Ivanna_Nurse BSN, RN

I love my job! Rapid response... I get calls for everything. I love to teach and help. Started prn while in medical icu, and a position opened up for full time. I never know what I'm going to see! :) Ivanna

Depending on the place, they may send you to an EKG and/or phlebotomy course. One hospital I worked in did this and one did not. I like being able to sit at the monitors, draw blood and do Ekgs, but I don't get any perks as adding it as education. B...

Had a pt on a bumex drip and cardio called in the am before I left for the night to see how she was progressing. Is the patient positive or negative? Was the question. My response: well, it's hard to tell because she slept most of the shift, but sh...

What's the reason for the leak? Ivanna

Where are you going to school at?? Head to the financial aid office... They'll give you the breakdown :) ivanna

I would stick with a laptop, as much as I love the iPad- I'm sure you'll need Microsoft word and PowerPoint and all that jazz. The iPad doesn't have flash player either. Good luck with school! :) ivanna

I work 3 in a row- gym in the am on day one, nap in the afternoon then showtime, 7p-7a. Gym in the am before I go home. It's the exact same as a day schedule, but the times are 12 hours off. I eat when I wake, mid shift and before bed. Good luck wi...

I'm am a full time RRT RN and yes, my presence does spark some new interest. If I'm here to see the pt something must be going on. Sometimes, when a staff nurse calls the doc, they request a rapid response assessment. In the event a doc is ignoring ...

You have received alot of great advice, and sounds like you did well with the interview. Emailing them other than to say thank you isn't going to change anything. Consider this practice for the multitude of job interviews and other scholarship inte...

It could never hurt to negotiate pay, and it is flexible... Which means you could continue looking for something that better suits your needs. Just a few years ago in central Illinois, (as an experienced hospital RN) I briefly took a job in a hematol...

No way would I ever work 22 days in a row, especially sitting and waiting by the phone to be the first one cancelled. Overworking makes mountains out of mole hills, alters perception and causes tension! If all the nurses are overworked, none of them...

Outpatient surgical, outpatient chemo and rapid response come to mind. Ivanna

Agreed with the pe and calling rapid on the spot. You did what you could- maybe there could be a debriefing for this case, to talk it over?? Ivanna

I wish I had energy... I also enjoy my food so there's a lot of lounging with something going in my belly. I'm currently in my pajamas eating sweet potato chips and not doing a dang thang! Ivanna

. Lol I was going to say the same thing!

Take advantage of your family if they will help you with the kids when your bf won't. I think there has been some excellent advice for actual study practices by previous posters. However if you are with a jealous insecure person who won't provide s...

Keep your chin up and look for a job that better suits you... When interviewing, make sure to ask about orientation and it's specifics- its impossible to be great after a week .

no good advice, just wanted to say I hope things get better. Ivanna

Orientation won't last forever... You can always talk to the nm to change preceptors, pull her aside and talk with her or just bite your tongue and get thru it. Either way you'll get through it. I went through the exact same thing- (see the article "...

Lol I'm sure you'll remember this case for awhile..... Ivanna

Apply for financial aid, scholarships and work study programs. Talk with someone in the financial aid office who is well versed in this. Don't get discouraged before you even start! Best of luck, ~Ivanna

Yeah, you're probably right. Im just blown away by the amount of experience and her perception of said job. Ivanna

I havent assessed or even seen my ICU patients and one of them is dead. I then realize I havent charted a single thing the entire shift. I leave the hospital and the road is flooded, my car gets swept off the road and into a raging rapid. All I am...

I personally would wait a year, stick it out and then reevaluate. I think in two months you have mastered the tasks, but.... you don't even realize how much you dont know.

Cake breaks. I grab cake when I get lunch, but only eat a bite. Its a foretaste of what I get when the shift is nearly over. When the labs are drawn and the charting is done, and everyone is tucked in for the moment, I sneak away for 10 mins and ...