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  1. New Graduates In The Icu?

    I went from straight out of school to the MICU at our hospital, had a 12 week orientation plus a year of critical care class and have spent the last year working nights. I wouldn't have traded that...
  2. New Graduates In The Icu?

    I went from straight out of school to the MICU at our hospital, had a 12 week orientation plus a year of critical care class and have spent the last year working nights. I wouldn't have traded that...
  3. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    For those who've taken the CCRN exam, what books, study guides or review courses best helped in passing? I've been an RN for 10 months (not long I know) and while I've learned a lot so far, I realize...
  4. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    For those who've taken the CCRN exam, what books, study guides or review courses best helped in passing? I've been an RN for 10 months (not long I know) and while I've learned a lot so far, I realize...
  5. student provided incentives to preceptors?

    Actually, the money for these goodies is built into the student's tuition, so the students are the one's paying for it. I wonder if anyone of them would have rather have kept the money and had to add...
  6. Are You Being Bullied in the Classroom

    Look up on the internet "horizontal violence". We had a guest lecturer come to talk about this just a few days ago. It happens in all fields, and nursing is one of them. It's sad that it's already...
  7. I just wanted to get opinions on a practice I recently became aware of in my city. It seems that one nursing school provides to any nurse who agrees to be a preceptor to any of their students who are...
  8. does walking off the job = abandonment?

    If those nurses were at the end of their shift, weren't there already other nurses present to take over for the next shift? Did they leave before anyone else showed up or were they being forced to...
  9. Is their really a nursing shortage?

    Oops, double
  10. Is their really a nursing shortage?

    Having higher pass rates while in nursing school helps ensure that those that take the NCLEX will be more likely to pass it. A good pass rate for a nursing school brings in students. Our RN nursing...
  11. what kind of patients go to MICU?

    Thanks for the replies, I appreciate the info. I interviewed for and got the job in MICU to start after I graduate and am looking forward to being in there. I'm
  12. what kind of patients go to MICU?

    Hi, I'm a nursing student in my last semester who is really interested in working in either MICU or SICU. Luckily, our hospitals here will hire new GN's and train us. I've had one rotation in MICU,...
  13. Why nursing is going downhill fast...

    Hmmm, will any of these advanced degrees include an increase in salary? If I'm going to have to go to school longer and spend a lot more money doing it, I'd better make more money so I can pay back...
  14. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    West Texas, $19.25 base pay with night and weekend differentials as an RN. Not sure what the diff's are as I haven't started working yet. Plus I'll get a $5000 sign on bonus. Looking at others...
  15. Why do so many of you hate working med/surg?

    I've been struggling with where to work as well. I graduate in May and have never liked my med-surg rotations. I run around all day and when its time to go home, I can't even remember what it was I...