misstoast

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1. Should I submit a resume?

   misstoast posted a topic in Career Support

   Ok, I am a new grad and am having a difficult time obtaining my first RN position. My background is in LTC (6 years exp as a CNA). My background is good, my references are good. I just moved from Indiana to Pensacola hoping that there would be more j...

2. Lots of SATA questions for June NCLEX testers???

   misstoast replied to jaznia15's topic in NCLEX

   I took the NCLEX RN this afternoon and passed at 75. I only got 4 or 5 SATA and they were pretty straightforward; easy compared to the rest imo. I had been expecting 20 + SATA based on what some local grads from last year had on their exams.

3. Anyone Have Experience w/ Hurst 45-Day Remediation?

   misstoast replied to Temcam7409's topic in NCLEX

   OP, did you pick up the Hurst Review NCLEX-RN Review book that you can get at B&N or Amazon? Having that book, in addition to the core concepts book they give you during the live review, helped me out a lot. I stink at analysis, I stink at strate...

4. Raise your hand if you're about to graduate!!!

   misstoast replied to ambirrgrrl's topic in General Students

   Hey Amber, if you do a search of my posts, you can find all the stuff that I thought I would love to do when I graduate... and of course I'm doing something completely different, halfway across the country. Hopefully I'll figure out what it is soon

5. Do acute care nurses look down on LTC nurses

   misstoast replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

   We're getting ready to graduate in May. I think, out of a class of eighty in our ADN program, I am the only one who is willing to work in LTC. I work as a CNA, so I suppose I am aware of what I'm getting myself into. As far as the hospital and LTC ri...

6. Pain management nurse in LTC- an unreasonable goal?

   misstoast replied to misstoast's topic in Pain

   Thank you both for the fast and straightforward replies. I too suspect that many of the behavior and anxiety issues are in fact pain issues. My facility isn't too bad regarding pain management (as a facility), but I've worked in others to know tha...

7. Pain management nurse in LTC- an unreasonable goal?

   misstoast posted a topic in Pain

   Hi all: I'm going to be graduating in May and I'm confident I will remain in LTC. I have been a CNA for 6 years and I'm sure I will be fine with the duties, but I'd still like to have my bachelor's. The application process to the University of Kentu...

8. Give me some attention!

   misstoast replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric

   We've had a number of problems with attention seekers in the facility where I work. One was simply an extroverted type whom lacked social interaction. Once we started wheeling her down to the lounge (instead of putting her in her room after meals)...