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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...

  16. New Grad PN

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

    I second that

  17. CCU vs ER

    floydnightingale replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

    I have never consented a patient, maybe I witnessed one really don't remember but we aren't opening people up in the ED except for the very rare thoracotomy. ED care is general, it's about...

  18. CCU vs ER

    floydnightingale replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

    Setting aside the fact that I don't have the time or interest to read ultrasound reports, if a physician tells me there's an ectopic that's good enough for me, what exactly would YOU do as a nurse if...

  19. CCU vs ER

    floydnightingale replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

    You mean the ones who ask about popliteal pulses? And then follow it with "are you a nurse?" It's not just the ICU, thinking now about calling report to the woman's hospital and she asked me which...

  20. Work after probation

    floydnightingale replied to Guest26407's topic in Nursing Career

    Exactly what I wondered last year when it came out that graduates of fly-by-night nursing schools in Florida were taking the NCLEX and getting

  21. How serious is it if an employee accessed my personal and medical information without permission?

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

    should be simple enough for management to know if she was in your chart of just found your papers on the printer, of course if she opened your chart they'll be obligated to at least discipline if not...

  22. New Grad PN

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

    figured it was something like that but it didn't come up through a Google or Duckduckgo search, when I was in school I worked as a student nurse associate and after that I was a graduate nurse but I...

  23. Smoking residents in LTC

    floydnightingale replied to Avian c's topic in General Nursing

    per Google AI: In Michigan, smoking is generally prohibited in most public places, including care facilities like nursing homes, hospices, and assisted living residences, since May 1,

  24. New Grad PN

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

    TPP? Start with avoiding obscure

  25. OR to ER Trauma Level 1

    floydnightingale replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in Emergency

    I worked at two separate level one ERs, the orientation was like 5 months one on one with a preceptor and classes and certifications in BLS, ACLS, TNCC and ENPC but mine was shortened because I had...