April, RN

April, RN BSN, RN

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  1. Anyone else miss nail polish?

    April, RN replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    Does it damage your nails when you take it

  2. Ratio on step-down unit

    April, RN replied to cp24001's topic in General Nursing

    That's way too many and sounds dangerous. If that's your ratio on a step-down, then what is the ratio on the med/surg floors at your hospital? Our step-downs are 2-3 per nurse on days and 4-5 on...

  3. New Grad Critical Care Internships

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

    Hospitals usually post specific job listing for new grad critical care programs that you would apply to online. They may not have posted them yet but the programs I know of usually get posted around...

  4. I want to work in the VA!!!! Well anywhere, honestly...

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

    They are doing these things with no luck. It's so disheartening. If you have a well paying job, you might want to consider putting off doing an accelerated BSN until things start getting better....

  5. I want to work in the VA!!!! Well anywhere, honestly...

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

    You can get offered a job before you graduate, contingent upon passing your boards. Definitely start applying now! It's not impossible to get a new grad job here... it's just really tough. I don't...

  6. I want to work in the VA!!!! Well anywhere, honestly...

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

    Hi NewbieNeedsHelp, If you haven't already, you should read through the threads in this MA forum. There are many posts by both new grads and experienced nurses that have been looking for jobs...

  7. I need help regrading an ethics opinion piece!

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

    I didn't see anywhere that she knew or ever cared for this patient. It was a specimen in a lab. I think the school went too far. Although her actions could be seen as unprofessional, she didn't...

  8. How do you find out how much do RN's/New Grads get paid in diffrent hospitals?

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

    You could try posting or looking through posts about different hospitals pay rates in your state's forum here on

  9. case manager - what can you tell me about it?

    April, RN replied to abc987's topic in General Nursing

    I have the same concerns as Elisabeth about this company contacting you as a new grad and this is another red flag for me. Why do they feel that they need to tell you in the interview that they...

  10. Who else loves their job

    April, RN replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job! Of course it's hard and can be stressful but I love my specialty, I'm certainly never bored, and I'm getting great experience. I work with an amazing group of co-workers. Management...

  11. Reasonable timeframe to ask for extended vacation after orientation.

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

    A week shouldn't be that big of a deal. In my hospital, the rules regarding vacation time vary from unit to unit. You could ask your manager about the vacation time policy in the OR and tell her...

  12. facebook "stalking" as a nurse?

    April, RN replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I hate that we have our first and last names on our ID badges. I had my last name covered for awhile but was told I couldn't do that because we have to have our first and last names on our badges....

  13. Snow Days....

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

    I live in New England. We are better equipped with plows, salt, and sand whenever snow or ice is predicted. Maybe I'm lucky, but where I work, everyone knows that it's not safe or even possible for...

  14. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    April, RN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! Even though I am against MunoRN's viewpoint, I look forward to reading her responses. I'm enjoying the healthy

  15. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    April, RN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter if the Spanish speaker is lazy, poor, no access to education, whatever. Patients who are in America and don't speak English shouldn't EXPECT that the rest of us are going to cater...

  16. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    April, RN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Then they would be safer staying in their own country where it is guaranteed that their healthcare providers speak their language. That's the risk they take being in a country and not learning the...

  17. Murphy's Law?

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

    Well, you certainly won't regret leaving! More of a reason to move on, start fresh, and never look

  18. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    April, RN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    In 4 out of 7 of those articles, Spanish training on basic words and phrases is being provided to the officers, and I'm willing to bet they are being paid for the time. If the same were provided to...

  19. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    April, RN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I think most people have taken a foreign language class at some point in HS and college, but many don't remember much from those classes. I know I don't. I know there are some people who have to be...

  20. Stopping birth control pills every two years?

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

    Wow, I can't believe I've never heard or read that before! Thankfully, the article states: "They regularly review the safety of COCs and assess the balance of risks and benefits of COC use and...

  21. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    April, RN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I think most people had to take a year or two of a world language (not necessarily Spanish) in HS to get into

  22. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    April, RN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Of course it would be a benefit, but I wouldn't go out of my way to learn it if that were the sole

  23. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    April, RN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that goes the other way too, then. If non-English speakers have the opportunity to learn English, why don't they? There's been multiple examples in this thread about those just not wanting...

  24. Stopping birth control pills every two years?

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

    Having to switch brands every couple of years would be really unfortunate for those women who had to trial several different brands of pills before they finally found one that relieved their...

  25. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    April, RN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly don't know anyone, in any line of work, who is required to learn another