mustangmona

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1. New Grad RN Going Into Psych

   mustangmona replied to AngeloRN's topic in Psychiatric

   AngeloRN where are you located? What you described sounds exactly like the place I am currently working out and let me tell you, there is no 4 days of shadowing a nurse unless your are working during the week. I work the weekends and shadowed a nur...

2. How is your unit staffed?

   mustangmona replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm in a Dallas suburb and at the facility I work at we have a total of 90 beds. 14 are classified for geriatric's, 34 are classified for adolescents (12 beds as adolescent overflow) and the remaining 42 beds are classified for acute care, a detox u...

3. Overworked nurse

   mustangmona replied to Pigeons's topic in General Nursing

   This is my everyday life at the psych hospital I work at. I had 15 patients last night with 1 tech and by the end of my shift this morning I still had 3 more admissions coming in making it a total of 18 patients for 1 nurse!!! :banghead::banghead:

4. B-52

   mustangmona replied to BSN_DEC_2006's topic in Psychiatric

   I'd like to know the answer also, because where I work the doctors order the same cocktail you described and I also thought benadryl not to be compatible with many things. I would certainly give the benadryl in a separate syringe.

5. Advice regarding internship in the OR

   mustangmona replied to MRN3089's topic in Operating Room

   Bariq - Thanks for the prayers because I truly need it. It's been hard trying to find my first RN job without any experience. I pray that you get an interview for the OR position as well.

6. New RN's...do you have a job ?

   mustangmona replied to pat8585's topic in New Nurse

   I graduated in December 2010, passed the boards in February of this year and have sent over 60 or so applications. I have had multiple rejections, 2 resumes forwarded to hiring managers (didn't get an interview or the job), 1 phone interview by a ta...

7. Advice regarding internship in the OR

   mustangmona replied to MRN3089's topic in Operating Room

   Had my interview yesterday with the OR educator and the Nurse supervisor and I think it went pretty well. She was really excited with the fact that I spent more than 80 clinical hours in the OR during my last semester of nursing school. She only as...

8. sending an online thank you after interview

   mustangmona replied to MorningLight's topic in General Nursing

   Well, since she set up the interview by email I did send her a quick thank you. She mentioned yesterday that she had an overwhelming response to the position(only 4 spots available) and still had people to interview and would hope to make a decision...

9. sending an online thank you after interview

   mustangmona replied to MorningLight's topic in General Nursing

   MorningLight - what all did you say in the email? I had an interview yesterday and it's my dream job, but I don't know what to write. I have it all in my head and just can't get it out (if that makes any sense)

10. New Grad OR Nurse Here

    mustangmona replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks & Good Luck to you. I'll keep you guys posted.

11. New Grad OR Nurse Here

    mustangmona replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    redraider1977 - Where in Dallas did you get the OR internship? What all did they ask you during your interview? I have an interview for an OR internship position and I'm really nervous about it.

12. Advice regarding internship in the OR

    mustangmona replied to MRN3089's topic in Operating Room

    I have an interview for an OR internship next week and was wondering if anyone could give me some advise of what to expect during the interview process? I took a job as a Psych nurse, but it's not my dream job. I'm really hoping a get the OR positi...

13. New grad market improving?

    mustangmona replied to want2banrn's topic in New Nurse

    I looked on line Saturday and found that Hill regional hospital in Hillsboro and Lake Granbury hospital will actually considered new grads for Med/Surg positions so applied at both places. Also, Lake Pointe Medical Center in Rowlett has an opening f...

14. New grad market improving?

    mustangmona replied to want2banrn's topic in New Nurse

    Temple is very far from Arlington.

15. New grad market improving?

    mustangmona replied to want2banrn's topic in New Nurse

    I agree with CrunchRN with the job market in North Texas. I graduated 12/10 with an ADN and passed the boards in February with still no luck in finding a job. Most of the rejections I have received from the hospitals say that they went with an inte...