floydnightingale

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1. Nursing application

   floydnightingale replied to Ctothemax's topic in General Students

   What's a CSU? I'm guessing maybe a California State University? I'd begin by avoiding obscure abbreviations or jargon which require a definition. And your 3.89 GPA sounds good enough, even...

2. Feeling stuck as a new LVN — did I ruin my career?

   floydnightingale replied to Nursing65287's topic in First Year After Licensure

   What's that thing they say about squeaky

3. PT fall without injury

   floydnightingale replied to Save1's topic in General Nursing

   If you can't do so much as check a BP and HR where are you going to find a scanner? I can't imagine what kind of facility this

4. Fired from hospital system after one year

   floydnightingale replied to Tee30168's topic in General Nursing

   I worked with a woman who discharged a patient and another patient's papers were mixed in on the printer, a common occurence, and a family member who imagined themself as some kind if HIPPA expert...

5. What's something you never thought you'd have to deal with as a school nurse?

   floydnightingale replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

   If it's regular thing the teacher can buy their own aquaphor and a supply of bandages but in 20 years of ED nursing I've never heard of the stuff and wonder why you'd even stock it. Seems like you'd...

6. What's something you never thought you'd have to deal with as a school nurse?

   floydnightingale replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

7. Should I Stay or Go?

   floydnightingale replied to PrettyGuardianPluto91's topic in General Students

   Lost me at farm psycholgy and what's an ED

8. Phasing Out ADN?

   floydnightingale replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing

   Never saw much difference between an ADN and BSN for the most part, the ones who seemed to really know their shi... , sorry, knew their poop went through diploma programs, but how long ago were those...

9. When will I feel comfortable?

   floydnightingale replied to nb1104_'s topic in General Nursing

   12 weeks sounds like a very short orientation, intubating and admitting a DNR to the ICU are two contradictions, and unless you're a CRNA I can't imagine you actually intubating anybody. Every place...

10. Anyone work 7days on/off?

    floydnightingale replied to rn3052's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sounds dodgy to me. In the US employees are either exempt (salaried, they can work you like a dog) or non-exempt (usually hourly). 'Non' means overtime rules apply, I'm unaware of exceptions to that....

11. Jobs while in monitoring?

    floydnightingale replied to smc26448's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Were you fired for being intoxicared at work? I've heard worse things and employers are usually happy with a resignation. I wouldn't even mention it. You'll find work. Avoid

12. LPN scope in ED

    floydnightingale replied to WonderRN's topic in Emergency

    When I first started as an RN, (level one ED year 2000) there were two LPNs who were grandfathered in and only worked in observation where they were allowed to pass meds from a restricted list, 25...

13. New Grad RN | Struggling to Land First Interview in Manhattan, NYC

    floydnightingale replied to Giulia Anne's topic in General Nursing

    When I was taking science prerequsites at Wayne State a woman who was my lab partner, I guess she was premed, said it was difficult if not impossible to get volunteer work, I think because it looked...

14. New Grad RN | Struggling to Land First Interview in Manhattan, NYC

    floydnightingale replied to Giulia Anne's topic in General Nursing

    Things have apparently changed. I was in a 4 semester CD2 program Class of 2K, after the first semester someone from the city medical center (5 or more hospitals and God only knows how many clinics)...

15. Is it too late for me to take NCLEX?

    floydnightingale replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    When I graduated the university hired a company to put us through a prep class and they gave us a study guide. I wish I could remember who publshed that guide because it was really good but any decent...