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  1. SCRUBS (Mailorder)

    Uniform Advantage is good, but be aware that some of the pants run BIG, especially the buttersoft stretchy pants. They are HUGE on me! I would order one size below what you think you need. Also, the Buttersoft scrubs are a pain to iron! They wrinkle ...
  2. I attended the 2nd Degree Program in 2008-2009. I had a wonderful experience. I've been very successful since graduating and I can't say enough good things about the instructors. It was COMPLETELY different experience from the one semester of nursing...
  3. NEW GRAD JOB CRISIS!

    Get to know other nurses through Professional Organizations and network! You'll quickly learn that in most cases, it's not what you know, but WHO you know! Good luck.
  4. A Little Extra Money Honey

    I am a Registered Nurse with a BSN and 5 years of experience. I currently work full-time as an instructor for a High School Career Prep Program and PRN at a rural hospital. I love both of my jobs, however my second job is filling all full-time positi...
  5. Lost

    Have you ever thought of teaching? I teach high school Health Science classes. I make $48,000/yr for working 9 months. I have two weeks off at Christmas, a week at Thanksgiving, a week at Spring Break, and two months during the summer. I LOVE my job!...
  6. I teach Health Science Classes M-F and work as an RN at a rural hospital on Friday and Saturday nights. I worked as a Pedi nurse on nights and HATED it! I love working PRN nights because I come straight to work on Friday after I leave school and then...
  7. IM injection ?

    Here's one more! chet_wilson_drugguides_1|Medication Administration Techniques|Injections
  8. IM injection ?

    Here's a good site for you. Hope this helps! Large-volume IM injections: 
A review of best practices - ONA
  9. You know when you are a good nurse when...

    When I first graduated, I accepted a position on a Pediatric floor. I was SUPER excited and eager to get going on learning everything. Our day and night shifts had a good rapport because our day and night charge nurses were sisters. There was one par...
  10. Anyone Teach Clinicals w/ < 3 years experience?***

    I graduated from a Second Degree BSN Program in the Summer of 2009. I began working for the same program in 2010 after working for 10 months as a nurse in Pediatrics. I was very fortunate during my clinical rotations to work with a Flex Nurse (AKA a ...
  11. Nursing vs. Teaching?

    I taught school before becoming a nurse and there were many perks. You just have to be sure you're there for the right reasons and not the benefits. I consider going back to teaching all the time and doing nursing on the side. It's not that I don't e...
  12. what the heck am I feeling?

    As far as effacement, I've heard something about forehead, tip of nose, chin... I don't remember it exactly. Try searching previous posts for info. Good luck!!!
  13. what title should they add after their names

    All else fails, GOOGLE IT!!!! I googled "listing nursing credentials":yeah: and this is what I found: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nursing_credentials Even though it is wikipedia, it still has a wealth of information on how it's done/what the...
  14. Advice for those new RNs looking for jobs

    Start applying three months before graduation. In our class, the students that got their dream jobs are the ones that started looking early! Good luck.
  15. Nursing Diagnosis Help: Diabetes II

    I would say the biggie is related to his diabetes. Look into more information about that! I'm not going to give you the answer, but simply point you in the right direction.