LV3677

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  1. Fresh RN - Shift Schedule

    LV3677 replied to Lindarn2015's topic in General Nursing

    I'm like PedsRN, get 'em all out of the way. I used to do 7 on (combination of 12 and 8 hour shifts depending on the day) , 7 off.

  2. Looking for my first RN job and hoping to get into a teaching hospital. Need pointers!

    LV3677 replied to positive_nursing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was struck by you saying you didn't want to settling for a LTACH or part time position...You could be earning money and gaining valuable experience if you eat some humble pie and accept that your...

  3. Cannot find no ADN programs!

    LV3677 replied to xoxo23's topic in General Students

    For an ADN, you're going to need to physically attend a college. This might involve moving if being an RN is your end goal and if the nearest nursing school is so far away. The online programs are...

  4. ER nurses - what stethoscope do you use?

    LV3677 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Emergency

    For both the ED and CVICU, I use the Littman Cardio III like you mentioned because I'm able to flip it to peds if needed. Definitely a winner. I also have the electronic Littman. I do not like it as...

  5. 2 part question: How do you pay for nursing school?/Testing to be a nurse?

    LV3677 replied to WCSU1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As long as you know how to manage your money, paying back loans is not that difficult. If you get the ASN, remember that you'll probably end up spending another 10k to get your BSN. I'd just one and...

  6. let go during orientation, needs advice?

    LV3677 replied to sheepingarden's topic in General Nursing

    Get out. Who cares about the prestige of the hospital name when the staff are not supportive of their own? Leave on your own terms and trust your

  7. What am I doing wrong?

    LV3677 replied to Beautiful_Soul's topic in General Students

    Go chat with the instructor about the questions you got incorrect when you have time. I felt like that was helpful in understanding what I needed to work on. I would also recommend studying early for...

  8. Catheterization, Proper Sterile Technique..

    LV3677 replied to saralee728's topic in Infectious Disease

    From nursing school, I learned that the method you described is correct. We would fail as well if our right hand touched the head of the member while feeding the tube in to the urethra. However, I...

  9. Looking for my first RN job and hoping to get into a teaching hospital. Need pointers!

    LV3677 replied to positive_nursing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In addition to residencies, I believe the University of Utah has a NP program for critical care and is a teaching hospital. Hits a couple of the things you are looking for in a place to

  10. Looking for my first RN job and hoping to get into a teaching hospital. Need pointers!

    LV3677 replied to positive_nursing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First off, You're not in a huge area for teaching hospitals with these states. However, several of them have great residencies/opportunities, so please don't turn up your nose just because it's not a...

  11. Looking for my first RN job and hoping to get into a teaching hospital. Need pointers!

    LV3677 replied to positive_nursing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like you have a solid resume. Branch out. Oregon is also challenging to find a job from what I hear- most of the students I graduated with who returned to Oregon ended up going to different...

  12. New Grad Critical Care Experience

    LV3677 replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm not a CRNA, however... Residency programs/internships are ways into the ICU. And they are extremely competitive and challenging. Or some people work as HCA's/CNA's on ICU's and get hired on after...

  13. Would you live in a rural community for nursing?

    LV3677 replied to thenursehopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Went to nursing school in a rural area; saved me a ton of money and was a great learning experience. I worked as a tech during school and then after passing NCLEX I accepted a job at a large teaching...

  14. burn standards of care

    LV3677 replied to laurin_p's topic in Burn

    Emailed.

  15. About how many questions can I expect to be asked at hospital interview? How many did you

    LV3677 replied to Jaellys's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just depends. I think I had about 15-20 questions for hospital jobs, plus time for my own questions for the interview panel, and overall the interviews were about 45 minutes long. I would anticipate...

  16. Anyone working mother baby in a critical access hospital?

    LV3677 replied to Postpartum RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked in a critical access OB unit as a CNA. Generally the RN's do L&D and postpartum. We had about 30 births a month, usually 3 nurses per shift, one CNA per shift. There was quite a bit of...

  17. Family NP Student seeking preceptor

    LV3677 replied to Jesshope8's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't know much about finding preceptors for NP; however, I believe you'll have far better luck in person than using an online forum. On other threads containing this subject matter, it has been...

  18. Wound Certification for CNA

    LV3677 replied to TabithaKay's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I have no idea about wound care certifications for a CNA; however, you can get great wound care experience working on a burn unit if there is one in your area. I would highly recommend that. Our burn...

  19. New grad nurse moving to Utah...is it even possible?

    LV3677 replied to Georgiapeach210's topic in General Nursing

    A BSN will help. I would recommend having experience as a CNA/HCA/Tech, have a good GPA, volunteer experience, demonstration of your work, peer mentoring, excellent letters of recommendation,...

  20. New grad nurse moving to Utah...is it even possible?

    LV3677 replied to Georgiapeach210's topic in General Nursing

    SLC is a challenging job market. There are many nursing schools in Utah pumping out RN's. Some of the hospitals have residency programs for new grads. I would look into those if I were you- however...

  21. I'm the worst CNA they ever had

    LV3677 replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Purple_roses, I apologize, my post sounds doormatish- that we shouldn't do anything to patients who are being rude. I do believe that we should set limits for

  22. I'm the worst CNA they ever had

    LV3677 replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It sounds like you're the one giving the attitude. I've had similar experiences with patients. However, it is not okay to be rude to them by being a smart orifice. You gotta think to yourself; Is this...

  23. How do you go back?

    LV3677 replied to ReadyToListen's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Get a Keurig- hot cup of coffee in 30 seconds. Love it. I worked full time nights as a tech in nursing school. I gave sleep a bit more priority- knew I couldn't study unless I had a decent amount in...

  24. college

    LV3677 replied to rissalynn's topic in Nursing Career

    You can do the first 2 years at a college with the degree of "pre nursing" (and you don't have to go anywhere fancy for these). You'll have many science courses that you need to do well on. After your...

  25. What is the motivation for bullying?

    LV3677 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I found in previous work environments that nurses who bullied were those who were insecure. The person they chose to bully was someone who had something the nurse was envious of- looks, weight,...