April, RN

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  1. Instructor said I'd be good in ICU/CCU/ER units?

    April, RN replied to GhostOfTheSun's topic in General Nursing

    There are CNAs in ICU, ER, and almost every other inpatient area, though the job title may be different (tech, PCA, TA, etc). GhostoftheSun, maybe your instructor meant that you have some personality...

  2. Nurses: which job would you take if you were desperate new grad?

    April, RN replied to chiuli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RN job at home, hands

  3. Which job looks better on a resume for a future employer?

    April, RN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    If you are trying to eventually get into hospital nursing, I would think an endoscopy center would give you experience with skills like IVs, conscious sedation, blood transfusions,

  4. Just curious- What do you use on the floor?

    April, RN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me, too. I felt so silly as a new grad because I barely knew how to use the MAR and flowsheets since the hospital where I did all my clinicals at was completely paperless. My...

  5. Thats it! I'm moving...where can i get a job?!

    April, RN replied to Nire83's topic in General Nursing

    Your response is right on. I thank my lucky stars everyday that I graduated prior to the turndown and was able to secure a job. It's heartbreaking hearing all of these stories about nurses with no...

  6. REALLY bad hair day

    April, RN replied to katieusa's topic in General Nursing

    :barf01: This thread is cracking me up, despite the nausea it's causing! There was a homeless man in a town I used to live in that had one big dreadlock in the back. It looked like a beaver tail....

  7. Thats it! I'm moving...where can i get a job?!

    April, RN replied to Nire83's topic in General Nursing

    Your post has some great advice about resume and interview skills. I did just want to comment on the terrible job market up here in the Northeast. The OP is not the only one who has sent out...

  8. ER and Critical Care New Graduate Interview...HELP

    April, RN replied to AKAnurse4's topic in General Nursing

    If you do a search here, there are lots of previous threads with good info about interview questions and how to answer them that might help you. You are a new grad... they shouldn't expect you to be...

  9. Officially not going to be a school nurse, at least not this year.

    April, RN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think she was emailing you to try to see if you had gotten "insider information" from someone? Don't feel guilty. If they really wanted you to work there that bad, she should have treated you...

  10. Technology in preventing medication errors

    April, RN replied to sk8inghunny's topic in General Nursing

    Is your MAR on paper? Having an electronic MAR (EMAR) might have prevented that. With the system we use, you scan the meds in the patient's room and then scan the wrist band. If you scan the meds...

  11. Technology in preventing medication errors

    April, RN replied to sk8inghunny's topic in General Nursing

    "Medication profiling" is another mechanism used to help prevent errors. The majority of our meds are kept in and dispensed by big machines called Pyxis, Omnicell, Suremed, etc. The machines have a...

  12. to nurse or not to nurse?

    April, RN replied to esrun2012's topic in General Nursing

    If you read around this forum, you will read many threads about new grads from even 2 years ago that STILL can't find nursing jobs. However, by the time you actually graduate, things could be...

  13. So what do you do if you cut your finger?

    April, RN replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe when you get to clinical, your clinical instructor can help you find a piece of gauze and a tegaderm to cover it with. Hopefully it's not causing you too much

  14. So what do you do if you cut your finger?

    April, RN replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    You might have to make some modifications to your clinical time. Maybe you can do something educational on the floor that doesn't require patient contact this week. Hopefully you have an...

  15. Which job should I pursue?

    April, RN replied to pickwicksyndrome's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any ER experience so I can't really comment on that, but cardiac/tele will provide invaluable experience that will benefit you in any area you work in. Cardiac emergencies can occur in...

  16. Need advice on how adjust a new RN attitude

    April, RN replied to LLRNWashington's topic in General Nursing

    Just try to remember that no one appreciates a bad attitude, especially when it's coming from someone new. It makes you look bad when you mouth off and people won't take you or your opinions...

  17. we cannot have acrylic fingernails

    April, RN replied to jh56031's topic in General Students

    I don't know of any hospital or other health care facility that allows acrylic nails. It's a well-known fact that they harbor bacteria and increase infection risks. If your friend gets a job with...

  18. So embarrassed

    April, RN replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I read this story last night and I'm still laughing about it this

  19. Eliminating the Charge Nurse on a Med-Surg unit

    April, RN replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    Who will make the dayshift assignments for the next day? Who will manage admissions and decide who takes

  20. Why such a difference in pay????

    April, RN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    That's a big difference in starting pay. My thought is that they are trying to hire you for less based on your current pay. When negotiating with your new boss, you could mention that in your...

  21. is fmla detrimental to companies/hospitals?

    April, RN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I think part of the question is that if FMLA is 12 weeks, how was one's job protected for 6 months? Is this still FMLA or is it covered under a different law at that

  22. Taking BP on pt. with pacemaker

    April, RN replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had issues using the left arm either. We didn't avoid the left arm even when I worked on a cardiac

  23. NCLEX results

    April, RN replied to dorkane's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Here you go:

  24. How can I get OUT of Med Surg and into ICU, ER??

    April, RN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Some nurses really do have 10 patients on nights at some hospitals. It's not necessarily an exaggeration. And I must have missed where the OP said she is too smart and above working med/surg. To the...

  25. Nursing Interventions for oversedated patient

    April, RN replied to Rosinka's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Now you are thinking :) Could this patient be at risk for aspiration? Do they have a gag reflex? If they vomited, would they be able to cough to protect their airway? Aspiration can lead to...