rnrosiern

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1. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   rnrosiern replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I had a nursing instructor who went through the entire semester pronouncing Guillain-Barre Syndrome as Jillian Bar Syndrome. You had better believe the staff laughed hysterically when I mispronounced that one in clinicals. Luckily, we really liked t...

2. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

   rnrosiern replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

   When someone asks you where you want to work after nursing school do not say: "I want to work at Such & Such Hospital because they don't care if you make mistakes." ...wow. A group project is just that- a GROUP project! You are hurting my grade a...

3. Becoming an LVN or RN....

   rnrosiern replied to babs4u's topic in California

   She is a phlebotomist at a California hospital. She is part of a phlebotomy team and starts IV's and PICCs. She eventually went to school and got her BSN and is now doing both. She nurses two days a week and does phlebotomy one or two days a week. I'...

4. Becoming an LVN or RN....

   rnrosiern replied to babs4u's topic in California

   I think going for an RN would be more valuable than going for an LVN. From what I understand about the job market in the last decade is that hospitals are looking for less and less LVNs and going straight for the experienced RNs. If you became an RN ...

5. Spoke with a nurse recruiter today

   rnrosiern replied to Lovely_RN's topic in New York

   Send a thank you note thanking the recruiter for taking the time to speak with you. It sounds silly because it wasn't an interview, but it might just make her pull your resume out of the stack and set it aside. It never hurts.

6. Should I become an RN??

   rnrosiern replied to melodymarie92's topic in Career Support

   You would be getting yourself into a great career. In nursing school you see some blood. I only saw one "guts" patient while in school and that was a recovering peds patient who had an open, healing wound. What you will find is that you become less s...

7. Spanish for nurses

   rnrosiern replied to FutureNurseMG's topic in General Nursing

   Learning Spanish is so helpful! It does take a lot of time and practice though. I know you said that you don't want to do Rosetta Stone because it's expensive, but it really is very helpful. You get visual references, correct pronunciation, and conve...

8. New RN Graduates

   rnrosiern replied to P.Clement's topic in New York

   Don't dispair! I moved out from Northern California in January and passed my boards in March. I applied to nearly every hospital, nursing home, clinic, and blood bank that I came across. I have been the sulking, depressed, resume-sending new grad RN,...

9. New Grads in New York City

   rnrosiern replied to RNLola035's topic in New York

   I am a new grad as well just moved to Brooklyn Heights from Northern California in January. I find Brooklyn to be wonderful and it is baby-friendly. I would take a look at neighborhoods like Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Boerum Hill, and Prospect Heig...