ChristineN BSN, RN

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    Emergency departments willing to give a dedicated new graduate a chance..... realistic

    ChristineN replied to iliketosneeze's topic in Emergency

    If you have been looking for a job for 18 months then I would suggest you go back to school and get your BSN. It will make you more marketable and you are probably being passed up for other new grads...
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    Engagement/Wedding Bands

    ChristineN replied to ~Melissa~'s topic in General Nursing

    My facility allows rings, but I prefer to only wear my band and not my engagement ring. I have known several nurses that have had their stones come out of their rings at work to be lost forever. I...
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    Spreading your wings....

    ChristineN replied to shortydoowop's topic in General Nursing

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    Nurse Recruiters at Johns Hopkins Medical Center.

    ChristineN replied to tmitch8489's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I agree, you are NOT a new grad. You have been working for two years and even though you have not been working in the hospital, you still have skills to bring to the table. Please do not market...
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    Where do I go from here?

    ChristineN replied to fposey's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Because employers are going to want to see that you have some sort of a foundation to build on. Research is not a novice nursing level skill. Also, I am thinking you are going to have an easier...
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    When the nurse becomes the patient

    ChristineN replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. That sounds awful. I would definitely contact the manager or patient
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    Orientee Horror Stories?

    ChristineN replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that is some nerve. I can't even imagine doing something like that as a new grad. Please tell me this girl got
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    Should I get both ACLS and PALS?

    ChristineN replied to silkysteph's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I disagree. The OP has an interest in OR and if she gets hired at a place that does peds and adult OR cases having both ACLS and PALS could be very
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    Is putting my n-clex "score" on a resume a bad idea?

    ChristineN replied to silkysteph's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would not mention it. Anyone who passes the NCLEX is at the competent and safe level regardless of number of questions
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    Where do I go from here?

    ChristineN replied to fposey's topic in First Year After Licensure

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    the homeless that wander in...

    ChristineN replied to mish_RN's topic in Emergency

    We see a large number of homeless in the inner city ER I work in. The majority come in intoxicated or with psychiatric symptoms. It is very difficult to help these people, mainly we just give them a...
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    Question for ER nurses

    ChristineN replied to lynds80's topic in Emergency

    I think that different personalities can make it, but you definitely have to be assertive. Whether you should start in ER as a new grad or start somewhere else is a difficult question that people...
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    When did you realize that "newbie" wouldn't cut it in the ER?

    ChristineN replied to lvnlrn's topic in Emergency

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    Routine PIV changes

    ChristineN replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    When I did adult med-surg we were supposed to change PIV's every 96hrs unless we got a physician's order saying it was OK to keep in in. When I worked peds we never changed them. However, I will say...
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    Ortho, Adult Surgical or Rehab (stroke/TBI)?

    ChristineN replied to Wrench Party's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree with pop. While rehab is great for some people, it would not be ideal if your goal is ICU. I echo the surgical unit recommendations. Ortho is fine, but if it is strictly just ortho you...
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    Do you have a nurse manager dedicated to the ED?

    ChristineN replied to MissERN's topic in Emergency

    My manager solely covers the ER. My director covers like 3-4 different areas, but that seems to be more the
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    Making the move to the day shift..advice?

    ChristineN replied to JessiekRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Majority of the time my ER starts emptying out around 1 a.m. But we aren't a trauma
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    Making the move to the day shift..advice?

    ChristineN replied to JessiekRN's topic in Nursing Career

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    R.N nursing programs in Pittsburgh P.A that starts in spring?

    ChristineN replied to Helpmedream's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Shady side has nursing classes start twice a year, Aug and Feb I believe, so you would not have to wait a year to attempt to get into Shadyside again. Many of the other schools that I can think of...
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    nursing clinicals and glorified cna work

    ChristineN replied to kkanady's topic in General Students

    How do you expect to properly delegate tasks if you don't know how to perform the tasks yourself? While it is great you have been a CNA for six years many of your classmates have not and so the...
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    Will my ultimate career goal make it difficult to get started in nursing?

    ChristineN replied to pre-nurseshan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I won't say that you will be discriminated against but I would not announce loudly to potential employers that you wish to go back to school. My boss actually said she was interviewing a new grad and...
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    Devastated I was not accepted into FNP program?! Thoughts?

    ChristineN replied to icuRNmia's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I had a similar experience at the first NP program I interviewed with. I had adult and PEDs experience, and had many friends in the program with only PEDs experience. I was told my combined...
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    Narcs sent home with wrong resident

    ChristineN replied to laderalis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How is it violating HIPAA? Assuming the meds aren't labeled I don't see how this would violate HIPAA. A med error, though,
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    Books on Natural Childbirth

    ChristineN replied to squidbilly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not a book, but have you watched the documentary Business of Being Born? It is available on Netflix. Labor of Love is also a must
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    Has anyone ever reported SSI fraud on a patient?

    ChristineN replied to Mommy2be's topic in General Nursing