April, RN

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  1. Quality of life: How far would you go to save your life.

    April, RN replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I think sometimes it's hope that leads people to choose life sustaining interventions. Patients and more so families think the ventilator, tube feed, VAD, dialysis, will just be temporary and their...

  2. How much nursing experience for per-diem position?

    April, RN replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    Smaller does not mean easier and less crazy by any means. The patients might be less acute though. As you said, if you try it out and don't like it, you don't have to go back. Maybe you'll find...

  3. Being an RN is there a lot of blood and guts???

    April, RN replied to SexyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you don't like trauma related blood and guts? That's how I am. I could never work in the ED. I don't know what I'd do if I ever saw someone's intestines or a foreign object in...

  4. Associate nursing degree

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

    I'm assuming you are in Mass since you posted in the Mass forum. One thing to consider when deciding whether to go associates degree vs BSN is where you want to work when you graduate. The major...

  5. How much nursing experience for per-diem position?

    April, RN replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    Are you planning on working per diem in the same specialty? One thing to think about is that many hospitals give per diem hires a very short orientation. With your one year of experience, do you...

  6. URGENT! prolapsed uterus or bladder?

    April, RN replied to rnto?'s topic in General Nursing

    Can you see anything that might be a

  7. My Room Mate tried to commit suicide tonight.

    April, RN replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Who called 911? Was it your

  8. New Grad Boston Rn's Making $55/hr??!!

    April, RN replied to lisa41rn's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I mentioned this before in this thread, but it would make more sense that someone was told new grads make $55 a YEAR (as in $55,000) in Boston and it got misquoted to the OP as $55 an HOUR. In 2005...

  9. Becker College

    April, RN replied to cclem1's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    It says 84 sat and 57 passed at

  10. Should she tell why she's leaving?

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

    If she wants to use them as a reference in the future, I'd tell her to keep quiet and go on her way. I admire that she wants things to change for the nurses left there, but it may end up burning her....

  11. Why are health employers asking for blood draw?

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

    They may want to check titers. I've had an employer draw blood to check for that before and they gave me the necessary booster shots before I started on the

  12. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    April, RN replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    I personally am with the "there are bigger fish to fry" crew, but if having your credentials displayed is that important to you, then by all means find a facility that does that. My issue is that it...

  13. Patient wants to split doses of pain meds

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

    I agree with talking to the doctor and either having the order changed to 1 tab q2h or switching to a different medication. It just doesn't seem to be an effective method of pain control for the...

  14. CAN I GET FIRED???

    April, RN replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of facility do you work in? Can you ask for a transfer to another department where there is no heavy lifting? For example, doing some kind of office nursing for a

  15. Student Nurse looking for positions over the summer?

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

    What about Holyoke Medical Center or Cooley Dickinson? They both hire student nurses, or used to at least. Are they on hiring freezes too? How about some of the Conn. hospitals like Hartford...

  16. CNA pay in Boston

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

    Here is a recent thread with a few responses: https://allnurses.com/massachusetts-nurses/pay-rates-380213.html I worked as a tech a few years ago, not in Boston though. I made $14 an hour then. I...

  17. uggh..how to shut the little voice up in my head

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

    My nursing class was mostly made up of non-traditional students. There were a few of us in our 20s and a few in their 40s, but the majority of the class was in their 30s. It seems pretty common for...

  18. scared of needles anyone?

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

    No, most schools don't teach IV starts but if floor nurses at the hospital you end up working at do start IVs, you will be trained. Some hospitals have IV teams so you may never need to start one...

  19. scared of needles anyone?

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

    You can definitely overcome your needle issue during nursing school. You said your anxiety stems from hurting someone by not knowing what you are doing. Nursing school teaches you how to give...

  20. Case Study

    April, RN replied to CaseManager1947's topic in General Nursing

    I'd would wonder about medication toxicity or adverse reaction as

  21. A nurse should have at least 5 years exp before NP school

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

    I have given myself the 5 year rule before becoming an advanced clinician for two main reasons. 1) I want to be prepared with a strong clinical background before moving on to an advanced practice. 2)...

  22. Hiring Freeze and New Grad

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

    Jobs are NOT plentiful here right now in the Boston area, even for experienced nurses. Many of the hospitals are on hiring freezes. It's terrible for new grads here, but it's not easy for the...

  23. BSN vs. ADN + BS in other field

    April, RN replied to daffodils711's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you! You really can't go wrong with a BSN.

  24. BSN vs. ADN + BS in other field

    April, RN replied to daffodils711's topic in General Nursing

    When it comes to new grad positions, I don't think degrees in other fields make you any more marketable. If an RN is an RN whether they have an ADN or BSN since they take the same NCLEX, why would...

  25. Travel nursing -- is it dead?

    April, RN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Travel

    My hospital stopped cut travel contracts last