AngelsRN

AngelsRN

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  1. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    AngelsRN replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    many nurses where i work dont do assessments . . they may or may not carry the stethoscope, but they do not do assessments. I always do mine . . .may be later in the day, depending on how the morning...

  2. How to find Private Duty RN cases to work as a Certified Medicaid Provider in NYS

    AngelsRN replied to H.AderRN's topic in New York Nursing

    this doesnt really answer your question, but could you tell me how I go about getting a provider ID -- I have 15 years of experience with OMRDD and was thinking of doing some private duty, but I know...

  3. Why Are So Many Students Worried About Expensive Tuition

    AngelsRN replied to khiasdestiny's topic in General Nursing

    i have not had the time to read all of the posts but money is a HUGE factor for me. I have been a RN for 3 1/2 years in NY and dont even make close to the $70,000 a year the original poster quoted....

  4. Board Certification for Med/Surg

    AngelsRN replied to nightingale's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks for the info --- I am taking this test on June 4th and am getting nervous not sure what to study etc. I have a review book, but sometimes, after working all day, and overtime, it is so...

  5. Kaplan Qbank: Worth it?

    AngelsRN replied to resilientnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You can also get access to it if you take their review

  6. Failed the NCLEX-RN for the 5th time!

    AngelsRN replied to ZeldaJane's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did very well in school . . .and thought for sure I failed the NCLEX exam. I thought it was VERY HARD! And the waiting killed me, even though it was only 2 days. I have terrible test anxiety as...

  7. Nurses eating their young? (not the same old rant)

    AngelsRN replied to CT Pixie's topic in General Nursing

    I am only a nurse for not quite 3 years . . .but I LOVE to get new nurses to train. It is refreshing and I want them to feel supported and can ask any question. I had a mix of good and bad...

  8. need perspective, warning... long

    AngelsRN replied to cherilee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree to give it more time . . .sometimes you just need time and to have patience with yourself and give yourself the time to learn. There are so many factors going on with alot of input. We have...

  9. ANCC Med Surg Exam and Study Guide

    AngelsRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    So I was just wondering, how difficult is the ANCC med surg exam? Also, I got the review book but was disappointed that there were no practice questions . . . can anyone recommend a review book with...

  10. Staffing

    AngelsRN replied to froggg123's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, havent had enough staffing! at least in my full time job. I do have a perdiem job as well that I did get cancelled about a month ago (I only do 2-3 shifts per month there) so who

  11. Diluting IV push

    AngelsRN replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

    generally if I have a piggyback that is not compatible with the regular iv fluids, I would put up a saline bag to piggy back it off of . . .then when the piggyback is done, switch it back. I always...

  12. My mother is embarassed that I'm going to be a nurse...

    AngelsRN replied to iriska_meller's topic in General Nursing

    I remember this well . . .when I graduated high school and wanted to be a nurse, I was not encouraged, it was demeaning and then even told I was not smart enough. So I got a BA, a MA, and a...

  13. Sliding Scale Insulin

    AngelsRN replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of our patients start their sliding scales at 200 -- sometimes

  14. Lunch and Dinner Breaks

    AngelsRN replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Lunch?? What's that -- we never have time for lunch. I do 12 hours shifts and finally get to eat around 6pm most days (as long as my meds are done). But I usually bring a microwavable meal, or a...

  15. new grad bout to start

    AngelsRN replied to mslpn210's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did not get to do a foley, an IM injection or much of anything besides meds during school. Dont worry . . . you will get plenty of experience as your orient and even if you did not do a foley while...

  16. IV tips

    AngelsRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was looking for tips on finding veins and starting IV's -- I work in a very busy med-surg unit and most often get patients that have no veins. What are some tips some of you may have to find a...

  17. Nurses don't have a hard job

    AngelsRN replied to classactkellie's topic in General Nursing

    And there have been days that I have felt like that is "all" I did all day bec there were too many patients, not enough staff or just a lot of issues with meds, and that by no means made it an easy...

  18. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    AngelsRN replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I have a MA in psych --- I went back into nursing at the age of 32, graduated at 36 and am coming up on 1 year as a nurse in January ---- will I go on . . . absolutely!!! I had an ex along the way who...

  19. Clinical Nurse Specialist

    AngelsRN replied to AngelsRN's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Thanks for the information -- I still dont know what direction to go it, but I have a base to start with as far as the CNS

  20. IVPB tubing change

    AngelsRN replied to oldnewnurse's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We do tubing changes every 96 hours as

  21. Day 2 and feeling pretty blue

    AngelsRN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would see about another preceptor as well . . . some nurses forget that there is a lot we dont do in nursing school. I started back in January and I just hung my 3rd unit of blood August 4th - and...

  22. Did knowing about the Nursing salary contribute to your decision of becoming a Nurse?

    AngelsRN replied to RNsoon!'s topic in New York Nursing

    I took about a $30,000 pay cut to become a nurse, so no, the salary had nothing ot do with

  23. Are 12 hour shifts terribly long?

    AngelsRN replied to tbahde's topic in General Nursing

    yup -- every other week, out of 7 days, I work 1! It is great! The weekend is long since I work Fri, Sat and Sunday -- but hey, I still love the 12 hour shifts and would do nothing else. I used to...

  24. Are 12 hour shifts terribly long?

    AngelsRN replied to tbahde's topic in General Nursing

    ABSOLUTELY!!! I love my 12 hour days -- where else can you be full time and work only 3 days per

  25. IV tips

    AngelsRN replied to AngelsRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am actually looking for something related to finding veins in someone when they dont just stand out for you. The mechanics of starting the IV I am fine with, it is finding the veins that I am...