ukgingernut

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1. When did you figure out your specialty?

   ukgingernut replied to tortorRN's topic in General Nursing

   The first semester of nursing school I did a "day with the wound care nurse." I knew by the end of that day that wounds were my calling. I did my two years med surg to get a foundation and managed to get in part time at a wound care center. Last week...

2. What specialties have you tried? Did you end up where you thought you would?

   ukgingernut replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

   From my first semester in nursing school and my "day with the wound care nurse" I wanted to go into wound care. Like most new grads I went straight to med surg and after a year and a half our hospital opened a wound care center and I was lucky enough...

3. I've decided to go into nursing at 32. Is this a good choice?

   ukgingernut replied to violetrays's topic in Student Assist

   a.My main concerns are: spending 4 years in scool (2 years to do the pre-req) b.Not being able to find a job here on the Big island of Hawaii It would be impractical for me to move my whole family somewhere else. I have been an RN for two years and a...

4. New to Cardiac Nursing...pep talk needed :)

   ukgingernut replied to skyandsydneysmom's topic in Cardiac

   I too am a new nurse (just over a year), I have found that my co workers are my best resource. If you make a point of being their to help them out when they need it, you will soon become a part of the team. It doesn't take long to figure out which on...

5. Medical words that make you cringe.

   ukgingernut replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

   I hate when people say "Passed", they didn't take an exam, they died

6. Nurses sound off! Steth belt clip or around the neck?

   ukgingernut replied to vhern246's topic in General Nursing

   I am so glad you mentioned that. I have a hand me down, excellent stethoscope which is great except I have to manually straighten it out before I use it. It is very stiff. After I find my first job (proving more difficult than I had thought), I will ...

7. learning wound care

   ukgingernut replied to ukgingernut's topic in New Nurse

   :crying2:The rehab was a DRUG rehab, hence, no physically sick people, or wounds. I decided not to go that route and the way the job market is looking for new grads, I'll probably take any job that's offered. I wish I could just go straight into woun...

8. learning wound care

   ukgingernut posted a topic in New Nurse

   I will be graduating in May with an ADN, I want to be a wound care nurse. First thing will need to do is get my bachelors then WOCN, so I know it will take a few years. I have an interview in a teen drug rehab that I feel I have a good chance at get...

9. Confessions of a 30-Something RN Grad

   ukgingernut replied to LuvofNursing's topic in New Nurse

   Now I really feel old. I will be taking the NCLEX in May at the age of 47.