Sierra Nurse

Sierra Nurse has 1 years experience.

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1. NCLEX was easy

   Sierra Nurse replied to car48's topic in NCLEX

   In my experience, the primary benefit of Uworld for practice was the constant stream of SATA questions. When I sat the for the NCLEX, I believe 35 or so of my questions were of the SATA variety. My achilles heel through nursing school was OBGYN, an...

2. Does the exhaustion go away?

   Sierra Nurse replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe consider asking around at work if any of your fellow nurses have a spare room to rent out between shifts. I took this route before moving closer to my work, my colleague liked the extra money and I was able to pay considerably less than area h...

3. Misuse of the ER

   Sierra Nurse replied to ShortFuse's topic in General Nursing

   I worked on an ambulance prior to working as a RN. One of my top ten ridiculous calls was a 0130 911 call for tooth pain. When we arrived to assess the pt., it turned out that the last tooth in her mouth hurt. She had try to alleviate the pain by ...

4. Is it normal to feel anxious about work everyday?

   Sierra Nurse replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

   Your post resonates, as I'm in a similar situation. I just completed my last precept day and will be on my own on a busy ICU unit next week... I fully expect to feel anxious for some time to come. One of the most therapeutic practices I've found so...

5. Dismissal from nursing school without failing any course

   Sierra Nurse replied to Beebee18's topic in General Students

   As a last ditch effort, I would try writing to the Dean if you haven't done so. It would be helpful if you have correspondence or email chains that you can forward to state your case, as opposed to "he said/she said." Remember to keep it profession...

6. AZ New Grad RN

   Sierra Nurse replied to EveeRN224's topic in New Nurse

   One more thought on your job search that I haven't seen mentioned yet- Most, if not all, hospitals have a career section on their own websites where you may find job postings. I would go to the individual websites of hospitals you are interested in ...

7. Best Way to Look for Jobs

   Sierra Nurse replied to brightfutureRN's topic in Career Support

   I agree with ArmaniX. It's a good strategy to target hospitals in the vicinity that you are interested in, and most if not all of them have career job posting sections. In my recent experience, I researched and applied to appx. 40 positions at 12 d...

8. About the Nature of Nursing

   Sierra Nurse replied to yoganurse2018's topic in General Nursing

   Therapeutic urine drinking is actually an Ayurvedic practice called "Shivambu Shastra," though I doubt the patient referenced above had that in mind...

9. Hiring manager offered position, HR said no and won't tell me why.

   Sierra Nurse replied to MiloRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that an internal applicant is a likely scenario, as I had this happen with a couple of applications/interviews. However, in my case, the manager informed me that I was bumped by internal candidates.

10. Spring 2017 Samuel Merritt ABSN

    Sierra Nurse replied to LifeEnthusiast<3's topic in School Programs

    The letter I received has orientation from 9 am to 4 pm Friday, December 2 at the Sacramento campus. I hope this helps :)

11. Spring 2017 Samuel Merritt ABSN

    Sierra Nurse replied to LifeEnthusiast<3's topic in School Programs

    Congratulations! I look forward to meeting everybody on December 2!

12. Spring 2017 Samuel Merritt ABSN

    Sierra Nurse replied to LifeEnthusiast<3's topic in School Programs

    Congratulations! I received word yesterday that I've been accepted to Sacramento ABSN Spring cohort as well- It looks like we'll be classmates!

13. Spring 2017 Samuel Merritt ABSN

    Sierra Nurse replied to LifeEnthusiast<3's topic in School Programs

    I never received an acknowledgement email after applying, so I contacted the school today and received an email shortly after. The Sacramento campus is still working on entry decisions for the coming fall term, so it will likely take awhile to learn...

14. Spring 2017 Samuel Merritt ABSN

    Sierra Nurse replied to LifeEnthusiast<3's topic in School Programs

    Good luck to everyone! I applied for Spring 2017 ABSN program in Sacramento. I look forward to an awesome cohort as we pursue this crazy year to come (being optimistic!) My name is Eric.