RN2be_07

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1. New to Virginia Beach, VA RN

   RN2be_07 replied to danarooo's topic in Virginia

   I moved here in January. I have 6 months of pediatric experience from 3 years ago and while here I have applied to about 30 positions and only gotten 2 interviews (one for a school nurse and one at Sentara med/surg/onco position). I might be able t...

2. Do you include clinical sites and hours on your resume

   RN2be_07 replied to Carebear77's topic in Job Hunt

   I've been told not to include clinicals since they assume that they are part of your nursing education. The only one I did mention on my resume was my capstone experience in which I spent 72 hours on a NICU with the same mentor. If you did anything...

3. Considering Navy nursing? Questions . . .

   RN2be_07 posted a topic in Government

   I am considering applying to the NCP. I already have my BSN but I have not worked in almost 2 years (I have 4 months acute care peds experience). I havent worked because my husband is a submarine officer and we have small children. Once he is rele...

4. Fired or Resign?

   RN2be_07 replied to iahi_2005's topic in General Nursing

   Resign or ask for a transfer. Try somewhere else with new people in a new situation - you might thrive in a different environment. I went through a similar experience and I regret NOT resigning when I could because I feel that sometimes when they t...

5. new grad resume??

   RN2be_07 replied to cbirdsong's topic in General Nursing

   I put down my practicum rotation because it was 72 hours in the same unit with the same nurse. You dont need to write down ALL your clinicals because most of that is just a learning situation and managers know what they teach in nursing school. SIn...

6. Transportation of the deceased neonate

   RN2be_07 replied to mollyaqua's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We always just wrapped them in blankets and did not let people look at the baby if they asked to while walking down to the morgue. I think an 'angel basket' makes it obvious and a plastic crate is disrespectful. Holding the baby is the most respect...

7. New Grad: Starting a new career and starting a family; Advice needed

   RN2be_07 replied to chris31's topic in General Nursing

   A few of the girls who I graduated with had babies in their 1st year of nursing - plus if you get PG now or in a few months it will mean you will have almost all of the 1st year over with by the time the baby is born. Most hospitals are very good ab...

8. Are call backs HIPAA violations?

   RN2be_07 replied to pm2rn's topic in General Nursing

   Well 1st they are a big waste of time and if the hospital wants them done nurses shouldnt be made to do it. 2ndly I would worry about HIPPAA violations if you call saying they were at the hospital even because sometimes people dont want others to kno...

9. I really dont know what to do

   RN2be_07 replied to Matt 2be RN's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing school is tough and if you just want to work with kids it may be a great place to be if you also are interested in medicine. Otherwise there are a lot of other kid-centered jobs out there like teaching (another greatly needed position), nutr...

10. Actual Nursing Vs Nursing school

    RN2be_07 replied to Natingale's topic in New Nurse

    I found the difference to be practically night & day. NS teaches you the skills (i.e. IVs, meds, general patient care) but they dont teach you the daily ins and outs of being a nurse on the floor (when to call the docs, when to ask for help when...

11. Civilian nurse at military hospital?

    RN2be_07 posted a topic in Government

    I was wondering if any of you knew if military hospitals ever hired civilian nurses? If so who or what agency do I need to go through? Does it help that my husband is military? We are being stationed to Bangor, WA and there is a Naval hospital in ...

12. Getting into HH after a termination

    RN2be_07 replied to RN2be_07's topic in Home Health

    My issue is that I feel like I have a lot of trouble handling the fast-paced environment of a hospital even if the actual patient care is good experience and I just feel like I cant keep up and I'm constantly behind. I dont feel I can adequately lea...

13. Arguments Disfavoring Hourly Rounding

    RN2be_07 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I found them to be a huge time waster and just another piece of paper to fill out. Many times we would sign ahead for upcoming hours or behind ourselves at the end of the shift. They want to increase patient satisfaction, but how is spending your t...

14. Job Searching after termination - please help

    RN2be_07 posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hi, I will soon be moving to WA state and I am looking for jobs there. So far my story is this: I graduated with my BSN in Dec. 07 with good standing and a 3.35 GPA. I passed NCLEX in Feb. 08 and got my first job as a pediatric nurse in March 08. ...

15. Getting into HH after a termination

    RN2be_07 posted a topic in Home Health

    My family is going to move to Seattle soon and I am looking into jobs there. I graduated in Dec. 07 and worked as a pediatric nurse for 4 months before I was terminated (long story). I dont really want to do hospital nursing as I found it difficult...