nurse with less than a year RN experience???!!

    RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Management

    diane - i agree; a meeting to introduce her and the plan would have been great, and would especially promote unity! unfortunately, this young lady already just showed up as charge nurse one day, and...

  3. Charge nurse with less than a year RN experience???!!

    RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Management

    the position wasn't posted. we had plenty of nurses charging, and to my knowledge, none of them are leaving. i was shocked when i found out, as were others when the news spread. unknown if it's a...

  4. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    RNpandoraRN replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The OP stated that calling is her facility's policy, so I don't think it was very kind of you to call her rude and inappropriate. If that is the policy, then she is wise in following it. They don't...

  5. Charge nurse with less than a year RN experience???!!

    RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Management

    your last statement made laugh out loud, that you would presume that nothing has been said and that you "doubt" i will. as a matter of fact, i spoke my thoughts to the nurse manager last week as soon...

  6. Already Have A BA, Getting ADN

    RNpandoraRN replied to techraider77's topic in General Nursing

    No, they aren't just designed for people only have an ADN and no Bachelor's. I'm currently doing an RN-BSN and I already have two bachelor's degrees in other fields. I have jumped straight into the...

  7. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    RNpandoraRN replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    I give it. As previous posters have said, I'm not going to end their addiction during my mere 12-hour shift, simply by refusing it. It can be so aggravating though, to have that patient on the call...

  8. What's the craziest order you've ever seen?

    RNpandoraRN replied to ozoneranger's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I'm just impressed that a physician even noticed it was the patient's birthday, let alone cared enough that the patient should be recognized for

  9. Sinclair School of Nursing at Mizzou

    RNpandoraRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Did anyone attend this school, and if so, what was it

  10. Eating at the nurses' station

    RNpandoraRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Eeeeewwwww, what a nauseating thought (eating anywhere besides the break room at my hospital). Might as well lick an isolation

  11. Lees Summit Medical Center?

    RNpandoraRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone currently work there or know anything about it? I know it's HCA and I have heard horror stories about HCA hospitals, but I have never heard anything good or bad about LSMC. I'm specifically...

  12. nclex nmemonics

    RNpandoraRN replied to kjmj03's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Better learn it! It's something every nursing student should know/do (or any college student for that

  13. OB-GYN nurses must love their jobs!

    RNpandoraRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is just a vent post. I'm desperate to get into OB/L&D nursing. For the past two months, I have exhaustively searched all the hospitals in my area (that are within a reasonable commute) and...

  14. OB-GYN nurses must love their jobs!

    RNpandoraRN replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hehehe I currently am and have been already working at a job that is less than my ideal. And I've actually been looking for longer than 2 months (14 months to be exact)...it's just that I began...

  15. Wearing all white

    RNpandoraRN replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    RNs at my facility are required to wear white or ceil blue scrubs. When I was first hired, I balked at it (even asked in my interview, "Ok...but we're not required to wear the dress AND the cap,...

  16. did you start in L&D 1st???

    RNpandoraRN replied to able2009's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've noticed in my area that many hospital L&D jobs require at least one year of Med/Surg or L&D experience in order to apply. That pretty much rules out a new grad going straight into the...

  17. scrub colors in KC hospitals

    RNpandoraRN replied to Nurse Man-ingitis's topic in General Nursing

    St. Lukes East in Lees Summit requires solid white or ceil blue for RNs, or a combination of both colors can be

  18. Low Census-Cancelled Shifts-Where Are You Located?

    RNpandoraRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Missouri...and where I'm at, low census/cancelled shift is NOT a problem. In fact, I would LOVE to be cancelled once in a while but that has never happened. My hospital is continuously full;...

  19. Took the whole 265 questions

    RNpandoraRN replied to anneles's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you or have you taken Kaplan? I swear by

  20. Scoping out NP programs...anyone heard anything about UMKC?

    RNpandoraRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    I just applied for the RN-BSN program, to begin in January. Still waiting on official acceptance but my ultimate goal is to go straight into their NP program. After an exhausting research of numerous...

  21. should i just quit?

    RNpandoraRN replied to iheartnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, this comment made me cringe. IMO, that's one of the major problems in our society today is that people are quick to rush to the doctor and demand a prescription everytime they feel the slightest...

  22. Survey: New Grad Pay

    RNpandoraRN replied to palee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ooooh that sounds fabulous....but then I realize it's California, and due to the enormous cost of living out there, you're pretty much making the equivalent of what I am making, and I'm in the...

  23. Only 19 shifts for new grad orientation Med/Surg??? whhaaaattt

    RNpandoraRN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Orientation at my hospital is a full 12 weeks (of three 12-hour shifts per week)...and that's just once you're on the floor... NOT including the 3-4 weeks spent in general orientation, nursing...

  24. I hate the NCLEX-RN Exam

    RNpandoraRN replied to NCLEX-RN Sucks's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Definitely Kaplan. You're making the right decision by enrolling in the course. I was fortunate enough to be hired on as a Graduate Nurse at a hospital which encouraged me to take the course and not...

  25. Does this ever make you angry?--VENT

    RNpandoraRN replied to PiPhi2004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tell her to go back to school or make changes if she is unhappy with her life. I, too, went to a university and had the great college experience but it wasn't until after I graduated that I realized...