Asklepios

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1. STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

   Asklepios replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in New Nurse

   Funny you mention this, as I even bought a "Spanish For Nurses" book to try and increase my marketability.

2. My confidence is sinking

   Asklepios replied to 09RN's topic in New Nurse

   Congrats on getting the offer! I also feel like I'm being strung along by some of the HR people I've had to deal with. They take forever to get back to you, if at all. Then they call and tell you the full time position you applied for isn't available...

3. STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

   Asklepios replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in New Nurse

   I'd like to vent as well... I graduated in May and started speaking with HR people at a couple different locations right away. But they dragged their feet and when they finally got back to me they only had per diem jobs to offer. I have a chronic con...

4. so burned out

   Asklepios replied to edisonnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   I've yet to work as a nurse (will be graduating in less than 2 months!), but I have experienced severe job burnout in my previous career. I hated going to the job every day for years. When they gave us laptops and told us we could work from home, I t...

5. Advice for soon-to-be graduate???

   Asklepios replied to Asklepios's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for your replies. I noticed the facility where I did my clinicals has a posting for an RN, and it says new grads are welcome to apply. Even though I haven't graduated yet, I am thinking of going there to inquire about the position and maybe in...

6. Advice for soon-to-be graduate???

   Asklepios posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I will be graduating in May '09 and I am highly motivated to go right into the field of psych nursing once I pass NCLEX. I have one year experiance as a med-surg PCA. I am a career changer, so I'm a little older than most of my classmates and I don't...

7. How're your backs doing guys?

   Asklepios replied to baldee's topic in Male Students

   I am a nrsg student and a part time nrsg assistant. There are nights where I walk up to 5 miles in one 8 hr shift (I know because I bought a pedometer). I come home at night, and when I sit down for a little while my body tightens up and I walk like ...

8. Hospital Parking

   Asklepios replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

   The staff parking at my hospital is about a quarter-mile behind the main part of the facility. It's free and it's gated so vistors can't use it. They used to run a constant shuttle to pick up and drop off staff, but due to budget cuts they've discont...

9. Black scrubs?

   Asklepios replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Where I work, the transporters usually all wear black scrubs. I just bought a set, and hope the trasporters don't think I'm infringing on their "colors." (Which wouldn't matter - the kitchen staff all wear navy blue, and when I wear mine and go down ...

10. Does being a guy have any affect on being accepted into your schools nursing program?

    Asklepios replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Male Students

    I don't know how my school goes about deciding who gets in sooner. All I know is that I waited two semesters from my intial signup to acceptance. This gave me time to finish all but one pre-req (Micro). But, since I already had a Bachelors degree in ...

11. Why are male nurses looked down on?

    Asklepios replied to USCUAmber's topic in Male Students

    I'm halfway through school, and I work at a hospital where I've told some of the nurses about being in school. Haven't heard one bad thing about it yet. Also, during our psych rotation, I told my clinical instructor I thought it was a field I might ...

12. Older Nursing Student 1st Timer

    Asklepios replied to NewMexicoJohn's topic in Male Students

    Welcome aboard! I left a corporate job last summer to enter nrsg school, and so far it's been great! The tests have been tough, and clinicals were awkward and scary at first (given a pt to do a.m. care on and a 4 pg physical assessment with minimal s...

13. Male Nurse Insert a Foley

    Asklepios replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Male Students

    I think the OP said the pt was unconscious when the foley was inserted. I haven't done a foley yet, but I hope the first few pts I have to put one in are unconscious! Seriously, it's the only thing I've learned in school so far that I dread having to...

14. cna job--prepare meals

    Asklepios replied to hapiyogi's topic in CNA/MA

    I work 3-11s at a hospital and my favorite time of the evening is when dinner comes. I like to go around and get the patients set up with their meals. They often like to talk about what is for dinner or what their favorite foods are. As far as makin...

15. Breaks for OR RNs

    Asklepios posted a topic in Operating Room

    This question may seem trivial to some of you, but it is important to me. I am halfway done with Nursing School and am interested in pursuing the OR as my specialty upon graduating and passing NCLEX. My concern is with longer surgical procedures. I ...