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1. Job requires mixing chemo and breastfeeding

   nurse_runner replied to nurse_runner's topic in Oncology

   thank you so much for your response and great info. i too wish someone could tell me yes or no. i don't want to pass up a good job because my worries are just worries. but, i also would never forgive myself if something happened to my child now or an...

2. Job requires mixing chemo and breastfeeding

   nurse_runner posted a topic in Oncology

   Hi all- I am currently looking for a new job and was offered one at a chemo suite. The problem is at this suite the nurses are required to mix their own chemo. I am currently an oncology nurse at a large teaching hospital. At my current place of emp...

3. I want to quit after one month....

   nurse_runner replied to nurse_runner's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your replys! This board is great. I have decided to apply to the hospital by my house and see what happens. If they don't offer me a job now, I can always try again later. The drive should improve since I have the spring/summer on my sid...

4. I want to quit after one month....

   nurse_runner posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay...here is the situation: I am a new grad who recently took at job 50 minutes away from home at a top notch hospital...they will pay for my con't ED 100%! I really love it there, but the drive is worse than I expected. I a week or so ago I ro...

5. Does anyone work at the University of Iowa hospital?

   nurse_runner replied to nurse_runner's topic in Iowa

   Well, I took a job at the u of I hospitals and clinics and the unit I was hired for was rotating shifts. YIKES. I really like the unit, however the rotating shifts scare me. I have read negative things about rotating shifts on this message board. ...

6. 24 hours until results

   nurse_runner replied to nurse_runner's topic in NCLEX

   Congratulations to you!!!I guess our worrying was for nothing because I just found out I PASSED too. I printed out the results just so I didn't second guess what I was actually seeing. I can't believe it, I really was thinking I failed!

7. second NCLEX frustration

   nurse_runner replied to pepper1968's topic in NCLEX

   Hi, I am not sure what state you are in but in Iowa they sometime post results on Saturday. I took mine on Thursday and I am checking tomorrow. Good Luck to you.

8. 24 hours until results

   nurse_runner posted a topic in NCLEX

   I am going CRAZY! I am so nervous about my NCLEX results! I couldn't sleep last night and I can't eat. I keep on checking on the internet for stats on people passing with 75 questions and then looking up answers of questions I remember. I have come u...

9. I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   nurse_runner replied to lfh09's topic in NCLEX

   Congratulations to you! Go celebrate your new title as a RN. I hope I have the same results in the next day or so.

10. I failed NCLEX-RN 1/9/08

    nurse_runner replied to lfh09's topic in NCLEX

    IFH00--Good luck on your results. Keep thinking positive! I just took the NCLEX today and it shut off at 75 questions too. When I was taking the test I kept on thinking I am failing this. I did well on the Hesi exam (1022), so I didn't feel like I...

11. Does anyone work at the University of Iowa hospital?

    nurse_runner replied to nurse_runner's topic in Iowa

    Thanks for your reply! I have an interview next week. I am not a huge fan of the rotating shifts, I would much rather do nights only, but if it means that is what it takes to get my foot in the door I will do it.

12. Does anyone work at the University of Iowa hospital?

    nurse_runner posted a topic in Iowa

    Hello all,I am a new grad and I am thinking about applying to the University of Iowa Hosptal. Does anyone on this message board work there? Every job posting I looked at has rotating shifts. I am curious to know how the rotating shifts work and do...

13. Leadership Project Ideas

    nurse_runner posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I am in the last few months of my LPN to RN program and I need an idea for a leadership project. Our instructors didn't give us an ideas and I am running out of time. One of the students is doing a blood drive and another is teaching some CNA...